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Transfer Students
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<p>Hey guys... I'm just wondering if you guys think I picked a difficult, but not impossible list of schools to transfer to. I like my current schools, but want a place with more opportunity. Anyway, I know my list is difficult, but are there some schools that have a semi-tangible acceptance waiting for me?? Ohhh, and I'm pre-med by the way....</p>

<p>The schools....</p>

<p>Stanford
Harvard
Brown
Dartmouth
University of Penn
Rice
Washington University
Cornell CALS</p>

<p>My stats</p>

<p>Freshman Fall Semester</p>

<p>Hnr Euro Civ 1 A
Hnr Euro Civ 1 A-
Intro to business A-
Calc 1 A
Career Ed A
Overall GPA 3.88</p>

<p>Freshman Winter Semester</p>

<p>Hnr Euro Civ 2 A
Hnr Euro Civ 2 A-
Inorganic Chem 1 A-
Classical Guitar 2 A-
Statistics A
Overall GPA 3.82</p>

<p>So, overall freshman year GPA is a 3.85 with 30 credits overall (not including 8 for A.P biology credit).</p>

<p>This current fall I'm taking the following courses</p>

<p>Inorganic Chem 2
Russian 101
Anatomy
Intro to health</p>

<p>this winter I'm taking</p>

<p>Organic Chem 1
Russian 102
Hnr Medical Controversies
Genetics
Russian Lit</p>

<p>I believe I can bring my G.P.A up to a 3.9 this year.</p>

<p>So, I will have a 3.9 G.P.A and the following extracurriculars....</p>

<p>Freshman Year</p>

<p>CC
Held the position of Vice president of Academics on C.C
Meeting Monday 9:30-11 (e-board)
Meeting Wednesday 8-9:30 (general assembly)
Once a month Tuesday 2-3 (meeting with Alaina)
Haunted house sign up… Received signatures from 75 percent first floor (2 hours)
Led battle of the sexes competition on first floor (hour)
Gave the idea to have each housing residence support a child through sponsor a child. (Community sponsored a child)
Promoted people to go see an inconvenient truth (1 and a half hours: movie time)
Searched for floor leaders (1/2 hour) and recommended one
Set up Haunted House (2 days)
Called to receive donation costumes for haunted house (from the haunt)
Room Coordinator for haunted house (included in set up)
Tear down for haunted house (2 hours)
Guide for haunted house (4 hours)
Helped co program a discussion on Moral Dilemmas (2 hours)
Participated in a community craft extravaganza
Participated in planning and financing a campus wide “Easter egg hunt”
Various other activies</p>

<p>RHA
Meeting once or more a month Tuesday 9-11 (RHA)
Attended speeches by campus officals</p>

<p>Volleyball
Tried out for club volleyball (cost 250 dollars though so Nope to that)
Intramural volleyball both semesters- (1 and a half hours a week springtime)
Captain of my Intramural volleyball team-(included two 2 hour meetings)</p>

<p>Sponsor a child-
30 dollars a month (split between me and my sister, so 15)</p>

<p>Pre-Med club-
Meetings once a month (1 and a half hours)
Meetings more than once a month second semester
Signed up to visit Michigan but had class</p>

<p>Culturing/ extra education experiences
Inconvenient truth through gvsu
Participated in a view/discussion of Rape for who I am
Listened to a Professionals of Color presentation (guy from NBC)
Went to a Business how to dress fashion show
Participated in culture games concerning lack of knowledge in modern Americans</p>

<p>RA-
Was recommended by my R.A to become an R.A
Applied for an R.A position
Received an R.A position</p>

<p>Investment
Participated in a opportunities involving PS3 and split money making</p>

<p>Honors College
Traveled to Chicago to visit Art museum and a Symphony
Received a 3.85 over the year in Honors</p>

<p>Leadership/ RHA
Participated in Immediate leaders retreat (Saturday 11 10 am- 4 pm)
Meeting once or more a month Tuesday 9-11 (RHA member)
Was going to participate in advanced leaders retreat (but was canceled because of snow)</p>

<p>Co-captain of Relay for Life team
Participated in weekly captains meetings
Every other week had a general meeting
Worked to gain participated and finance activities
Hoped to earn 1000 dollars
Stayed up all night, walked for our NHF team, and Pre-Med’s team
Earned over 2,000 dollars
Cross-dressed in fake talent show… all proceeds toward RFL</p>

<p>Freshman Summer</p>

<p>Captain of Grand Valley students for a Peaceful Africa (mainly worked on this)
Worked on setting up the club
Worked on becoming a school for school
Worked on having Invisible Children visit my school
Around 120 members online so I worked hard on this….</p>

<p>Shadowing
Shadowed a General Surgeon, Dr. Giraridi (only for a week?)</p>

<p>Blogs
Currently read blogs from medical students/ working practitioners
Read vitum medicines all in one sitting</p>

<p>Sophomore Fall</p>

<p>Volunteered at Ronald McDonald house (a few hours)
I am an R.A at kistler…
Underwent 2 weeks of training in diversity and housing issues</p>

<p>Had a dps program
Had a social ice cream party
Had an eat healthy program
Got invisible children to come to our school (raised money).
-Over 200 attended
-We raised over a thousand dollars
-I am a founding member of the new Grand Valley Students for a Peaceful Africa
-We wrote a constitution</p>

<p>I also will have shadowing hours for a doctor on that and volunteer hours at a nursing home playing cards with some old folks ....</p>

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<p>Your profile does not, in my opinion, help you; it is too long and full of trivia ( although the Easter egg hunt will make you a memorable candidate if anyone bothers to read that far down your litany of "accomplishments"). Possible at only Cornell as it accepts a significant number of transfers each year.</p>

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<p>I don't think you stand a chance at Stanford, Harvard, Brown, Dartmouth, or UPenn.</p>

<p>You have a decent chance at Rice, WashU, and Cornell CALS if you slash that ridiculously tedious list in 1/16th.</p>

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<p>I know my profile has a lot of trivial information in it. The reason it has so much random information in it is because i literally write down everything I've done in college on a particular word document. My pre-med adviser told me to do this, so when i go to write essays I can look back and remember all that I've done. I will not send a list like that into a school I'm applying to, that would be juvenile and would look unprofessional. </p>

<p>My most important extracurriculars are:
RA'ing
Community Council member
President of Grand Valley Students for a Peaceful Africa
Co-Captain of relay for life team
Captain of intramural volleyball team
Volunteer at nursing home
Volunteer tutoring children at local elementary</p>

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<p>Also, I had a 3.88 highschool G.P.A and a 29 on the ACT. I plan on retaking the ACT and I expect a score in the 32-34 range.</p>

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<p>I would save my time/money and hold off on Harvard, Stanford, Brown, Dartmouth, and Penn; you could substitute more viable options like UMich or Emory or other more transfer-friendly schools.</p>

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<p>which college do you attend now?</p>

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<p>I attend Grand Valley State University in Michigan. I know none of you have probably heard of it, but it actually, from what i know, is the second hardest state university in Michigan to gain admission to.</p>

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<p>I think you'll have a chance if you really raise your ACT score to 32-34.
It is obviously easier said than done.</p>

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<p>I think you have a shot. You seem to be very..."random" in your approach to things. Colleges like to see that you have a passion, not the ability to fill up a resume.</p>