<p>I am currently attending Uconn (campus branch) and am in my second semester. I graduated high school with a 2.8 gpa and a 1500 on the sat. I realize i am a bit low on both but have changed my mind set and started college off much better. My first semester consisted of 16 credits and my gpa was a 3.6. This second semester i am taking 12 credits and planning on raising my gpa.
Getting to the point, I am interested in transfering to fordham for the fall 07 semester. I am looking for any advice, tips and feedback on what to do to help my chances, and also what actualchances may be.
Also should i retake the sat?</p>
<p>is that 1500 our of 2400 or 1600?</p>
<p>Fordham wants atleast a 3.0 gpa, so your 3.6 looks very good. </p>
<p>Your High school record will matter however since you want to be a sophmore transfer.</p>
<p>What ECs do you have? What ECs did you have in high school?</p>
<p>im a uconn honors program student so i hope this is good advice. </p>
<p>As you will see on the rest of this entire forum if you are a freshman transfer applicant your SAT scores and HS grades will be weighed heavily. If you're a sophomore transfer applicant, however, college grades & especially the recs are looked at more closely.</p>
<p>While I encourage you to give the Fordham application a shot (why not, right?), my personal advice is to transfer to the Storrs campus. For some of the regular students who did this (or so i have been told) it was an extremely difficult transition from avery point/hartford/stamford/etc. to Storrs. So do that (if you're not admitted to Fordham) and see if you change your mind.</p>
<p>Overall, apply for Uconn Storrs campus and Fordham! </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>It was a 1500 out of 2400. I realize its low that is why i was wondering if i should take the sat again because i had no sort of preparation when i took the sat and i dont see why it would hurt, what would you say?</p>
<p>3.6 is more than enough to get in Fordham, 2.8 might be held against you since it was last year but theres an obvious improvement, good luck.</p>
<p>Sure, retake that SAT if there's still time and you're pretty sure you can raise it significantly. It couldn't hurt.</p>
<p>Schools are always looking for improving students and it seems as if you've really done that at Uconn.</p>
<p>I think you might as well give it a shot.</p>
<p>The further away you get from high school the less and less they matter.</p>
<p>I transferred from a school similar to Fordham - medium sized catholic school / similar prestige to an extremely highly selective liberal arts school that is notorious for its stingyness on transfer acceptances. In the end I ended up getting into or getting waitlisted at my top choices. These are schools that I NEVER would have had a shot at coming out of high school.</p>
<p>My advice, if you can afford it, spend the $ to retake the SAT's and apply. If you don't I feel that you'll always regret it.</p>
<p>For Fordham your SAT is fine especially with a 3.8, although you may want some place even better since a 3.8 is so high, if you're sure you can improve it and have the money, go for it.</p>
<p>Boston, your exactly correct, i will feel that i will regret it if i dont give it a shot, thanks.</p>
<p>The next sat date would be march 10th and fordhams transfer application deadline is june 1st. I am just wondering how long it takes until you recieve your sat scores and should i apply before hand and then send in the sat scores later?</p>
<p>Meyer im not sure if you noticed but you posted 3.8, its 3.6. thanks</p>
<p>Get your app started ASAP and let them know that you are re-taking the SAT to improve your scores.</p>
<p>Make sure they will let you do that. Schools have different policies on that and some may not consider SAT's taken after your senior year.</p>
<p>definitely retake the SAT/ACT</p>
<p>I just spoke with a tranfer advisor at fordham and he told me that my sat scores are optional, so i am thinking maybe not sending the scores may be a better option for me?</p>
<p>I second (third) the retake suggestion-</p>
<p>if that's the case then perhaps you could retake them, and if you do well, send them. If not then don't bother.</p>