<p>So if a freshman at a college which is considered good, but not great, and who is doing well (say 3.5 and up), and if he/she is considering bumping up to say a top 20 school, like berkeley, U of C, etc, how much is the hs gpa gonna play a role (especially if it was kinda low, like 3.3ish)? assuming that all other factors, such as recs, and essays would be good.</p>
<p>i don't think a 3.3 is low.</p>
<p>if you are applying as a sophomore transfer (which it looks like you are) your high school GPA and SAT's are still going to play a factor in admissions but it will not be close to a 'deciding factor' as it was just graduating from high school.</p>
<p>Also, 3.3ish isn't low for a high school GPA...as long as your college GPA and recomms are stellar, you should be fine...your high school GPA won't hold you back....try to keep your college GPA above a 3.3 because that would show that you are improving and colleges like to see that improvement over your high school GPA..</p>
<p>Hi ppl. I am planning to transfer into soph year. My high school stats are quite weird; I get very low grades in my report cards, but will most probably get alot better final IB grades. Which one will college look at: the final IB grade or all the grades from freshman to senior year of HS?</p>
<p>My high school GPA was around the same. 3.3/3.4-ish unweighted and then about 3.75/3.8 weighted.</p>
<p>My college GPA was 3.75+ and had really good recs.</p>
<p>My SAT's weren't great either (would have been bottom 25 percentile for most of the schools I applied to). I got into two top 10 LAC's that I would have had no chance of getting into as a first-year applicant.</p>
<p>what school you go to? But of that berkeley is almost a no-no, but look into, indiana, purdue, osu...maybe minnesota and wisconsin, but if you get your gpa in the 3.7+ range almost all schools are within reach. But if you're applying to penn, mit, nyu it will make a diffrence what your current school is</p>
<p>I am at University of Melbourne (in Australia).</p>
<p>Although there's definitely no "cut point" and stats alone don't mean everything, I was accepted as a transfer to the University of Chicago with a 3.59 weighted high school gpa and a 1st semester gpa of 3.93 from Bard College. My SAT was 1450.</p>
<p>And anonamous, colleges will weigh your most recent grades most heavily, but they will also consider your freshman grades when evaluating your application.</p>
<p>I would recommend checking specifically with the colleges you are interested in. Check out their websites, e-mail or make phone calls to whoever is in charge of transfer admissions, and see what you can find out from current students. </p>
<p>At my Smith College interview in January, I asked a smilar question and was told that my last two years of high school would be looked at closely, along with my first year of college, but that my first two years of high school wouldn't have much weight. The admissions counselor also told me that my essay and recommendation would weigh significantly. This was great news because my first two years of high school were only so-so, but my last two years were very good, and my first year of college was great. During my first year of college I got very involved in extra curriculars and maintained a 3.9. I had a fabulous interview, wrote a great essay, and had my favorite professor write my recommendation. The result? I was accepted in March.</p>