<p>I'm a freshman at the George Washington University looking to transfer. My current major is IR, but I'm thinking about Economics as well. How would my chances be.
First Semester GPA: 3.80 (17 credits)
High School: 4.0 (Small rural high school though, APs not offered)
SAT: CR 680 Math 650 Writing 670</p>
<p>Also should I think about retaking the SATs since it's been about a year since I last took them. Thanks.</p>
<p>Please if anyone has any advice that would help a lot.</p>
<p>I'm a college freshman applying to Georgetown to transfer also. The average accepted GPA is 3.75 so I think you'll be fine as long as you have a good reason to transfer. And I wouldn't re-take the SATs, they care much more about college grades and recommendations.</p>
<p>Well your high school record will come into play if you apply as a freshmen rather than as a sophomore.</p>
<p>Did you previously apply to Georgetown? If so, were you waitlisted?</p>
<p>Yeah I applied as freshman and didn’t get, but I took a year off before starting at GW as well to travel. Don’t know how or if that affected me, but thought I’d tell you as well. Didn’t end up getting in at gtown, but I’m actually going to Oxford next year on a fellowship so I’m honestly still confused about their admissions. Had a friend who claims to know someone at the admissions office tell him it makes a huge difference if you check that your applying for financial aid or not and have had other people tell me that legacy matters a ton there. Don’t know if it’s true or not, but good luck. Have you looked into any other schools? While I’m not going to tell you to look into equally good, but not as competitive schools (i’m just as obsessed with names as anyone else here) try thinking about the image of the schools i.e. gtown is an old money school. Have you thought about schools like Berkeley or Stanford or Chicago, etc that still have that really great name but don’t necessarily have the same history as gtown. I think admissions officers - whether deliberately or without even thinking about it - tend to favor students who fit the stereotype of the school.</p>
<p>Sorry not sure if you needed or wanted that advice, but I tore myself apart over college admissions and then transferring and haven’t really gotten over it. Just realize that schools are a strange blend of business and social clubs. People that make it in to different schools probably do so just as much because they fit the image of the school as they do because they have great sats or a high gpa. There are a lot of really great competitive school, try to find the one that fits you best.</p>