transfer chances -- please help

Colleges and Universities A-Z Grinnell College
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I am currently a freshman looking to transfer to Grinnell. I spent my first semester at Indiana University, and currently are at my local community college for second semester.</p>

<p>some stats:</p>

<p>High School GPA: 3.5
ACT Score: 30
SAT Score: 1800
Extracurriculars: Football, Wrestling, Co-Editor High School newspaper, performed in several theatre productions, member of Mock Government, chair of homecoming committee for Student Council</p>

<p>Indiana GPA: 3.46
Classes Taken: Intro to Fiction, Arabic, Intro to Mass Comm, Research Techniques for Journalists</p>

<p>Projected Community College GPA: 3.2-3.5
Class: Psychology, Statistics, Creative Writing, Earth Science</p>

<p>i'm hoping to bank my chances on the essays. i love grinnell, its academics, the whole atmosphere the school promotes, etc. i'd like to think i'm a pretty good writer so...</p>

<p>other than that, i have my letters of recommendation from the head of the arabic program at IU and a ph.D candidate for english</p>

<p>you can private me if you want.</p>

<p>Cheers!</p>

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<p>I don’t know about your chances, but they have a great Arabic prof at Grinnell. Everyone loves her. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Transfer chances are kind of hard to predict because there aren’t the same number of slots every year like there are in freshman admissions, especially when we’re talking about a school like Grinnell with such a high retention rate. Send in the application, but be sure you have backups (or are willing to stay at IU if not).</p>

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<p>yeah I agree that your chances are hard to predict. I think it might be a reach for you. </p>

<p>Quick note on the Arabic program at Grinnell. Even if you have taken Arabic before; don’t necessarily think you’ll be able to test out of Intro. Arabic is really tough at Grinnell, but it’s also a really good program. They are going to hire another professor for next year, so there’ll actually be more classes taught.</p>