<p>I'm currently attending a small community college. I had 3.6 in high school and 4.0 in college. I wonder how much the low GPA will hurt my chances of transferring to a highly ranked college? Though I've explored different areas, since my sophomore year in high school I've wanted to be a nurse and help people.</p>
<p>If you can, please, please tell me my chances of transferring to my dream schools!! Many, Many Thanks!!</p>
<p>I saw someone with an amazing template so I am going to use it: Hope it's not too much information esp w/ the college part also LOL</p>
<p>Schools:</p>
<p>Georgetown
Case Western Reserve
John Hopkins University
UC Irvine
California CSUs (Long Beach, Sac, LA, Northridge, ect)
Emory</p>
<p>Background</p>
<p>Race: White
Gender: Female
Location: California
Socioeconomic: Lower Class
Parent's Status: Divorced
Hooks: ?</p>
<p>//HIGH SCHOOL//</p>
<p>-Unweighted GPA (4-point scale): 3.57-3.6</p>
<p>-Weighted GPA (5-point scale): 3.67</p>
<p># of AP/IB/honors courses:</p>
<p>1.5 AP classes</p>
<p>-Junior Year: US History (5) A-, B-, English Lang. & Comp. A- (2nd half w/o AP due to not taking test, a part of the school's policy)</p>
<p>1 Honor class
-Sophomore Year: English 10 Honors (A's both sem.)</p>
<p>Class Rank/Size
-Rank: 46/306 (Top 15%)</p>
<p>ECs</p>
<p>Track: Member (1 year)
-Hershey's Gold Medal 800 meters
-Hershey's Gold Medal standing long jump</p>
<p>Varsity Tennis: Member (3 years)
-Ranked 7th on team of 14
-Team was 2nd and 1st in Division</p>
<p>Sustainability Club: Member (2 years)
-Helped fund raise at fair events</p>
<p>California Scholarship Federation: Member (3 years)</p>
<p>National Society of High School Scholars: Member</p>
<p>Art:
-1st place in county wide fair's brochure contest - for handout -
-Sustainability Club logo Runner-up</p>
<p>Toastmasters International: Provisional Member (1 year)
-only junior member, under 18, on board
-participated in leadership training</p>
<p>Nominated for Student Government Junior Year</p>
<p>Meals on Wheels: Volunteer (1 year)
-Helped market the program and promote it at booths</p>
<p>Local Hospital Emergency Room: Volunteer (1 year)
-Helped nurses and staff
-Mostly cleaned, but also assisted patients in minor tasks
-organized patient's files
-100 hours</p>
<p>2 of Local Hospital's fundraising stores: Volunteer (1 year)
-Cashier
-Assisted customers
-Assorted merchandise
-First junior volunteer to work in second, newly opened store, and eventually 'manned' small store by myself -Open, close, cashier, ect.</p>
<p>Petition Circulation: Paid Position (6 months)
-1000 signatures in 2 weeks
-8 petitions in all -taxes, redistricting, passing the budget, ect.
-4 hour days
-strong sales pitches
-Offered position in 2nd year's race</p>
<p>Local Online Service: Camera Operator,Paid (1 year)
-Televised in Africa and online
-Edited DVDs
-Posted online</p>
<p>Local County TV Show: Camera Operator, Paid (1 year)
-shot live
-Full responsibility of quality of picture and sound
-Offered associate position in new studio</p>
<p>NPR Intern: Volunteer (6 Months)
-Interviewed Firefighters and local Congressman
-Answered phones and organized tapes
-Office tasks
-Offered to interview live on radio</p>
<p>Quizno's: Paid Position (3 Months)
-Cashier
-Mostly cleaned and attended to customers
-Laid off - place went bankrupt</p>
<p>State Youth Soccer League: Referee, Paid (1 year)
-mediator between coaches and players
-responsible for the handling of rules
-moved up from side to center referee</p>
<p>(?)Local College Computer Classes: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Website Design (A's.. not on HS transcript..) 63 words/min</p>
<p>Other Volunteering:
-Catering for community's seniors</p>
<p>Honors/Awards</p>
<p>-National Honors Society
-Honor Roll
-Presidential Scholar Award
-Star Student Award
-Varsity Letter and supplemental stars</p>
<p>//COLLEGE//</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0
2nd semester</p>
<p>Classes Taken: Child Development, English Composition, Cultural Anthropology, Psychology Fundamentals, Basic Nutrition</p>
<p>Next Semester: Anatomy, Introductory Chemistry, Intermediate Algebra, and English: Logic and Critical Thinking</p>
<p>ECs</p>
<p>National Society of Leadership and Success: Secretary (1 year)
-Fundraising during society Events, help serve in for Fundraising Chair
-Help guide,oversee 130 Chapter members w/ President and VP -co-hosting events, attendance, email announcements, ect.
-Take minutes and write notes
-Served in for Publicity Chair, posting fliers and promoting club</p>
<p>Toastmasters International: Member (1 year)</p>
<p>Phi Theta Kappa: Member</p>
<p>Teach Sunday bible study for kindergartners (6 months)</p>
<p>Camp Counselor for Summer, kindergartners and elementary</p>
<p>Nanny: Paid Position (1 year)
-Typically 20 hour weeks
-Full responsibility for 8 year old child's safety and well-being</p>
<p>Recs/Essays</p>
<p>Recommendations: Excellent. I can get as many as I need (3 or more?) and expect them to be fantastic.</p>
<p>CommonApp Essay: Not good. I don't know what they are looking for or how to write one, or what event in life I should focus on.</p>
<p>Supplement Essays: Discouraging, especially since I don't know how to write the common one</p>
<p>Additional Information</p>
<p>I have an upward trend from a 3.5 GPA my junior/senior year to a 4.0 GPA my freshman college year.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I slacked off during high school in the academics department, only taking 1 full AP class and one honors class. I was ranked only in the top 15%. Amazingly, my school had several (5) valedictorians and a salutatorian.</p>
<p>If colleges look at my elementary and middle school record though, which I heard some do, I think they'll be impressed.</p>
<p>I'm not sure how impressive my ECs are, I guess that's why I could use all the help I could get in knowing how I stand in the chance department!!</p>
<p>I'm planning for staying at CC to do my pre-reqs, and I still have to take the TEAS. I think I might start a club next year that is health-based, though I've been told that could be too much pressure w/ my schedule.</p>
<p>So what do you think? How am I doing so far?</p>