Thinking of Cornell ILR and Georgetown, Atrocious Chances or MOST Atrocious Chances?

Transfer Students
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<p>I'm a freshman at Fordham University, and I'm interested in getting the heck outta here. Since (1) my grades suck at the moment and (2) the deadlines are through, I want to apply for Junior Standing (Fall 2010).</p>

<p>My GPA here at Fordham sucks, I have a 3.1, and I swear there's intense grade deflation here. I came out of every class first semester with a great understanding of all the material, but without the grades to prove it. Here at Fordham, teachers are expected to maintain a class average of a C+ (2.3 GPA).</p>

<p>In high school, I had a 3.9 with a 1480 SAT (680 CR + 800 M) and am a National Merit Scholar and AP Scholar with Distinction. And it's great that I have to apply just in time for these somewhat more impressive academic statistics not to matter anymore! EC-wise, I was a state finalist in forensics tournaments, and was on the Executive Board of NHS, Community Service Corps, and Student Government. </p>

<p>Needless to say, I'm a little bitter, and worried about my chances of getting to a school I would be happier at. Here at Fordham, I work at the professional radio station affiliated with the university, WFUV. Hopefully, I will be on air by Sophomore year. The station is listened to by 400,000 New Yorkers weekly. There really isn't much at all else you can do EC-wise here at Fordham. I know of only one person at the school undertaking any research opportunities, in the physics department. I'm the only Freshman on the Pre-Law Society board here, a society which doesn't "exist" as much as one would think such an important student asset would.</p>

<p>I am interested in Georgetown College (or SFS perhaps) and Cornell ILR. In freshman admissions, i was waitlisted at Georgetown College and rejected at Cornell CAS/CALS.</p>

<p>Also, I know on Georgetown's website it says that transfer applicants are expected to have at least a B+ to be taken seriously for admission. It seems like a B+ (which is a 3.3 here) would be too low. Is this true?</p>

<p>I know I have a full year ahead of me, but is there any shot in the world? 4.0s don't happen at this school (actually I don't know a freshman with above a 3.6), so that's sort of an unrealistic encouragement.</p>

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<p>shameless bump</p>

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<p>shameless Re-bump</p>

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<p>last bump attempt</p>

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<p>I think you have a decent chance if you improve your college GPA. Your high school stats are great and you have acceptable ECs. A 3.7+ college GPA should almost guarantee you an acceptance from Georgetown and maybe Cornell. So try to raise the GPA, participate in other valuable ECs, and make yourself stand out in the college apps. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Is Fordham known to have such significant grade deflation? If the colleges you intend to transfer to are aware, you’ll have a much better shot. If not, I think that your chances are slim, unfortunately. However, if you are able to raise your gpa to the 3.5+ range, you’ll have a much better probability of being accepted.</p>

<p>Best of luck</p>

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<p>About Georgetown, I hear from people there that a 3.85 is where you ought to be. A 3.9 is probably better.</p>