Official 2011 Transfer Decisions

Transfer Students
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<p>Current School: University of Miami
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 91/100
College GPA: 3.7 first semester, 3.8 second
SAT/ACT Scores: 2200
SAT II Scores: Lit 700 Math 2 530 French 440
US/Intl: US</p>

<p>Major: English
Applied to: Harvard, Penn, Vassar, Haverford, Williams, Trinity College, UVa, Boston College
Accepted: Vassar, Boston College, UVa
Waitlisted: UVa (accepted off the waitlist)
Rejected: Harvard, Penn, Haverford, Williams
Pending: Trinity College</p>

<p>Attending: Vassar. I was torn between Vassar and UVa, but I felt UVa would be more of what I didn’t like at Miami (greek life, for example)</p>

<p>Comments: Vassar was my top choice. I didn’t think I was going to get in. I also didn’t think I would get into the ones I was rejected too, haha.</p>

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<p>Current School: Top 20 small LAC
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 4.0
College GPA: 3.7 first semester, 3.6 second
SAT/ACT Scores: 2110
SAT II Scores: Bio 700 World History 760
US/Intl: US</p>

<p>Major: Biology
Applied to: Smith, Barnard, Brown, Columbia
Accepted: Smith, Barnard, Brown (spring admit)
Waitlisted: Columbia, Brown (accepted off of waiting list)
Rejected: -</p>

<p>Attending: Brown!!!</p>

<p>Comments: Extremely happy. Cant wait to plan my fall semester!</p>

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<p>Current School: Boston University
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 4.1
College GPA: 3.75 first semester, 3.4 second
SAT/ACT Scores: 2070 SAT
SAT II Scores: 710 English, 640 Math II (I think…)
Significant ECs: College - Newspaper, radio station, theater, fashion club.
High school - literary magazine, theater, peer leader, Cappies, won school arts award.
Hooks: None.
US/Intl: US - VA</p>

<p>Applied to: NYU, Vassar, Skidmore, Smith, William & Mary, UNC-Chapel Hill, Rice, Pitzer, Scripps
Accepted: William & Mary, Rice, UNC-CH, NYU, Skidmore, Smith
Waitlisted: N/A
Rejected: Vassar, Scripps, Pitzer</p>

<p>Likely Attending: Rice! Seems strange for an artsy person like me, but I’m excited :)</p>

<p>Comments: I was really, really unsure of whether I’d get in, but I did way better than I thought I would, and actually way better than I did for freshman admissions. Maybe transferring is easier? Was slightly confused about the rejections from Scripps and Pitzer after the other acceptances but comforted myself with the knowledge that they’re much smaller schools with higher retention rates. Knew I wouldn’t get into Vassar, but was thrilled with the others! Especially Rice and Smith. </p>

<p>Anyhoo, my two cents: if you’re even the slightest bit unsure about your current school, it really doesn’t hurt to apply for transfer - it only means that you’ll have more options. And, I was delighted to find that the whole process is much easier than it seems, so don’t let it intimidate you into not trying!</p>

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<p>Current School: Small Christian university
Entering as: Soph/Junior
High School GPA: 3.65
College GPA: 3.92
SAT/ACT Scores: 1600
SAT II Scores: none
Significant ECs: Division II tennis player, 100+hours community service
Hooks:
US/Intl: US</p>

<p>Applied to: Loyola U Chicago, Binghamton, Case Western, Louisville, Syracuse, Baruch, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, NYU
Accepted to: Loyola U Chicago, Binghamton, Case Western, Louisville, Syracuse, Baruch
Waitlisted: Wake Forest, Vanderbilt
Rejected: NYU</p>

<p>Attending: Louisville University Honors Program</p>

<p>Comments: In the end, I wanted to attend a school that offered both finance and sports management; both of which Louisville offers. In addition, due to unreasonably high costs of attendance at more prestigious accepted schools, Louisville was financially the most viable option overall. Go cards!</p>

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<p>1600/1600?!</p>

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<p>Current School: Boston College (Honors Program)
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 4.55/5.0
College GPA: 3.57
SAT/ACT Scores: 2310/2400 (SAT); 35/36 (ACT)
SAT II Scores: 800 (Math II); 760 (Chem)
Significant ECs: E-Board member of a culture club at BC; some high school stuff; not much.
Hooks: Dunno
US/Intl:US</p>

<p>Applied to: Northwestern University
Accepted: Northwestern University
Waitlisted:
Rejected:</p>

<p>Likely Attending: Not sure.</p>

<p>Comments: Found out June 14. Tough decision for me, just cuz I want a full-year study abroad at London School of Econ, and transferring might make that difficult for me at NU.</p>

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<p>Current School: DePaul University (Honors Program)
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.94 UW (top 6%)
College GPA: 3.79
ACT Score: 29
Significant ECs: Volunteered with the AZ Attorney General’s Office (sting program), worked at Discover Financial Services and a few more.
Hooks: Assyrian heritage
US/Intl:US</p>

<p>Applied to: Northwestern University, Vanderbilt University
Accepted: Vanderbilt University
Waitlisted:
Rejected: Northwestern University</p>

<p>Likely Attending: Vanderbilt University</p>

<p>Comments: I went into the process hoping for at least 1 acceptance and I got it. I’m anxious to get started at Vandy!</p>

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<p>Current School:Top 20 Liberal Arts college
Entering as:Junior
High School GPA:3.78
College GPA:3.91
SAT/ACT Scores:2200
SAT II Scores:chem 790. physics 800. math II 780
Significant ECs:nothing special
Hooks:I was waitlisted when i applied to brown for freshman application
US/Intl: Intl</p>

<p>Applied to: Upenn. Brown. Northwestern
Accepted:Brown. Northwestern
Waitlisted:
Rejected:Upenn (incomplete application, did not send my midterm report)</p>

<p>Likely Attending:Brown =)</p>

<p>Comments:Nobody thought I would get in. but i did. so happy. good luck everyone!!</p>

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<p>Current School: Roger Williams University
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.4
College GPA: 3.72
SAT/ACT Scores: 1990 (SAT)
SAT II Scores:
Significant ECs: Varsity X-C (H.S. & College, 1st team All-Conference in H.S.), sports editor of college newspaper, leadership program, peer mediator/sustained dialogue
Hooks: Great essay and good recommendations
US/Intl: U.S.</p>

<p>Applied to: Bowdoin, Brandeis, Clark, Connecticut College, Hamilton, Hobart, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Northeastern, NYU, Union
Accepted: Brandeis, Clark, Connecticut College, Hamilton, Hobart, Lafayette, Northeastern, NYU, Union
Waitlisted: Holy Cross
Rejected: Bowdoin (out of 165 transfers, 2 were accepted. I wasn’t too disappointed :stuck_out_tongue: )</p>

<p>Likely Attending: Brandeis</p>

<p>Comments: Considering my choices, I felt that Brandeis is equal to a mid-to-upper level NESCAC school. I also got killer financial aid, which is a big part of the equation for me. The social scene is a little lacking, but I have friends who can get me into parties (I’m not a frat boy or anything, but I do enjoy my weekend life.) Overall, I’m pretty excited and am really happy to have been accepted to four of my reach schools!</p>

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<p>Current School: small but reputable LAC
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA:4.0 UW
College GPA: 3.35
SAT/ACT Scores: SAT 1490 (V+M) ACT 33
SAT II Scores:N/A
Significant ECs: Lots of athletics, lifeguard, swim instructor, lots of leadership, community service, etc.
Hooks: not really anything, was legacy at Northwestern
US/Intl: US
Major:Engineering</p>

<p>Applied to: Northwestern, OSU, Purdue, Bradley, NIU
Accepted: All but Northwestern
Waitlisted:
Rejected:Northwestern</p>

<p>Likely Attending: Ohio State,</p>

<p>Comments: Wasn’t eligible to apply to UIUC, UW-Madison, and a number of other institutions… their loss, I guess? I think fit was the biggest issue from the start. Going into the transfer process, I looked at schools much more carefully and in depth. I wanted to get the feeling that ‘this is the place for me’ and I think I found it at OSU… as long as I can get my financials in place, Columbus, here I come!</p>

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<p>Current School: University of Illinois at Chicago
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA:4.65 W
College GPA: 4.0
SAT/ACT Scores: ACT 29(30 super score)
SAT II Scores:N/A
Significant ECs: Working with Latino groups, hospital, immigration advocacy
Hooks: First generation, First to go to college, Latino, etc
US/Intl: Intl
Major:Spanish</p>

<p>Applied to: University of Chicago, Cornell, Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth
Accepted: Cornell
Waitlisted:
Rejected:the rest</p>

<p>Likely Attending: UIC, Cornell did not offer any financial aid =/</p>