Northeastern Chances

Transfer Students
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<p>Hey everyone, I am planning to apply to Northeastern University as a transfer for next fall 2011, and would like to get some advice for improving my chances, as well as opinions on where I stand. I am currently a sophomore at the University of Rhode Island, and applied to Northeastern for freshman admission, and was accepted for their Spring semester.</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code> College GPA: 2.71 (this was as a Biological Sciences Major, just changed)
Major: History and French
Minor: Leadership Studies
EC's: Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, RA Board, SOLC, Challenge Course Facilitator, URI 101
Mentor,
Work: URI Tour Guide over the summer 2010, RA in freshman dorm
Leadership Experience: Fundraising chair for 2010, and am Philanthropy Chair for 2011
(ZBT),Treasurer of SOLC (a student leadership group, lead

retreats for student orgs.), URI 101 and then being an RA
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<p>Since I will be applying as a junior transfer, I'm not sure if they will be looking at HS Stats or not but here they are:</p>

<pre><code>HS GPA: 3.8
Class Rank: 15/282
SATs: Math 570, Reading 540, Writing 590
ACT: 25 Composite
Courses: Took 7 Honors courses
ECs: Drama Club 4yrs, International Club 3yrs, Math Club 4yrs, Math Peer Tutor 3yrs, Student Council 3yrs, Literacy Team 4yrs, National Honor Society 2yrs
Leadership: Asst. Stage Manager Drama Club 2yrs, Social Committee Boy Student Council 3yrs
Honors and Awards: National MS Society Scholarship: Top Scholar, Creative Writing Award, Perfect Attendance 3yrs
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<p>I know my college GPA is really low, my science courses were the killer. All of my general education courses all have high grades B+ to A, same with my French courses. This semester is going to be better.</p>

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<p>Maybe wait a year. Your College GPA is an immediate RED FLAG.</p>

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<p>Your GPA might be too low.</p>

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<p>I don’t think northeastern requires HS transcripts after 24 credits of college work but in your case I’d definitely submit them. </p>

<p>That really sucks about the science classes. Perhaps if you find some wonderfully eloquent and reasonable way of explaining about how your GPA in your new major is high, and everything else about your application is perfect you might have a very long shot. But really that GPA is low. </p>

<p>You’re already applying as a junior transfer so it might be kind of hard to wait longer. I don’t know if it would be worthwhile for you to wait. I’d stay where you are and then go somewhere better for Grad school… if you’re planning on grad school that is.</p>

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<p>Yeah, my GPA is a mess…I have some reasons for it, but I’m not going to use a ton of excuses. </p>

<p>I can’t wait longer because I will be a junior transfer, but I’ll probably just stay where I am, although I absolutely hate it. I definitely want to go to graduate school, and I should probably just stay where I am and really work on that GPA, or else grad school won’t happen haha.</p>