Chance Me: CC looking to transfer for sophomore year, (PA (Philadelphia) suburbs) with 3.04 GPA (finance, banking)

Demographics

  • US domestic *(US citizen or permanent resident): US citizen
  • State/Location of residency: PA (Pennsylvania)
    Current college for transfers: Montgomery County Community College
  • Gender/Race/Ethnicity: Male, White
  • Other special factors: Full paying student, Wanting to go to school preferably in a suburb or urban environment, Transferring-going into sophomore year.

Intended Major(s) Finance

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores Mentioned below

  • HS GPA (based on my transcript):2.41
  • Weighted HS GPA (incl. weighting system): N/A
  • College GPA (for transfers): 3.04
  • Class Rank: In CC
  • ACT/SAT Scores: N/A

Coursework
*(AP/IB/Dual Enrollment classes, AP/IB scores for high school; also include level of math and foreign language reached and any unusual academic electives; for transfers, describe your college courses and preparation for your intended major(s)): Standard Gen-Eds for a business administration major

Awards

Extracurriculars
(Include leadership, summer activities, competitions, volunteering, and work experience)* HS: BBYO (Shotare Godol-Sergeant-in Arms), Science Olympiad, Aeronautics Club, Stock Market Club, FBLA, Israel Club, Student Council (Sergeant-in-Arms)
CC: Student Engineering Association, Student Government Association (Senator), Honors Club, Rotaract Club (community service)
Essays/LORs/Other
(Optionally, guess how strong these are and include any other relevant information or circumstances.)

Cost Constraints / Budget
*(High school students: please get a budget from your parents and use the Net Price Calculators on the web sites of colleges of interest.): Full paying student

Schools
(List of colleges by your initial chance estimate; designate if applying ED/EA/RD; if a scholarship is necessary for affordability, indicate that you are aiming for a scholarship and use the scholarship chance to estimate it into the appropriate group below)

  • Safety (certain admission and affordability)
    SUNY Buffalo
    SUNY Binghamton
    Rutgers-New Brunswick
    IU-Kelley
    Michigan State
    Arizona State- Carey
    Ohio State

  • Applied (would be possible, but very unlikely or surprising, for it not to admit or be affordable): N/A
    University of Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh (rejected), but Johnstown (accepted).

See poster’s other thread Match me, and tell me the best the schools for me. (3.04 GPA, PA suburbs, Finance)