Official 2012 Transfer Decisions

<p>Current school: University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Entering as: Junior
High school GPA: Atrocious. Under 3.0 probably.
College GPA: 3.72, 60 credits
Significant ECs: Not much in high school. Mock trial team, debate club officer, outing club officer, variety of leadership positions + part time assistant manager job. </p>

<p>Applied to: McGill, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, Cornell, Vanderbilt, Columbia
Accepted to: McGill, Cornell
Rejected: Northwestern, Columbia
Pending decision: Johns Hopkins wait-list, Vanderbilt wait-list </p>

<p>Likely attending: McGill since Cornell offered me zero aid. </p>

<p>Aimed high, paid off :slight_smile: So relieved.</p>

<p>Current School: Chapman University
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.68 UW at a rigorous private school
College GPA: 3.77
SAT/ACT Scores: 1930
SAT II Scores: no idea
Significant ECs: Chair on Sorority committee, started my own charity organization, two honor societies, various on campus clubs
Hooks: passion for helping women
US/Intl:US (CA)</p>

<p>Applied to: Barnard College
Accepted: Barnard College
Waitlisted:
Rejected:</p>

<p>Likely Attending: Barnard! :D</p>

<p>Comments: can’t wait! they don’t guarantee housing for transfers, so bear that in mind (pun intended!)</p>

<p>Current School: University of West Florida
Leaving as: Junior
Applying for: BS Computer Science / Fall 2012
High School GPA: 2.93
College GPA: 3.39 (before Spring grades) / 3.49 Final
SAT/ACT Scores: 700M + 670CR + 690W = 2060 / ACT N/A
Significant ECs: ACM Programming Team, AI Research Group
Hooks: Asian
US/Intl: Citizen</p>

<p>Applied to: GA Tech, Pitt, VT, Auburn, NEU, UMD, UGA
Accepted: NEU, Auburn, UGA, Pitt
Rejected: Virginia Tech, GA Tech, UMD</p>

<p>Attending: Pitt</p>

<p>Comments: I thought I had UMD in the bag but I guess I should’ve applied earlier. Pitt is no consolation though :)</p>

<p>Current School: Old Dominion University
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.0
College GPA: 3.5
SAT/ACT Scores: N/A
SAT II Scores: N/A
Significant ECs: N/A</p>

<p>Applied to: Loyola University Maryland
Accepted: Loyola University Maryland
Waitlisted: N/A
Rejected: N/A</p>

<p>Likely Attending: Loyola University Maryland</p>

<p>Comments: I had planned on also applying to University of Maryland - College Park, but the transfer application deadline came too soon, while Loyola’s deadline was in mid-July.</p>