Would I Be Able to Transfer?

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<p>Hello, </p>

<p>In a nutshell:
<em>Working adult (female) student at a CC in Pennsylvania.
*No longer interested in pursuing A.S in Medical Laboratory Technology, despite being three classes and an externship away from graduation.
*4.0 GPA. (I don't believe my GPA is particularly noteworthy given my major's lack of rigor at the two-year level. I've taken no advanced science or math classes beyond Intro Chem & Algebra, respectively. I think my Arabic 1 class is the only thing that *might</em> stand out on my application, LOL. I think good schools would notice this lack of rigorous coursework & toss my application in the trash.)
*Interested in transferring by Spring or (more likely) next Fall, preferably out of state.
*No idea of what to pursue. Personality tests indicate a supposed preference for theoretical subjects such as the pure sciences, math & computer science. (But again, I'm not too sure of my chances of getting into, say, computer science at a top school like Carnegie Mellon with no programming experience, no extracurriculars, basic math courses, etc.)</p>

<p>I suppose what I want to know is this: say that I build up my math & science over the next two semesters. Would I have a reasonable shot at transferring to a good school? I've received brochures from Rutgers & Pitt-Bradford, but those are the only "good" schools who've reached out, leading me to believe that I'm not a candidate for said schools (or maybe my major is too specific?). Do I need to take standardized tests to make myself more competitive? </p>

<p>Sorry for the length! Any insight is welcomed.</p>

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<p>Writing that out made things clear for me:</p>

<p>A) My shot at a “good school” is pretty limited as things currently stand.<br>
B) I need to figure out why I want to go to a “good school” so badly in the first place…
C) I have no idea how I’d pay for school, any school, either. I don’t want to be saddled under debt and I have no clue whether I qualify for scholarships.</p>

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<p>From what I have heard, the chance of anyone transferring into CS at Carnegie Mellon is almost zero unless you transfer to CM as a different major, take some CS classes, and do an internal transfer.</p>

<p>You say you took Algebra, so is that College Algebra? If you wanted to take Calculus I and higher (which you would have to) then you also need Trigonometry. So if you would take Trig this fall, then Calculus I next spring. I guess you have around 60 or so credit hours since you are close to getting an A.S. Are those applicable to the gened requirements at other schools? Generally for majors like CS/Science/Engineering they want a lot of stuff complete before transferring if you have 60+ hours… it depends though. I’m not familiar with Rutgers or Pitt’s requirements. </p>