<p>I am a division 1 athlete at a top 20 liberal arts college. I am a freshman and believe I would be happier elsewhere, and no longer want to play my sport. I have about a 3.3 GPA towards the end of my first semester.
Is it true that admissions offices basically add half a point or so to your GPA if you are an athlete because of the extra workload and intense schedule?
If I am planning on applying to a school that has a claims they only look at transfer students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher, would I even have a shot?
I have very good standardized test scores, a high school GPA of 3.7 and legacy at the university I hope to transfer to.</p>
<p>Call them up and ask.</p>
<p>If anything I would imagine there is a negative stigma about athletes. Have you heard about UNC giving free course passes to athletes? (We all know many colleges do this, UNC is just the first to get caught). I don’t think your high school GPA will matter anymore. You would probably have “a shot”, I’ve never heard of a solid cutoff at 3.5 or higher, even Harvard has a much lower cutoff so they can attract people who are the best in their field. </p>