<p>How difficult is it to apply to Barnard as a fall transfer, as opposed to a spring one? I currently want to transfer from Brandeis, with a 3.0 Gpa, which i realize may not enough for me to be a “competitive” applicant. However, this semester I am doing really well, and expect to have at least a 3.7 ish, bringing my overall gpa to about 3.3-3.4. </p>
<p>EC’S( in college)
debate
the paper<br>
Waltham group( a volunteer organization that runs many programs for the local community, such as tutoring, big brother/big sister, etc)</p>
<p>I had a 94 gpa unweighted in a difficult high school, rank(6 out of 100) hard course load, good recs and ecs ( leadership positions)
SATS-1240 </p>
<p>Brandeis also has a pretty successful transfer rate, i have heard of many people being able to transfer to the ivies, top lacs, and quite a few to Barnard.</p>
<p>-MY main question is- Is Brandeis considered to be academically on par with Barnard, and if so, will they take into consideration the caliber of the school at all, or will my current 3.0 GPA when i apply blow my chances, and if so should i wait and transfer in the spring of 2007( even though i’d really hate to have to stay here another semester)</p>
<p>It's impossible to say. Brandeis is a great school and grades from there will be well respected, but a 3.0 is something to worry about. Where exactly are you in school- is this your first year, and that your first semester GPA? What type of classes are you taking? Do you want to continue taking that type of class at Barnard?</p>
<p>I don't see any reason to not apply if that's what you want; I never do, since everyone has SOME chance and some chance is better than no chance. You can always try again for the spring semester if it doesn't work out for the fall.</p>
<p>People may view and not feel that they're qualified to give opinions. Solid input on transfer chances is a lot less common than input on application as a first year. </p>
<p>That said, Brandeis and Barnard are roughly comparable in profile for accepted first-year applicants, though Barnard has a significantly lower acceptance figure. </p>
<p>I would really want to have a 3.5 cumulative GPA or better at Brandeis. That 3.0 is uninspiring...and the 1240 SAT you had was significantly below the median for Bradeis...you weren't at the top of <em>their</em> applicant pool.</p>
<p>Primefactor: Why do you want to transfer from Brandeis to Barnard? I would be interested in knowing? Also, what year are you in at Brandeis? If you call Barnard and ask to speak to the admissions for transfer person, that person will give you a better idea than we could of your chances.</p>
<p>first of all, thanks to everybody for replying</p>
<p>I am currently a freshman in my spring semester at Brandeis, the 3.0 was for my first- it was an extremly rough transition for me in various ways, and that contributed to the low GPA. I am working hard this semester and am a lot more focused. I expect my gpa for this semester to be 3.7 at least, and when averaged with last semester would put my comulative gpa around 3.3 or 3.4. -The problem with this is that Barnard won't see this gpa until after i send in my applications, so all they would have to go on when I send in my applications are my first semester gpa.</p>
<p>I would like to transfer for several reasons, but the most imperative ones are wanting to be closer to home for family, wanting to be in a city environment, and loving Barnards excellent programs in english and psychology, which i am contemplating in dual majoring right now. I also loved the school when i was applying initially, and it was my first choice, and was rejected. I feel overall just very unhappy and restless with Brandeis, and even though I have tried to do numerous activities to try and become involved as much as possible it doesn't seem to be "fit" for me.
However, if applying for the fall will decrease my chances i don't want to risk it, and would be willing to stick it out another semester to have my gpa be more sufficient to transfer.</p>
<p>Okay, that's not so bad. If you apply, you have to send a progress report in the middle of the semester, with estimated current grades, signed by your professors, so Barnard will get to see that you've improved significantly.</p>
<p>Applying for the fall won't hurt your chances for spring if you don't get in, same as applying for first-year admissions won't hurt your transfer application.</p>