<p>HS STATS
All honors and AP classes
2.8 unweighted
Rank: 63th %ile (37% of the class was above me)
Highest SAT: 1280 (580 Math, 700 Verbal)
Some awards, 20 hour a week job, some community service
Four AP exams passed: 4, 4, 3, 3
Two Fs (geometry and chemistry)</p>
<p>COLLEGE STATS - credits are from a solid tier-two state university, ranked by USNWR in the top 115
Sophomore, but not currently in college (working)
43 credits not including APs
3.89 GPA
2150 SAT (730 V, 730 M, 690 W) (yes, I took it again)
Academic awards and job, but not much else
I can take the SAT IIs, but haven't yet
Can get good recs</p>
<p>Schools to which I hope to transfer:</p>
<p>Cornell
UMich
Brown
WUSTL
Northwestern
Some state universities that I'll definitely get into</p>
<p>What are my chances? And please, recommend some more schools.</p>
<p>Do you plan on transfering as a Junior or in your current position.</p>
<p>In your current position your HS record will weight more heavily and since its not so great you might want to considerin gtransfer as a junior instead.</p>
<p>^ that makes it seem like you think you have amazing stats and deserve to go to some amazing school.</p>
<p>Just apply everywhere. You never know where you will get in. </p>
<p>My high school record is worse than yours, i transfered to UCLA. </p>
<p>I would say Cornell and Brown are out of the question. .. but that doesnt mean you shouldnt apply, you might have stellar writing abilities and might wow the adcoms with your essays.</p>
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IsleBoy, those schools are barely better than the one I went to. Give me a break.
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<p>Oh wow, burn. That's awful that you think UT-Austin is barely better than a school just ranked in the top 115. It's ok though...since you're OOS and don't have outstanding stats, you wouldn't have been accepted anyways.</p>
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My high school record is worse than yours, i transfered to UCLA.
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<p>...probably because the UCs do not consider one's high school record.</p>
<p>To the OP:</p>
<p>You have a shot at all those schools, though your chances significantly increase if you maintain that GPA for two years rather than one.</p>
<p>I had a 2.3 GPA in HS. I made it to Georgetown after one year of college, though I was rejected from Rice and Yale. I was admitted at Rice and Chicago when I applied after my second year of college. My GPA during the first round was something like a 3.92, and my GPA the second time was, I think, a 3.83.</p>
<p>i think the op is a jerk and wont get in anywhere lol how can you call yourself a failure and then get offended when someone tries to help you out with a list of good schools. ur a jerk</p>
<p>Who are you to judge? You havent read the OPs essay, or heard of the OPs life circumstances, that makes or breaks the application. Not to mention the living example that with a not so great gpa, and a good collegiate gpa, one can go to a good school. Example: nsped.</p>
<p>Look Pink: Good luck...most of the better schools will factor in your HS gpa (especially the two F's), the fact that your were not in the top 25% of your HS class, two scores of 3 on your APs, and your test scores. Plus, if you come off as arrogant and status conscious, like you do here, the schools will not offer you a place. Plus, a school ranked 115th is oh....58 spots below UTexas, 50+ spots below UMiami, UMaryland, etc... Have you looked at the reputational scores (not that I agree with USN)? Do some research before you pop-off.</p>
<p>I'm sure if you massage your essays, and have a sad story, maybe a school will take a chance on you. Yeah, Nspeds got into Georgetown, but it was because he had a compelling story, etc... Others have gotten in to colleges as transfers because they truly deserve it. You, I don't know.</p>
<p>You, Pink, perhaps might want to treat people who have been helping others on this site for a while a little better. Done.</p>
<p>IsleBoy.</p>
<p>BTW: UWashington, UWisconsin require HS transcripts, UGA requires two years of college work, USC requires HS transcript and test scores.</p>
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Yeah, Nspeds got into Georgetown, but it was because he had a compelling story, etc... Others have gotten in to colleges as transfers because they truly deserve it. You, I don't know.
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<p>Well, I don't know that I had a compelling story or that I truly deserved it :D.</p>
<p>Bottom Line: With a -3.0 HS GPA, it is always an uphill battle. There is a high chance that a top 25 school will not even accept you the second time around. If I were you, I would hedge my bets by applying to places like Maryland, Texas, and so forth, which are outstanding research institutions. Small, private universities are small for a reason: they are selective.</p>
<p>Thanks for the suggestions. And Isleboy, I said "top 115" because I don't want to give away my identity. The school I went to is WELL into the top 115. All I'll say is that it's about the same as the schools you recommended.</p>
<p>make sure when you write your essays you talk about your positive change and "seeing the light" and all those type of things to explain going from a 2.8 ===> 3.98. I think you have a good shot at the places you are looking at, it's going to be alot about how you present yourself in your application and in your essays</p>
<p>EDIT: also, when i applied to transfer, i showed alot of interest, i sent lots of supplemental materials, i emailed administrators and met with people in the admissions office, etc. so maybe try to do as much of that type of stuff as you can.</p>
<p>Pink: That's fine, but if you are not a little more specific, you'll get the response I initially gave, as I was taking into consideration transfer policies at different schools, and schools that would have rejected you as a first-year. The latter group of schools, generally, will also reject transfers if they look at HS grades and/or test scores, but there are always exceptions. Again, the more college you have, the more they will depend on your current performance, rather than the HS transcript and/or scores.</p>
<p>For instance, UVA will place far more emphasis on the first two years of college than a HS transcript or scores. So with a 3.8 you have a good shot. The catch is that they have requirements as to what you need to take before transfer--and they want at least 56 semester credits. Thus, applying next year as a sophomore would make you much more competitive.</p>
<p>I say that just because it's something to think about, and few talk about. I've had many friends that did poorly in HS, but got into good top 20 programs...but most of them did 1.5 to 2.0 years and then transfered. They had better admissions patterns than my friends who applied during their first year. My transfer friends, that applied as sophomores, did better than even my peers who did well in HS and applied for transfer during their first or second term in college.</p>