<p>“They will only see your second sem/2nd and 3rd qt grades AFTER decisions have already been made.”</p>
<p>1) But what if you want to submit the 2nd grades to them afterwards and let that be part of a Fall decision for admission?</p>
<p>2) If you transfer in for the Spring of your Sophomore year, a semester before Junior year begins, is it too late to get involved in the campus activities at the school and work on the “circle of friends” or will those be too late?</p>
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<p>Generally, fall transfer decisions come out in May. So, my fingers were faster than my brain ;), if you sent in 2nd qt. grades immediately, they should reach colleges by early April and could be considered for fall admission. However, only if you attend a school that gets out extremely early, might you be able to send final 2nd semester or 3rd qt grades in time. My D1 went to a school that got out in April, so she sent an unofficial grade report right away. Whether or not it was received in time and whether or not it was considered, I have no idea. Her thought was that it couldn’t hurt and it might help, so she sent it.</p>
<p>Can you answer question 2 please? I think that’s also important.</p>
<p>Korhawus,</p>
<p>I don’t think I’m applying to schools on West Coast any more. I will go further to the East, also private schools. But I will reapply to Claremont McKenna College in Los Angeles. That’s the only Western college I will go for, I think. They rejected me last year. </p>
<p>Let’s help each other out and make it work.</p>
<p>Entonom,</p>
<p>I see now: if I apply as soph, I will have to send application by Spring term, Freshman year. That wouldn’t work for me. Cause I need a long history at college to make up for my normal history at HS.</p>
<p>OOps. I’ve made up my mind now. I will go for Junior year transfer, which means I have to send out application by Spring term, Soph year. Am I right?</p>
<p>Hard to build the relationships with people and having to miss out the campus activites as a junior transfer-- consider that. It’s easier to stay social when transferring in as a sophomore.</p>
<p>OMGod, Seachai, I haven’t thought about that yet! </p>
<p>You’re right. Like in HS, in junior year, everything’s almost fixed! </p>
<p>Korhawus, what do you think?</p>
<p>My and Korhawus advice for you is that if you really think you have the strong enough college record, go take a shot at the school in the spring of sophomore year (a semester before junior year) to avoid the “fixed” line.</p>
<p>thanks seachai and korhawus.</p>
<p>I emailed Middlebury about retaking the SAT and here’s what they say: </p>
<p>" You can also take the SAT as a college student so that you have a SAT score. You do not need to do so if you do not wish to retake"</p>
<p>Does it mean I should retake it?Or should I email them back to ask them to clarify?</p>
<p>And it’s weird, on the transfer admission, Middlebury says “High school report is heavily weighed”. Does it mean they actually do that or it’s just sth Admission says on the Transfer section?</p>
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<p>That’s correct, spring term or earlier, depending on deadlines.</p>
<p>There is definitely some give and take on transferring as a soph or jr. It is likely better socially and for getting involved with ECs to transfer as a soph. But with a poor HS record, it is often difficult to get accepted to a more competitive school since you have only 1 sem/qt of college work to show when you apply. However, you have nothing to lose applying as a soph except your time and money.</p>
<p>Honestly, I dont have a good hs record either. However, i am still going to try as a soph. I have nothing to lose but money…and i think its worth it. Instead of thinking…“what if” my whole life.</p>
<p>@linkcrease: If the school takes Sophomore spring transfers, take advantage of that.</p>
<p>@korhawaus: How are you doing in college right now compared to your mediocre high school performance?</p>
<p>Its still my first semester. But Im aiming for a 3.8 or higher. Been doing good on my midterms…A ~ B ish.</p>
<p>i made my website about the differences between syracuse and nyu</p>
<p>Everybody, what about my question with SAT and Middlebury? Please help out!</p>
<p>What Middlebury is saying is that they are flexible and you can do what you want. So, the question is no longer what Mid requires, but what you think will make you the strongest transfer candidate?</p>
<p>My thoughts are no different than what I stated earlier: as a soph transfer, your HS record and standardized test scores will be more important than your college work, and vice versa for jr transfer applicants.</p>
<p>“My thoughts are no different than what I stated earlier: as a soph transfer, your HS record and standardized test scores will be more important than your college work, and vice versa for jr transfer applicants.”</p>
<p>Not as much as a Spring transfer, if Fall, then probably… it depends on the school because some are easier and harder to get into.</p>
<p>well then, I will email some other schools to see what they say. After all, I will post their replies here for everybody to see. That way we can make a decision together and everybody can benefit. But of course, it still varies among different schools.</p>
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<p>Since the vast majority of students transfer in the fall, that’s what I use as my standard. I agree that spring transfers lie somewhere in between, but it’s just too much detail for my ancient mind to have to deal with every time I post. So I leave it up to those with young minds to come to that logical conclusion.</p>
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<p>The fact that some schools are harder to get into than others doesn’t change the relative importance of HS record & tests vs. college record for soph vs. jr transfers, respectively. Rather, it is the level of the factors that must be higher for more selective schools.</p>
<p>I don’t think they consider your high school work too much once you’ve enrolled in college. Let’s say you have a 3.75 GPA from another college, and you’re transferring to NYU and Michigan, they’ll weigh the 3.75 more heavily on the balance.
For those who did mediocre in high school and changed things around in college, just don’t apply to Ivy Leagues and then everything will be fine. Save them for graduate school.</p>