<p>I tried to search for any information regarding transferring to Amherst, but haven’t found any yet. I’m currently at Holy Cross, with a GPA of a 3.52 and got rejected from Amherst’s original class of 2009. Does anybody know how many people they usually admit, or what the process is like? All I could find on Amherst’s site was that a B average is necessary to be competitive in the applicant pool - there was little else, and no helpful statistics. Any insight would be much appreciated.</p>
<p>I'm looking for the same info. Thanks!</p>
<p>Whatever they say on the website, if you look at the stats only, a B average is too low. As a transfer myself, I know quite a few other transfers and none of them had a GPA lower than A-. Transferring is much is arguably tougher than getting in via regular admission, but again, that's only stat-wise (lower acceptance %.) Amherst really does look @ many other aspects.
I, for one, got in with a straight A, but had gone to a no-name school before Amherst. All the other 7 transfers of my year went to much much much more well-known schools and I'm pretty sure their GPAs were in no way inferior to mine.
So bottom line, I think, is that you should give it a shot. Your GPA certainly doesn't make you stand out, neither does the school's name so to boost your chance, you have to focus on other factors: essay, personal experiences, recommendations etc.</p>
<p>i applied as a transfer this year and im currently on the waitlist. i found a lot of info by looking at amherst's common data set (cds). you can search on the amherst site and it will come up. im not sure what it says about GPA but it says how many guys and girls are accepted as transfers each year and how many end up enrolling. i got waitlisted with a 3.84 GPA for my first year at a top 25 LAC.</p>
<p>What are your stats? I would love to go to Amherst. I just finished my freshmen year with a 3.956 GPA at a no-name school and had a horrible high school transcript (it was a top NYC magnet high school though). My SAT isn't exactly competitive -1320. Sometimes I look on these boards and see the most amazing resumes ever (Im talking about extra curricular activities).
Also, if you came from a no-name school, did you find classes at amherst significantly more difficult? I'm currently taking a summer course in Columbia (and have the highest grade heehee!).</p>
<p>I also am strongly interested in Amherst. I've just started learning about these LACs and I really, really like the idea. Alot. And I'm sure everyone else posting on this thread does.</p>
<p>I've got a 4.0 at a CC in Texas. Honors courses, tough courseload, 2220 SATs, 750, 740, 740 SAT IIs, but will be retaking, VP of Student Govt, VP of Honors Society, Phi Theta Kappa, Officer of Business Club, Member of top college choir, will send in a demo (SINGER). I'm wondering what kind of applicants these LACs get. Good, of course, but are they typically better than ones applying to the Ivys and top research universities. I hope not. :)</p>
<p>Probably similar applicants. The median SAT's at Amherst and the top LAC's are comparable to those of the ivies and top research universities.</p>
<p>thanks not necessarily the answer i wanted to hear, but maybe it was. I want to be around intelligent people. :)</p>
<p>Amherst gets transfer students from places like Columbia, Swarthmore etc. Brand_182, you actually stand a better chance now than a good CC student did a few years ago since Amherst has recently decided to get more committed to accepting students from CCs (we, together with colleges like Cornell, Mt Holyoke, Cal Berkeley, U Mich and a few others received some grants to support our efforts in searching for and admitting students who come from supposedly less advantageous backgrounds.)</p>
<p>sweet that's good news.</p>