<p>I had a terrible highschool record, something like a 2.3gpa and 1600 on the new SATs, I will hav turned over a new leaf in college, but when I look at most schools, they want your application for transfer by like march, so they would only have semester 1 of college, even if I had like a 3.8 or somthing of that caliber is it even possible for me to transfer to a top 25? I understand that my essay MUST be kick ass and stress that I have changed since highschool. Is there anyway for them to wait to decide if im accepted untill after my first full year, but still go as a soph? cause that way they would get to see my entire year and be more likey to accept a 3.8 for a full year than just a semester.</p>
<p>i'm most interested in vanderbilt, duke, notre dame, michigan, and emory.</p>
<p>That thread you posted has a good title, but it proves my point, their are NO storys about people who have had a crappy hs record and made it in as sophs. Theres some people with 3.5s who think thats a bad record and are transferinging as juniors, and alot of crappy hs records transfering as juniors, but no sophs that i can see.</p>
<p>I might just have to call the admissions office</p>
<p>Lots of things are possible. While it's possible that you will get admitted to any one of these universities, it is probably not likely. </p>
<p>I assume that you don't have any big hooks. Assuming this, your chances at Duke are basically zero. For the rest of the universities, I'd say your chances are slim, on account of both your high school record and standardized test scores.</p>
<p>Even if you get a 4.0 this semester you still have an uphill battle to face.</p>
<p>"That thread you posted has a good title, but it proves my point, their are NO storys about people who have had a crappy hs record and made it in as sophs. Theres some people with 3.5s who think thats a bad record and are transferinging as juniors, and alot of crappy hs records transfering as juniors, but no sophs that i can see.</p>
<p>I might just have to call the admissions office"</p>
<p>Second to last post is mine.
I had a 2.7-2.9ish (dont kno exact GPA but I do recall I was 154/212 rank wise) decent SAT's, and two semsters (ie. I'm now a sophmore) @ a tier 3 state /w 4.0 GPA. I'm now at Cornell.</p>
<p>It is most certainly possible to transfer to a top 25 as a sophomore with a terrible high school transcript. It's actually even possible to transfer to a top 15 school as a sophomore. I did it.</p>
<p>So duke is basically a legacy school if ur a transfer? ive heard that before.</p>
<p>and everyone is giving my crap for saying there are pretty much no real storys in that success thing, i guess i need to change what i said, theres PRETTY MUCH no storys, theres like 4 in that entire thing, i dont call having a 2.0 in hs and going to CC and than transfering to a state school the same class as going from states to a top 25, theres alot of success storys in there, just not to top 25s</p>
<p>what are you talking about hostile? Along with the fact that what you said is just not true it's also very rude.</p>
<p>Don't try and **** all over everyones accomplishments because from the sounds of it they have worked a whole lot harder and gotten much farther than you ever will.</p>
and everyone is giving my crap for saying there are pretty much no real storys in that success thing, i guess i need to change what i said, theres PRETTY MUCH no storys, theres like 4 in that entire thing, i dont call having a 2.0 in hs and going to CC and than transfering to a state school the same class as going from states to a top 25, theres alot of success storys in there, just not to top 25s
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<p>And what if my state school is a top 25? Honestly, your attitude towards the rest of us transfers are horrible. Because some of us didn't make it into a top 25 school (lol and where are you basing your rankings from? probably USWorldNews, cause I'm pretty sure everyone that knows anything about schools knows that publication is more bs than fact) our success is lower?</p>
<p>The reason most don't transfer as sophomores is because the admission is based a lot more on your highschool performances.. apply as a junior with some damn good grades and you have a much better chance!! Im not trying to say it isnt possible, but you gotta remember how they look at things, if you transfer as a junior they places the emphasis on your college grades.</p>
<p>ok listen closely stoneimmaculate, mabey you should reread what I wrote for a THIRD TIME, before flaming my like a little scum, ok? I never rained on anyones accomplishments. I simply said that transfering from community college to state school is not on the same class as going to a top 25 from a state, I said that because ITS TRUE, if that offends you, im glad your offended because you are to much of a pansy to make it in this world anyway, it is a fact that it is more difficult to transfer to a top 25 than a state, ok? dont agree with that? its not debatable its a fact.</p>
<p>And to the guy who asked what if his state was a top 25, than what i said is still true, ur state is a top 25, so transfering into IS a feat, but unless ur state school is michigan chicago, or virginia, than your not a top 25 state.</p>