<p>So my freshman year I received a 2.89 GPA and I wanted to raise it over 3.0 in case I wanted to transfer, this last term I received a 3.175 which while decent left me with a 2.99, a very unfortunate GPA. I was looking to transfer for the 2014 Fall School Year and wanted to know where I should be looking and what my chances of getting in are.</p>
<p>I have a 2.99 through 48 credits (3 terms)</p>
<p>My ACT when I was coming out of High School was:
Composite 31 (27 English, 32 Math, 33 Reading, 31 Science) and a 7 on the Writing</p>
<p>I'm currently deciding between an International Affairs/Political Science major.</p>
<p>I'm also a DIII college athlete, I play Football and have lettered the past 2 years. </p>
<p>I'm really interested in a change of pace from my current school I think. It feels a little too small with only 2,000 undergrads and it honestly feels like I'm just at a large high school. I would be okay going to an equally small school cause I would only be there for 2 years, but it's not my first choice. </p>
<p>I'm from Maryland but go to school in Oregon.</p>
<p>Current schools I'm interested in, (willing to add or subtract):</p>
<p>American University
Boston University
University of Virginia
University of North Carolina</p>
<p>(If I wanted to play football add University of San Diego, Claremont McKenna, and Chapman to it)</p>
<p>Where else should I look, how do my chances at these schools look?</p>
<p>Do you need aid? If so, how much do you require?</p>
<p>You’re not getting into UVA, UNC, or CMC as a transfer with that GPA. You might want to look at University of Denver if you’re looking for a mid sized, semi urban university with a decent to excellent political science program. </p>
<p>If you want a truly large university and can afford the OOS costs, Indiana University, University of Colorado Boulder, and University of Pittsburgh (for an urban campus) might work. </p>
<p>For a more remote campus, consider Syracuse University. Much larger than your current school although still not huge. Good IR, and more UG focused than CU-Boulder.</p>
<p>The problem is, you’re applying with your current GPA. For an OOS applicant, UNC and UVA aren’t happening. They already have too many qualified students with higher GPAs from CCs and other universities. CMC admits far too few transfers, most of whom likely have a much higher GPA than yourself to be anything more than a super reach.</p>
<p>If you go to the school I’m thinking of, the University of Oregon is only about two hours away by train (one by car). I’d suggest visiting it to see if you’d like a very large school (I’ve been to the campus twice and believe it feels like the majority of decent, non Southeastern flagships which would admit you with your GPA).</p>
<p>The University of Miami has a surprisingly high transfer admit rate. It might be a more realistic reach school if you want a mid sized private near a big city with good poly sci.</p>
<p>Oh ok, I thought you went to Willamette. Still, UO is only a couple of hours away. American accepts more transfers than it rejects, but I’m not sure what your chances are. You can find the admission percentages of transfers by googling “Name of University common data set” and then going to section D2 where the number of applicants and accepted transfer students are listed.</p>
<p>No. Transferring to another D3 school would mean I wouldn’t have to sit out a year. If I transferred D1 and decided to tryout (not likely except for USD if I go there with friends) I would just have to sit out a year.</p>
<p>@Erin’s dad. I’m just looking for overarching answers to my questions. I would be willing to give up football if I went to like UVA or UNC.</p>