Transfer Freshman - please please chance me!! I would truly appreciate it

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<p>Freshman student at St. John's University</p>

<p>High School Stats:</p>

<p>SAT - 2080 - 750 W 710 M 620 V
GPA - 3.77 Weighted 3.55 Unweighted (arguably the biggest pitfall)
AP - 5 in Gov, 4 in Eco, 3 in US and World History
Activities - Two Varsity Letters, Baseball Captain, Eagle Scout, National Honor Society, FBLA Treasurer, the whole nine yards ...</p>

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<li>these stats got me into penn state, saint joseph's university, and my current school. Wait listed at Lehigh and Wake Forest. Denied BC, UVA, Georgetown, NYU, GW, Northwestern </li>
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<p>College Stats: (first semester) Economics Major - Honors Program</p>

<p>GPA - 3.94 - A's in all business course and 1 required core (calc, CIS, eco, envi sci) A- in Lit</p>

<p>Activities - University Eco and Finance society, University Debate team</p>

<p>Got an internship on wall street this semester at a wealth management firm. Learned a great deal about finance at the firm and my essays + recommendations will reflect my experiences. </p>

<p>I am reapplying to UVA, what do you think my chances are at admission?</p>

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<p>views but no comments … please leave your thoughts, good or bad</p>

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<p>I’d say you have a fair shot. Transfer admissions can be tricky, especially if you are applying with only one semester’s grades since the adcoms will still rely heavily on HS stats, but your HS stats appear to be fairly strong as well (even with the GPA being a little low). I think if you can write strong essays that reflect why UVA will be a better fit for you than your current school you have a good shot.</p>

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<p>Ok thanks for the post</p>

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<p>just to clarify this is for fall 2010 not for the spring</p>

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<p>please guys and girls … leave your thoughts</p>

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<p>I would give you more input but honestly I know nothing about transferring. I know people that transferred, but I don’t know what their grades were like or how competitive it was… all I can tell you is good luck!</p>