<p>Hi my name is Thomas, Im currently attending a small LAC. I applied to Brown for next fall but am not exactly optimistic :) I'm thinking about possibilities for next year when I will apply to transfer somewhere else. I was hoping you guys could point me in the right direction.
I want to major in some sort of blend of history/philosophy. Ive been looking lately at Carnegie Mellon and Johns Hopkins. The Carnegie Mellon Ethics, History, and Public Policy major in the H&SS Department is a really unique major and EXACTLY what Im looking for. At Johns Hopkins I would apply into the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.
I was wondering if you all could provide some info on the difficulty of transfer acceptance into thee programs. Please understand that I will have a GPA between 3.85-3.95 when applying. My test scores, however, were slightly sub-par. Im not sure about HU but CMU will not let transfers retake standardized tests. I was also wondering about the prestige of these programs. CMU seems to be really focused on architecture and the like so I didnt know what to expect out of the history/philosophy department (but that major sounds amazing). JHU seems like it has a very strong reputation. Im looking for a mid-sized school instead of a huge school like UVA. I also plan to play football at whatever school and feel I will be able to do so. If you have any information on football at these schools that would be great also. The main thing I need to know is about the difficulty of transferring. I dont know if the H&SS department at CMU usually has a lot of open spots. Thanks for you help.</p>
<p>how much is ur SAT?</p>
<p>I think you need to do some research on both universities</p>
<p>i have done some research on both universities. It just seemed that CMU was more math/science based so I thought maybe their H&SS would be easier to get into. As far as my SAT goes, I only took it once as a junior and got a 1780 (I obviously now wish I had retaken it). I only took my ACT once too and got a 27. I know the scores arent impressive but if I plan to transfer as a junior they may matter a little less, correct? Ive done a lot of research and have found transfer statistics for both universities. I just cant find statistics on transferring into the certain programs. I really just want to know which of the two would be easier to enter as a transfer and which would be a better fit for what Im looking for. I feel like a good GPA, ECs and LOR would overshadow my test scores. I do appreciate all help.</p>
<p>Reiterating what CCG stated, you should conduct further research (via the Internet, a campus tour, reviewing collateral materials), regarding transfer admissions at these two universities. It's hard to gauge the difficulty of transfer admissions utilizing the Internet as your single source of information, and you might not always get the best, honest, most accurate answers via CC. </p>
<p>Speaking from experience, Hopkins does not require a transfer applicant to submit SAT scores, it's optional - if you feel your scores will hurt you, obviously, you wouldn't need to include them with your application, and if you feel they will supplement your application, you can include them. You are permitted to re-take the SATs for Hopkins, as well as SAT IIs, and send those new scores, however, is it worthwhile? - It would really depend on the strength of the rest of your application, your class standing, cumulative GPA, extracurriculars, etc. </p>
<p>Last year, the Hopkins acceptance rate was approximately 8%, approximately 700+ applied, 63 were accepted. You can check out Collegeboard.com for the transfer acceptance rates from almost every university. Most of the top tier universities, (except for large schools like Cornell), have incredibly low acceptance rates; it's going to be a difficult undertaking, however, if you start early, research, and put in a decent amount of effort on your application, essays, securing recommendation letters, etc., you will at least have a decent shot. :)</p>
<p>Hopkins Admissions Office offers a great site, Hopkins Interactive, with a forum where you can ask more specific questions regarding the school, as well as review posts regarding campus life, academics, sports, etc. The web site is apply.jhu.edu/forums.</p>
<p>Good luck! :)</p>
<p>thanks tanya, that post had a lot of great information and you were really positive and nice about it. I really appreciate the advice and encouragement.</p>
<p>No problem, just procrastinating via CC instead of writing papers and studying. Feel free to PM me if you have any more specific questions regarding Hopkins during your search! :)</p>
<p>My boyfriend goes to CMU and his friend is a public policy major- one of the best in the country, however, most people there are there for either computer science, engineering, or art so the department has a lot more spots. CMU is very difficlut to get into it though.... and be warned the social scene is not very good either</p>
<p>ok thanks. I had hard a lot about the lame social scene and I was gonna visit this summer and see for myself. what exactly makes it so lame? And thanks for the info about the H&SS spots. I was kinda thinking along those lines. I mean their social sciences program is a fairly highly regarded program but it seems most people go to CMU for math/science related majors. THANKS</p>