I am a transfer student with 26 credits at the end of this semester, and I have about a 2.6 GPA. I will be retaking one of my courses over the summer, will get an A and increase my GPA to a 2.75-2.8.
Schools I am looking at:
Drexel University
University of North Dakota
UMass Lowell
University of Texas at San Antonio
UMass Amherst
MAJOR: Marketing (UMass Lowell & UND) and Sport Management (UMass Amherst, UTSA, and Drexel)
I previously attended UMass Summer pre college for sport management, and I also work for a minor league hockey team in my city where I currently live. I also have a blog, and I have been featured on Yahoo Sports with that. In High School, I did Student Leadership, and also participated in programs regarding helping students with disabilities. I also did Orchestra for 7 years, playing Cello and Viola in the top orchestra. In the student leadership program, my class started a school-wide anti bullying movement that is growing everyday. I worked throughout my Junior and Senior years of high school (20 hours/week), and I work 2 jobs during my freshman year of college (25+ hours/week)
My father was military for 20+ years, and retired when I was a freshman in high school. He is also 50% disabled and I am using part of his GI Bill. Basically, we moved around every 2-3 years. I plan to use that in my essays.
Will my EC’s help me a bunch with college admissions? Do I have a good chance at the schools I’m looking at listed above?
I really need help before I apply soon!