<p>Hey everyone, I'm going to be a sophomore this year at Wake Forest and I'm interested, but not 100% positive, in transferring to a bigger school. I just wanted to see what my chances would be at the following schools or any recommendations anyone has on what would help make me a more appealing candidate. Thank you so much.</p>
<p>Interested in:</p>
<p>Michigan
Notre Dame
UNC-Chapel Hill</p>
<p>GPA: 3.2</p>
<p>Background: White, middle class guy from Richmond, Virginia</p>
<p>EC's:
College Republicans
Students for Bush/Burr
Intern-Department of Planning and Budget- State Government of Virginia- 2 summers @ 40 hours a week
Running Club
Community Service- Habitat, Project Pumpkin, etc.
Usher/Member at a Methodist Church</p>
<p><em>Won't be a legacy at any of the three</em></p>
<p>Thanks in advance for any feedback!</p>
<p>I too, am interested in applying to Chapel Hill. While a 3.2 isn't the best GPA you could have, it's a lot better than, say, mine.</p>
<p>Depending on when you were thinking of transferring, you might want to try to raise your GPA to a 3.8, or even a 3.5 (which could be done in a semester). </p>
<p>Plus, you're coming from Wake Forest. While that's a private school and you want to go public (at least to CH), that might give you a boost, but I honestly couldn't say for sure.</p>
<p>Try raising your GPA, but everything else looks good.</p>
<p>Yeah the fact that unc and michigan are public will hurt your chances because they tend to give priority to in state transfers. I'd be a demon deacon one more year and boost my gpa for a shot at ND. These schools pretty much see that your'e already at a good institution so probably wont think twice about rejecting you over say someone who had no second option with similiar stats as yours.</p>
<p>Thanks h_thealogian. What is the deal with grade deflation also? I know that Wake for instance deflates grades a lot, how much do colleges weigh this? Any other advice would also be more than welcome.</p>
<p>I think that with these schools, a lot depends on your major of choice. For instance, I know that while UNC requires a 3.0 something GPA for pharmacy applicants, but they are open and honest with the fact that unless you have a 3.6+, you won't be considered competitive what so ever, regardless of residency or where you're transferring from. The same goes for their, and UM's nursing programs as well...
UNC seems to be pretty straightforward when answering questions. Call, visit, meet with a transfer coordinator, ask questions, express interest! It NEVER hurts to become acquainted with the big guns!</p>
<p>Thanks for the comments so far! Just to let everyone know, of the three, the one I'm most interested for information about, etc. is Notre Dame. Has anyone had their own transfer experiences there? Any more advice would be great! Thanks again.</p>
<p>Deacon,</p>
<p>Grade deflation? That's new to me. What is it, exactly?</p>
<p>Certain schools, such as William and Mary or Wake, have a reputation of giving much lower grades than average at other schools. In other words, the GPAs tend to be much lower on average, leading people to say the GPAs are deflated.</p>