<p>Hey everyone.</p>
<p>I'm entering a private Liberal Arts College this Fall as a Freshmen, but it's not really ranked for anything. It's considered a Tier One master's granting university, but honestly isn't known for much else.</p>
<p>I accumulated about 40 dual-credits in my Senior Year with a 4.0 GPA, so I'm entering the school as a Sophmore. I'm also a member of Phi Theta Kappa. If I amass about 30 more credits and maintain a 4.0 GPA, get awesome recs, gain good ECs, and possibly pick up a job or internship --- what are my chances of transferring into a top 50 college? Possibly even NYU?</p>
<p>Thanks, and feel free to be as harsh as possible. I want some serious feedback.</p>
<p>Do you guys need more info?</p>
<p>Why don’t you just finish up those 30 credits wherever it is that you earned them as dual credits, and then apply for transfer?</p>
<p>Do you like this LAC well enough to stay and graduate from there if you don’t get into a “better” school?</p>
<p>I earned them at a community college, but it would actually cost me more to go to there because of out-of-district fees, as the LAC is giving me a full ride.</p>
<p>Yes, I would not mind staying. Although, I don’t see why I wouldn’t be able to get into a school like George Mason University, which is a Tier Three school. So again, do you think it is possible? I don’t mind retaking the SAT, even.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply.</p>
<p>I obviously don’t know too much about your situation, but if you’re getting a full ride at a good LAC, why not stay there and then focus on getting a graduate degree somewhere with more name recognition (if that’s your final goal)?</p>
<p>Three years will fly by very quickly and you might even end up really liking the school.</p>
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<p>Any good top LACs will be far better on the resume than George Mason University, which isn’t too well recognized. I want to know what is your college major, therefore we can return and recommend you some schools.</p>
<p>@AMorrison</p>
<p>It’s not that I don’t like the school, I think it’s pretty awesome and has a lot to offer — it’s just always been a goal of mine to get a degree from AU, GWU, GMU and the like, as my ultimate goal is to go to law school and I’d like to aim as high as possible.</p>
<p>I know people here say not to attend a school if your ultimate goal is to go somewhere else, but out of all the schools I was accepted to, this was really the best one I got into. I had a few bumps with my admissions materials and the majority of my transcripts weren’t complete until very January/February, so that nullified me from applying to a lot of schools. Long story.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>@HopefulEagle86</p>
<p>That’s the thing. My LAC isn’t really ranked for anything other than as a top master’s granting university. Right, I know GMU isn’t all that amazing. Bad example, I guess.</p>
<p>I’m majoring in Political Science/Government, with a Pre-Law track. Thanks for the help.</p>