Transfer Help!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Georgetown University
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<p>Alright, so I'm in a predicament. I'm currently at a CC, and finishing up this semester. I applied to a few schools and was accepted for Spring admission: Lower-tier Ivy, Boston College, and Holy Cross. Hopefully, this gives you an idea of where I stand based on previously admitted schools.</p>

<p>My number one choice was and still is, Georgetown. However, I'm already a semester behind at CC, and I don't really feel like taking another semester off, bringing me to a year behind graduating on a chance that I would get into Georgetown easier from CC. Should I attend one of the schools I got into for the Spring as a fallback if I don't get into GTown? I called admissions and explained my situation, but I'm not sure it's definite - they said transferring once will not hurt nor help my chances of admission. The only way I see it hurting it, if this is true, is my essays will have to change since I wrote about coming from a Community College.</p>

<p>I want to give you my stats to see what I should do, and if I even have a shot before I seriously consider either taking a gap semester again, or transferring and applying to GTown from my new school.</p>

<p>HS GPA: 2.7-3.0
ACT: 27</p>

<p>CC GPA: 3.89 Currently
Honors Program - (If it helps I took a lot of heavier courseloads; Calc 1-3, Bio 1/2, Chem, Java, etc.)
Intern at Merrill Lynch
Interned at Forex company in NYC
Volunteered for local congressman
Volunteered for disadvantaged kids organization
Economics Tutor at CC
Economics Club - Leadership role at CC
Habitat for Humanity at CC</p>

<p>I guess I had some good essays for me to get admittance into the above schools, but is Georgetown a different situation entirely? I know among the schools I got admitted into - all of them had an admittance rate of ~20%. Do I have a shot at Georgetown? Should I go to my new school with the intention of transferring to GTown again, just so I have it as a fall back (I will be happy at the new school, whichever I choose)? Should I take a gap semester and apply straight from CC? </p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>What about deferring enrollemt to one of the schools you were admitted to (with the provision that you can continue to be enrolled at the CC), remaining at CC until the next round for Georgetown transfer applications (March 1, 2012). If not admitted, attend the college that you deferred enrollment to.</p>

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<p>Because then I’d be a year behind my intended graduation date</p>

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<p>Not if you continued with CC and transferred in as a junior.</p>

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<p>i think you stand a great shot knowing your current college gpa. i think they’d find the upward trend one of the most positive traits about you. i also am looking to transfer and have few questions regarding it. I currently have 3.4 at GWU and had 3.0 high school GPA with 2110 SAT. Im looking to transfer next semester. What do you think my shot is?</p>

<p>I’ve also interned in embassy of Korea, library of Congress, Pentagon, etc. Please chance me as well. Thank you.</p>