College I Attend: SUNY Hudson Valley Community College
Major: Computer Science
Year: Will enter Sophomore this Fall.
CC GPA: 3.3; I took a literature class I gotta C in blah it was bad and I had to take literature. I hope schools will see I am pretty much an A and a few B student, and will see that a Computer Science student not doing too hot in a required literature class isn’t a big deal. Also, I will be aiming for 4.0s during my second year as usual!
ECs: I did way more in high school as I was a lot more available then, but in college I am burdened with a job working at a bakery, and I am also a full time student. However, I do a few side things for coding and open source projects so maybe this will help. I do those during my free time. I will also list my high school ECs, I hope those will help.
LoR: I do have a few of professors so far that I have done a fantastic with. One is my physics, one is my calculus, and I have my Java programming professor. I am also able to do my employer, if that is an option. So 3 or 4.
List of Courses:
Intro to Computer Science: A
College Algebra/Trig: B
English Comp 1 and 2: A’s in both
Intro to Macroeconomics: B
Literature I: C
Calc I: A
Physics I: A
Java Programming: B
American History I: A - It’s CC, you have to get your Gen Eds in there.
So it’s definitely tough to say for any transfer student, just because everyone’s application is so subjective, but I’ll give it a shot. So seeing as your most likely going to be applying to enter the university in the fall of your junior year, your college grades will definitely hold more weight than anything in hs. That’s not to say that hs doesn’t matter, but it’s less impactful on the decision. A 3.3 gpa is definitely below average to transfer to UVA, being out of state makes it that much tougher. Honestly, unless you have some special talent, or write an essay that makes the admissions department tear up while reading it, it’s a very big reach. With that said, if you manage to get excellent grades this year, as in 3.8-4.0 gpa, it could raise your overall gpa enough to make you competitive. Though being out of state will mean you will be held to a higher standard than any in-state transfer applicant, in which case even if you did do well this year, it may not be enough. With that said, I am not an admissions officer, I don’t know what they will think when they review your file, so anything I or anyone else says should not convince you of anything one way or the other. Worst case scenario you get rejected, there’s hundreds of other great school that would be happy to have you.