Transfer for SG student

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<p>Hi, I am currently 17 years old and am studying at a community college in Florida, doing my second semester coming Fall. I plan to do a pre med program preferably as a music major. I was under the Singaporean system until I went into the CC(I completed my O levels and went straight to college), thus I do not have any SAT scores, GPA or ranking. Thus, I find it somewhat difficult to gage where exactly do I stand among all the other applicants(esp since I'm transferring). Do they look at both my secondary school results and college GPA when I transfer? If so, is it equal? Also, what if I supplement it with a 2100-2200+ SAT score, will that be a big plus?</p>

<p>My stats</p>

<p>College GPA: 3.72(Hoping to raise it to 3.8-3.9 by next semester)</p>

<p>I took a total of 7 subjects of which, most are humanities and arts subjects.
My O levels score:
2 A2s
3 B3s
1 C5</p>

<p>EC
Over in SG we don't get to join multiple ECs(max 2) or switch often because we get graded for one or two of the ECs that we are in. I was in Art Club where I was VP for a year and participated in multiple international and local exhibitions and charity events where my works were sold to contribute to charity. I also got an A2 for my EC grade.</p>

<p>Hobbies/Community work
I have over 200 hours of community work while I was in secondary school. I also play the piano and fence.</p>

<p>Interns/Extras
I have interned at Duke-NUS graduate medical school(in one of the labs) during this summer where I run studies and do some analysis.</p>

<p>Can you guys roughly tell me where I would stand and what would be a few safety and match schools for me? Oh, btw I speak English as a first language and also Chinese as a mother tongue.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Hi Huining!
I used to study in Singapore and recently started CC in L.A, just like you, except that I did a year of poly and took both the SAT, SATII and TOEFL.
I’m quite surprised that your college counselor did not brief you on this cos I think it’s the reason why many students choose CC~
Admission officers in universities ONLY look at your results in the CC alone. They do not consider your O Level results, secondary school performance or even SAT results.
I’m not sure if you are looking at universities only within Florida, but I think with a GPA of at least 3.8 you might stand a chance in transferring to USC. On the other hand, UFL would be a piece of cake.
Hope this helps! If you have any other questions feel free to PM me! :)</p>

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<p>Thanks shah0906! :smiley:
Anyone else who knows anything?</p>