<p>I'm a 30 year old transfer student, so I'm not sure if I would be considered "transfer" or "nontraditional", but I'm hoping someone here can give me an idea of if I should even apply (since I know they are VERY selective).</p>
<p>I had a 3.98 high school GPA, but never took the SAT (got an 1890 on my first SAT pre-test last week).</p>
<p>I have a 4.0 at the local community college, with just under two years completed (about 1 year when I was just out of high school, and another year now). I'm considering applying for Winter 2008 and will have essentially 3 years completed by then. I haven't taken any math yet, and very little science but have a broad range of liberal arts courses (from social sciences, language and english lit all the way to stage make-up).</p>
<p>I didn't have a lot of EC's in high school, but don't know how much that is considered for my situation. I also don't have too many things now other than volunteer work, I am however pulling down 13-17 credits each semester with 3 young kids.</p>
<p>Do I have any shot? What could I do to increase my chances?</p>
<p>Also, on a side note, does anyone know how they are on the financial aid front?</p>
<p>Also, browse this at your leisure. There's a bit of useful information there, and you can ask some more questions at WellesleyBlue, but they're pretty hostile to 'chances' threads since no one can answer that question other than to compare themselves to you. The general consensus is that it is always worth applying.</p>
<p>I suggest making an appointment with admissions and telling that person just what you said in your post. You'll probably get some straightforward feedback, encouragement if you're a potential student, an admissions agent would be a good point of contact, and the facetime with an admissions agent may be invaluable as decision time approaches. If that goes well, try to do the same with a few profs in your chosen field. They are much more like you than a 17-18 yr old high school grad.</p>
<p>I can remember back in my college days there was a big stink by the full time matriculating students (myself included) when it was proposed that the night school students be allowed to join the 'normal' graduation. One of my profs said something to us like: "They have jobs, work, support families, many veterans, and kill themselves to go to school part time. If I was them, I wouldn't want to graduate with you guys!" Zuzusplace, you really have an awful lot to offer. Go for it. Good luck!</p>