<p>I plan on applying for transfer and I'm wondering what kind of chance I would have.</p>
<p>Here's my situation:</p>
<p>I am transferring from a top 50 school for location issues and because I'm looking for a more rigorous environment.</p>
<p>HS GPA: 4.3 weighted (school does not do unweighted), well-know, good public HS
SAT: 2150 (710 CR, 640 M, 790 W)
SAT II: 740 U.S. History</p>
<p>First semester college GPA: 3.95 (1 A-, 5 classes)
Extracurriculars: I'm not going to list them all, but in both high school I had decent athletic and community service ECs and in college I have volunteered coaching soccer roughly 4 hours a week.</p>
<p>Does anyone think my solid start to college might be able to overcome a fairly mediocre HS record?</p>
<p>Appreciate any input, thanks.</p>
<p>“Does anyone think my solid start to college might be able to overcome a fairly mediocre HS record?”</p>
<p>if you’re from a top 50 school, than I say yes. However, it’s a big reach, which I’m sure you know. </p>
<p>Write awesome <em>UChicago</em> essays, and let them know why exactly you want to be <em>at UChicago</em> (“I want a more rigorous environment” is not enough). Keep doing well in your classes, and if you’re not already, take a math class and do well in it, to show that you really want to bring your math skills up to snuff.</p>
<p>the transfer acceptance rate is ridiculously low (1-2% i think?). A 3.95 is impressive but I wouldn’t count on it.</p>
<p>Yeah I second UchicagoGrad in that your essays need to be stellar. Maybe you can do something along the lines of: i was _______ kind of student going in to <em>(current college)</em>, but i realized that wasnt really the kind of student i was or the the college i was looking for (dont just say that… give an example of a/THE situation that changed the way you think about this). uchicago has ____ which is what im looking for (again make sure you explain).</p>
<p>^^^JUST A SUGGESTION</p>
<p>i know thats a generic essay to write, but if written well, and i mean really well, it could be very effective. Uchicago believes in strong fundamentals. I wrote an essay like this (except it was about me in HS) and talked about how fundamentals were important to me. basically i took something that sounded like an excuse and presented it as a realization (bc it really was the latter)</p>
<p>good luck!</p>