<p>I am currently a sophomore at a large NC state university. I attended a community college for one year and received a 3.78 gpa and then decided to transfer to a four-year. This past semester I received a 4.0 gpa. I expect to get a 3.7-4.0 gpa for this spring semester. I have around 70 volunteer hours in the past 6 months and am currently involved in research at a local medical school. I would be able to get very good LORs from my science professors. What do you think my chances, if any, are?</p>
<p>EDIT: high school grades are not good. 2.95 gpa and a 1030 (english and math; don't remember my writing score) on the SAT. Hopefully if I am applying as a junior they would not weigh my high school experience as much as my college experience.</p>
<p>Poor chances due to high school grades, as they are a considerable factor in the decision process (unless you’re applying to GS). Transfer students are expected to have high school grades commensurate to those of freshman columbia college / seas students.</p>
<p>I think you at least have the scores to be considered, but obviously the full package is important. A near perfect GPA plus recs and ECs should make you competitive.</p>
<p>I decided I’m going to apply this weekend. It really can’t hurt to try. Thank you for the replies! Hopefully if I state my reasons for wanting to transfer, have a strong personal statement, and very good LORs maybe they will overlook my (horrid) high school gpa.</p>
<p>Thank you :). Yes I’ll be applying to Cornell also. I am really only considering the New York ivys right now due to having family around that area. I may, however, apply to some other schools in the north east just in case. I also applied to UNC Chapel Hill if I must stay in NC. I do have a good research position going right now but nothing can beat the connections you acquire at top Universities.</p>
<p>Good luck to you!</p>
<p>If you are already in a University make those grades happen and get some stellar extracurriculars. Hopefully you and I both will have some luck this fall :)</p>
<p>I’m currently a junior in High school. I’m one of those classic underachievers. I didn’t even want to go to college until this year. My grades have improved drastically but I still struggle with focus and organization. </p>
<p>For someone so young I have a lot of regrets. I had a lot of potential as a kid and I think everyone expected a lot more out of me than a 3.1 GPA and a rather uninspiring high school experience. Now I’ve decided what I want to do (for the most part), and that includes going to a good school.</p>
<p>I know that I won’t get into my ideal school as a freshman, so transferring is my main bet. I think it’s too late to finish off with a good GPA, so I’m trying to stay hopeful.
:)</p>
<p>You’re already starting off better than I did. If I have a chance you definitely do. I found college to be a much more enjoyable experience and not as much ‘grunt work.’ If you can enjoy what you’re doing the grades will undoubtedly follow.</p>
<p>I will make sure to update my progress. I’m going to wait until the weekend to start my essays, lots of work due next week!</p>
<p>I must say, I was expecting to be shut down a lot more than I have been in this thread. Are there any success stories that are somewhat like mine? I plan to address how I’ve grown as a scholar and an individual somehow in my essay (I have yet to look at the prompt). Anyway, thanks for the support guys.</p>
<p>I am quite confident that if I were to re-take the SAT I could score near perfect, but as far as I know the SAT is only an indication of how well you will do at a college level. Damn if I could only go back and smack myself upside the head multiple times. </p>
<p>After looking at the essay prompts I’m pretty sure I can come up with a stunning essay. Hopefully they don’t screen my app out before they even look at it :(.</p>
<p>I’ve found that internet forums, although helpful, also tend to attract rude, pessimistic people who use their anonymity to discourage others. </p>
<p>As a person who has read perhaps every transfer forum out there, I’ve learned that you have to take each post with a grain of salt. For every helpful, encouraging poster there are three that want to remind you how difficult and unlikely it is for you to be admitted.</p>
<p>just remember that top schools, although elite, are still open to anybody intelligent and hard working enough:)</p>
<p>I’m applying from a community college as well and I also have around the same credentials! I hope we get in man! I actually went to their information session and spoke to them. Let’s beat the odds :)!</p>
<p>After going back and looking at my old documents from high school plus my hours from college I realized I have a total of about 300 community service hours. Maybe more than that, I remember I helped the football coach run drills and worked out with team for about 50 hours (I just don’t find that very meaningful).</p>
<p>Yeah I am going to try some other places. I have family attending Syracuse and living around that area. I’m not really familiar with the New York area but living in state is closer than NC.</p>
<p>Would I be able to transfer into GS? I’m a traditional student and from my understanding you have to be a non-traditional for admission. Hopefully I’m wrong.</p>