<p>is it true that college prefer students who have completed 2 or 3 semesters of college? im applyin as a sophmore transfer and ill only have one semester to show and possibly if they request this semesters grades, ill have more...however, ive been also told that the less college work u have to show, the more they concentrate on high school...so are u at a disadvantage applyin with only one semester? or possibly two if they request?</p>
<p>I had this issue, and my guidance counselor told me I wouldnt get in anywhere since I had only one semester of grades. Well, I got into everywhere I applied. I made sure to get "midyear" progress letters sent showing my good grades. I was a strong candidate out of high school with good grades/ SATs though, which probably helped.</p>
<p>Slipper, I had a 3.775 cumulative after my first two semesters. I only had a 3.46 last semester (not bad, but I feel it underrepresents me especially here at Ithaca College). This semester, I should probably at least be back in the 3.7 area, possibly higher. My question is... did you have all of your professors right midterm reports or did you just send grades via like a midterm transcript? It sounds like you had update letters, but do you think sending in just the grades would be fine? And I realize you aren't an adcom... just curious of your opinion since you seem to know a good amount about the transferring process.</p>
<p>And Queens. You aren't necessarily at a disadvantage. For example, myself, I had a 4.0 u/w in high school and was ranked first in high school. After getting a 3.81 my first semester, I would probably have been better off to apply after my first semster than now since I had a drop in GPA last semester. It comes down to whether your college grades enhance/support your high school grades. That can raise your chances. Some transfer admissions are easier than freshman; some are harder. Apply. The worst that can happen is you have to work hard for another semester or two, and then you can get in.</p>
<p>Toph,</p>
<p>You look good to transfer given your HS record. I approached the midterm grades by asking for one or two line letters since we had no midterm transcripts. It was really easy to do.</p>
<p>slipper where did you apply, what school did you come from, and what were your stats and gpa?</p>
<p>Applied to Harvard, Dartmouth, Brown, Duke. Accepted to all.</p>
<p>High school: 3.9, top 10(probably 5)% at heavy Ivy Feeder School, SAT 1470. Amazing ECs.</p>
<p>College: 3.35 Columbia University, again very good ECs.</p>
<p>Tell us more about your apps!!!</p>
<p>slipper, was there anything else you think helped your application aside from those stats like a hook of any sort? Just wondering since it seems like there'd be more than just those stats for acceptance to those highly selective schools, esp. harvard in transfer. looking again, i see it was prob your ec, what were they?</p>
<p>yes, thats all pretty much true. it all depends on your desire to go there and your grades and what the schools want. luckily for me (prospective soph transfer to a school that doesnt take soph transfers really) things are looking very good. they just need my spring grades now. good luck!</p>
<p>Transfer conditions change drastically from year to year because its really based on yield/ attrition rates. My year Harvard wasn't that hard to get into (or not nearly as hard as it is now) as a transfer, the year after I got in they started to cut down significantly on the number of transfer admits. Strangely, at that time (1998/99) Brown had the lowest transfer acceptance rate of the bunch, now I believe its the highest. So it all goes in waves.</p>
<p>Also I got a 3.7 second semester at Columbia. I got notes from all my professors stating my midterm grades, which I think helped a lot. </p>
<p>My grades were from a top feeder school where 25% of my class were national merit commended and 10% were finalists, and about 20% ended up at Ivies or similar. I would say I was top 5%. My ECs were also pretty good. I was the president of a habitat for humanity group consisting of 11 organizations (churches, schools, foundations) and basically led the project. Alot more community service (not just volunteering, actually founding things), and some amazing recs.</p>