<p>I currently go to a community college in Illinois and have 31 credits with a 4.0 gpa</p>
<p>Biology A
English 1 and 2 both As
Japanese 1 and 2 both As
finite math A
Business calculus A
macro economics A
College algebra A</p>
<p>will be taking this fall
microeconomics
precalculus
japanese 3
accounting 1</p>
<p>high school grades are not good around a 3.0 with many honors and AP.</p>
<p>EC include a one sport and around 60 hours of volunteering as well as joining phi theta kappa. </p>
<p>I want to apply to:
UIUC (urbana champaign)
University of Michigan
University of Wisconsin Madison
University of Minnesota twin cities
UIC ( backup)
UT austin
UNC</p>
<p>thoughts on chances? i really don't have a clue on what schools i should expect to get into since the counselors are really no help.</p>
<p>I would say you have a great chance at most of them–UNC and U Michigan would be harder, but if you keep your GPA up, write a great application and have great recommendations, you should have a shot at them.</p>
<p>look at the results thread that’s pinned at the top of this forum…you’ll get into UNC for sure w/a 4.0…dream bigger…if you can pay full tuition anything is possible w/that 4.0</p>
<p>I mean it wouldn’t hurt to apply to some ivy’s… 4.0 with decent reqs? You could apply anywhere honestly. Ivy’s have pretty competitive transfer admission, but it doesn’t hurt to apply. You have a realistic shot.</p>
<p>thank you for your replies. I forgot to note that i was denied acceptance when i applied to uw-madison after achieving 14 credits at cc even though i had a 4.0. Do you guys think just because I entered phi theta kappa and increased the number of credits to 31 ( still 4.0) it will make a large enough difference for them to accept me?</p>
<p>I need to correct what yolocholo has said about UNC-CH. If you look at their transfer blog you will see that they evaluate admissions holistically and they have been known to reject students with 4.0 averages. I’m sure that your chances are good at some of the schools you list but your chances will be much better if you transfer as a junior. I know that UNC-CH says that on their website so you will need to check with the admissions dept. at each of the schools that interest you to find out if they feel the same way. </p>
<p>With only one semester of college work behind you they will still be evaluating you mainly on your high school record and stats.</p>
<p>Thank you for the reply. However, I have complete two semesters of work and currently in progress of completing my third semester. Does that make a slight difference? Also, I do understand that UNC - CH is probably the toughest to get into out of my list of schools. I’m more interested in my chances towards schools such as UW-madison UIUC, UT-Austin, and U-m twin cities. Anyone else?</p>
<p>i took business calculus which is strictly based on real life applications. I’m retaking precalc ( although i took it in high school twice) because I want to get a full grasp on the subject so I can be successful in regular calc 1 and 2 as well. Any1 else?</p>
<p>I was accepted to both UMich and UW-Madison with similar courses(but only had 24 credits) and a 4.0 so they are certainly in the ballpark. Make sure you write great essays and you should have no problem.</p>
<p>Thank you for the reply squirrel. May I ask what your extracurriculars were looking like when you applied to those schools? It would be great if you could let me know via a reply in this thread or pm. Thanks.</p>
<p>I think you will have a great shot at all your schools. I don’t know how selective they all are for transfers, but with a 4.0 you are in the drivers seat. I assume you are going to have 60 credits by the time of transfer which increases your chances A LOT from when you applied last time. As someone else said, unless those are the only schools you are interested in, why not try your hand at some of the highly selective colleges like a few of the Ivys? Of course it would take some luck to get into an Ivy as a transfer, but it’s the last time you will get to take a shot at them for undergraduate, so you might as well go all out seeing as you have perfect grades. That way, even if you don’t get in, at least you will know you tried and you won’t always wonder what if. Unless you just totally don’t care about their prestige, then just go for the schools on your list. Best of luck I’m sure you will end up at a great school :)</p>