<p>Anyone have insight on what the admissions people focus on in the transfer process?
I am a freshman, probably have around a 3.6-3.75 by the spring, a few clubs, varsity sport. Not great HS stats (2040SAT, 3.8 GPA, NHS, Student Gov, varsity sports, community service)
no hooks.
What should I work on to compensate for my HS stats?
Thanks</p>
<p>I honestly think you're being too hard on yourself. Your college GPA is excellent and (assuming the 3.8 isn't weighted) your high school GPA is not bad either. Your SAT score is also on par with everyone here. I don't think you'll have a problem if you can get good recommendations from a professor of yours (I'm assuming that's what you do when you transfer? I'm not sure) But I'm pretty positive that transfer applicants are much more heavily evaluated on their college GPA because it's a totally different ballgame and it shows you can handle the new workload.</p>
<p>I think that was my weighted HS GPA. I'm hoping I can maintain a 3.6 in college, I may have to take one of my classes P/F for a variety of reasons. How important are teacher recs? Most of my classes don't involve much class discussion and have limited oppurtunity to interact with the profs. Last year was a tough admissions year so I don't know if that has effected the transfer process.</p>
<p>My advice is to send a private message to poster "UR Admissions" whose link can be found in the above banner entitled "Welcome new College Rep from University of Richmond Started in University of Richmond by Roger_Dooley on 12-13-2007".</p>
<p>"UR Admissions" is a senior admissions officer at UR and graciously answers all questions posed to her/ him on this site or through private messages.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Hi Tiff90--</p>
<p>Transfer admission is quite different than first-year admission. How much weight your high school record will carry depends on how many college credits you have behind you. The more college you've completed, the more your high school record gets put behind you. But your high school record doesn't sound all that bad so I wouldn't be worried abou that part. You do need to send your final high school transcript to us. Test scores are optional but yours are fine so I'd send them if it were me (they might be on your high school transcript but some schools do NOT put them there, so be sure to ask about that before you spend any money sending them from College Board). </p>
<p>As for teacher recs, if you don't have a prof at the school you are attending now who knows you well enough to write about you, it is OK to ask a high school teacher to write on your behalf. </p>
<p>What matters the most in transfer admission is how well you've done in college and whether your courses are similar in content to Richmond courses (meaning liberal arts coursework rather than a totally different sort of academic program). The other factor is whether how much space we have to accommodate transfers in a given year, which can vary. I feel pretty good about what will be available for next fall, although we won't have hard numbers on that for months. I will be curious about the need for courses taken P/F, so go ahead and plan to speak to the reason for that when you file your application. </p>
<p>I hope this helps calm your concerns. If your college GPA is a 3.6 or better, and you have appropriate courses, your chances of successful admission as a transfer are quite good. Let me know if I can be of further assistance.</p>
<p>UR Admissions</p>
<p>p.s. to Otis--thanks for the plug!</p>
<p>Hi UR Admissions!</p>
<p>I was wondering how spring transfer works. What are the dates for application deadlines? Are there less acceptances in the spring?</p>
<p>There are two transfer deadlines in the spring. The first, also called a priority deadline, is February 15. Notifications come out around April 1. The second, called a space-available deadline, is April 15 with notification around May 15. If you are serious about Richmond, apply by the priority deadline. We always admit transfers in this round. The second deadline is really a back-up situation for us as we only admit from that group if space remains available in the class, so it can be a trickier situation. In the last 2 years I know we've always taken a few from the April group, but the accept rates are lower then. There is plenty of information on the web site for transfers at University</a> of Richmond: Transfer Students. </p>
<p>You are always welcome to call the office to speak to an admission officer as well.</p>
<p>What is the average GPA that is accepted by UR for transfers? And how does UR look at W's on a transcript? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I'm glad you are looking at UR for potential transfer. The typical successful applicant usually has a GPA in the 3.2-3.5 range. As for "W" grades, it would depend on how many there were (i.e. is this a chronic issue or just a one time situation). It wouldn't hurt to add a note to your application about why you chose to withdraw from the class so we wouldn't have to wonder about the context. Let us know as you have other questions.</p>