Prospective Transfer - HELP!

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi, I'm new to this site, and I'm looking for help in getting ready to transfer.</p>

<p>I'm currently enrolled as a freshman at the University of Oklahoma, and I intend to transfer next school year (2009). I would prefer transferring to a private university. The one currently on the top of my list is Emory College in Atlanta.</p>

<p>The reason I made this post is to help get a better understanding of the qualifications I need to transfer. I graduated with a 3.64 unweighted GPA from high school, and I intend on making a 4.0 freshman GPA. I have a 29 on the ACT (non-writing) and I neglected to take the SAT because Oklahoma schools do not require SAT scores.</p>

<p>A couple of questions I have:
1) Do I need to take the SAT now, in order to transfer out of state? And if so, am I even allowed to take it as a high school grad?
2) Is a 29 on the ACT high enough for transfer to Emory? If I took the ACT now, and made a higher score, would colleges recognize the higher score?
3) What extracurriculars would you recommend that might look good on my transcript? I am involved with the debate team, student film production club, and I intent to join student government next semester. My major is political science.
4) What other recommendations do you have, and is there any hope of my transfer to a school of higher standing such as Emory?</p>

<p>Thank you</p>

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<p>I don't know much about transfer standards at Emory. However, I did apply to Emory as a freshman and was waitlisted. My high school GPA was a little over a 3.6 and my SAT score was 1360/2060 which if i believe is roughly equal to a 30/31 act score. So I think you have a reasonable chance of getting into Emory assuming you get do well in your first year of college. And I don't think you need to take the SAT to apply to Emory.</p>

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<p>Btw congrats on having an awesome football team this year. I am jealous</p>

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<p>TM,
It's tough to transfer to a more selective school as a soph because you will only have completed one sem/qt at your current school and will be assessed more heavily on your HS record and test scores (see the sticky thread at the top of this forum: Transfer Admissions 101). You might want to consider transferring as a jr as your college record will be much more important than what you did in HS.</p>

<p>As far as retesting in college, if it's not on their website, give Emory a call and ask them what their policy is.</p>

<p>The best ECs are the ones than you're interested and involved in.</p>