Where are YOU planning on transferring? FALL 2014 TRANSFERS

Transfer Students
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<p>Well the Common App was just released so I thought it'd be interesting to see where everyone is applying!</p>

<p>If you'd like to share feel free to answer any of these:</p>

<p>Highschool GPA:
College GPA:
Current College:
Major:
Hooks:
EC:</p>

<p>Schools I'm looking to apply to:</p>

<p>Mine-</p>

<p>Highschool GPA: 2.2 (...yeah)
College GPA: 3.8
Major: Political Science
Current College: community college
Hooks: Hispanic male, neither parent went to college
EC's (since high school): baseball ump for little league, creator of a political website that I monetize from, 20-30hr/wk doing HVAC, worked on the Obama 2012 reelection campaign, volunteered at the polls for 2012 election. </p>

<p>Schools I'm looking to apply to:
University of Michigan
Claremont Mckenna College
University of Southern California
Cornell University
George Washington University
American University
Georgetown University
University of Pitt (in-state)
New York University
University of Pennsylvania and Brown (depending if I get a 4.0 next semester)</p>

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<p>CMC, Cornell, and Georgetown are going to be as difficult as Penn and Brown tbh</p>

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<p>Highschool GPA: 3.93
College GPA: 3.9
Current College: Community college
Major: Biology
Hooks:Not sure. First gen college student, aspergers, gay, white
EC:
Intern for a butter fly house
Student senate
Vice president of PTK chapter
Some high school stuff</p>

<p>Schools I’m looking to apply to:
Washington University
Others, haven’t really decided them yet.</p>

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<p>Highschool GPA: I honestly don’t remember, I graduated in '04.
College GPA: 4.0 at my current CC (I believe a 3.2 overall, did lousy my first college attempt, wasn’t interested)
Current College: Community College
Major: Physics and Math
Hooks: None, unless you count an articulation agreement
EC: Work in the Math Lab through Work Study.</p>

<p>School I’m applying to:
University of Maryland - College Park</p>

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<p>Highschool GPA: 3.4 (graduated in 2006)
College GPA: 4.0
Current College: California Community College
Major: Economics
Hooks: First generation college student, veteran
EC: Military service, currently continue to work full-time in the Federal gov’t while going to school (where I plan to continue my career), restarted the Economics club on campus</p>

<p>Schools I’m looking to apply to:
Stanford University</p>

<p>There are a couple other schools that are possibilities, but I’m not 100% committed to applying to those yet, so I’ll see as time gets closer.</p>

<p>(Not on Common App)
UC Berkeley
UC Santa Cruz
San Jose State University
CSU East Bay</p>

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<p>Applying to: University of Everywhere except my college</p>

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<p>FINDING THIS WHOLE AMERICAN PROCESS CONFUSING</p>

<p>Highschool GPA: 3.9
College GPA: Not Yet there
Current College: PENDING (UK)
Major: Computer Science
Hooks: Global Corporation, several National level Awards; pretty well built life story
EC: See above - sport at a high level as well. </p>

<p>Schools I’m looking to apply to:
Stanford University
Harvard
Cornell
Upenn
POTENTIALLY: Darthmouth and Columbia? Depends how time consuming. </p>

<p>Really really want to get into to Stanford, or an Ivy League!! Would set me up big time for Post-graduates or a JD/MBA</p>

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<p>High school GPA:2.8
College GPA:4.0
Current College: CCC
Major:Biz/Accounting
Hooks: Hispanic, long family line of entrepreneurs, grew first 10 years of my life in Mexico and moved to USA, 11 years here, so bilingual and diversity awareness I guess.
EC: PTK, Volunteer in PTK Radio as Manager of Art Department after being promoted from Marketing Consultant, work in sales in TMo, soccer in high school JV & varsity + soccer at clubs and academies, Volunteer for Church</p>

<p>Schools I’m looking to apply to: USC, Stanford</p>

<p>Non Common App: UCB, UCLA</p>

<p>ANXIOUS!!!</p>

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<p>Highschool GPA: 3.6? 3.7? unweighted
College GPA: 4.0
Current College: california cc
Major: polisci
Hooks: none
EC: a bunch in high school… not so much now. just a bunch of church related things. possibly an intramural sport coming up soon.</p>

<p>Schools I’m looking to apply to: UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCD, UMich, UNC-chapel hill, U Richmond, Cornell, UVa, Barnard, GWU. </p>

<p>too many reaches, i think. need to narrow down :/. waaah D:</p>

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<p>Incoming freshman for college.
Schools looking to transfer: UT, U-rich, Vandy, Washu, Usc</p>

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<p>Also an incoming freshman. Schools I’m looking into uva, virginia tech, maybe William and Mary. I will have to rethink it after dec and depending how the semester goes.</p>

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<p>I’m an incoming freshman looking to transfer by my sophomore year.</p>

<p>Highschool GPA: I don’t even know. It’s in the mid 2.0 range UW, low 3.0 range W. I messed up, basically.
SAT: 750 Reading, 780 Writing (100% multiple choice, but I may or may not have fallen asleep during the essay), 630 Math. Considering retaking it before my first semester is over, depending on my financial situation.
College GPA: I’m definitely aiming for straight A’s, and I’m confident I can do it.
Current College: Miami Dade College
Major: Journalism
Hooks: Hispanic, first in my family to attend college?, very low income (is this even a hook?)
EC/Other: Four years of newspaper in high school (EIC my senior year), two years of Quill and Scroll (President my senior year), two years and counting as Social Media Team Leader at the Harry Potter Alliance (it’s a thing, it’s awesome, look it up!), editor for LeakyNews, summer journalism workshop at the University of Miami, will be working ~30-40 hours/w part time during college, plan to write for college newspaper, possibly join my college’s chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance, other stuff I might be forgetting.
The reason my high school GPA is so atrocious is that I’ve been struggling with depression and anxiety since middle school. It got really bad throughout high school. I was finally diagnosed my senior year, was put on medication and therapy, came off medication and therapy, and have been a lot better (with some relapses) since then. My financial situation and family health issues also got in the way. I don’t plan to use any of this as an excuse, but I do want my essays to outline how I’ve worked to overcome these obstacles and succeed in spite of them.</p>

<p>Schools I’m looking to apply to: Mizzou, GWU, Columbia College Chicago, UMinnesota, Syracuse, Ohio University, UFlorida.
Might apply to: UMich-Ann Arbor (still researching their Comm Studies major or looking into other majors), UOklahoma, UOregon, Penn State, UNCCH, Northwestern, a few others.</p>

<p>I know many of those are reaches, but a girl can dream. If applying for sophomore year doesn’t go well, I’ll reapply for junior admission.</p>

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<p>High school GPA: ? (need to see transcript, but somewhat low)
College GPA: 4.0, but I retook a class; would be lower with both grades averaged
Current College: A Texas Community College
Major: Neuroscience
Hooks: Asperger syndrome, first in family to pursue a bachelor’s degree
ECs: Will participate in a business-oriented leadership development program at my CC, with the intention of starting a non-profit; chapter officer in Phi Theta Kappa for one year; tutored special needs children in local elementary schools on-and-off both during high school and after graduating</p>

<p>Schools I’m looking to apply to:</p>

<p>TCU
UT Dallas
UT Austin
Trinity University (if I take the ACT)
Baylor (perhaps)</p>

<p>Other information:</p>

<p>I decided to take more of a liberal arts track for my time at community college; that said, I have one year of biology for majors under my belt, and plan to take chemistry for majors come spring. I will also take statistics this fall. I don’t know how having fewer science and math classes might affect me in the admission process, especially at Trinity University. But I have my eyes set on TCU at this point in time.</p>

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<p>I am a student at Tidewater Community College and am planning on applying to transfer for the fall of 2014. I will be majoring in Hospitality and Tourism Management. What are my chances of getting into Virginia Tech?</p>

<p>GPA 3.7</p>

<p>College English 1- B
U.S History- A
College Success Skills- A
Principles of Accounting 1- A
Public Speaking- A
College English 2- B
General Biology 1- B
Principles of Accounting 2- A
Principles of Hospitality Mgmt- A
General Biology 2- A
Western Civ- A
Pre Calculus- B
Principles of Psychology- A</p>

<p>Computer Club
TCC soccer team- Competed in the NJCAA division
FCCLA Club</p>

<ul>
<li>a Letter of recommendation that I will be sending.
+My Sister went to Virginia Tech</li>
</ul>

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<p>@hokie757
I’m also looking to apply to tech for fall 2014. Tech says that 3.0 is competitive and 3.5+ is competitive. People from previous years who had 3.5+ almost always got in so looks like you have a great chance assuming you took the right courses.</p>

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<p>Highschool GPA: 3.60
SAT: 2220 superscored (690R, 790M, 740W)
College GPA: 3.86
Current College: New York University, College of Arts and Sciences
Major: International Relations (Econ Policy minor)
Hooks: Studying abroad in the UAE spring semester, and will be volunteering in Ghana for spring break.</p>

<p>EC:</p>

<p>-Economics Club at NYU (Executive Outreach Coordinator)
-College Libertarians (Treasurer)
-Model UN</p>

<p>Jobs:</p>

<p>-Panera Bread (summer of 2012/2013)
-NYU Law School (Working at Office of Graduate Affairs)</p>

<p>Potential Internships (still need to interview):</p>

<p>-PeaceCorps Recruitment
-Manhattan Borough President Office</p>

<p>College I’m Applying To:</p>

<p>-Georgetown University
-George Washington University
-Johns Hopkins University (maybe)</p>

<p>I just want a better international affairs program.</p>

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<p>@nathanG
Thats cool that your trying to apply to Tech also! Its an amazing school! I have taken ever class that VT has recommended on their transfer guide website so hopefully that will help.</p>

<p>If you don’t mind me asking, what major are you going for?</p>

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<p>Loyola Marymount University</p>

<p>GPA:3.31</p>

<p>Hope i can get in. I think the average admitted gpa is a 3.3 so im right at the cut off point :(</p>

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<p>@hokie757</p>

<p>Looks like you have great chance of getting in. I’m applying to the engineering school. Hopefully we make it!</p>

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<p>@nathanG
Thanks! Tech has a great engineering program. Hope we both make it as well!</p>