<p>Hello!</p>
<p>I recently got denied from my first five choices (ouch!) and I'm starting my freshman year at CSULB. I haven't visited yet, so I'm not entirely sure if I'll end up disliking it, but I recently decided on majoring in Africana studies. When I tried to see how well CSULB did in Africana studies, I came upon a list of schools and after a bit of research, transferring became an option. I know this is jumping the gun a bit but after my freshman year, my mom has given me a lot more leeway in terms of where to apply - meaning, cost (which is a massive thing, I admit) is the only setback with these places. I've tried searching for details on transferring to each of these places with little to no avail. My HS GPA was not as good as it could have been because my school loaded me up with 10 classes my senior year (only 1 of which I needed to graduate, but that's another story for another day (: ) Basically, I'd like to know what I can do with a HS GPA of 3.18 and an SAT score of 1830. If I have an improved college GPA (which I will, promise), will it mean anything in light of my HS performance? Can I retake the SAT? Is there really no point to applying to transfer to schools with really competitive freshman admit rates? I just want to know so I can save some money, but I would also like to know early so I'm not regretting not taking the chance half way through the year.</p>