<p>hey, i haven't been on here long, but i haven't seen a whole lot on transfer students. I was wondering if anyone can tell me my chances on getting into a few schools:</p>
<p>Cornell
University of Virginia
University of Michigan
Amherst</p>
<p>I have a 3.575 gpa, all A's except for failing intermediate algebra (summer course, but i have since taken trig as a summer course and got a b) and a c in oil painting. i have almost 70 credits (i am aware that i will lose some of them when i transfer) and have taken japanese, trig, statistics, history, anthropology, english, bio, and philosophy classes.</p>
<p>act score (april 2001): 28 composite, 33 reading, 30 english, 27 science, 20 math, am i forgetting one?</p>
<p>ec's: currently raising 2 sons, married, equestrian team, ballet, working on campus for 2 years</p>
<p>anyway, let me know anything...thanks.</p>
<p>oh, i want to major in international relations or japanese (postsecondary instruction is my overall goal)</p>
<p>my hs gpa was 3.2, homeschooled myself for senior year because my hs wasn't cutting it...economically disadvantaged school right in the middle of one of the richest counties in the nation...didn't offer a whole lot in the way of instruction for ap classes, counselors sat around and smoked pot all day, no one ever saw them much less got any information from them about getting into a good school. i had to figure all of this stuff out on my own after i left.</p>
<p>Your stats are low for the schools you list. If you live in either Mich or VA it will help, but you still probably want to try the SAT or the ACT again.</p>
<p>There is a whole board here just for transfers, post there too.</p>
<p>Are you prepared to move any of those places with 2 kids and be able to afford the move, child care and all that? Maybe you wnt a program tailored to older students?</p>
<p>Do you need financial aid?</p>
<p>I live in Michigan. Can I take the ACT again even though I graduated in 2002? I didn't see the board for transfers, I will look again. Moving won't be a problem, and yes, I will need financial aid. All of those schools except Cornell cover the cost of low-income tuition, that is why I am applying, aside from the fact that they are great schools.</p>
<p>Lovi, things are not that simple when you're low income. Schools can meet your needs in different ways including with loans. Most colleges also don't treat transfers the way they treat freshmen with aid. </p>
<p>Will you have a spouse working? I'm trying to think of schools that would be condusive to having a family. You sure won't meet many with families at Amherst!</p>
<p>i have done the research into the financial aid part, i just want to know if i can get in or not. i know that amherst is a reach, and probably cornell, our sights are set on michigan though. i worked in the financial aid office of the school that i am at now for 2 years, i know it's difficult and i have spent over a year researching "free tuition" programs. there are several colleges that cover low income tuition but only for instate residents (washington u) or for dependent students (UNC chapel hill) my spouse will be attending school with me.</p>