<p>Take a look at the results from my first college semester at The College of New Jersey, and tell me I'm insane:</p>
<p>Fall 2008 (each course 4 credits):
- PSY101 General Psychology: A-
- Freshm.Semin.111 Mind, Morality, and Free Will (transferred in VCU as 100-level PHIL elective): A-
- COM242 Interpersonal Communication: W (I have a good explanation for this.)
- SOC101 Introduction to Sociology: F</p>
<p>Wow! An F.
That's "F" as in "EFF" as in "YOU FAIL"</p>
<p>I never attended that class, due to a VERY serious family problem which required me to travel home every other day. So I failed. I hope that when I explain the hard details - I won't here - it will fly with the admissions officials. I couldn't withdraw because it would have compromised my scholarship. And I was forced to stop showing up AFTER I'd already withdrawn from the other class.</p>
<p>CAN I GET INTO EMORY U.? MY DREAM SCHOOL? I've tried to redeem myself.</p>
<p>This is what I have to offer, since that disaster:</p>
<p>I transferred to Virginia Commonwealth U. after my first semester. I'm now in my third semester; earned 32 non-AP credits between TCNJ and VCU, and just studied abroad in Barbados over the summer. Will have earned 44 credits by end of semester.</p>
<p>Some more information..</p>
<p>Location: Northern VA
Ethnicity: Persian
Gender: Male
High school: Public, top-ranked (Langley HS in McLean, VA)
Major: Economics, Pre-Law</p>
<p>High school stats:
GPA: 3.9 weighted (school gave no weight to honors and only .5 for AP; grading scale 94-100 was a 4.0 A and 90-93 was a 3.5 B+, and so on.)
SAT: 790 writing, 760 critical reading, 650 math (d'oh..)
SAT subject: 650 literature, 690 math level 1
No class rankings
AP: 6 classes, 4/5 on every exam save a 3 on AB Calculus
Honors: Every available non-AP class, save Geom. in my freshman year
Foreign Language: 5 years, Spanish</p>
<p>I've been doing well at VCU. Take a look..</p>
<p>Spring 2009 (each course 3 credits):
- SOCY101 General Sociology: A (will this make up for above?)
- PSYC323 Interpersonal Relations: A (will this make up for above?)
- SOCS303 Marriage and Family Relationships: A
- RELS108 Human Spirituality: A
- PSY340 Intro to the Helping Relationship: A</p>
<p>Summer 2009 (each course 3 credits):
- STAT210 Basic Practice of Statistics: A
- HIST391 The Atlantic Slave Trade: A
- AFAM410 Caribbean History and Culture: A
- Study abroad!</p>
<p>Fall 2009 (active, each course 3 credits):
- INTL340 Global Ethics and World Religions: W (I have a very cogent explanation for this as well, which ties directly into why I wish to transfer.)
- ECON210 Introduction to Economics - Microeconomics
- ECON211 Introduction to Economics - Macroeconomics
- PSY321 Social Psychology
- HIST387 West African History</p>
<p>That's a 4.0, friends</p>
<p>Work experience:
- Completed intensive gov't research internship at NIH (NIAID Division).
- Self-employed musician, performing at paid gigs and appearances.</p>
<p>And I have plenty of ECS/awards throughout high school and college, a plentiful many.. in greater quantity and quality than most Ivy League applicants, from what I've seen here. Don't mean to be cocky! It's important information. I could post that info here later too..</p>
<p>So..
If I try to transfer to Emory, or even UVA, would I be wasting my time? Will they laugh in my face?
You think I'll be able to graduate on time if I transfer?</p>
<p>Many thanks</p>