<p>3.5-3.6 GPA by time applying
Top public
Poli Sci/History double major</p>
<p>How far up on the US News can I go? I figure Michigan is a good shot, maybe an outside shot at Brown or Cornell, so would the middle be the Emorys, WUSTLs, possibly Northwesterns? I don't care at this point about anything except the caliber of school I can think about applying to. Specifics on what I like come later.</p>
<p>You have a horrible methodology of picking your transfer school. You need to get your GPA higher and do some ECs to be considered for Brown, Cornell, or better. What school do you come from? Most top publics are not known for grade deflation (minus W&M), so your 3.5/3.6 looks weak. Do better next year and it's possible to transfer just about anywhere other than Princeton.</p>
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<li><p>Publics don't grade inflate. The average GPAs are usually around 3.0. The average GPA at William and Mary is .1 lower than my school. So... not a valid point. </p></li>
<li><p>I'm not looking at upper ivys.</p></li>
<li><p>My ECs are fine. Don't worry about it. </p></li>
<li><p>I only want to know strictly on the GPA level, what type of school ranking wise I can look at. </p></li>
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<p>Thank you</p>
<p>i agree with Derek, a 3.5 or 3.6 is still not incredibly high for a polisci/history major aside from the lack of grade inflation. </p>
<p>i would probably find a few more matches like wake forest or maybe UIllinois--I would stay around the 30s and 40s and maybe pick one school in the top 15. </p>
<p>thats my advice. take it or leave it.</p>
<p>also, if you have nothing else but your gpa and maybe some ec's here and there with no legitimate reason to transfer, you're chances are pretty slim. Even with a 4.0, if the applicant does not show proper interest other than rankings, the college will probably be so inclined to reject them. </p>
<p>your GPA is somewhat competitive. I would focus on other things now since there's little you can do about your GPA over the summer. Good luck, maybe something great will happen.</p>
<p>Hey, guys, I have a quick question about GPA's and majors--how do you find the correlation? What would be the average transfer GPA for, say, a physics major?</p>
<p>usually science majors tend to have a lower GPA than say a liberal arts major. Now granted of course that you have taken your fair share of basic and advance science courses.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies,</p>
<p>I agree that 3.5-3.6 is not incredibly high for a poli sci/history major. However, fyi the average GPA for graduate programs in IR and poli sci @ University of Chicago range from 3.4 to 3.6, so there is evidence to suggest it is competitive.</p>
<p>Also as for the "showing interest" point: this is not a high school student looking for the best place they can get into with their stats/ECs/test scores, etc. I am looking for what range of schools ranking wise, I would be competitive for. Once I know that range, I can focus more specifically on the schools that best fit me. I thank you for the 30-40 ranking assessment, even if it's not what I'd like to hear.</p>
<p>Anyone else have an opinion?</p>
<p>What are you SAT scores? They are as important as GPA when transfering to many schools.</p>
<p>How are your test scores? One of the big reasons I did not apply to Stanford and Cornell are because I had very low SAT scores. My GPA was a 3.92 (History Major), which would have been competitive, however the SAT scores would have prevented me from getting into either school.</p>
<p>How low are we talking about allena?</p>
<p>Well I never bothered with the SAT II, my SAT I score was an even 1000. I knew when I took it I was going to be going to a CC, and never did any preperation for it. If I had known then that I would be even considering Ivy schools a few years later I would have taken the test much more serious.</p>
<p>Are you going to UCLA as a junior or sophomore?</p>
<p>according to most people on this forum, the SAT wont count as much as the college gpa</p>
<p>also, public unis dont really inflate. The privates are known for their inflation.</p>
<p>I'll be starting at UCLA in the fall as a Junior. Also the SAT will not count as much as the college GPA, however it is still important.</p>
<p>I was told it won't matter (the test scores) because I'm applying for my jr-sr years. They will be on the lower 25%tile of these schools, however.</p>
<p>Any other opinions?</p>
<p>i would say a graduate program's admission (disclaimer: im not an admission officer) works differently than transfer admissions on the undergraduate level. </p>
<p>as for transfers, some schools--many private and lib arts schools--don't need transfers as they need to fill up their freshmen class quota or their graduate school. Therefore, with some of these really high-ranked schools, you still have to have a really high GPA regardless of the average grad gpa for UChicago. i think its apples and oranges...especially becuase by your rising third year, you won't have taken all of the upper level courses as people have when finished with undergrad. </p>
<p>but at any rate..you should really just apply to whatever school you feel like as you are convinced you're GPA is high enough and your ec's and whatnot are suitable despite what anyone else says. (which is great, confidence is a good thing) The worst that can happen is that you dont get in...but at least this time you are already enrolled at a school and you dont have to go through alot of unncessary hassle as a result of your decisions.</p>
<p>You pose a pretty good argument with the point about undergraduate institutions not needing many transfer applicants. I only was intending to frame what a "3.5" GPA really means. But this brings me, again, to my point:</p>
<p>Does anyone on this board have any clue as to GPAs for admitteded or denied students at top ranked schools? If you had a 3.6 and transfered from Podunk U to WashU (just an exampkle) please post! I'm attempting to draw on past successes and failures to see how I'd stack up.</p>
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How are your test scores? One of the big reasons I did not apply to Stanford and Cornell are because I had very low SAT scores. My GPA was a 3.92 (History Major), which would have been competitive, however the SAT scores would have prevented me from getting into either school.
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<p>Cornell CAS does not require sat scores. Also did you try to take the act?</p>
<p>A 3.5 with SAT scores in the bottom 25% will not get you into top schools. Scores do matter, they won't admit students who may not do well by virtue of not having similar stats to students in general. These schools have their pick of 4.0 kids from other good colleges who have competitive SAT scores. They do not have to take sub par stats of any kind. </p>
<p>Sorry, you've made it clear that's not what you want to hear, but it's just fact.</p>