Transfer Questions

Transfer Students
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<p>Hey, so I'm about to go into my freshmen year at a university that, after orientation, i realized was simply not the right fit for a variety of reasons. Anyway, I just have a few questions about the whole transferring process:</p>

<p>the schools i'm looking at are: unc, uva, wake forest, elon and gwu:</p>

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<li><p>Is it worth retaking the SAT's if the school allows, my sat score from senior year was low 2000's, and would it help take any additional SAT 2'S?</p></li>
<li><p>If applying for the fall semester of my sophomore year, when should I start asking professors for recommendations and working on applications? are there any tips for how to get a really good recommendation?</p></li>
<li><p>my senior year gpa was a 4.3, but overall my gpa was bad at around 3.3 or so due to mainly freshman and sophomore year. I took a lot of AP's and honors and I intend to try to gain around a 4.0 at college. Additionally, in high school i had a lot of extra curriculars that i plan on continuing in college. If i succeed to reach a 4.0 ( or something close by it) , would I have a chance at being admitted into any of the schools listed above despite a bad initial high school gpa?</p></li>
<li><p>are there any additional tips anyone would increase chances of being admitted as a transfer?</p></li>
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<p>thank you and let me know!</p>

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<p>Read the transfer 101 sticky. It will give the arguments for and against retaking SATs.</p>

<p>Transfer apps are usually due sometime between February and June. Make a spread sheet with deadlines and requirements, etc. </p>

<p>Get to know professors and visit them during office hours. When it’s time for requesting LORS, ask professors in person if they can write you a strong LOR and set up a meeting with them. Then during this meeting explain why you need said LOR.</p>

<p>GW, by the way, won’t require high school info if you apply with more than 30 credits. ([Transfer</a> Admission - The George Washington University](<a href=“http://www.gwu.edu/apply/undergraduateadmissions/applytogw/transferadmission]Transfer”>http://www.gwu.edu/apply/undergraduateadmissions/applytogw/transferadmission))</p>

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<p>work very hard on your college GPA… I think UNC will be very very hard to transfer into. As for the rest it depends on what slots they have available (and how much $$$ you have)…</p>