<p>Chance of transferring?
Hey people.
At CSUN right now and I plan on transferring:
Here is the lay down –
Freshman GPA (High School) 3.8 weighted w/ all honors classes (private school)
Sophomore: fell ill in school, had to do home school program
Junior – mid way through year had to transfer to a high school diploma class b/c of health.
Senior: GED
Freshman in College: 3.88
Sophomore: Hope to receive a 3.9</p>
<p>Now, this looks HORRID I know. But, I actually fell ill during my high school years and was simply not well enough to attend. (And NO, I was not in rehab or anything….I’m not like that.)
Extracurriculars: Well, wasn’t in high school so not much. Now, I have been on Dean’s List, started my own vintage website and tutor children/adults who are illiterate.
Oh, and I am a KICK ASS essay writer….
What are my chances of going to a good school?</p>
<p>define “good school”</p>
<p>Thinking…well, my father, his brother and his daughters all went to Columbia…can I get in becuase of family?
Other than that…USC, UCLA, Pepperdine, U. of Washington, Tulane, Loyola Marymount (and I have alot of dullard friends who go there) and perhaps Fairfield.</p>
<p>…oh, and maybe U-Mich if I decide to do a large school and Chapman for a small choice.</p>
<p>Im going to assume youd be apply for Fall '11, as a rising jr where most of your hs stats would matter little for most schools. I think Columbia, along with a few other Ivies would want to see an ACT SAT score, but I could be wrong. You would have legacy status at Columbia, assuming it counts for transfers as well.
Good shot at the rest, although I know very little about LM and F, Id imagine theyre less selective than UCLA.
The transfer application process consists of 4 main components, GPA, EC’s, recs and essays. Your GPA is good, you have decent EC’s, although Id advise you to take some leadership positions on campus, get some good prof recs and write the best essays you can on why you want to transfer and you should be in at most of these schools.</p>
<p>hahahahah is right, after 2 years of college high school stats are meaningless. A lot depends on how many open slots a school has, although as a junior you can usually live off campus so they don’t have to worry about space for that purpose. Also they might look at what you have taken and how much of it would transfer. If it isn’t much, that might hurt your chances. But most likely you will be fine, and will get into at least a couple of the schools you mention. Columbia always tough of course, but the legacy will still help. The whole idea of legacy is that they know they get more money from families with a history, the more family members with ties the more money per person they are likely to get. This is well known among schools, especially the Ivies. Given that primary motivation, it improves your chances some.</p>