<p>I'll apply as a rising Junior for the Fall 2012 quarter. My current GPA at a selective LAC (think Grinnell) is somewhere between 3.68 and 3.72.</p>
<p>My high school GPA is somewhere around 3.7, and although I didn't take the SATs, my highest ACT score was between 28 and 30. I have great extracurriculars which relate to my major (and why I want to transfer) and I'll have good recs too (though I expect many people think they'll have good recs).</p>
<p>So my question to you is this: should I take the SATs? My GPA barely surpasses the average they listed on the brochure (visited over summer vacation). If so, about where should I score? Will they expect me to do better than their average for incoming freshmen, since I'd be starting as a junior?</p>
<p>Anyone have any suggestions on how to make my application more competitive? FWIW, I’ve been accepted to two T20s for Spring admittance (including one T15 ranked very closely behind NU).</p>
<p>“at a selective LAC (think Grinnell)”
Why do people do this? Why not just say where you go to school?</p>
<p>"I’ve been accepted to two T20s for Spring admittance (including one T15 ranked very closely behind NU). "
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<p>To answer your question, no, you shouldn’t retake ACT/SAT since its not weighted that much since you’re a junior transfer and your scores are decent already.</p>
<p>I go to a small liberal arts school, and if I were to include its name, I imagine it could show up on my school’s Google Alerts. There’s security in anonymity, and I’d rather not post exact names, numbers, or social security numbers.</p>
<p>I appreciate the help though. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I could strengthen my application, other than taking the SAT (which probably wouldn’t be worth it), since my GPA is on the lower side of the spectrum?</p>
<p>Any other thoughts?</p>
<p>To which schools should I apply with a 3.7 GPA and the test scores listed above?</p>