3.4 GPA = death sentence?

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<p>I’m currently a sophomore at my state university hoping to transfer to either Carnegie Mellon(which is in-state) or Emory(which I had been accepted to after high school). Overall, I’ve had a pretty underwhelming academic career over here mostly due to two C’s in physics and calc 1. I’ve taken alot of science courses with the intention of someday pursuing med school, but I’m planning on majoring in history which would probably mean I’d be applying to a different school within the university. Outside of school I’ve done the normal things: quite a few clubs here and there as well as my fraternity involvement. My one real unique experience would be my work at a hospice twice a week. </p>

<p>I know CMU is probably near impossible, but I do have legacy status over there. It’s pretty scary seeing everyone over here with 4.0’s but I really only got into the transfer game quite late and these few slip ups might really cost me. I know Emory has quite a high transfer rate for males so I’m really hoping that could work out. I’d really just like to know if with this admittedly sub-par GPA it’s even worth a transfer shot. Thanks in advance for all the help!</p>

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<p>What are your high school stats? Are you a freshman or a sophomore now? If you’re a freshman, you may have a chance as long as you wait until your sophomore year to apply, IF you pull your GPA up and get involved in some other EC’s (yours are a little underwhelming, to be honest), or at least gain leadership positions. If you have a not so stellar high school record, it won’t be as important if you wait until you’re a sophomore to apply. If you’re a sophomore now, you may just want to stick it out and try to pull your GPA up enough to get into a good grad school.</p>

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<p>I would agree with the poster above me. You might just want to stick it out and bring your gpa up and apply to grad school. With your gpa right now, CMU and emory might be a reach for you</p>