I noticed there wasn’t a transfer thread for this year. I thought it would be nice to post stats and talk about transfer admissions for this year. The deadline is 2/15/2016!
My stats:
Currently at: UNCC
GPA: 3.94
Year: Sophomore (Technically Junior because of HS dual enrollment classes)
Major: Economics
HS GPA UW: 3.7 (No AP, just Community College Classes)
Extra Curricular:
-Working twenty-five hours per week.
-Intermural Flag football co-captain.
-Three Time Chancellor’s List (3.8 or higher)
-Eagle Scout
Not submitting Letter of Recommendation.
Essays will probably be average.
Feel free to chance each other, or just discuss admissions/UNC.
I also highly recommend updating your post later to include Rejected, Admitted, or Waitlisted. It will help people who are applying in the future.
I’m glad someone made this thread!! I am also applying to UNC and hoping to transfer
Currently at: community college in nc
GPA: 3.8
Year: Junior
Major: Philosophy
HS GPA UW: 3.5
Extra Curricular:
Working two jobs - one full time and one part time
Will NOT be sending a letter of rec…Also applying to nc state if anyone else is also…
Currently a freshman at UNCG
GPA: 3.6
Major: Biology
HS GPA unweighted: 3.8
HS GPA weighted: 4.9
Activities: Alpha Lambda Delta Honora Society, Deans List, Working one job
Chance me and see if I have any chance of getting in! Good luck to everyone
Currently at: Lower-tier Midwestern state school
College GPA: 3.6
Year: Sophomore, applying to be a junior
Major: Finance (planning to transfer into Kenan-Flagler after I transfer)
HS GPA: 3.4 unweighted
Extra Curricular:
President of student stock portfolio
Co-President of Finance Club (more educational / speaker type stuff)
Multiple positions in my fraternity (finance chair, alumni relations chair, etc)
Various volunteer experience (~30 hours a semester)
Was an exchange student in high school
Internship (both great experiences):
Small consulting firm over the summer
Venture Capital fund part time this semester
Sending in 2 letters of rec, one from a finance professor who I got along with, the other is my employer from last summer. I like my chances, but it’s no shoe-in.
Hi everyone! I too am applying for fall 2016.
Currently attendig: Virginia Tech
College GPA: 4.00 (first semester), I guess i’ll be applying as a sophomore
Major: Biology looking to double major in Economics
HS stuff: 4.13 GPA 1380/1600 SAT (nothing spectacular here)
EC’s:
Running club, ultra-running club, joining an investment club, and a few other things.
I’ll be submitting a letter of recommendation from my biology professor and i’m also applying to a few other schools. I don’t really have that much more to say, but good luck to everyone!
It looks like everyone has a really good shot so far! I have a feeling it will be competitive!
Is anyone else looking to join the Transfers United club if they are accepted? There is a specific residence building for members of that transfer group.
I was not aware of this club…hopefully I can check it out if accepted. I agree that the competition looks steep…judging from past threads, you never really know what unc is looking for.
I just looked it up on their website, it turns out only people entering as juniors can apply(?) for it. Too bad, seemed like a pretty interesting club.
Currently a Freshmen at Bryant University, majoring in Finance
College GPA: 3.85
Extracurriculars: CEO Club
Big Brothers and Sisters
Worked 3 Jobs
Coached Basketball for 2 years
Finance Association
Community Service Club
Intramural Basketball (Been playing basketball since 5th grade)
DECA (Made it to States 3 Years)
Intramural Soccer
Signed up for a program to go to Haiti for 3-4 weeks over the summer to educate kids.
Went to top 10 high school in Massachusetts
Hs GPA: 3.0
1120/1600 on SAT
Hopefully have a good common app essay
Thoughts?
Also does being out of state hurt chances?
Being out of state has no affect on transfer admissions just on freshman admissions. You look really competitive, though you only have one semester so far, so it can be hard to gauge.
GPA: 3.75 (Had a 3.7 at the Community College I was in)
Year: Sophomore (Took Dual Enrollment Classes So really my second semester)
Major: Economics ( I’m Currently A Comp Science Major, but I want to switch and I’ve been taking econ classes this semester)
HS GPA UW: 3.15 (Took 2 AP classes)
HS GPA W: 4.013
Sat: 1250/1600
Ethnicity: African American Male
Extra Curricular:
-Man, the cameras weekly.
-Work On Multiple Websites.
-Should Be On The Deans List
-Selling on sites such as Ebay/Amazon
No Recommendation
I know it can be kind of hard to gauge, but does this look somewhat competitive? I’d really appreciate any feedback.
Currently at: NC community college
GPA: 4.0
Year: Have applied as a junior
Major: Archaeology
HS GPA: Let’s not go there…
EC’s-
-Volunteer with local public archaeology group, assist with excavation, artifact processing, etc.
-Member of school Honors Club
-Co-author/editor of a cookbook centered on immigration, holidays, and food.
-Amateur genealogist, constructed own family tree, helped others discover theirs.
-Work part-time providing patient support (medical education, counseling, financial aid location) to people with liver damage. Held same job for 8 1/2 years.
One solid letter of recommendation
Member of college’s Honors Program, will graduate with Honors in May.
President’s List all semesters so far.
Non-traditional student (35 yr. old female)
Well, there it is. Good luck to us all, may we hear good news in April.
Go Heels!!!
Currently at: Community College
GPA: 3.84
Year Applied: Sophomore
Major: Economics
HS GPA: 3.75
Extra Curricular:
-Writing & Economics Peer Tutor 18 hrs per week
-Co-Organizer of a Guiness Book of World Record event
-Student Council (on my previous university with 18000 undergraduates)
-Main Proponent of a student ecological movement (STEM)
-Co-Author of my former university’s Magna Carta (Students’ Rights and Welfare)
-Proponent of 8 other events
-Batch President
The list goes on so will be uploading a resume as well.
Will be submitting two letters of recommendation.
will HOPEFULLY write great essays.
Will hopefully also be sharing your anxieties and dreams.
Does anyone know the financial aid situation? Are transfers looked at the same as regular applicants? Also is there a chance that we could be awarded merit-aid?
I don’t know how they disburse aid for transfers…it is to my understanding, though, that they will meet the needs of anyone who demonstrates it…on the site it says to fill out the fasfa/css profile by March 1…in our case, we haven’t been accepted but are highly recommended to do so anyway.
School: University of Georgia
Year: Freshman
High School GPA: 3.7
First semester college GPA: 3.73
Major: Broadcast Journalism and Management
ACT: 32
Legacy: Brother graduated from UNC, sister a senior at the school there.
Extra curricular - Member of Geography Club, Indian Cultural Exchange, intramural soccer, the analytical sports debate club, and uga miracle, and I serve as a translator at an Athens elementary school for Hispanic parents during parent teacher conferences.
I think my essays are average but show a strong interest to go to UNC.
Is there a lower out of state acceptance rate? Do they also take into account how rigorous the college we attend is?
First semester I had to withdraw from a class because the teacher was flat out awful but I still finished with a high gpa will that hurt my chances of getting in?
Jdrew - I honestly think the answer to that question would depend heavily on your high school stats…in reference to the unc website, if you only have one year of college under your belt they moreso focus on your high school GPA and courses…if it isn’t too much trouble asking, why are you looking to transfer out of nc state? I have applied to transfer there…it is one of my top choices and I’m anxiously waiting a decision. Would love any insight you have.
Gowolfpacks18- NC state is honestly a really great school, but I’m majoring in psychology, looking to become a clinical psychiatrist, and UNC has the better psychology department when it comes to the nueroscience aspect, which is important for me. Also UNC has been my dream school since I was a kid. What are you planning on majoring in if you transfer into NC state?
