Official 2013 Transfer Decisions

Transfer Students
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<p>Open for Transfer Results!</p>

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<p>Best of luck to all applicants!</p>

<p>Here's a template:</p>

<p>Current School:
Entering as:
High School GPA:
College GPA:
SAT/ACT Scores:
SAT II Scores:
Significant ECs:
Hooks:
US/Intl:</p>

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

<p>Attending:</p>

<p>Comments:</p>

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<p>Current School: Top 70 State School
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: ~3.4 UW
College GPA: ~3.85
SAT/ACT Scores: 2090 (1390)
SAT II Scores: 750 Bio-E, 740 Chem, 690 Math 1
Significant ECs: Research, employment, internships, some leadership positions
Hooks: None
US/Intl: US</p>

<p>Applied to: Cornell
Accepted: Cornell
Waitlisted: None
Rejected: None</p>

<p>Likely Attending: Cornell!</p>

<p>Comments: Essays got me through. Impress them with your writing, and be clear, concise, and mature. Do research on the school and write SPECIFIC essays. My college GPA is good, especially so since I took very challenging classes. I applied to only one school for a myriad of specific reasons, and it showed.</p>

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<p>Current School: Maryland CC</p>

<p>Entering as: 3rd year of 5 (Junior minus a couple department specific courses), Aerospace Engineering</p>

<p>High School GPA: 3.8 UW</p>

<p>College GPA: Carnegie Mellon 2001-2004 ~1.675 @ 83 credits, 2011-2013 = 4.0 @ 70 credits, cumulative ~ 2.74</p>

<p>SAT/ACT Scores: 1360 (720M 640V, no writing section in 2001), only took it once as it was good enough at the time to get me where I wanted.</p>

<p>SAT II Scores: don’t remember, decent physics and math, horrible writing and bio</p>

<p>Significant ECs:
old ones - student senate (academic affairs chair - university wide moratorium policy passed, +/- grading nixing, joint funding committee ~1.2 million in student activities fees, kept student sex offenders off school’s judiciary council), habitat for humanity (worked on several sites over ~8 years), frank j. ruck scholar, fraternity buggy program (built composite racing vehicles), sexual assault advisor (at the time 1 of 2 males in the program, only greek member), research assistant (summer, presented), dorm desk attendant, enrollment services admin assistant.
new - stay at home parent, two part time jobs, phi theta kappa, aerospace club (until it died)</p>

<p>Hooks: Statistical anomaly (seriously)</p>

<p>US/Intl: US Citizen</p>

<p>Applied to: University of Maryland College Park
Accepted: University of Maryland College Park
Waitlisted:
Rejected: University of Maryland College Park (not a typo)</p>

<p>Likely Attending: University of Maryland College Park!</p>

<p>Comments: I doubt very much that you will find someone that screwed up as hard as I did for as long as I did because most people don’t have the money and most schools have better policies for kicking out immature students. Some highlights:
-11 D’s, 14 W’s (two full semesters of withdrawals plus a couple more), 2 F’s
-A single semester low of 0.67
-I spent more time logged into an MMO in each semester than all the time spent in class and doing homework.
Fast forward many years, I am a completely different person now.
You can read about the epic battle with admissions here –> <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-maryland-college-park/1489115-when-policy-goes-wrong.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-maryland-college-park/1489115-when-policy-goes-wrong.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>As much as I doubt you’ll find a bigger screw up, I doubt you’ll find someone who has swung back so extreme. It’s the main reason why I was chosen to give the valedictorian speech.</p>

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<p>Current School: Top 10 Liberal Arts
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: ~3.8 UW
College GPA: ~4.00
SAT/ACT Scores: 2150
SAT II Scores: 750 US History, 750 Math 1, 750 Math 2
Significant ECs: Several Internships. Worked at Barclays and JPMorgan. A Teaching Assistant and Residential Adviser at Uni.
Hooks: First Generation College Student.
US/Intl: US</p>

<p>Applied to: Harvard, Cornell, Duke, MIT, Stanford, Chicago, Penn, Brown, Northwestern, Dartmouth, Columbia, Yale, Notre Dame.
Accepted: None
Waitlisted: None
Rejected: All</p>

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

<p>Comments: I tried tailoring each essay to their respective universities, and did research to do so. Looks like the college admissions game is really a big crap shoot, or maybe it’s just my application? P.S. This is the official post.</p>

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<p>Current School: Borough of Manhattan Community College (Have not attended since Spring 2010 semester)
Entering as: First-semester Sophomore
High School GPA: 1.67 (Dropped out in tenth grade)</p>

<p>College GPA: 3.9</p>

<p>SAT/ACT Scores: did not take </p>

<p>SAT II Scores: did not take</p>

<p>Significant ECs: volunteered as an athletic instructor for kids; interned as a junior financial analyst; participated in a Young Persons With Cancer support group; held a full-time position as the Sales Coordinator for a medical distribution company for 2 years; and lastly, though most importantly, I am a full-time father to a ten-month old son. </p>

<p>Hooks: hispanic; first generation college student; came from family of alcoholics and criminals; cared for terminally-ill father while attending community college; diagnosed with cancer shortly after father passed away</p>

<p>US/Intl: US Citizen </p>

<p>Applied to: </p>

<p>University of Texas - Austin
University of Iowa
Bard College (waiting to hear back)
Wake Forest University (waiting to hear back)
Washington University in St. Louis
George Washington University (waiting to hear back)
Boston University
Emory University </p>

<p>Accepted: </p>

<p>UT - Austin
U of Iowa
Emory University </p>

<p>Waitlisted: None</p>

<p>Rejected:</p>

<p>Wash U.
Boston U. </p>

<p>Likely Attending: Emory University (on a full ride scholarship) </p>

<p>Comments: Before I decided to go back to school and pursue my passion, I organized all of the necessary documents and looked them over carefully. The first thing that came to my mind was, “Who the hell wants a student with this much baggage?” That kept me from returning to school for a long time. However, as I let my life story sink in, and I began to come into my own not only as a young father (I’m not twenty six), but also as a young adult, I knew that my story was one of perseverance. And I had to tell it. All I have ever wanted was to learn–to sit in a classroom with my peers and share ideas; to absorb ideas and concepts; to apply what I had learned in the class to the world around me. So I told my story. I let it be known that these struggles were all positive aspects of my life that, as one would see in a soppy movie, have created who I am today. I guess what I want to say to anyone who reads this is this: tell your story as only you can tell it. After all, the life you’ve led is what makes you unique. That’s what I think–and to an extent, know–admissions officers want to read.</p>

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<p>Current School: Truman state, then CC
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.2 I think
College GPA: 3.4
SAT/ACT Scores:1180
SAT II Scores: n/a
Significant ECs: n/a
Hooks: in-state uiuc, first gen, underrepresented area in state
US/Intl:</p>

<p>Applied to: UIUC, Mizzou
Accepted: UIUC, (withdrew Mizzou app after I got in)
Waitlisted:n/a
Rejected:n/a</p>

<p>Likely Attending:UIUC</p>

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<p>Current School: University of Texas
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.9 uw, 4.6 w
College GPA: 3.8
SAT: 2070
SAT II: n/a
Hooks: passion, humility, specific reasons</p>

<p>Applied to: Rice University, Columbia University, University of Chicago
Accepted: Both
Waitlisted: n/a
Rejected: n/a</p>

<p>Likely Attending: Columbia</p>

<p>I was actually accepted to both schools as a freshman. Went to UT at the last minute, due to finances. Message me if you’d like to know more :)</p>

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<p>Current School: A Texas Community College
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.7
College GPA: 3.89
SAT/ACT Scores: 1600 / 24
SAT II Scores: N/A
Significant ECs: Phi Theta Kappa officer, Community theatre, significant activities all throughout high school.
Hooks: Hispanic student.
US/Intl: US </p>

<p>Applied to: Texas Christian University, Baylor University, Texas A&M University, University of Texas at Austin
Accepted: TCU, Baylor & A&M. UT needed 30 hours, and I only had 27 when I applied. They should be letting me know within the next few weeks.
Waitlisted: n/a
Rejected: n.a </p>

<p>Likely Attending: Will be attending TCU in the fall with half ride academic scholarship!</p>

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<p>Current: San Diego Mesa College
Entering as: Junior(ish)
High School GPA: HORRIBLE
Current GPA: 3.475
No real hooks, upper middle class white girl whose parents both attended college</p>

<p>Applied: George Mason University, Virginia Tech, UT Austin, UC San Diego
Accepted: George Mason University, Virginia Tech, UC San Diego
Waitlisted: n/a
Rejected: UT Austin</p>

<p>Pretty sure the reason I wasn’t accepted to UT is just I’m out of state, seeing as UCSD is considerably more difficult to get in to.</p>

<p>Likely Attending: Probably UCSD, but still considering VT</p>

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<p>Current School: Cuyamaca/Grossmont Community College’s
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: 4.3
College GPA: 3.83
SAT/ACT Scores: n/a
SAT II Scores: n/a
Significant ECs: NONE!
Hooks: Hispanic, Female, local
US/Intl: U.S. Resident</p>

<p>Applied to: UCSD, UCLA, UCI, UCR, UCM, USD
Accepted: UCSD, UCI, UCR, UCM, USD
Waitlisted: None
Rejected: UCLA - I didn’t really expect to get in, but why not try?</p>

<p>Attending: UCSD</p>

<p>Comments: I pretty much decided to go to the school that gave me the best financial aid and that was UCSD, surprisingly. The only advice I would give anyone is to CHECK ALL DEADLINES CONSTANTLY! I’ve almost had a few heart attacks thinking I missed an important deadline… just be organized. It will save you much trouble.</p>

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<p>Current School: NYU
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.7
College GPA: 4.0
SAT/ACT Scores: 1470/1600
US/Intl: U.S</p>

<p>Applied to: Cornell, Harvard, Yale, Penn, Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, Stanford
Accepted: Cornell, Dartmouth, Columbia
Waitlisted:N/A
Rejected:Harvard, Yale, Stanford</p>

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

<p>Comments: Let me know if you guys have any questions!!!</p>

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<p>I’ve found the results threads to be pretty helpful in the past so I thought I’d share a bit of my basic stats too in case it might help future applicants.</p>

<p>Current School:
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.87
College GPA: 4.0
SAT/ACT Scores: 2380 superscored
SAT II Scores: Math II, Physics, Chemistry - 800; US History - 770
Significant ECs:
Hooks:
US/Intl: US</p>

<p>Applied to: Yale, Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Columbia, Duke
Accepted: Yale, Columbia, Duke
Rejected: Harvard, Stanford, MIT</p>

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<p>Current School: Math major at the Honors College @ Penn State, University Park
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.45 (All APs & Honors, unweighted)
College GPA: 3.75
SAT/ACT Scores: 2080
SAT II Scores: 770 Math II
Significant ECs: Volunteer math tutor and classroom assistant in public schools, peer counselor for women, visual art committee for Kalliope magazine.
Hooks: Woman in STEM/business.
US/Intl: US</p>

<p>Applied to: Brown, Cornell, Columbia, Duke, UPenn, Vanderbilt
Accepted: Cornell (AEM), UPenn (Arts & Sci), Vanderbilt (Arts & Sci)
Waitlisted: N/A
Rejected: Brown, Columbia, Duke
Note: Also applied for hefty FA, important to note that Brown and Columbia are need aware for transfer admissions.</p>

<p>Attending: Cornell AEM for finance! :slight_smile: Planning to minor in math also, I have completed the entrance to minor requirements. </p>

<p>Comments: Very strong essays, especially for Cornell, Penn and Columbia. Excellent professor recs, I was very close with my multivariable calculus professor. I also took three honors courses per semester and was in sophomore/junior level math classes.</p>

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<p>Current School: Borderline top 100 flagship state school
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: 4.0
College GPA: 3.71
ACT Score: 34
Significant ECs: Lot of volunteer hours, some campus activities, very unique campus job
Hooks: None really. I kind of had an overcoming adversity angle, though.
US/Intl: US</p>

<p>Applied to: Brown, Duke, Middlebury, NYU, Wesleyan
Accepted: Brown, NYU, Wesleyan
Waitlisted: N/A
Rejected: Duke, Middlebury</p>

<p>Comments: Great essays (everyone says that… trying not to be conceited but I write very well and the common app one was awesome). Great dean and HS Principal recommendations, and probably pretty good professor recommendations. Also probably very important: I didn’t ask for financial aid.</p>

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<p>Current School: community college
Entering as: sophomore
Major: mathematics
High School GPA: 4.0
College GPA: 4.0
SAT/ACT Scores: 2100
SAT II Scores: didn’t submit
Significant ECs: LOTS. Scholar in Service (AmeriCorps program) , president of a service club I started during my first semester that won the Club of the Year award, event chair of a Relay For Life, leadership positions in other clubs, and lots and lots of community service. I also worked 30+ hours each week as a supplemental instructor at my college, and as a private tutor and a tutor in the tutoring center at my college.
Hooks: Hispanic
US/Intl: US</p>

<p>Applied to: Vanderbilt, UChicago, Penn, Yale
Accepted: Vanderbilt, Penn
Waitlisted:
Rejected: UChicago, Yale</p>

<p>Attending: most likely Penn</p>

<p>Comments: Essays were creative - wrote about the Brachistochrone curve (it’s a cool math thing, look it up!) and how the path I’ve taken is similar. During my junior and senior year of high school, I took all of my classes at the community college and was also in the Honors program at my CC. I earned an AS before my HS degree from the Honors Program, and all my EC’s / HS gpa actually came from the college.</p>

<p>Feel free to PM me if you have any questions! :)</p>

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<p>Current School: Grossmont / Cuyamaca Community College
Entering as: Sophomore (and a half)
High School GPA: 3.94 (W) 3.75 (UW)
College GPA: 3.75
SAT/ACT Scores: 1710 / 26
SAT II Scores: didn’t submit
Significant ECs: (College-) Phi Theta Kappa Vice President, San Diego County Medical Society volunteer, San Diego River volunteer, Cuyamaca College museum volunteer, & worked 40 hours a week on top of attending school full time. (High School-) Editor-in-Chief for Yearbook, Published a book, volunteered at the San Diego County Medical Society, interned at the San Diego Zoo, studied abroad in Turkey, Greece, and Italy.
Hooks: First language is Spanish. My ethnicity is Mexican if that means anything. Interned at the Zoo in the Gorilla habitat. I also interviewed with a couple of schools and kept in contact with the transfer coordinators!
US/Intl: US</p>

<p>Applied to: Bard College, University of San Diego (USD), Lewis & Clark College, Lawrence University, Skidmore College, and Whitman College
Accepted: Bard, USD, Lawrence, & Lewis & Clark
Waitlisted: Whitman
Rejected: Skidmore</p>

<p>Attending: No idea yet. I have to decide in the next two days. I just visited Bard and I loved it but my final decision has come down between USD and Bard. </p>

<p>Comments: I was very disappointed in Skidmore’s decision to reject me. I tried extremely hard to reach out to them. I interviewed, made a contact with the transfer coordinator, spoke with students on their S2S program, and visited an off-campus event 2 hours away from my home. All I can say is that I’m disappointed in the school. I think they rejected me because I applied for financial aid and it was very competitive this year. As for my other comments Bard and USD are amazing schools! I have to decide between the two and I’m having a difficult time because USD is in my home town, while Bard is so far away which somewhat scares me. If anyone has any comments/questions, please don’t hesitate to private message me or email me!</p>

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<p>Current School: Villanova University
Entering as: Sophomore
Major: Civil Engineering
High School GPA: 3.7
College GPA: 3.89
SAT/ACT Scores: 2190 (670 CR, 780 M, 740 W)
SAT II Scores: 780 Math II</p>

<p>Applied to: McGill, UMass Amherst
Accepted: McGill, UMass Amherst
Waitlisted: none
Rejected: none</p>

<p>Attending: McGill!</p>

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<p>Current School: California Community College
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: Probably less than 1.5 due to dropping out
College GPA: 4.0
SAT/ACT Scores: none
SAT II Scores: none
Significant ECs: Church, Work, Interning
Hooks: Rec Letter From USC alumni, dropping out of high school, Interning and being mentored by CEO of Development company
US/Intl: US Cit.</p>

<p>Applied to: Pepperdine, USC, Emory, Boston College
Accepted: Pepperdine, USC
Waitlisted: None
Rejected: Emory, Boston College</p>

<p>Attending: USC</p>

<p>Comments: Um don’t be like me and half @ss the supplement essay’s … that’s probably why I got rejected from BC and Emory, also if you start community college finish your Math ASAP started math late and didn’t fulfill BC requirement probably another reason I got rejected and couldn’t apply to UCLA and CAL Haas… ALSO DO THE SCHOOLS GE’s it helps a lot =D. I’m glad though USC is top 5 for my major =D</p>

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<p>Current School: Scripps College
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: IB Diploma
College GPA: 3.5 (first sem), 3.6 (sec sem)
SAT/ACT Scores: 2030
SAT II Scores: 800 (Chinese), 710 (Math I)
Significant ECs: Debate, public speaking, investment groups
Hooks: I took most of my classes at CMC, so the four recs that were submitted to the admissions office were all from CMC professors
US/Intl: International</p>

<p>Applied to: CMC
Accepted: CMC
Waitlisted: /
Rejected:/</p>

<p>Attending:</p>

<p>Comments:</p>