<p>Transfer, it's just not the GPA.</p>
<p>My Gpa wasn't a 4.0 but i still got into a few good schools.</p>
<p>Depending on the school, some schools take numbers, sat/act scores + gpa, more into account than reason and whether the candidate is a good fit into the school.</p>
<p>The schools i got accepted to were more of the latter.</p>
<p>Also be forewarned. Alot of schools tend to reject alot of overqualified candidates; tufts syndrome maybe?</p>
<p>3.76, pretty good schools . . . but it was almost certainly my ECs, achievements that got me in--3.7ish just qualified me.</p>
<p>Think from the school's perspective:
If you've got freshman already, you're looking for that which you don't have for your transfers, especially at these elite schools that try to "build" classes.</p>
<p>A 3.6 might get you in, but you're playing more of a lottery--your odds suffer, they become the usual stuff, like 1 in 5. Now, if you were a 3.6 and world champion juggler or something (maybe not the best example, but you get the idea), you would stand out. That's why ECs matter. The 3.6 alone makes you average or below average in the pool, and at places that don't accept many kids--30% or less--you'd end up sinking. And poly sci isn't a major that suffers from a lack of students, either.</p>
<p>But if you're confident in your ECs, I also urge you to apply where you want. The 3.6 is good enough; I guess the best way to put it is that it's "tolerable." (It won't be celebrated.) Still apply, though. You shouldn't be unhappy for two of the best years of your life. After all, the whole admissions thing is a mess--if there was anyone who could accurately predict it, they would be rich (and we would know it).</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>3.684 GPA (although I had a 4.0 in courses that mattered aka econ and math).. also had a 3.78 on my midterm report (actually ended up with a 4.0 for the semester too) that I sent in. I was a journalism major at IC and applied as business or econics majors at all of the schools. I thought my essays were pretty good, although some schools probably received better essays than others (I ended up rushing both my Michigan and Cornell apps and I believe sent them each out on the last day). I thought my ECs were good, and actually pretty unique for most business transfers since I had the journalism background.</p>
<p>Accepted: Wash U (Olin) on condition of at least a B in calc II (ended up with an A), UVA (McIntire) - which I'm attending), NYU (CAS for econ), and UNC (econ - undergrad B school required you to attend for a semester before you could apply/enter).</p>
<p>Rejected: Penn (Wharton), Michigan (Ross), Cornell (econ)</p>
<p>However, picking a school strictly for it's ranking is dumb. I mean applied to top ranked schools, that's fine, but go to one you actually want to attend. Don't just go to Duke if you like Rice better because Duke is ranked higher. Although I'd personally rather go to Duke than Rice for other reasons (mainly I'm a sports fan), you get the point.</p>
<p>This is true. If you have national level ECs or something unusually special to add to a class, just having passable stats is enough.</p>
<p>hnbui, do transfer admissions really reject overqualified kids? That seems really stupid becuase its not like freshman year where some people apply just to see where they will get in..you know? </p>
<p>as far as tufts specifically, this year(i know you and me were in the same boat), i think they honestly didn't have as many transfer spaces as they seemed to last year. They took an overwhelming amount last year and it was totally deceiving. I feel like i wasted 60 dollars.</p>
<p>cant you just not send your scores. I think this especially applies if you are international</p>
<p>what do SAT scores have to do with anything? he's transferring, none of that matters.</p>
<p>SAT scores matter for transfer students at most schools. They don't at UCs which seem to be a lot of the transfers here.</p>
<p>im pretty sure what zagat is saying is true as my schools (Brown, BC and Tufts) all required them...and I'm going to go out on a limb and assume they weren't asking for no reason. </p>
<p>some schools dont but many still require at least the SATI. I also agree with zagat's statement about low SAT scores. In my opinion, I feel like there is no way you can have an extremely low SAT score and assume that just because it doesn't weigh in as much as it did it high school (becuase there still isnt any other standardized means to judge transfers)....that the adcom won't think twice about it. Unless it is completely not required, it is still a component of your application. </p>
<p>But I don't think a mediocre SAT can hurt, and by mediocre I mean 1200-1350 or so. </p>
<p>i could be wrong.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies.</p>
<p>BTW, I wanna stress I'm not going to apply to a school for just ranking. As I mentioned, I wanted to see what TYPE of school BASED on rankings in which I would be competitive. I'm gathering that I'm competitive (note not auto admit, but atleast I'm in the ball game) at non ivys in the top 25 (ie: Tufts, WashU, Michigan) with a 3.6 but it'll come down to other factors like ECs, recs, and the like. This was the point of the thread. I wanted people to say straight up "my 3.4 got me into UCLA" or "here is a website that posts average transfer GPAs".</p>
<p>I'm looking at 4 schools now that I think about it:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Some lower ivy just for ****s. Penn/Cornell/Brown seem to have the best transfer rates.</p></li>
<li><p>WashU because I liked the school/I know people from my school who got in with my stats.</p></li>
<li><p>Vanderbilt- similiar to my WashU justification. I also feel it's slightly easier to be admitted to based on some data ive collected.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>4- Michigan, where I believe I will be very competitive for admission.</p>
<p>for #2-4 I have a bunch of well thought out reasons for why it's better than my current school, but that's irrelevent to the board, I just felt like I should share my current thoughts.</p>
<p>Thank you all.</p>
<p>just to let you know ahead of time, cornell's transfer acceptance rate greatly differs from school to school.</p>
<p>cals is i believed 56%
ecology is 44%
arts and science is 17%</p>
<p>Yep. ILR is very high too.</p>
<p>which will you be applying to?</p>
<p>also are you a state resident? You might have a leg up if you apply to one of the state affiliated schools.</p>
<p>Transfer: I'll be a junior this upcoming year, and I successfully transfered to Michigan from a LAC with only a 3.3 GPA and a mediocre 26 ACT. I'm out-of-state as well. This should give you hope. With your stats, it's possible you'll be accepted at one of the top schools you mentioned. Be sure to write strong essays and get a reccommendation from a professor you have a good relationship with.</p>
<p>for Cornell it'd be either CALS or ILR. I have an alumni connection to ILR and I'm familiar with that type of profession. But, CALS fits my major better. Anyway, I doubt i'd get INTO cals thus Brown will most likely be the ivy I apply to.</p>
<p>I never did try the ACT, never even really crossed my mind to try taking it. My 3.92 as a history major (plus honors and all that fun stuff) got me into all of the UC's (except UCSC, as it's the only UC I did not apply to), so that gives you at least some idea for the UC's at least.</p>
<p>Does the major help you stick out as well? I'm majoring in Russian, and I know that's relatively rare. Will that help my chances?</p>
<p>It'll absolutly help your chances, as there is less of a chance it's an impacted major.</p>