Biggest Reach in the World

<p>So this is such a reach it is funny but what the hell why not.</p>

<p>I am at a public school in Michigan D1 AA school. I’m trying to transfer to UM or ND in the winter but a bunch of friends at HYP and they say it is amazing. I know it is so far out there but you never know, stuff can happen in admin.</p>

<p>Did horrible in HS, 3.0, 27 act, 1900 SAT. Public school in Michigan ranked in top 250 in nation as far as academics. Model United Nations, Student Ambassador soph year to England, France, Austria, Germany and Italy. Took all ap classes but never took the tests b/c i wasn’t around with sports.</p>

<p>I was a 4 sport varsity athlete and was recruited by harvard for rowing, my best sport, but my grades were obviously not even close. Also played Water polo 2yr varsity, swam 2yr varsity, soccer 3yr varsity - state champs in each.</p>

<p>rowing was my best - 5th in North America at Royal Henley Regatta. Missed qualifying for world trials by 2 seconds. 9 state champ boats - 4 midwest silvers. 5 place at nationals soph year </p>

<p>Volunteered in HS, nothing big - 200+ hours as rowing and water polo coach. Come from a middle class catholic family of 9 kids. All from my parents none adopted and no divorce/remarriage. Both parents went to college - SMC and U of Detroit - Oldest kid so first in college the rest are going to who knows yet. HAve worked since 7th grade: caddie, paper route, rowing coach, worked for my township, retail, and in a mortgage office.</p>

<p>Ran as a township trustee this past summer as a joke with my friends and i just to see if i could get it, but i lost. Kinda a half *ss job at running, but i got about 25% of the vote so it was fun.</p>

<p>College stats - 1st semester soph- 3.92 Poli sci/Business major - BioChem Minor - want to go to law school - thinking maybe yale, harvard, ND or UM for that - um, Three student gov positions. Played water polo for a year, but i blew out my knee so i can’t play anymore. Am the campus manager for ONE, a organization to combat poverty. PLan on an internship at a lawfirm this summer and yeah.</p>

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<li>nothing special, i haven’t saved any whales or anything just studied really. </li>
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<p>Not super familiar with yale, i have a friend on the crew team says it is sick. A friend who’s dad is a prof there says it is sweet but transfer is near impossible and that is a known by me… Kinda just throwing logic to the wind and see if it is possible. I am perfectly content with UM or ND (two places i really want to go) but i thought what the hell.</p>

<p>give me all the criticism. kinda want an idea…</p>

<p>Your academics place you several std deviations from most viable applicants I’m afraid. Your superior rowing might give you a second look. Contact their coaches. However, both UM and ND would be well served by you – they’re great places! Best of luck to you!</p>

<p>Do transfer admissions committees put that much emphasis on high school record? Because the OP seems to do very well at college.</p>

<p>Oh ya i know, i am not dying to get in. i mean it would merely be cool to get in there coming from such a dismal hs display. my dream is ND. frankly if i got into yale by some mere act of god and ND at the same time… ND would be the place for me. i have wanted to go there since i was young. UM is my financial backup, since i am a michigan resident it is very affordable. </p>

<p>I really am not super aware of what yale has to offer. great school, but idk about their classes and majors, etc… but just entertaining the idea.</p>