TRANSFER STUDENTS STATISTICS

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Miami - Florida
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I figured since there isn’t a thread (that I can find) that I should start one, so people who are just now applying, or are thinking of applying as a transfer, will see admitted/rejected students’ criteria. Of course, only post what you’re comfortable posting.

ADMISSIONS DECISION: ACCEPTED
What year are you transferring in as? JUNIOR

HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION:
IF SENT:
Unweighted High School GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Weighted GPA: 3.8

IF SENT:
SAT: N/A
ACT (breakdown): N/A
ACT superscore (breakdown):N/A
SAT II: N/A

COLLEGE:
GPA: 3.957
Credits: ~65

MAJOR: Undecided Communications

COLLEGE Info:
Extracurriculars (name, grade levels, leadership, description):

  1. American Mock Trial Association: sophomore year: competition member-- approx 26 wk/year
  2. Club Tennis Team: member for a few months sophomore year
  3. Hillel (Religious) Organization: freshman/sophomore year–approximately bi-weekly: 39 wk/year (1-2 hrs per event)
  4. Chess Volunteer: taught chess to students for one semester sophomore year-- 2 hrs a week
  5. Special Ed: assisted special needs toddlers for ten hours total for one semester sophomore year
  6. Sorority Member: member of a panhellenic sorority for almost all of freshman year

Job/Work Experience:
N/A

WRITING:
Essays: I thought my CommonApp essay was great. I talked about a very personal topic.

Recommendations:
I haven’t seen them, but based on my grades, and if the professors seem to like me:
Rec #1: History professor for both of my college history classes: 10/10
Rec #4: Political science professor: 10/10
Rec #3: English professor: 9/10(?)

Interview: N/A

College School Type: Top 100 Public State School
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket Range: N/A
Hooks (URM, first generation, recruited athelete, development): Family member went to UM!

College Honor Societies: 7; as well as member of my school’s Honors College

Strengths:

  1. GPA
  2. Recommendations
  3. CommonApp essay
  4. Extracurriculars

Weaknesses:

  1. No high school AP classes
  2. Have a lot of college credits

Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
probably mainly my GPA
What would you have done differently?: N/A
Where else did you apply? Just UM!