Would I have a chance or no way?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Lehigh University
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<p>I'm a freshman at Lynn University (in FL) and I'm planning to transfer next year. Since I'm doing much better in college, and I think I've proved my academic potential, I decided to give it a shot now! My highschool GPA was a 2.7. </p>

<p>I'm an international student from Spain. I'm not applying for aid.</p>

<p>My current major is business administration with a concentration in marketing, and I also have a minor in public relations.</p>

<p>Objective:
Current GPA: 4.0
SAT I: 780 CR, 750 M, 800 W
SAT II: 800 French, 750 Literature, 770 German</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars:
1. President of Creative Writing Club
2. Vice President of Business Team
3. Member of Speech and Debate Team
4. Member of Best Buddies, organized several events on campus.
5. Raised $5000 for Pencils for Promise (a community organization to promote education in Central America and Asia)
6. President of International Affairs Society
7. Blogger for iPulse (our student newspaper)
8. Member of Cheer team
Others...this isn't an extracurricular I do at school, but...I started an organization (in the summer after I graduated) to help lower-income students in their search for universities and to promote higher education. Basically, what we do is we provide advice, study materials (we've donated SAT Prep books, etc) and we serve as "college counselors" for them.
Job experience: Worked at a local finance firm in Spain (back when I was in highschool), did a 2 months internship for Merrill Lynch. I recently had an offer for an internship with Edelman in Miami (a PR firm), so I plan on doing that too!
Summer Activities: Volunteering.
Essays: Everyone has said they were great and very unique.
Teacher Recommendation: 2 from two professors; one from my employer at Merrill Lynch
Interview: Plan on doing one.</p>

<p>Other:
Country: Spain
School type: Private
Ethnicity: White and hispanic
Gender: F
Income bracket: 200k
Hooks: You tell me! :P</p>

<p>So...should I even try to apply? Or is my awful highschool GPA going to get me automatically rejected? Any other schools you would recommend for me?</p>

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<p>Hey SternStar,</p>

<p>You are being way to modest in how you present yourself. I think you’re a shoe-in for Lehigh, even as a transfer student. Your SATs are extremely high, and so is your college GPA. You’re still involved as a college student and you’ve already had an internship.</p>

<p>Honestly, you’re doing everything right to get into Lehigh with no problems. Interviews and showing a lot of interest are very key to getting accepted here. Best of luck as you apply.</p>

<p>Best,</p>

<ul>
<li>Mike</li>
</ul>

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<p>^ Wow! Thank you! I really didn’t expect to hear that, mainly because of my low high school GPA. But I suppose that if I were a junior transfer, the primary focus would be my college transcript. Thank you for your input! :)</p>

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<p>cam you chance me as well…?
Link is here:<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1282039-chance-international-transfer-econ-need-help.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1282039-chance-international-transfer-econ-need-help.html&lt;/a&gt;
I post a thread on transfer forum…but I think nobody can see it right now…
here is a link… I think LAC in Lehigh will be my choice… But if the chance is not that big, I think I may just choose some other school… but lehigh is such a great school…</p>