<p>Hey,
I'm a student at Emory in Atlanta, GA. I want to transfer to Upenn.
My high school GPA was 3.7, 4.4 weighted. I got 1380 on the SAT.</p>
<p>I found this stat on college board.com:
* Total number of transfer students who applied: 1,543
* Total number of transfer students who were admitted: 336</p>
<p>Ill probably pull a GPA of 3.5-3.85 my first semester here at emory. My extracurriculars are good and I'll probably get good recs and stuff. I'm a little worried about the dean letter thing....I don't even know my dean. What should I do about this part of the application?</p>
<p>Also, where do the transfer applicants come from???? The applicants applying to Upenn can't come from schools much better than Upenn. I feel it is unlikely that applicants will come from other Ivys so it leaves only a few schools that are ranked higher than Emory. How are my chances from Emory?</p>
<p>In truth, the quality of the college is far from being the top factor in transfer admissions - the top factors are college and high school records. Yes, it is better to have gotten a high gpa at a top school (although they will take grade inflation or deflation into account) but it is not a huge advantage, especially over someone at a school in the top 50. I believe there are many inter-ivy and top 20 school transfers. So in other words, you will probably need to get a GPA on the higher end of the possible range you gave this semester. So the factors to keep in mind are: high school gpa and scores and extra curriculars-- probably number 1 factor as a freshman, followed by college grades, then compelling transfer essay, then college extra curriculars, then college recs. I am thinking about applying for transfer from emory to upenn (and some other schools) and am a sophomore.</p>
<p>I had an ex-boyfriend transfer from CMU to Emory then to NYU then back to Emory (graduated Emory '03)...So, I know both of those transfers are possible. I don't know what his GPA was, but likely quite high for both transfers. Don't know of your chances, but it looks worth the money to send the application!</p>