Transfer to a small liberal arts school

Transfer Students
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<p>As a high school student I finished in the top 25% of my class at a large and pretty competitive high school.
I had a 3.4ish gpa with an 1210/1600SAT ( I went through some personal problems that I believe prevented me from living up to my potential)
I was president of my class three consecutive years, involved with a couple other clubs and a member of the national honor society.
I had a part time job, had extensive volunteer hours with school/community.
Great recomendations from school/church and was given a community service award by a local legislator at the end of senior year.</p>

<p>At a local community college (Top 15 CC in the country) I have raised my GPA to a 3.84 and was elected to serve on the executive board of the student government while being an active member of the Political Science Club. I work part-time and continue to volunteer.</p>

<p>So Haverford is without a doubt my dream school and Swarthmore is a close second....I would apply as a transfer and enter as a junior polysci major. </p>

<p>Do I have a shot? and anyone with some first hand info about Haverford or Swarthmore that is interesting would be greatly appreciated</p>

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<p>high school stats do not matter that much. I think you have shots at both school.</p>

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<p>where the hell do you get cc rankings?</p>

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<p>I second that.</p>

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<p>does attending a supposed cc ranked 15 in the nation even really matter?</p>

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<p>haha i know it means pretty much nothing but it is something the school boasts and i figured that it could at least show that the CC i went to was not a joke and i took some challenging college level courses</p>

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<p>well u have good stats, and u seem like a nice guy so best of luck to ya, where else will you be applying if swathmorwe and haverford don’t pan out</p>

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<p>I think you have a really good shot at liberal art schools that don’t put so much emphasis on SATs or high school record. I think Swarthmore was one of these schools. Claremont McKenna I think is still one. Generally speaking a 3.6 transfer gpa is competitive, and as long as the school doesn’t emphasize high school records, you have a good shot.</p>

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<p>well than i will be looking to some larger schools like the University of Maryland and Boston College and some other LAC like Hamilton, Colgate, Vassar thanks for the words of encouragement</p>