What kind of school would take me

Transfer Students
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<p>What should I do about transferring
Basically i was in college for a semester (honors program at a tier 1 school where I had a $10K merit scholarship). I did not like my college so I left the school, took a year off and I am at a state school. I have four classes from my first college (first year seminar, literature, quantitative reasoning, intro chinese). The school ran on trimesters, so I am not sure how much those four courses count. (I stayed in school that year, however I had incompletes the rest of the year because I hated the school so much and did not attend classes. I was also facing many obstacles personally. --Deathly ill mother, and a slew of other things I will not talk about)</p>

<p>Once I got home, I knew I had to do something about my life. Before my downfall my freshman year I had very high hopes, and I was planning on getting a 4.0 and going to Yale for grad school. I was also offered many prestigious internships</p>

<p>I wanted to get back in the motions. I was not going to be lazy forever.</p>

<p>So I enrolled myself as a "special student" at my state school. That just means I was taking classes for credit but not for a degree at the school.</p>

<p>Over the summer I took expository writing (got the highest grade in the class of a 97), and a 200 level anthropology course which i got a 96. The fall I took calculus 1, a 300 advanced level french class, intro macro, intro micro.</p>

<p>I really slacked a lot in calculus, and although i found it easy, i ended up failing because I did not do the homework. I will retake that in the summer. The micro course i was signed up in for the fall, was online but offered by the school. However, i found out that online courses are not counted for transfer credit at most colleges, so I did not complete the course. Instead, I am taking the intro to micro class that is in the classroom and not online.</p>

<p>This spring I am taking intro to micro, a 200 level poly sci elective, a political philosophy class, and I am taking a 150 level history class on world civ.</p>

<p>I am taking that history class as a gen ed, however, I feel like maybe I should drop it and take a higher level course? Will it look bad if I keep the 150 level course?</p>

<p>I havent been involved in extracurriculars because i have had to work to support my education. (I work on average 15-20 hours a week)</p>

<p>However, i was heavily involved in extracurriculars in high school (I was club president and on a national leadership committee for 3 years). I was nationally recognized for my work, and I did a hell of a lot in high school and freshman year of college with it. I was also a cellist in a few orchestras for over ten years.</p>

<p>In high school my ACT score was a 29.</p>

<p>I am a URM (black). However I do not know how much this would work in my favor, since I grew up in one of the wealthiest towns.</p>

<p>I want to transfer to another school, because the school i am at now has very little course offerings. (They have like 5 courses per subject offered in a semester). Plus I am living at home and I need independence.</p>

<p>It is difficult because I am a student that when I put in effort, I outshine the class by a mile. However, if I slack, clearly I do not do so well (which can be seen in my calculus grade)</p>

<p>Basically my gpa at this state school is about a 2.55 so far counting those two fs.</p>

<p>I calculated that after this semester if I do well I can bring my gpa up to a 3.5.</p>

<p>Should I wait until november to apply as a transfer student? (I am planning on taking more classes this summer to strengthen my app)</p>

<p>Or should I apply this march?</p>

<p>I feel very negatively about applying now. I do not look so good on paper. Essays and recs are superb, as well as a graded paper i will send along. </p>

<p>However, how can I make them oversee my mistakes?</p>

<p>Would an interview help?</p>

<p>What places could I apply to?</p>

<p>I really want georgetown, wharton, nyu. However that seems impossible now.</p>

<p>I am interested in finance, mainly because I have a great talent for it. I also like poly sci.</p>

<p>What should i do? I am stressing out like crazy.</p>

<p>I would also like to point out that I am currently retaking those two fs. (The microecon and calculus). When the semester ends my gpa will be a 3.8</p>

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<p>It seems to me that you have not yet solved the riddle of why you sometimes slack off and completely fail a course. Once you have that resolved and you can demonstrate that you can perform at a level which will make you succeed in a 4-year school, you will be ready to transfer.</p>

<p>The fact that you left your first university with a bunch of Incomplete grades, was a pretty big mistake. Those often, convert to failing grades if you do not complete the work in a timely fashion. Withdrawing from the university would have been a better choice. You have to have a later transcript that counterbalances that poor record since all your transcripts will have to be sent wherever you are applying.</p>

<p>As for your current school, even if the grades you get form retaking the failed classes will replace the previous grade in your GPA, the failing grade will likely remain on your transcript for an admissions office to see. You need a prolonged period of strong grades without these lapses. It seems that you are quick to decide that a class is not worth your effort and then you stop attending or doing the work. This is something that only you can change, but I assure you that the universities you aspire to are looking for bright students but also ones who are willing to work hard at classes that they might not be terribly interested in. This is something you have not yet demonstrated. </p>

<p>Have you considered changing your status at your current school to degree-seeking? They might be inclined to admit you given the fact that you are already taking classes there.</p>