<p>My daughter won't have the high school GPA or SATs to get admitted directly into Wash U St. Louis. What freshmen GPA is needed to transfer there?</p>
<p>hehe, I don't know the answer to your question, sorry, but I was amused because I just transferred out of Wash U. So, hello opposite!</p>
<p>Seriously though, is your daughter applying to colleges this fall? Will she apply to Wash U even though you say she has no chance? GPA and test scores are not all they look at of course. I applied to the art school and met with the dean and showed her some photos of my artwork and I would say that that meeting was at least as big a factor in my freshman acceptance as my GPA and scores were.</p>
<p>my daughter has a 3.95 or so weighted and unweighted around 3.5. She has 1810 on new SATs ( 570v, 640 M), but has a very strong portfolio. I didn't think she had a chance. I called up admissions, and they specifically told me that the portfolio is only used once she is first accepted. They use it to determine who gets into the art program after acceptance to the university. Was I told incorrectly? Does she have any reasonable chance?</p>
<p>No, you were probably told correctly. I don't know the actual statistics on admissions, but your daughter's stats don't sound so bad that they would rule her out as an applicant completely. I suggest doing what I did when I applied, visit the school and set up a meeting with Georgia Bennington the dean of the art school while you are there. Have your daughter bring some photographs of her artwork (I was not told to bring these to the meeting, but I did anyway, and Georgia was happy to look at them, but it was not a formal portfolio review by any means, so don't bring slides because I'm not sure she had a slide table set up in her office). She will still need to submit her portfolio with her application, but from this meeting Georgia will get an idea of what your daughter is like as an artist and through talking to her will get to know if she would be a good fit at the school. It is not a formal interview (although if you're worried about your daughter's chances I would recommend scheduling one of those too) but it is a good way to find out about the art school and also make your daughter known to the dean and more than just a portfolio and a resume. Tell your daughter not to give up hope so quickly and start thinking about transferring, first actually try and prove to the school that she deserves to be there. Admissions does look at scores, yes, but they also can tell who is just applying to Wash U among 20 other schools and not really dying to go there, and who is drooling over it as their first choice school and who it is perfect for.</p>
<p>Hi, as a person who's been rejected and accepted to Wash U as a transfer, I would recommend er waiting until her second year to apply so her highschool record and SAT scores would matter less. The most important part of her application is her essay, and her reason for transferring has to be compelling. When I was rejected, my freshman GPA was 3.7, and when I was accepted my GPA was 3.9. Your daughter seems like a great applicant, so I wouldn't worry too much. Hope this helps!</p>
<p>in response to kipling's comment, I would say even if you don't think you will be accepted as a freshman you should still apply if you want to transfer later. This will show the school that you are serious about them and you really really want to go there, and they will remember that when looking at your transfer application a year later. The reason I went to Wash U for a year before transferring was because I got wait-listed (and then they didn't take anyone off the wait list that year) at Sarah Lawrence College when I applied as a freshman. When I applied as a transfer a year later, the dean sent me an acceptance letter and wrote at the bottom "welcome back!". So if it's where you really want to go, 1. give it a shot because you might get lucky, and 2. even if you don't get in on your first try it will make your second try look better if they know you have a real interest.</p>
<p>Taxguy, my daughter does not seem far off from yours in terms of qualifications. She had a 640v/600m SAT and a 3.6 non-weighted gpa. Her guidance counselor (a WUSL grad) pushed her to apply. It was never what she wanted from a school so she never did complete an application. Her guidance counselor seemed quite confident that she would be accepted and each year WUSL does an admissions presentation at my daughter's high school. It may not be as much of a reach as the stats might indicate.</p>