invader71

Hello College Confidential, I am a rising Sophomore at the University of Connecticut looking to transfer out. Feel free to pm me if interested in the specific reasons. As of the end of my Freshman year I received a 3.75 with 30 credits as a political science major. I plan to transfer at the end of my sophomore year which would allow me to enter the new university my Junior Year. From reading about the transfer requirements for incoming juniors(60 units) most of the colleges do not require your SAT anymore and high school grades are not highly important. Either way here are my stats:

High school Gpa: 3.5uw, 3.7w with 3 APs and plenty of honors
Top 10 ranked NJ public school
SAT:1200/1600, 620cr, 580 math, 600 writing
ACT: 25
URM African American Male (If that matters)

As far as finances go I would be able to afford about 30,000 grand tops and if I do not receive enough aid I will remain at my current institution. From the list I have so far the majority of them meet full need although i am unaware if that remains true for transfers. But i did make sure to check that financial aid is still available and offered for transfers.

I would really appreciate any advice or suggestions( I would prefer a smallish school and on the east coast). I plan to finish my sophomore year with at least 60 credits and with the potential to raise my gpa up to a 3.88 which i will try my hardest to do. Thank you so much to everyone taking the time to read this I really appreicate any input.

If it helps these are the schools I was accepted into as a Freshman applicant: University of Maryland CP, Drexel, Temple, UConn Storrs, Penn State UP, Hofstra, Pitt, Syracuse, James Madison, and Rutgers New Brunswick.

invader71

any advice please

collegestu816

I'd say you have close to a 50/50 shot. While your hs gpa sat, and act are slightly below the 25% percentile, being a URM will definitely help here (for a non-URM with ur stats I'd say it's a high reach), and if you can raise your college GPA to a least 3.8 you should have that 50/50 shot, assuming you have reasonably good ECs as well. Admissions to Emory is more competitive than any of the schools you've listed so it's hard to say based on those alone. Admissions is need blind and Emory does claim to meet full need (use Emory's Net Price Calculator to estimate how much FA you'll get: https://npc.collegeboard.org/student/app/emory) but make sure to apply for FA early before they run out of funds. Also just know that most people who transfer in as juniors will have to take a an extra year (i.e. supersenior year) to graduate since there's a limit to how much credit you can transfer.

bernie12

I don't know if Emory really cares if a transfer students' HS SATs and GPA match our 25% and higher. Many of the transfers I know were borderline or well-below and are doing well here. I think they may worry themselves about whether they will come moreso than that type of stuff. I think Emory may use the transfer applicant pool to seek students who are different from the standard student here, and they do quite a solid job of it (minus SAT cheating person). Also, Emory's transfer admit rate is normally a high 30 to low 40%. I think their chances are fine, plus Emory may find them a good fit for our really good political science program since the OP is already doing well in the area.

invader71

Thank you both so much for your responses. I read on the emory website on transfer that since i will be a junior transfer, they will not require me to sent my SAT or ACT scores. I also read about emory meeting full need which is very attractive and I especially like the location. I know the transfer admit rate is not that high but it is pretty good compared to the other top schools around it that have single digit rates. I believe I can and will definitely raise my gpa up to at least a 3.8 by next semester and will have a few upper level poli sci classes by time I transfer.