Transferring from George Washington University

Transfer Students
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Hi everyone. I’m a current sophomore at GWU and looking to transfer for my junior year. Looking for some feedback on whether I have a shot at any of the schools I’m applying to. I am applying to Amherst, Brown, Duke (top choice), Harvard, Emory, Vanderbilt, and Yale. My reasons for transferring are entirely academic; I’m looking for a school with really strong Africana/Black Studies and Dance Departments. I detailed how I am looking for a way to bridge my Africana studies with my dance background in my common app essay. More specifically, I am interested in the ways that traumatic experiences infiltrate artistic cultural decisions.

Stats:
College GPA: 3.82, and 4.0 last semester
HS Stats: Top 10 boarding school, 3.5 GPA, 30 ACT
EC’s: I dance with a professional dance company in DC; Doris Duke Conservation Scholar; work with sexual assault survivors Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network (RAINN); Telluride Association Summer Program; and a host of other dance and ethnic based extracurricular activities…

Any input would be much appreciated!

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bump

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bump. some input would be greatly appreciated :slight_smile:

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Your GPA certainly seems to meet the cut for most of the colleges.

However I think Harvard and Yale is probably a reach even with your stats. Since they accept literally 1% of transfer applicants (and half are athletes) unless you have done extremely stellar extracurricular (not to downplay your achievements) its hard to get accepted.

As for the rest I think you have a great shot as any another applicants long as you wrote a good personal statement!

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@thecoolboy1234, thank you so much for your input. I really do appreciate it!