Official Fall 2006 Success Stories

Transfer Students
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<p>I love this thread. Im going to BC next year but I think I want to transfer up to UChicago, Cornell, Notre Dame, Duke, or maybe even Harvard or MIT. Its great to know that its actually possible to achieve transfer dreams.</p>

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<p>I got into Northwestern! :)...It had been my dream school since I was a freshman in high school. Nearly everything about the school caters to all of my needs and aspirations. Unfortunately, I was rejected my senior year (I only have 1220 SAT scores)...but I was happy to find an acceptance letter on June 12!...it was even dated on my birthday! I couldn't be happier, and I am soooo stoked. And you know what...I damn well deserve this, because I worked my ass off my first-year of college. haha. Anything you set your mind to CAN happen...so screw standardized testing and the stereotyped image of the "perfect" student.</p>

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<p>3.3 College GPA, 3.3 HS GPA, ACT 28 - IN at Chicago.</p>

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<p>Um with the GT thing you just apply normally and get this letter in the mail with the requirements for Freshman year at another college (3.3 gpa, min 15 credits, no grade lower then a B, ect...) and then you get an automatic spot at Cornell sophomore year. I'm really excited that I got it. PS I went to a highschool in Connecticut and now I am going to go to Stonehill College with a $26,125 package and a $500 local scholarship. I am paying less than $500 for tuition!!! (Room and board is another thing tho haha). </p>

<p>For the person who's going to BC - there was a kid posting around the Cornell forums earlier from BC who got a transfer spot to Harvard and Cornell! (he happened to have a 4.0 in the honors program, but hey, anything can happen!).</p>

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<p>Count me in:
I got in all the top universities that I applied to including UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCI and USC plus some others. </p>

<p>Major: Either Electrical Engineering or Math/Applied Science (because I applied as different major in different school) </p>

<p>GPA: 3.69 at the time of applying, I have recently earned 4.0 GPA in this Spring 2006 with 18 semester units so my cummulative GPA is now 3.76! </p>

<p>I have chosen UCLA and will be attending UCLA next Fall 2006! Yay! Go Bruins!!!!!</p>

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<p>Well I am in the Honors program at BC, so I guess thats a good thing to hear.</p>

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<p>I got into Berkeley even tho I almost failed highschool.</p>

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<p>I got into Berkeley even though I never graduated high school.</p>

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<p>in @ Stanford....</p>

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<p>jacobiam are you an engineering student? And do you mind posting your stats?</p>

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<p>thinking about doing engineering.....but maybe just math or physics, I haven't yet decided. Will post stats later.</p>

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<p>Did you successfully transfer all your credits? How did that go?</p>

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<p>I got 90 units...the max allowed.</p>

<ul>
<li>3.87 college gpa</li>
<li>6 scientific publications</li>
<li>patent pending</li>
<li>research presented at a national and international conference</li>
<li>international volunteer work</li>
<li>recieved a $30,000 grant from FEMA for a volunteer organization I helped found</li>
<li>started a neutriceuticals business</li>
</ul>

<p>plus a WHOLE LOT more....feel free to PM me if you want the full details...</p>

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<p>Damn, i feel unproductive- where was your GPA coming out of?</p>

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<p>eserrur- you're not alone lol. 6 scientific publications?? I'm currently doing an internship and should be getting something published by the end of the summer. Hopefully i'll publish something my sophomore year as well(this fall). $30,000 grant...wow--i'l be pm'ing you shortly with more questions......</p>

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<p>OMG, please don't kill me!!!</p>

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<p>I'm comin' from a small no-name liberal arts college in Texas that you (and pretty much anyone else) have never heard of :) . ~1200 kids total...</p>

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<p>what's the small no-name college in Texas I'm in Texas too so just wonderin where you're from...maybe there is hope for us cc students.</p>

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<p>Only applied to ND because I could get into Harvard/Stanford/your favorite elite school and I would still want to go to South Bend to live under the Dome. It's been my dream school forever</p>

<p>One or Done.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted (Letter received June 14, 2006; dated: June 12, 2006) </p>

<p>I am transferring to the University of Notre Dame for the 2006 fall semester as a sophomore. Last year, I applied Early Action for freshman admission and was rejected, not deferred and then rejected. I spent this past year at the University of Pittsburgh’s main campus. My intended field of study at Notre Dame is economics in the Department of Economics and Econometrics. I am a white non-legacy, non-donor.</p>

<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>2005 fall semester…
GPA: 4.0
Courses: Analytic Geometry and Calc 1 – A+
Spanish 1 – A+
Introductory Micro Economics – A+
Seminar in Composition – A</p>

<p>2006 spring semester…
GPA: 4.0
Courses: Applied Statistical Methods – A+
Spanish 2 – A+
Introductory Macro Economics – A+
Stonehenge to Hubble (astronomy course for natural science<br>
requirement) – A+ </p>

<p>Essay – The thing took me five weeks. It was edited by seven people. A Notre Dame grad
was quoted saying, “As far as personal statements are concerned, this is as good of one as I’ve seen.” </p>

<p>Extracurriculars…
Intramural football team captain
Spanish Club
Dean’s Star List – 4.0
Project Oakland: Campus Cleanup
Honors College
Resident Student Assistant</p>

<p>High School: Pittsburgh Central Catholic</p>

<p>Rank: 16/204
GPA: 4.52 (highest in class was 5.2); school does not provide unweighted GPA </p>

<p>Baseball Team, varsity in 12th
200 hours of community service
NHS
Campus Ministry
Spanish Club</p>

<p>SAT: 1240, 690 math, 550 verbal</p>

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<p>you must really love ND :]</p>