<p>I have a friend who is trying to transfer to William and Mary, and I was wondering if anyone had similar stats and could let me know her relative chances.</p>
<p>Out-of-State (California) Female
High School GPA unweighted: 4.0
High School GPA weighted: 4.5
College GPA: 3.9 (UC Santa Barbara)
SATs: 1280 (not sure how much verbal or math)
Good ECs - lots of volunteer work</p>
<p>Note that her collegiate GPA is only from 1 quarter (Cali is on the quarter system). Anyone know what her chances are? I'm hoping that her 1st quarter GPA and her stellar High school GPA will offset her SATs, but out-of-state female doesn't help =P</p>
<p>I'd say that a little more college work under her belt would be of benefit. Given a similar performance over, say, a year of courses, I'd say that she would stand a good chance of being admitted.</p>
<p>Edit: BTW, before anybody else chimes in...the SAT, while low relative to the W&M mean, is of little concern if she continues performs well at the college level. I was a transfer, albeit in state, but I did very well for myself at W&M, so....</p>
<p>I think your chances are quite good. I know a lot of people who transferred in with lower SAT scores. If you had two years of academic work under your belt, you wouldn't even have to submit them!</p>
<p>I just sent in my transfer app to William and Mary, and was wondering how you guys (audieme and theghostofsnappy) found your transfer experience...? Was it easy to connect with students and the campus? Was living off/on campus a burden or plus..? Any insight would be great :)</p>
<p>Aellas - my transition into W&M went quite smoothly (I transferred last spring). About a week before classes officially began, I attended many orientation sessions regarding aspects of W&M life: grades and study habits, campus life, outside campus life (to a degree), financial aid, rules/regulations, and the faculty who are there to assist with any problems. I did not feel overwhelmed and I made some great friends right away within my orientation group who (like myself) also felt anxious and a little nervous - and I am quite introverted. The orientation aides could not have been more friendly and they really help to see you through the process. I am still good friends with one of my aides.</p>
<p>After I received my acceptance letter, I immediately applied for on-campus housing through the website and I was able to get an assigned room (by myself, which was nice). However, this was at the Dillard Complex (located 3 miles off-campus). So while I was not actually living ON campus, I still found my situation quite comfortable. However, I did live in the Bryan Complex this past summer and it was definitely a plus! I now live off campus (about 10 mins away) and it is sort of nice to disconnect yourself from campus in the evening/night, especially when you spend ALL day, every day there. </p>
<p>The campus is really nice and it is one of the big reasons why I wanted to attend W&M. It took me some time to get the names of all the buildings memorized, but that was expected. Some things can make life a little difficult - like, when it pours, portions of the campus (especially in ancient/old campus) flood bigtime. Also if you have two classes back to back, you only get 10 minutes to leave one class in order to make it to your next one. This isn't a problem unless your hiking it from old/ancient campus to a building located on the opposite end of campus, like Morton. In my opinion, avoid scheduling classes like this if necessary. </p>
<p>There are plenty of clubs to join and volunteer opportunities. I am part of a few and have made great friends. I pay attention to what's happening around campus and I try to attend events that seem interesting and fun (and there are many). I really do love it here and I find myself continually breaking out of my shell. </p>
<p>Though I speak only for myself and my own personal experiences, I hope this gives you some insight. I wish you the BEST of luck and let me know if I can help you with any questions!</p>
<p>I transfered in spring of '04. I knew the college quite well, as a number of friends had attended W&M out of HS, and subsequently I spent a bit of time there. That being said, my friends had graduated in '03, so I had to make friends, etc. But it wasn't that hard to do. You get involved in stuff on campus and it makes things easy. I also remained fairly good friends with some people in my x-fer orientation until I graduated last spring. Its a little annoying, but it does provide a good way to connect with people that are more or less in same boat as you are.</p>
<p>I never lived on campus. I knew the housing nightmare and didn't bother to apply for housing when I applied. I did, however, live in the library, but that's another matter alltogether. ;) I lived about 5-10 min. drive off of campus, much further than most students do. But I did this to get away from the undergraduate crowd a bit, as I was already a bit older than most seniors. If I really felt like it, I could have taken the bus into school. That's an option for a lot of students that live off campus, and is nice. </p>
<p>The transition is what you make of it. Some students find it hard, some not so much. Socially it will always be somewhat different for you as a transfer. Social circles are really developed in the first year or two wherever you are, but I never felt like an outsider in that respect. There are plenty of x-fer students on campus. It seemed like I was always meeting another one. They're always a pretty diverse group I think, a little bit more so than most students. </p>
<p>Academically the transfer can be rough, though not necessarily. If you know what you're getting into, and are prepared, you'll do fine. They say that x-fer students on the whole have an above average GPA. I think coming from Berkeley will help you a lot.</p>