LMU (what can i do to be more competitive)

College Search & Selection
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Hello, I will be applying for LMU next year, previously went to a UC but now will start at SMC in the fall. (i previously left my uc due to them not having my major, and for health reasons)
What can I do to be more competitive?
Major: Communications
GPA: 3.12 (screwed up my first math class, but showed an upward trend because I got a B in math last quarter)
School: Previous work at a UC, now going to SMC
Igetc? No
High School: I was on a sports team for all four years, participated in several clubs, got a sorta low gpa (3.1, damn math!) My SAT score wasn’t very good either, but I hope they won’t look at that)
EC’s: 3 Internships (One that led to being employed afterward), Starting to volunteer for 3 organizations ( reasoning behind not volunteering before was that I was on a sports team and had hardly any time, had a lot of health stuff happen to me in college and high school which limited what I could do and what I couldn’t do) Am planning to join clubs
Essays: Going to talk about my health reasonings, how I suffered severe depression and anxiety through my first year, had previous serious health condition resulting in two surgeries, how I felt that I needed to be close to home (or should I talk about something else?)

What can I do to be a competitive applicant to the communications program? Open to any suggestions :slight_smile:

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You might want to leave the depression out of your request to transfer since you have a serious health condition that fully justifies wanting to be closer to home. Schools are very wary of accepting students with mental health vulnerabilities because of their own liability if something goes wrong.

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Ok definitely. Anything else that I could change? I was wondering if I should focus on my health background (serious heart condition, multiple concussions) in my essays?

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Or should I even apply to LMU? I know I can raise my gpa, I really like the school (its super close to home), but I dont know if ill be considered a competitive applicant

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^^
Do you plan on commuting?

How hard is it to get into LMU as a transfer?

Do you need FA? If not, then maybe it’s need aware for transfers?

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I plan on commuting, I do not know how hard it is to get in, I don’t qualify for FA.