<p>Here's my story: I went to a very rigorous public high school in Va, took the hardest possible schedule that would work for me (i.e., 7 ap's), was very involved, president of 2 clubs, some singing awards, awarded title of "AP Scholar" by College Board, but only managed a 3.5 and a 1260. I was deferred, then rejected from UVa, but now I am applying as a transfer. Currently, I am at James Madison University in Va., and I managed a 4.0 for first semester, I was selected 1/150 people for a difficult singing group and am taking all the classes required of transfer applicants. I will have some excellent reccomendations too. </p>
<p>My questions: How will my low high school gpa affect my chances? What kind of chances do I have? Should I take the SAT again? And finally, if you know anyone who has transferred to UVa, could you post their stats? </p>
<p>Thanks for the help. I really appreciate it! </p>
<p>lol i scrolled down just enough to read the first couple of lines of that post and i though youd finally snapped</p>
<p>as for the question at hand, i think u have a very good shot. considering ur HS record got u deferred originally, i think the marked improvement should get u in.</p>
<p>Hey everybody,
Does anyone have any thoughts about my situation. Would you say my chances were strong? Does anybody know of people who got into UVa as transfers? Let me know what you guys think.
--2tired</p>
<p>i think u have good chances actually... i am applying as freshman this year , but i was deferred.. did u do anything after u were deferred?? since u have been thru this process, do u know if u can be accepted after ur deferred, or just rejected</p>
<p>I am a UVa transfer. I applied after highschool got deferred then waitlisted. I went to VT and transferred after my first year. Here are my stats if you are interested.</p>
<p>HS GPA 3.57(uw)/4.15(w)
SAT: 1350
VT GPA: 3.89
I don't think it matters but both my parents went to UVa</p>
<p>it matters a hell lot. but i am surprised u didnt get in first year itself. u had good legacy. ur sat is good also. when u get waitlisted, do they give u a number or something, like ur number 3rd ,, meaning u have a good shot.. u know what i mean?</p>
<p>no, they told me that they didn't give out that kind of information. They told me that the reason that I was deferred and then waitlisted was because I have received C's in calculus...oh well...I'm here now</p>
<p>Crichessil: WOrk really, really hard. It is extremely hard to get in the school of A&S after being deferred, but if you rock your first semester of senior year, you have a chance. If you're talking school of engineering, then it's a different story--much easier. Good luck!</p>
<p>Wahoo2007: do you know the stats of any other transfers? Especially high school stats. I got a couple C's senior year that I'm really worried about. SO that's my main concern for now. Thanks</p>
<p>it can't hurt, I will say that my dad was friends with the admissions officer who told me that...though I don't see why they won't tell you if you call and ask to talk with the dean of the day</p>
<p>2tiredofwaiting, my two roommates were transfer students as well. One had close to a 4.0 unweighted in highschool and a 3.9 at Tech (he didn't apply to uva the first time). The other had around what you did (3.5) in hs and a 3.5 from JMU but he applied to the E-school at UVa.</p>
<p>hey... i am applying to engineering school. and my first semester is rocking!!! 6 A'S 1 b. but the b is in ap physics..i dont know if that will hurt since i am applying to enigneering. and my grades have been the best actually of all 4 years.</p>
<p>crichessill, I really recommend you call. It shows a kind of interest in your application and your status. Think about it if you were an admissions officer: out of hundreds of deferred students, how many take the time to call? At the same time, you can gain some insights into why they deferred you (what you need to focus on), and update the officer on how well you're doing in your second semester (focus on your grades, then activities). In February or March, you might want to send a kind of update letter too, stating everything you've done, so they can add it to your file. Also, if you have a good guidance counselor, have them call for you too, as I've heard that sometimes admissions people will be more candid with a guidance counselor than a student (so as to not risk angry parents). Also, be sure you call for yourself, and not your parents.</p>