Applying for Spring 2016 Admission as a second-semester sophomore
Previous ED applicant who expressed a lot of interest; rejected
Now attending Conn College
High School GPA: 3.44/4.0
High School Class Rank: 13/99
AP's: 4
Not submitting SAT scores as they are not required and are kind of low
College GPA: 3.81/4.0
Courses Taken: Calc based gen physics, Calculus 1 & 2, Advanced Gen Chem, Inorganic Chem, Linguistics, as well as a freshman seminar about disease
Undeclared Chemistry major, planning to minor in mathematics or statistics
Growing interest in physics and looking for a unique way to incorporate this into my studies
Extra Curriculars:
Summer Work: Retail company summer 2014; working in research lab with chemistry professor summer 2015
Will be a student advisor to approx. 16 incoming freshman in the fall
Working on the weekends at a retail store during academic year
Medium to High need for Financial aid
Thanks guys
Hi! Fellow rising sophomore here. I don’t know too much about what they look for in a transfer applicant, but since Conn College has an acceptance rate and many other stats similar to Trin’s, you definitely have a chance.
Just a heads up: If you do end up coming to Trinity, we don’t have a math or stats minor, but I’m sure you can set something up with profs or consider the Models and Data minor. You can also consider a double major, since our math major only requires 11 courses, you’re done with 2 (calc I and II), and one of the 4 math electives can be satisfied by a higher level chem course.
I’d say you could think about what your possible weaknesses were when you applied in high school and see if those have improved in college. I know your GPA certainly has and that’s awesome, and there might be other improvements that I don’t know about that will secure your spot. Whatever the case, I think admissions will take into account the fact that you’re doing well academically in another great liberal arts college, which tells them that you can succeed at Trinity too. The rest is up to what the admissions team values, and a little more of a gamble. I think you do have a chance though, so if you want to be a Trinity student, give it a try!
Sorry for being vague. I hope you are at least feeling more secure that someone else thinks you should go for it!