<p>So I’m looking to transfer next year as a junior. I go to a NC school, and I have lived here throughout high school, but my family holds residency in Massachusetts. So, I did really poorly in high school. I had a 3.3 weighted GPA, but I did better since screwing up my freshman year, and had a 4.0 my senior year. So upward trend is good, right? I go to a large, public university, have a 3.9 GPA (it will possibly go up a little more by the end of this semester) and I hate it. I blew my SATs out of high school, so I tried convincing myself I would do better the second time. Well I took the October test, and didn’t. I can come up with a million excuses for why I did poorly, but frankly, I’m just stupid. Stupid being I got 520- M, 570 CR, and 600 W- in case you were wondering. Now, I feel like I’m out of options, but I would like to know: Anyone think I have a chance at any of these schools?
-UNC (can get a LOR from a professor there)
-NC State
-UMass Amherst
-UMass Dartmouth
-Boston University (mom went there, does that count?)
-Brown (hahaha, yeah right)
-Cornell (again, I was thinking about it before I blew the SATs for the second time)
-NYU
-UVA
-William and Mary</p>
<p>All these schools appeal to me, not only because (most of them) are top universities, but for personal reasons, future goals, etc… So let’s not be too mean. What do you guys think? </p>
<p>The attitude of being “stupid” is what you need to seriously attack. Your high school days are over. What you have done since your Freshman year is really remarkable. You have established a good history of college success and would make a very good candidate to the schools you have listed. Stop making apologies for anything that happened in the past. Own your success and determination. Go after your goals with more confidence from this point on. Best of luck to you.</p>
<p>Well thanks for the kind words. I was only half kidding about the stupid thing. Part of my self-defacing humor. Plus I figured it would get attention.
I can’t help but feel just a little stupid though. Everyone else in my family managed to score over 1400 on their SATs. Wonder what went wrong with me…</p>
<p>You are obviously not stupid, and your scores are not terrible. They’re not going to disqualify you from any school, though they won’t be a real help at the top few on your list. If it’s that important to you, take a prep class and try again.</p>
<p>SAT’s aren’t looked at very much (if at all) if you transfer after your sophomore year. If you can maintain that 3.9 GPA, I think you’ll have a very reasonable shot at several of the 25 schools on your list (excluding the ivies).</p>
<p>My understanding is (and please correct me if I’m wrong) I have a great shot at UMass Dartmouth. A really good shot at UMass Amherst and NC State. A decent shot at UNC and Boston University. I’m not really sure about NYU and W&M, so I’m pretty curious about those two, but I’m guessing NYU is really unlikely and W&M I might have a small shot at. Cornell, Brown, and UVA I have virtually no shot at. I’m interested in the ILR school at Cornell, and I figured I have more a chance there than I do at UVA and Brown.
Well I could use some suggestions. I would like to transfer to a school further North (if I don’t get into UNC), maybe one in a more urban environment.</p>
<p>with your lack of confidence, i don’t think you should get in to any of those top schools, never have doubts, be confident!!! you will never know until you try!</p>
<p>Yeah, don’t worry :). I got in to a top 30 university and my old SAT score was only 1190. I had 3.4 unweighted gpa and my EC’s were mediocre.</p>
<p>So don’t worry too much! As long as you perform well like you did freshman year, you will do fine. Besides, if you are looking to go to grad school, undergrad is not that important once you get out of grad school.</p>
<p>The rankings are not extremely accurate because as one of my counselors said “They are based on how many professors won the Nobel Prize or some other big prize, but how many of those professors actually teach you?”</p>
<p>KJSpice, I think you have made a pretty realistic assessment of your options. Will you be considered in-state for North Carolina as well as Massachusetts?</p>
<p>I believe so. I pay in-state tuition at the school I’m at now (in NC), just that my family holds residency in Massachusetts. Any of those schools not worth applying to, you think?</p>
<p>I’m pretty stupid I did fairly well on the SATs but my GPA was kinda low. I’m at a local university, I’m aiming for Cornell, Illinois, and WashU, who knows if I’ll get in.</p>
<p>I got an 1100 on my sat’s bombed my act, had a 3.7 in high school and now i have a 3.85 in college, i’m transferring to UCSB as a junior and most likely would have gotten into UCLA and Berkeley if I had applied. When you transfer as a junior your sat’s and high school GPA will most likely be ignored</p>
<p>Well, I hope you get to read my response because it may just help you out!</p>
<p>I am originally from New Hampshire and I, too didn’t do as well in HS. In HS I had a 3.5 GPA and 1220 SATs (Old), just very average, you know. I was accepted to UMass Amherst, I currently attend; I am a sophomore. </p>
<p>I am applying to W&M for spring 2006 (I find out my result in just a few days). I have a 3.8 GPA and 44 credits. I also applied to Tulane and BU and was accepted to both.</p>
<p>I am sure you will find our situations similar and maybe you will gain some confidence in applying ;)</p>
<p>The only thing I am certain will be a reach is Brown, btw. I guess Brown really always looks at your SAT scores and GPA in HS because they are so selective. Otherwise, APPLY, APPLY, APPLY!</p>
<p>That’s quite rude. Also, maybe you should read… KJSpice never said Dartmouth, UMASS DARTMOUTH. I guess you should be more careful with your reading. </p>