<p>Hello College Confidential, I am a rising Sophomore at the University of Connecticut looking to transfer out. Feel free to pm me if interested in the specific reasons. As of the end of my Freshman year I received a 3.75 with 30 credits as a political science major. I plan to transfer at the end of my sophomore year which would allow me to enter the new university my Junior Year. From reading about the transfer requirements for incoming juniors(60 units) most of the colleges do not require your SAT anymore and high school grades are not highly important. Either way here are my stats:</p>
<p>High school Gpa: 3.5uw, 3.7w with 3 APs and plenty of honors
Top 10 ranked NJ public school
SAT:1190/1600, 620cr, 580 math, 600 writing
ACT: 25
URM African American Male (If that matters)</p>
<p>As far as finances go I would be able to afford about 30,000 grand tops and if I do not receive enough aid I will remain at my current institution. From the list I have so far the majority of them meet full need although i am unaware if that remains true for transfers. But i did make sure to check that fiancial aid is still available and offered for transfers.</p>
<p>My List so far:
Cornell University ILR(I know super reach)
Hamilton College
Colgate University
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Wake Forest University
Vanderbilt University
University of Virginia
William and Mary</p>
<p>I would really appreciate any advice or suggestions( I would prefer a smallish school and on the east coast). I plan to finish my sophomore year with at least 60 credits and with the potential to raise my gpa up to a 3.88 which i will try my hardest to do. Thank you so much to everyone taking the time to read this I really appreicate any input.</p>
<p>If it helps these are the schools I was accepted into as a Freshman applicant: University of Maryland CP, Drexel, Temple, UConn Storrs, Penn State UP, Hofstra, Pitt, Syracuse, James Madison, and Rutgers New Brunswick.</p>
<p>Have you looked at the Net Price Calculators on the web sites of the colleges in which you are interested? They should give a forecast of the cost for you to compare to your $30K budget.</p>
<p>Thank you! Yes I actually have been running the numbers through the estimated financial aid calculators on the websites for these schools. The majority of the schools meet full need although im unsure if that still applies for transfers but they did mention that financial aid is still available for transfers and some provide merit aid as well. I do realize that if i do not receive enough aid, I will remain at my current institution. Also I plan to only apply to three or four schools on this list to decrease the stress and cost.</p>
<p>You need to look at the Common Data Sets for the schools in which you are interested. For instance, Hamilton <a href=“http://www.hamilton.edu/college/institutional_research/CDS2011_2012.pdf[/url]”>http://www.hamilton.edu/college/institutional_research/CDS2011_2012.pdf</a> requires standardized scores to be sent by all transfers (section D5). Your SAT/ACT are not competitive at all for Hamilton (section C9). That’s not to say you have NO chance based on how well you’ve done at UConn but it makes the school a reach. Being an URM likely will help. Check on the other schools to see if they also require the scores.</p>
<p>If you want details about aid for transfers, it really is OK for you to contact the financial aid offices and ask.</p>
<p>Thank you Erins’s Dad, yeah I will probably take off Hamilton for that reason and also Colgate because they said they can rarely provided financial aid for transfers. Thank you so much Happymomof1, I sent out emails to some of the schools and so far UNC and Vanderbilt said that they would be able to meet 100% need even for transfers provided that I am accepted so I am still waiting on the others.</p>
<p>Many of your schools will still require SAT scores. It’s mostly state schools that don’t.</p>
<p>Thank you Waverly, yeah my top choices are UNC and UVA and also Wake Forest is test optional as well as Cornell for ILR. The rest of the schools Im probably not going to apply to with maybe the exception of William and Mary.</p>
<p>ILR is a very special place. You may be dealing with them rather than with Cornell’s general undergraduate admissions office for many things. If you are particularly interested in ILR, make sure that someone in that division knows about you.</p>
<p>Alright thank you Happymom would you suggest I let them know that I am interested in transfering into that school for the fall of 2013 and what requirements I would need to fulfill?</p>
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