<p>I got into Columbia with a 3.7GPA from a community college. This is a very, very good school (one of the top 2-year schools in the country) and it does not curve at all. I had an 89.5 in one class (the prof had a remarkably odd grading system) and she would not round up to an A no matter how much I pestered her, I mean, politely I asked.</p>
<p>^HA HA, pestered her LMAO
don't all school curve? like only 10-15%% of class get A or A-
and 20% get B+ to B-
and the rest...
i think 3.65 is pretty impressive. because it means you have an A- average right?
At my school 3.5=top10% of class. what's it like at amherst?
best of luck in transfering :)</p>
<p>well, regardless of the difficult in getting that GPA, I'm saying that this person is wanting to transfer from Amherst, one of the consistently top 3 ranked LACs in the nation. A 3.6 is impressive enough, but couple that with the fact that the OP comes from Amherst and there is definitely potential.</p>
<p>so apparently, in general, for tough courses using curve is easier to get good grade("my low score might be high compare to other low scores"); for easy courses, not using curve is easier to get good grade("who cares about other students, I got high score!")</p>
<p>hey herstie-- what would the numerical value of a B+ at Amherst College be? like a 3.3 ish? is that the norm of what people get? (i'm trying to figure out how my gpa was calculated)</p>
<p>1) The argument that Harvard only looks at 3.9 GPAs has been clearly refuted by last year's acceptances: one student was admitted from Tufts with less tha a 3.7, and another from UVM, also with less than a 3.7. Transferring into Harvard with a 3.6x, especially from a school like Amherst (I will discuss this aspect next), is definitely a possibility. You would be a fool if you did not try, just as I did not last year. Do not put yourself in a position where will be asking yourself "what if?" for the rest of your life, like I did.</p>
<p>2) That you are coming from Amherst is an enormous factor in your favor. I once read a list of schools that are top feeders into Harvard; among them were, I believe, UPenn, Georgetown, Swat, Deep Springs, and, you better believe it, Amherst. That these schools consistently send significantly more students to Harvard than your unranked school, 4th tier school, and community colleges, demonstrates that a significant advantage is given to applicants from them.</p>
<p>Keep working hard! Try to raise your GPA, but do not sweat the 3.65! Also, try to engage in activities that exemplify the passion you have for something. Most importantly, do not let imbeciles on this forum hinder you with speculation. My counselor calls this place the "crack-boards," and I tend to agree with her.:)</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Edit: Also, advantage is given to students from top colleges for a reason: believe it or not, these schools are actually much more difficult than CCs and your typical second tier (and even first tier schools). I have met many transfers from GWU, and they all bemoan the sudden increase in workload, both in terms of quality and quantity.</p>
<p>what do YOU know, nspeds?</p>
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<p>Try reading every single thread in the Harvard forum with the word "transfer" in it; that is what I did when I was vacillating over whether to apply last year.</p>
<p>The facts are all there. I have been using this forum for two years now, and my knowledge is established from personal experience of other posters' failures and successes.</p>
<p>You can disagree if you want, I do not care. Do what you want at your own peril.</p>
<p>let me reitterate, GPA is so key for transfer admission, it literally means more than sat score and everything.</p>
<p>I've seen a ton of kids from places like nyu and emory get into places like brown and penn as transfers, b/c they have 3.8+ gpas. Once you start dipping below this bench mark, ur chances start dwindling.</p>
<p>nspeds obviously has no idea what he's talking about lol....</p>
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<p>...so says the armchair admissions officer stuck at a community college.</p>
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<p>All i can say is... OWNED!!!!!!</p>
<p>the notorious CC basher never ceases to amaze....</p>
<p>That makes perfect sense since... well... my first post in this thread actually encouraged the thread-starter to apply.</p>
<p>Of course, inferiors see things only one way.</p>
<p>by CC I meant comm. college...and no you definitely dont have a superiority complex ;)</p>
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<p>nspeds is on an owning streak</p>
<p>Arrogance = Owning?</p>
<p>I get it now.</p>
<p>without having read all of the banter in between the first post and now, i'd say a 3.6ish applying to harvard from amherst has a shot ... it's certainly been done before. But, the lack of EC's is what may keep you out. A 3.6 will probably be on the lower end of GPA's for Harvard admits, though most students in this range probably had something exceptional beyond just the GPA. </p>
<p>Take this hypothetical situation - two students, both from top colleges apply as transfers to harvard. One has a 4.0 but with very minimal EC's. The other has a 3.7, but is heavily involved in research and has assumed several leadership roles throughout campus - qualities that would clearly be beneficial to the Harvard campus. Which one would you say has a better shot? I'd put my money on the second student. Unfortunately, the OP is like the second hypothetical student, but with very minimal EC's and a lower GPA.</p>
<p>newbyreborn= president of nspeds' fan club</p>
<p>Check out this thread, original poster.
You'll never know unless you apply!
Good luck.</p>