American University Transfer Fall 2020

california203
Wed, 03 Apr 2019 20:25:55 +0000

Hey everybody,

I’m hoping to transfer to American (and a couple others) in Fall 2020 for International Studies or Business from a CA community college.

College stats:
GPA 3.45 1st semester, will be closer to 3.8 by the end of this semester.
SAT: 1310 (620M 690R/W)
EC: so far Model UN, hopefully 1 or 2 more clubs next semester

gap year: consisted of over 200 hours of volunteer hours across different countries, internship in Africa, and internship at travel business in SF.

HS GPA: 2.45 (major health/personal issues, explainable in essay/interview). American also doesn’t require high school transcript so won’t be sending.
Took a gap year after HS travelling, volunteering/working abroad, overcame what was holding me back before now doing much better in college (will talk about in essay/interview)

I know American values demonstrated interest, i’ve taken a tour and info session and will be back at least one more time for interview. I also specifically chose my courses at CC this semester to align with/transfer to American’s Gen. Ed.

recommendations/thoughts?

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