<p>I am considering in transferring to another university for the '09 Fall semester. My heart is at Yale but I am aware that my high school stats and my college GPA are not "acceptable". My other three choices are Cornell, NYU, and University of Pennsylvania. Please let me know which school would be easiest to transfer to based on my stats.</p>
<p>HS
GPA-3.97
ACT- 23
Subject Tests
Math - 560
Spanish - 590
EC - Albanian Club (Treasurer); Student Government (Representative); Yearbook; Volleyball (9-10); Tutoring; and a lot of community service</p>
<p>College
Currently attending University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Major: Biochemistry
GPA - I don't know yet but hoping higher than 3.2
EC. American Medical Student Association; Pre-Med Society; Shadowing someone for research; Student Government Association
I also plan to volunteer at Children's Hospital or at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital.</p>
<p>I know that my stats are not great but I know I can achieve so much more. My heart is not at the current school and I know that if I was in any of the schools mentioned above, I will give it all I can.</p>
<p>Forgive my forwardness, but you would be better off saving your money and not applying to Penn, Cornell, or Yale. NYU, given your dismal test scores and GPA, would be a high each at best.</p>
<p>I would never ever tell anyone not to apply somewhere - if it is your dream, go for it. </p>
<p>That said - I'm a freshman at NYU, which is the easiest of the 3 to get into. I'm in LSP, which is kind of NYU's "lowliest" program, and my stats were significantly better than yours. Your extremely low test scores and high GPA suggest you took easy classes in an easy high school. It's safe to say that Cornell, Penn, and NYU would be very high reaches for you. If you want to know what the stats of admitted applicants are like, the avg SAT/GPA is on their websites, and even if you browse CC for a while (try the Penn, NYU, Cornell forums) you will get a better idea of where you stand and how competitive these schools are. </p>
<p>It might be a good idea to apply for Junior transfer, after you've completed 2 years of college. Your SAT scores won't matter then, and HS will be practically insiginificant. Do well in college, and overcome poor HS test scores. Good luck!</p>
<p>If you're applying as a sophomore transfer, I would say absolutely not.
Junior transfer, you would need a 3.8 - 4.0 to have any sort of slim fighting chance, and even that is pretty dismal.</p>
<p>Thank you all. I really appreciate. Btw my high school is one of the hardest high schools to get in and my all of my courses from sophmore to senior year were either AP or honors</p>
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<p>GTC, I'm in complete agreement--when it comes to questions about dates, clarification of policies, etc., but when it comes to admissions "chances", that's not something that admissions offices are willing or able to address. The most that they might do is direct you to their website with information about what they are looking for in transfers and possibly statistics about past accepted transfer applicants.</p>
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<p>As mentioned by other posters, your HS gpa is not the problem. It is your ACT/SAT scores which are far below the 25:75 range listed for freshman applicants at the schools listed (and transfer admissions are even more selective) and your current college gpa of approx. 3.2.</p>
<p>I agree with stuartudall, that if you are currently a freshman, you have essentially no chance of transferring as a soph. If you are currently a soph, then you have a slightly higher chance (since your test scores will be given less weight) but your college gpa is still a problem.</p>
<p>I am currently a freshman. I do not know if I can, but if I retook the ACT, would colleges accept my new score or not since I am already in college? Thank you for all your help. I will try and focus on my grades at my current school and maybe transfer after sophmore year.</p>
<p>yes almost all colleges would accept a retaken score (nyu is one of the few that won't).
what makes your heart set on yale? you should always aim high, but that is simply just too unrealistic.</p>
<p>I apologize for my earlier comment about you taking easy classes at an easy HS. A 3.97 is really impressive with lots of AP's/Honors! My stats are not significantly better than yours in that case, lol. It does look odd though, such high grades and 3 low test scores.
Are you just bad at taking standardized tests? Is there some other reason your test scores are so low? If there's a valid reason it could help you out a lot. </p>
<p>Either way, if I were you, I would apply for Junior transfer instead of Soph. I'm applying to Cornell too, wish you the best of luck.</p>
<p>i hear ya, i am sorry too man, if you really need to get out, maybe transfer to a less demanding school, Syracuse is closeish to Cornell, if u did well then transferred again...ud probly be best suited to wait and take the tests until you do well, i found it helpful just do practice a lot, i had the same problem</p>
<p>well that kind of explains why your scores are low. the english on the sat is already ridiculous for us americans! you should definitely consider retaking it b/c you would likely be more prepared now and it will count. why didnt you take subject tests in science if your a biochemistry major? to be honest, a high gpa could overrule your sat scores but you would need a 3.5+, top-notch ecs, or outstanding essays, or something! it just doesn't seem like you have it yet.</p>