Low HS GPA due to depression and 4.0 College, what are my transfer chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm applying to enter as a sophomore. Basically, there's a pretty big discrepancy between my high school and college GPA due to family issues, my clinical depression and ADD. I've since overcome those things, and the summer before freshman year (in my second semester of it now) something snapped and I worked my ass off the first semester. I'm pretty upfront about things in my apps, as I think the circumstances have grown me up/given me a ton more self-efficacy. My essays explain the circumstances pretty well, but with what little info you guys have lmk what you think:</p>

<p>At a middling/good school's honors college with a rigorous course load: 4.0 GPA (would be 4.19 because of two A+'s but my school caps it at 4)
All A's/A-'s in Midterm Report
~3.4 High School GPA
2160 SAT (790 CReading)
a few unique and pretty awesome ECs/awards which I think will stand out, and generic stuff (sports, community service, clubs, ect)
What I'm pretty confident will be very very good letters of recommendation from professors.
Somewhat generic reasons for transferring but what amounts to that I've matured/learn how to succeed academically since high school and will thrive at a school with more challenging academics than the one I'm at right now/I want to be around more interesting people. </p>

<p>TL;DR - Depression led to bad highschool grades, overcame it and got a 4.0 freshman year of college so I want to gauge how the high-school stuff will affect my application.</p>

<p>I'm applying/applied to a wide range as I'm not sure what'll happen, including:
Wesleyan, Columbia, SUNY Binghamton, Skidmore, Tufts, Clark, UVermont, Dickinson, Brown, </p>

<p>So, yeah, what are my chances? Thanks!</p>

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<p>UVT, Skidmore and Binghamton are the more likely of the gang.</p>

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<p>okay, thanks.</p>

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<p>bumping :)</p>

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<p>Based on numbers alone and without knowing your unique EC’s, I’d say no chance at Brown and Columbia (University). Wesleyan, Columbia School of General Studies, Tufts are all high reaches.</p>

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<p>While Brown, Wesleyan, Columbia and Tufts are reaches for anyone transferring, they are reachable.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys, how much would the situation change if I waited a year and maintained my 4.0?</p>

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<p>bump…?</p>

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<p>if i reply will you chance me?</p>

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<p>sure thing bud</p>

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<p>Got into bing ^^</p>

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<p>Did you interview with Skidmore?</p>

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<p>High school is the most important, so I would say your chances are low.</p>

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<p>Yeah I did, and I just got the letter, got in there too. :D</p>

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<p>So jealous! But congrats! Skidmore is my top school. i havent heard back yet. Did you apply for FA? Where do you live?</p>

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<p>I am now in my sophomore year at a community college. I am planning on transferring to a 4 year college after two semesters from now. I had trouble figuring out what I wanted to do and I finally decided that I wanted to major in international affairs. I don’t have a very depth knowledge about it or know people with that major. So, I was hoping someone will give me some advice about that… I currently have a 3.5 GPA but it might drop this semester because of some personal problems. So, my question is where do I go from here? The community college I currently go to doesn’t have my major so they have me as a General studies major. The 4 year college I will transfer to though will have my major… I am not native American but I have been in the U.S. for 5 years and I went to high school here. I speak another language other than English, so I thought that could give me an advantage to get into this job. I definitely want to work in the UN but I think that I have to get an internship and things like that. What should I do from now on that is going to lead me in that direction? Thanks in advance!!!</p>