why is only Grinnell so early?

<p>For transfer, most of schools i've found so far have deadline around March. Only Grinnell is due 1/20 and this makes me so hard. (but Grinnell is my dream right now) </p>

<p>i don't have good gpa but am able to increase it by 3.5 at the end of sophomore year. but by the time i apply Grinnell, my GPA would still be something around 3.4. or 3.3.</p>

<p>with this gpa, i don't think i can make it there... i'm even asking for international fincial aid.</p>

<p>anyway, so, what i'm asking is that whether Grinnell take a look at my second semeter GPA as well, or not.<br>
Or, is there any kind of conditional acceptance at Grinnell? like, if you keep up on 3.6, you will be accepted.. something like that.</p>

<p>From their website, it says their transfer deadline is May 1 for those applying for the fall semester. </p>

<p>You must have gotten it confused with the first year deadline?</p>

<p>Wait, I just read that you're an international student, so it's Jan. 20 for you. I'm sorry, but I do think they consider the grades of your current courses, so you'll still have a chance to show improvement.</p>

<p>yn1106,</p>

<p>I realize you're not a native speaker, so this is just a comment: Do not say "This makes me so hard" when talking about the difficulty of applications. Do not. It means something completely different. It conjures up a different image, and one that, I think, you'd prefer to avoid in this context.</p>

<p>i got what you mean. thanks for correcting me. as an international student who arrived here about a year and half ago, i stll have too many things to know and people like you help me a lot. really, thanks.</p>