Looking to transfer to Dartmouth at the end of next year.

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<p>I currently go to the University of Maine.</p>

<p>-My GPA for this year is sub-par. By the end of next year, it should be a 3.5ish.</p>

<p>-I am very involved on campus (Sector Head of university investment club, belong to leadership group, possible fraternity member next year).</p>

<p>-Next year, my sophomore year, I will be a RA for first year's.</p>

<p>-This summer, I am interning at Morgan Stanley's Private Wealth Management in Portland.</p>

<p>-My SAT scores were relatively low; 680,680,620. My weighted HS GPA was a 99%.
(Can the SAT's or ACT be retaken by a college student?)</p>

<p>Do you think I'd have a shot at transferring into Dartmouth? I love the school and the atmosphere.</p>

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<p>Frankly, no.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your honest opinion. Do you know if most Ivy-caliber schools accept SAT/ACT scores that were taken during college?</p>

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<p>The transfer acceptance rate last year was only 3.25%, so as you can tell, it’s difficult for anyone. I won’t say you that don’t have a chance, but it’s very slim unless you raise your GPA considerably (as close to 3.8 or higher as possible). You should also make sure you have compelling reasons for transferring. What does Dartmouth have to offer than your current school does not? There are many useful threads here that can assist you with that. And yes, you can retake your SAT’s.</p>

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<p>You have to raise your SAT at the same level, if not better, that an applicant for the freshman class has. You can take the SAT whenever you want. It is offered by a private company and as long as you pay the fee they do not care. The SAT prep companies have even older people take the test whenever it is offered so they can memorize questions for the school’s tutoring.</p>

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<p>If you can raise your GPA to at least an 3.8 like iabass suggested, you’d have more of a chance. The whole point of the SAT is to gage how well you’ll do in college courses, so if you focus your energy into getting and maintaining a high GPA whatever your scores are won’t matter very much. I was accepted to a handful of great schools as a transfer student (haven’t heard back from Dartmouth yet, however) with 1790 SATs paired with a 4.0 GPA- in a case like that they clearly know you can handle your classes regardless of your score. </p>

<p>Though in all fairness D comes down to luck of the draw in many respects- most students are qualified and they simply do not have many slots.</p>

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<p>the SAT is not worth taking after two years of college. But an unhooked 3.5 won’t be very competitive to any top school as a transfer (of those that even accept transfers).</p>