transfer chances to columbia/upenn/brown??

Transfer Students
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<p>help me get out of freezing and boring ithaca TT_TT</p>

<p>current college: cornell university, freshman
first semester GPA: 3.8 (A+ cognitive science, A intermediate micro economics, A comp lit, A- english, B+ painting)
majors economics & comparative literature, major gpa 4.0
SAT 2140
SATii 800 800 750
14 APs, 12 5's, 2 4
high school gpa 4.5/4.0, somewhere in the top 5% (my school doesnt offer precise ranking)
ECs in college: prelaw society, school newspaper, first semester law firm internship</p>

<p>problem: i got a C in PE second semester of my senior year...are they going to kill me for that?
and i was accepted into brown as a freshman </p>

<p>THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU =)</p>

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<p>SAT I can be improved, but otherwise you're in good shape. Also, I fail to see how you had a 4.0 in HS with that C. What was your UW HS GPA?</p>

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<p>^^ haha yesss please elaborate?</p>

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<p>With so many APs classes, that's how you can. But then I don't think the 4.5 would be out of 4.0. I think it would be out of 5.0, the weight scale.</p>

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<p>SampsonClark, not all schools do different scales for weight. My HS still did weighted out of 4, but just assumed you could exceed that through AP weighting. From what I've seen, that would be common. However, it is fair to say that unweighted GPA matters most, and is much more useful to know.</p>

<p>Honestly, if the OP had good all around grades, which I'm assuming is the case, a C in a non-academic, totally pointless class won't matter. Really, getting a 3.8 at Cornell is impressive, and so the OP should have a good shot at Columbia and Penn (though Brown is a toss up for everybody).</p>

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<p>my unweighted high school gpa was like a 3.85 out of 4 including that C in pe.
since i went to HS in california we also get a University of California GPA which excludes PE and other non-academic classes such as study skills etc on our transcript...that would be around a 3.88 unweighted out of 4.
oh and about the weighted GPA...in my school if you get an A in an AP class you get a 5 on the 4 point scale, whereas in a regular class you get a 4 out of 4.</p>

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<p>and i was wondering...when you apply for transfer, do they weigh your college grades more than your HS grades and SATs?</p>

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<p>and can we still retake SATs as a college student??</p>

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<p>you can, but don't. they weigh your college grades more. seriously, relax.</p>

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<p>hehe that's good to know! i dont want to retake them either (who does?)
hmmMmmmm...
just wondering...my parents are asking me to reconsider transferring because they worry that i wont do as well at the columbia/upenn/brown and therefore will jeopardize my chances for grad school. i'm only a freshman so i dont really know much...what do u guys think? would you guys transfer if you were in my position?</p>

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<p>i'll just say this: if you get into brown, and don't want to go--i'll gladly take your place.</p>

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<p>first of all, i don't understand why you'd want to transfer to Columbia from Cornell if your reasons are that its cold and boring. if my calculations are correct, the weather is very similar to Cornell. also, if you think Cornell is boring, you'll have a rude awakening at Columbia. perhaps the change of scenery at Penn may suit your social interests more so than Cornell, but make sure you know what your doing before you transfer and actually know that these places are where you want to be. just because its a tad higher ranking sure as hell doesn't mean its more fun.</p>

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<p>ajp87. Manhattan is fun.</p>

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<p>Do you risk a lower gpa there? Sure. But being realistic, if you do the work, in most classes, you will do fine, and will be advantaged, not disadvantaged, when applying to grad school.</p>

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<p>manhattan is my borough, and it is fun.</p>

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<p>i was referring to quality of life at the actual school, not manhattan. i live 20 minutes from the city, i know what its all about.</p>