<p>I am a transfer applicant with 45 credits and will be completing the last 15 credits in the fall for my A.A. I currently have a 3.93 which could potentially be a 3.95 if I get all A's this semester or a 3.90 if I get a single B or two -A's or worst case scenario, a 3.87 if I get 2 B's but I am confident that this semester will go by smoothly. I have not taken the SAT but I have a lot of very respectable and favorable extracurriculars, plus I am an underrepresented minority and have overcome adversity and hardship connected with my socioeconomic background. Lastly, the majority of my credits were completed while dual-enrolled and I am completing my A.A. a semester after high school with the intention of doing a prestigious internship during the spring semester before applying to a number of top universities for the fall.</p>
<p>I am only applying to schools that do not require SATs for students with 30 or more credits. The schools I am applying for transfer to include Swarthmore, USC, Emory, Washington in St. Louis, Wesleyan, Wake Forest, Bates, Claremont McKenna, New York, Johns Hopkins, Cornell, Brown, Brandeis, Bowdoin, and Amherst. All the schools waive the SAT/ACT requirement for transfer students (some specifically for community college students and for those who did not take the test in high school). Could somebody please tell me which schools are reaches, which schools are matches, and which schools, if any, are safeties for someone with my particular portfolio.</p>
<p>THANKS IN ADVANCE!</p>
<p>I am a community college student by the way, so A.A. is an abbreviation for Associate of Arts.</p>
<p>BUMP! Someone please respond!</p>
<p>You already told us that you will never get into college, so…</p>
<p>But really, it depends on your major and the classes you took. You won’t get into any of them as a Junior transfer unless you took classes pertaining to your major. The AA really only covers general education, are your electives classes related to your major? I guess it wouldn’t matter as much for non-competitive/easy majors though… </p>
<p>I haven’t taken the SAT either. You say you will be finishing the last 15 hours of your AA this fall, you will take classes next spring though right? In that case you could take more classes that may help you transfer. </p>
<p>I have taken 15 psychology credits and the required statistics/research methods courses. My prospective major is psychology. I will not be taking classes beyond on the completion of my A.A. because of a lack of funding. Happy to hear advice from another community college student :-)</p>
<p>I’m not very familiar with a transfer situation, but I do know that all those schools are very hard to get into, more so for transfers. Have you considered UCs? Or do they require SATs?</p>
<p>I suggest just prepping for the SATs if need be. The UCs (or other state schools) can be pretty great.</p>
<p>I am not a good test taker and there are plenty of excellent universities that do not require transfer applicants to take these tests so I feel it would be a less than optimal use of my time. Also, I am not looking at the UCs even though they are great schools.</p>
<p>Anybody else have an opinion on the matter?</p>
<p>I would check with your cc to find out if they have articulation agreements with any colleges. Also, look at the websites of colleges you’re interested in and find out about their transfer requirements, and run the net price calculators to see if you can afford to attend them. I think financial aid for transfers is rare, so if money is an issue you may need to adjust your list. Good luck.</p>
<p>Yes? What does “huh” mean? I think you need to be more specific on what you’re confused about.</p>
<p>Oh sorry, I typed what I was thinking. That is odd. </p>
<p>I don’t have much of a problem with financial need.</p>
<p>Bump! I would appreciate if people gave their opinions in this format:
school1: reach
school2: match
school3: safety</p>
<p>Have you investigated transfer acceptance rates at the colleges you listed? They are all exceedingly selective, with high retention rates, and so I suspect they only accept a handful of transfers each year, and fewer out of CC’s. </p>
<p>anybody else what to give input?</p>