<p>So let's say you go to a college ranked in top 20. You want to transfer to another one ranked in top 20.</p>
<p>Your GPA is 3.3.</p>
<p>And the other you goes to a college ranked in top 200. You want to transfer to one ranked in top 20.</p>
<p>Your GPA is 3.7.</p>
<p>Both are taking equally rigorous courses. Everything else looks equally impressive.</p>
<p>Which would they take?</p>
<p>I'm asking this because, well, the guy in top 20 clearly proved that he can handle the work at a prestigous university, so transfering to another one wouldn't really flunk him out. Wondering if they take names into consideration THAT much?</p>
<p>K, nvm, I got this… It was so obvious! Can’t believe I can’t delete this thread! God, this topic has been posted over a million times.</p>
<p>the 3.7 b/c it is a higher gpa</p>
<p>3.3 at top 20 means that you’re just an average student at top 20.</p>
<p>3.7 at top 200 may mean that you’re gonna be an average student at top 20, but may also mean that you may do very well.</p>
<p>A top school would much rather take the student who may potentially be great, than the student who already proved to be mediocre.</p>
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<p>Mediocre as in “average” right? Nice diction, man. A 3.3 at a top 20 school is not a “medicore” student. As for that potential student…I’ve seen TOO MANY people who excelled UNTIL they moved into a much rigorous program and dropped their GPA from heaven to hell. I’d rather take that 3.3 who proved that they can do the work rather than decide wether or not that 3.7 kid would fall off the ladder or not. But it’s not how the admissions work, sadly.</p>
<p>This is subjective; I hate taking chances.</p>
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<p>Actually, statistics shows that CC students with high GPA (3.8-4.0) transferring to Cal experience on average only .5 drop in their GPA, and that’s for science majors; the gap is even less for soft majors.</p>
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<p>Son of a… K, cool, thanks for the clear up!!! THANK YOU!! Well, a 3.8 dropping .5 would end up as 3.3 so… Is there really that much of a difference? Take them both, I say, if they’re in science major.</p>
<p>Note you said AVERAGE. That means about 25% drop something like .7 or higher, right, if this is based on bell-shape curve kind of average? To me, that’s still praying that he won’t end up in the 1/4. Taking huge chances; the 3.7 would become a 3.0.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, UC’s statfinder does not report grade distribution within the bracket. It report aggregates.</p>