Transferring from Boston University

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey everyone,</p>

<p>I'm really unhappy at BU. It feels like I'm not even at college. The social life sucks and it's really hard to make friends. I want to transfer to another school. My stats are:</p>

<p>Freshman (completed one semester so far)
GPA: 3.15 (hoping to raise this semester)
SATs: 1880
I think that my low GPA is due to some grade deflation here - my high school gpa was 3.6
I'm in the National Honor Society and have done plenty of community service.</p>

<p>What are my chances of getting into American University, BC, Fordham, Georgetown, Trinity, Middlebury, or even placed like UPenn or Duke (have a legacy at Duke)?</p>

<p>-butransfer </p>

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<p>BC, Georgetown, Penn, Duke are way out of reach for you.</p>

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<p>Above poster is right. Look more into American, that seems possible.</p>

<p>My thread (chance pls): <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1610985-chances-for-vanderbilt-unc-nyu-uf-and-duke.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1610985-chances-for-vanderbilt-unc-nyu-uf-and-duke.html#latest&lt;/a&gt; </p>

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<p>How did you get into BU with an 1880?</p>

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<p>@soze - I don’t think getting into BU with an 1880 is unheard of – a lot of kids (especially full pay kids) can get into BU with ~1850. </p>

<p>However, to address OP’s question - transferring to all of those schools bar American is gonna be damn near impossible with a 3.15. </p>

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<p>@soze and @preamble1776 I got into BU because I am a well-rounded and driven student. If these schools aren’t right what other schools are on-par with BU?</p>

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<p>Agreed, 1880 is not bad for BU. After all BU is not Ivy nor even Ivy quality. At least a half dozen state universities are better than BU (Michigan, Berkeley, UCLA, UT-Austin, for starters).</p>

<p>Fordham might actually be within reach (along with American), but not sure you will like the social life there much more than BU. </p>

<p>Recommend trying to shoot for Duke with your legacy, but then bring it down a couple of notches. How about Marquette of Villanova? (are you Catholic? ref: Fordham, BC, and Georgetown) Also, consider Stoney Brook or Binghamton.</p>

<p>Having said all that, it is getting late for transfers. You have only a month or so. Seriously consider small liberal arts colleges too. Suggestions: Stonehill, Ohio Wesleyan, Furman (part of the Duke trust, perhaps legacy might help…), University of Puget Sound, Juniata, and Goucher.</p>

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<p>@NROTCgrad Thank you, what other schools are similar to Villanova that I would be able to get into? I’m not catholic they just happen to be schools of interest. </p>

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<p>Well, how about Ithaca College, Marist College, and Quinnipiac?</p>

<p>Also, some good state schools come to mind. University of Pittsburgh is a good choice and the city is actually pretty cool. College of New Jersey is very good too.</p>