Transfer Admission to Columbia

College Search & Selection
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<p>This is my freshman year of college, and I'm currently in a transitory state.</p>

<p>I go to the Metropolitan State College of Denver, which is a decent 4-year institution in Denver, CO. I have confidence in my ability to achieve a 3.8+ GPA this year, and I was wondering what my chances of getting admitted to Columbia University's Columbia College as a transfer student are.</p>

<p>While I believe my GPA will be awesome, my high school record is not so stellar.</p>

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<p>The truth of the matter is that I took the last semester off, got a job, got my GED, and realized that I hated not being in school. This year, my academic rigor has been invigorated and I am really excelling. But in consideration of my poor track record, I'm not sure if this "I've turned a new leaf" stuff is gonna persuade admissions at Columbia.</p>

<p>So, what do you guys think my chances are?</p>

<p>P.S. My major will most likely be philosophy or comparative literature, with the intention of going to grad school (probably NYU, regardless of whether I get accepted to Columbia) to receive a PhD to teach at the university level.</p>

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<p>don’t apply for next year, since your HS stats will be weighed heavily. get your 3.8+ for 2 years and then apply for junior standing.</p>

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<p>yeah, that sounds like a good idea… though my main (almost certain to work) plan is to apply to the University of Colorado for next year</p>

<p>Columbia was just sort of the far-fetched dream plan</p>

<p>plus, I’ve now come up with a pretty comprehensive plan for my entire undergraduate career at the University of Colorado, so I think I’m just gonna stick with that</p>

<p>I still want to go to Columbia for grad school though, so there’s that :)</p>

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<p>You don’t pick your grad school freshman year of college. You also don’t pick that you will go on to PhD then. You need to see how you do and assess your interests when you are a more mature student. You pick a phD program because you have a specific niche that you have a burning interest in studying, and you have proven skills in research and writing. And you pick the program because the school has certain professors that you want to work with, and who want to work with you because of that narrow interest you will be studying. Very premature.</p>

<p>Use the collegeboard.com website to see the transfer rates to selective schools. It isn’t pretty, even though this data is at least a couple years out of date and it is worse now. You will have to write a killer essay. Regular admission is below 10%, here is the latest transfer data:</p>

<p>Applied: 2,349
Admitted: 143</p>

<p>I think that is 6%. Make your plans accordingly and don’t put all your eggs in one basket.</p>

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<p>colorado sounds like a great plan! good luck :)</p>