target/reach??

Transfer Students
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<p>college gpa 3.72
hs gpa 3.0 (coming from an excellent hs) -prez of spanish club, model un, orchestra, involved in chorus and community service
sats pretty low 1030 (some transfers sats ARE optional)</p>

<p>indian american, prez. of unicef club, swimming, choir, community service
i will study abroad this fall at mcgill university (canada)</p>

<p>bu? wellesley? american? gw? (<--what are my chances for those?/what do you all recc. for transfers?)</p>

<p>im interested in IR (int. relations)</p>

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<p>is that old SAT? if it is, you should retake...if it's new SAT then you should REALLY retake. you're lucky you are indian american. i have some but not enough to call myself an indian american. that should really help you.</p>

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<p>it's the old sat. </p>

<p>thanks.</p>

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<p>I'm not sure if you'll need to retake the SAT for Wellesley, but for BU and American, I wouldn't think it's necessary. Probably not for GW either, but I'm not sure.</p>

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<p>i disagree BUs average SAT of entering freshman was around 1350 and I was under the impression that more is usually expected from transfers...i'd take again but it's up to you.</p>

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<p>Colleges rarely expect more of you (in terms of SAT scores) when applying as a transfer. I got into BU as a junior transfer with SATs not much higher than secretsilver's.</p>

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<p>:) then i am not stressing as much. what kind of GPA did you have/ECs/courseload? I'm wanting to make sure BU is a safety.</p>

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<p>In fact, most of the colleges I got into as a transfer had average SAT scores for freshmen in the 1300-1400 range, and I was no where near that.</p>

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<p>I have a 3.95 from a third tier, public school. Easy courseload (mostly intro classes), but I made sure to get my General Ed. requirements out of the way. Not a whole lot in terms of ECs in college. Wrote for the school paper, volunteered a lot during the summer.</p>

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<p>thanks guys.</p>

<p>yeah, american doesn't want sats, so hopefulyl i'll be safe.</p>

<p>spring transfers are obviously harder to get into, but do u think i should go w/ it, esp. for those who do NOT want sats?</p>

<p>i did a Lot of ecs and i have quite a bit of community service going.</p>

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<p>Give it a try. And if you don't get into any schools for spring, you can always give it another shot for the fall.</p>

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<p>I believe the best IR programs are offered by JHU, Tufts, and Georgetown. I could be wrong, though.</p>

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<p>oh man, those are definitely reach schools for me and tufts and gu for sure ONLY accept fall transfers</p>

<p>so ill give it a try to the 4 i mentioned and see how it goes</p>

<p>thanks all.</p>

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<p>just curious...which schools did you (kjspice) get into? and how much higher were your sats?</p>

<p>is it stupid to apply for spring to american or bu and then again for the fall to somewhere else (say wellesley or tufts?)</p>

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<p>Well actually, I re-took my SATs last October. The first time I took them, as a senior in hs, my SATs were lower than yours (a 1020). On the new SAT I had M-520 CR-570 and W-600. So a little higher, not enough to make a difference, I believe. I ended up getting into BU, Brandeis, UMass, and UNC.</p>