<p>I think you're good on those guesses Jp...but I think you'll get into UCSD too.</p>
<p>Current College - Virginia Tech
GPA - 3.4 (guess for first semester)
Test Scores - 1380
Best ECs - varsity athlete, girl scout gold award, in two engineering clubs at VT, math awards from high school, tutored all 4 yrs high school for elem. school (total of 250 hours)
Applying for what standing - Sophmore
Intended Major - Engineering
HS GPA - 3.6</p>
<p>Applying to:
UVA - Accepted (in state/female)
UT-Austin - Accepted</p>
<p>JP - i agree with brand182, i think you're in UCSD</p>
<p>why wouldnt you get into UCB with a 3.8, JP?</p>
<p>Current College - Emory
GPA - (assume 3.5ish)
Test Scores - 650M 700V (may retake depending on usefulness and success on practice tests)
Best ECs - some chess stuff, tour guide
Applying for what standing - sophomore
Intended Major - undecided
HS GPA - 3.8uw</p>
<p>Applying to:</p>
<p>UChicago - accepted
ND - accepted
Northwestern - rejected</p>
<p>Current College - University of Houston
GPA - 4.0
Test Scores - SAT I 2360
Best ECs - Community Service (with a passion) for over 10 years
Applying for what standing - Sophomore
Intended Major - undecided
HS GPA - Only two years of HS- 3.65</p>
<p>Applying to:</p>
<p>Harvard - Accepted
Rice - Accepted
Yale - Rejected</p>
<p>different_steps,</p>
<p>You should widen your scope to more schools. You can definitely make it somewhere in the top 25, but there is a huge chance that you won't make it at Harvard, Rice, or Yale.</p>
<p>nspeds... May be right, but as I am a freshmen at UofH if not this year there is always next year. I am not looking for safety schools at the moment. I think my best match is Rice. Rice is opening up their enrollment next year, so hopefully that may also include transfers. Yes, I have heard that Rice gives preference to out of state admissions but, recent comments by the Dean seems to indicate that the college is reversing that position and also I am not from Texas. I am a new transplant from the NE.</p>
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<p>I am unsure. They are increasing enrollment because they are opening a new residential college. I guess Martell will get some street cred after the college is opened.</p>
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<p>What the dean says doesn't matter, in this case. President Leebron stated that he wants to increase out-of-state enrollment, so it looks like things are changing for the worse for Texas-residents.</p>
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<p>There are also other reasons for Rice's being hard on (specifically) applicants from colleges and universities in Houston. I am not in the position to enumerate them here.</p>
<p>There is no harm in trying, but don't get your hopes up. I've seen applicants better than you try to transfer from UH, and the most successful was a waitlist. He never got off the waitlist, and was also waitlisted at Harvard and accepted at Yale.</p>
<p>Edit: I received in your PM. I may respond to it later, but I have other things to do.</p>
<p>I errored when I inferred it was the Dean. In fact it was the President and the article in question was in the local paper here in Houston. The comment was in regard to the growth in Texas and the applicant pool. It also mentioned that the policy to seek out of state was/is to increase the visibility of Rice, but as the president noted that is taking care of itself via recognition that Rice is receiving through other avenues.</p>
<p>Also...</p>
<p>transferring as a sophomore is, in my opinion, much better than transferring as a junior iff you don't intend to take a year off between post-graduate study and undergraduate school and you intend to pursue post-graduate study.</p>
<p>You apply to post-graduate schools in the middle (if not the beginning) of senior year. That means that as a junior transfer, you will have had only one year at the new school under your belt, which is not enough time to get acquainted with professors such that you can obtain recommendations. Moreover, top post-graduate programs need to see your progress: if they see two years of UH and only one year of Harvard, they will not be able to measure your progress as well as a student with one year at UH and two years of Harvard.</p>
<p>You should get out of UH this year. Unfortunately, the school doesn't hold its weight (if any) in highly reputable post-graduate programs that you might want to pursue when the time comes.</p>
<p>Current School: Connecticut CC
Current College GPA: 3.84
SAT1: low... 1270
SAT2: 660 Lit 680 US History
Applying for what standing - Junior
Intended Major - English
HS GPA - 2.7
ECs: Honors Program, Phi Theta Kappa, Community Service, Work Experience</p>
<p>Applying to:</p>
<p>NYU (Gallatin)- Rejected
Smith- Accepted (managed to type this with my fingers crossed)</p>
<p>NDN: Well... I'm really hoping that I get accepted to LA and rejected from CAL because I really wanna go to LA =). But if CAL offers me a better financial aid package, i might reconsider, and I don't want to reconsider at this point. Cost of living at both schools are a huge bite in my wallet and i'm trying to minimize costs.</p>
<p>bump......</p>
<p>I think you've got a shot at Gallatin transfer07 and would bet that you're accpeted at Smith as well.</p>
<p>nspeds: Question on your comments on post-graduate programs-
Given that one year at UH and two years of Harvard is better than two years of UH and only one year of Harvard,
would two years of UH and one year of Harvard be preferable to three years of UH?
Of course, I'm not speaking in regards to different_step's specific situation, but in terms of lesser/more prominent schools in general.</p>
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<p>Definitely.</p>
<p>The lesser amount of time spent at a less prominent school, the better.</p>
<p>Kk,</p>
<p>Current College: Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Current GPA: 3.915 (Honors)
Test scores: ACT: 28 No SAT
Applying for: Junior Standing
Intended Major: International Studies/German Double Major (Fluent in German already)
H.S. GPA: 3.6
ECs: Honors Program, Phi Theta Kappa, Student Council, Reflections, Internship, Full-time employed, some other things...those are my main activities though.</p>
<p>Applying to:</p>
<p>Georgetown - DENIED
George Washington - Accepted
University of Mississippi - Accepted
University of Pittsburgh - DENIED
American University - Accepted
Emory - DENIED</p>
<p>By the way, can anyone provide me with a list of the best schools for my major? I know it's right under the left-click of my mouse button, but I can't seem to be able to find it.</p>
<p>american, georgetown, GW...anything in/near DC will be great as you can work in embassies and such, and theres obviously a ton of international relations in DC...NYU too maybe, and U-MD college park</p>
<p>Ja, the only thing that really turns me off from going to a school near D.C. and NY is the cost of the schooling and living. I have no money and my parents definitely don't, so I'm trying to find a school where I'm able to get a very good education and not have to take out a ton of loans, because I plan on going to Grad school....meh, meh, meh.</p>
<p>Current College - Southern WV CC
GPA - 3.57
Test Scores - N/A
Best ECs - SkillsUSA
Applying for what standing - Freshman/Soph...don't care
Intended Major - Meteorology
HS GPA - 1.8</p>
<p>Applying to:</p>
<p>Oklahoma - acecpted
Millersville - accepted
Cal U - accepted</p>