<p>Hi. I'm new to CC so please forgive me if I break a rule, thanks!</p>
<p>Here is my story:
I'm a rising junior who was at a very, very lowly public university in the past two years. I applied for transfer to many colleges last semester but got accepted to only one public school, which is way much better and very well-known (probably more for sports than for academics?), but I'm not still satisfied. So what I'm thinking is take a year off, do a lot of research and internships, and re-apply for transfer as a junior.</p>
<p>My cumulative GPA is 3.3 (it was 3.61 when I applied for transfer but went down to 3.3 b/c I did so poorly in the last semester due to family emergency; missed almost a month. If I re-apply, I'll explain this on my application).</p>
<p>I know my GPA is not even considered competitive since I wasn't even from the top 20 university, but I am really willing to do a lot of research and internships to make my application look competitive.</p>
<p>Does anyone has an experience of taking a year off and re-applying for transfer? I really appreciate anyone's opinion and help. Thanks in advance!</p>