Transfer Potential ???

Transfer Students
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<p>I was really just looking for some insight to what are my odds to transfering to top tier schools like the top 25 liberal arts colleges or universities.<br>
Any opinions if I could qualify for any which ones might I have a realistic shot at
I am currently a freshman at liberal arts college which is ranked in the 80s or 90s for liberal arts and is a tier 1</p>

<p>My current GPA is 3.8
High School I had a weighted 4.4 and was ranked 7 out of 125
ACT: 25
High School decent amount of clubs
College involved in student government and philosophy club </p>

<p>Any thoughts?
Ivy League or top 15 schools?</p>

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<p>Your ACT is too low for Ivy League or top 10 schools, but your GPAs are so solid that I think you have a great chance at top 20-25 schools and a solid chance at some of the top 15 for sure.</p>

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<p>Look at the ones that are score optional, for transfers.</p>

<p>The</a> National Center for Fair & Open Testing | FairTest</p>

<p>and there may be more. JHU, eg, is score optional for transfers, even though they require scores for freshmen.</p>

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<p>Any idea about likeihood on a Georgetown, Northwestern, Cornell, John Hopkins, Wake Forest, Grinnell</p>

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<p>Where do I find that list on that site?</p>

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<p>I would suggest you either retake act(obviously it's too late now if you want to apply to fall 09 transfer) or wait till junior standing to transfer.</p>

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<p>
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Where do I find that list on that site?

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If you are talking about the FairTest site, go to the tab near the top that says "University Testing" and then choose "Optional" from the drop down menu.</p>

<p>Your hs and college stats would fit you into the schools you mention. But it is impossible to gauge your "chances" (it always is; so I never try ;) ). There's just too much more to it - your intended major and how that fits with the schools' situations, your prof recs, your essays. The ACT score is not so great for the highly selective schools.</p>

<p>I don't know the transfer acceptance rates for each of those schools. For the ones with fairly high acceptance rates (>30%), you would certainly be a competitive candidate. For others, you might be too; but the other factors make it impossible to guess.</p>

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<p>Hey thanks for all the info guys; anymore is always appreciated
Does it matter when you apply to transfer like should you apply early in a year or is latter fine to like january or feb?
The other question is will my ACT score matter less if I wait another year before attempting to transfer or should I consider retaking it or both?</p>