<p>GPA-wise, do you think it's permissible to have a slightly lower GPA if you apply as a junior? I'll have a 3.5, but four semesters under my belt instead of two...</p>
<p>sure, why not.</p>
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<p>If "why not?" is your justification, then your answer is completely worthless.</p>
<p>And before saying this post is worthless, it is not: it prevents the OP from attributing value to your response.</p>
<p>nspeds, you seriously need to go out more...</p>
<p>You are full of anger or wrath .</p>
<p>Go out, take a deep breath, hang out with friends, go out to movies or park, and party. You'll feel better. The world will seem more beautiful, and your life will be less miserable.</p>
<p>God Bless you.</p>
<p>^lol...</p>
<p>I think what nspeds meant was to give valuable advice. If you don't have direct answers don't reply. People on here want some sort of feedback, not "stuff".</p>
<p>God Bless both of you.</p>
<p>We can't evaluate a 3.5 GPA without knowing what schools you are looking at.</p>
<p>Fair enough...and thanks to everybody who took the question seriously.</p>
<p>I'm at CU Boulder; I'm looking at Georgetown (CAS), NYU (Gallatin), UChicago, UPenn, Cornell (CAS), Barnard, and Boston University. </p>
<p>I know that many of those are reaches (if not VERY unlikely), but I took very heavy courseloads and difficult classes, and went to a very prestigious high school, where I was on the honor roll for all of senior year (which won't help me much as a junior transfer, I know). My SATs were 1420/1600, and I got an 800 on the Writing SAT II. I was trying not to make this into another chances post, though :)</p>
<p>With a 3.5 your chances look shaky for Georgetown, NYU, UPenn, and Cornell. I don't know anything about UChicago and Barnard. BU should be a match. What is your major?</p>
<p>Yeah, probably well beyond shaky.</p>
<p>English, but I'm thinking of doubling (in art history or Italian). My GPA is low because I took chem for chem majors, physics for physics majors, econ for econ majors, etc. It took me a while to figure out what I wanted to do. (I got a C+ in physics, but Bs, A-s, and As in everything else, and I took five classes every semester when most students took four - and in the semester when I took physics, I was taking the maximum load undergrads are allowed).</p>
<p>Just know that they will take into your courseload and difficulty into consideration. </p>
<p>I'd give you better information (high match...low match..etc) but my area of familiarity lies in business school stats.</p>
<p>Yes, as your college education progresses and as you earn more credits their expectations will fall a bit. Check sites, they usually give their GPA expectation depending on the number of credits you currently obtain.</p>
<p>marta...just my guesses:</p>
<p>Georgetown (CAS) - definitely possible
NYU (Gallatin) - yes
UChicago - with good essays, possible
UPenn - possible but probably not
Cornell (CAS) - no
Barnard - yes
Boston University - yes</p>
<p>My predictions are not always correct though ;) but a 3.5 at UC-Boulder + difficult courses since high school + good SATs is a nice combination. </p>
<p>I don't want to sound discouraging, but Cornell CAS has around an 8% acceptance rate for transfers...Penn is around 12%, I think. The rest on your list are more plausible (all above 20%, I believe). Good luck!</p>
<p>a 3.5 is very respectable with those types of classes...its a B+ average, which is generally what colleges look for</p>
<p>Thank you so much for replying! That's very helpful...I wanted to make sure I wasn't being completely nonsensical about the whole process. It's too bad about Penn...I love writing more than anything in the world, and they have the Kelly Writers' House...I've never heard of a program like it anywhere else. Maybe I'll just shoot for it anyway. But it's nice to hear I have a shot at the other schools...</p>
<p>apply to Penn, you never know</p>
<p>Hi
I'm an international student, presently a sophomore and looking to transfer to some really good schools for fall 07. I am a Biology major and my credentials (GPA, Extracurricular activities, leadership skills....) are pretty good.
List of Schools
-WUSTL
-HARVARD
-AMHERST
-BROWN ???</p>
<p>major- Biology
GPA in major- 4.0
Overall GPA- 3.80
-Presently attending a high-ranked private liberal arts college.</p>
<p>Any advice???</p>
<p>Hey transferko,
Depends on your recs, ECs, etc. too, but with a 3.8 I'd say you have a shot. You might get more responses if you start this as a new thread, though; people won't know to look here...good luck!</p>