<p>Hey guys, new here. I currently attend a 4 year college where I live, the College of Staten Island. Not a great school but a okay school. It's one of those schools that have a bad rep but at the same time you get what you give out of it.</p>
<p>I really want to transfer. I just started my 3rd semester and it's my dream to dorm. I obviously stay at home where I am since the college is 2 minutes from my house.</p>
<p>I average about a 3.8 GPA and I've held a steady job for almost 4 years now. I'm majoring in History and minoring in Political Science. I want to pursue a law degree.</p>
<p>1.) Want are my chances looking like getting into Princeton, NYU, Columbia, Penn St. and Boston College?
2.) What are some colleges I should pursue with my GPA and my aspiration for a law degree?</p>
<p>Thanks guys!!</p>
<p>You’re definitely a good candidate for transferring into a variety of schools if you can get good recommendations/write good essays. With a good SAT score, Boston College is probably well within reach considering your GPA. Princeton and Columbia are reaches for anyone, especially transfers. I don’t know much about Penn State, but if aid is a necessity, NYU would probably be out of reach even if you were accepted (if I recall correctly, they don’t give any to transfers).</p>
<p>What is your SAT? Your HS GPA? Any hooks? Is your job relevant to your career or not? If you share these details, people will be able to give you a better idea of your chances.</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>Unfortunately, not great. SAT is about 1670 and GPA in high school was about a 97. My job is no connected to my career path but it shows commitment I suppose. I was never a good test taker as per my results to my SAT. Receiving good grades was never an issue. School always came easy to me and I feel I’m not largely challenged currently which is a main reason why I want to transfer. </p>
<p>I stand with you in solidarity, my friend; I’m also attending a low quality public university. I can’t give you beautiful advice, but I’ve devoutly scoured these forums and this is what I’ve learned…</p>
<p>Your SATs will hurt you… a lot, to be honest. But you could try to retake them. Look at your potential school’s specific transfer policies (whether or not they require, if they accept SATs taken after high school). Be careful: some schools don’t require SATs for all applicants because there are a number of non-trads, but if you went to college immediately after HS with no interruption, leaving them out looks a little sketchy. (Low SATs are sometimes forgiven in the case of URM.)</p>
<p>I’m not going to discourage you from trying for a couple of reaches, but you do need a balanced list of schools. Your consistently solid academic performance will look really attractive to many schools. See if you can find any other public Unis that offer programs you might would want to pursue.</p>
<p>How much can your parents cough up for tuition on annual basis? Many transfers get into Vanderbilt, which has a good pre-law program, but its a pricier choice.</p>
<p>It’s not really about how much they will cough up or if they can. They’ll take out a large enough loan for any school as long as I show a true pride and commitment to going there. </p>
<p>It really sucks my SATs. I also took my SAT with a 101 fever which didn’t help much. I would like to lol into a lot more schools and retaking my SAT. I know Boston University and a lot of SUNYs do not look at SATs after atleast 1 full year at college. </p>
<p>Any more info or advice on schools would be great. I really appreciate the help and I really appreciate you taking your time out to do so.</p>
<p>How about Wake Forest? It is the highest ranked school that test optional. So you do not have to show the SAT scores.</p>
<p>Not sure about Brown, a lottery school.</p>