Thinking about transferring to Gtown...

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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<p>Hi!</p>

<p>I'm a sophomore at UCLA, and I have been loving my whole experience here. It's just that I'm Catholic, and I have been educated and influenced by the Jesuits throughout my academic life. Spirituality, Jesuit spirituality specifically, is lacking here and I just thought that transferring to a Jesuit school like Fordham or Georgetown could possibly answer this. I'm definitely not sure yet about transferring, since I really love it here and I can say that UCLA has been a "semi-perfect fit", giving me opportunities for me to grow as a person and letting me enjoy college life in general(discounting the thing about religion), but this gnawing feeling about what I've been missing bothers me. So given my situation, I figured that there's no harm in applying to transfer and I wanted to know what makes a successful transfer application to Gtown. I also want to know if applying to transfer is worth all the fuss given my stats. A little bit about myself:</p>

<p>Stats:
Major - History
College GPA - 3.89
SAT - Math -630, CR - 700
SAT II - World History 800, Biology E - 740, Literature - 750</p>

<p>I am planning on asking a professor who is famous in his field (medieval history) for a recommendation if in case I do decide to complete a transfer application. </p>

<p>So yeah, given my stats, do I have a shot at transferring, and do you think that transferring for the sake of religion, or the need to be in contact with Jesuit priests whenever I want is worth it? I would also want to know more about Financial Aid. I have briefly scanned through Gtown's website just now, and I have the impression that their FA system works like the ivies. Is this correct? </p>

<p>Btw, I applied as a first-year to Gtown two years ago - I got deferred EA, and finally got accepted regular decision, although I did choose UCLA at the end. Would this be "plus points" for my app?</p>

<p>Thanks for reading!</p>

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<p>You have a strong record, if you want to transfer, you are certainly in range. My children attend Jesuit high school and my daughter chose Georgetown. She considered her admission to UCLA (a school she loved) and she and I agreed at UCLA, the first two years would be challenging to navigate through such a big school. Making friends, learning how to secure classes at a big school, joining clubs, part-time job, etc. I’d imagine junior and senior year at UCLA would be the best. It’s even crossed my mind that my daughter might consider transferring back for junior/senior year to UCLA or Cal as we are from California. Good luck making your choice, both are wonderful schools. Also, I would imagine your prior admission would be a plus for Georgetown (they wanted you!) also, your Jesuit/Catholic values will enhance transfer application.</p>