<p>Hi,
This is a very self-serving thread (though maybe people with similar stats will benefit).<br>
I'm a social freshman and academic sophomore at Villanova. I have a 3.8 after the first semester and it will be in the 3.9 range after this semester. I'm fairly involved on campus and gold a couple fo chair positions. I made dean's list etc.<br>
In hs I was involved in a ton of EC's and have continues my involvement in most of them, was NHS exec board, a National Merit commended student and a AP scholar got two 5's and a 4 on my three exams. MY SATs were 1450 and my hs GPA was a 3.9 W (something) and I was in the top 25 students out of 200 in a very strong Catholic school. My grades have trended greatly upward from my junior year on (prior to that they were a 3.6). My recs are very strong and my essay is great (or so I was told). What do you think my chances are at Duke, Notre Dame, Georgetown and Boston College? I applied and was rejected from both BC and ND out of high school but I applied with a lower GPA and from a region that was highly competitive for those schools. Sorry this is so long...thanks for any help!</p>
<p>For Georgetown, your chances are contingent upon what department you applied for and your reasons for wanting to transfer.</p>
<p>what semester are you applying for? also what are your reasons for transferring?</p>
<p>I agree. Find some good reasons to transfer to each school, and you should be in good shape. It seems like you're doing well there both socially and academically, so your desire to transfer seems elusive. Do you simply want to go to a better or more challenging school? Is there a specific program or major at one of these instituions that you wish to pursuit? Most schools look for more than raw states to choose transfer students, especially selective schools. I'm not trying to discourage you, but rather to encourage you to do research and buttress your decison to transfer.</p>
<p>.... stats*</p>
<p>calipharius,</p>
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<p>Thanks!
My reasons for transfer are that I never really wanted to be where I am and kind of just "landed" here. As such I can't help but feel like I don't belong and that something crucial is missing from my college experience...I chose the schools I did because they all have programs that are extremely strong for the career I intend to have, which is also extremely unique and exclusive (which also relates to wanting to go to a better school that willl afford a more respected degree)...thanks for all the info!</p>
<p>Though you probably have a good reason, that does not necessarily make it better for you; once again, you need to reveal which department in which you wish to enroll. If you are applying to Georgetown SFS, then I would argue that your chances are low, as is the case with anyone applying to Georgetown SFS, and so forth.</p>
<p>If you do a search on CC for my post on how "admissions stats perpetuate distortions," you will understand the importance of declaring a department, as no adequate case for the probability of your acceptance can be made without it.</p>