Chance me? (for transfer)

arcadefire1027
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:37:27 +0000

I’m currently attending the University of California, Riverside and want to transfer to the University of Washington for my sophomore year undeclared. Here are my stats:

First quarter GPA: 3.81 (I plan to maintain this or better for the duration of the year)
Note: I’ve taken a difficult course load, first quarter classes were: calculus, chemistry, english
High school GPA: Unweighted was about a 3.3 Weighted 3.68ish
SAT: 1900
Extra curricular: I’ve been in a band for the last year, and have been writing music my entire life. I lead this band: record all the music, produce, book shows, etc. My band has also seen great success this last year (we’ve been in talks with record labels, we receive about 1000 listens a day on the internet)
I was in theater, drama, and musicals in high school, and at the end of my senior year won the award of “Best comedic actor” out of the entire school. Hopefully I can also get involved in a play this next quarter at UCR (I auditioned first quarter but didn’t fit the part)

I tutored some fellow calculus students this last year in calculus, and was a piano teacher (for pay) this last year.

Potential hook: The reason I chose UC Riverside in the first place was because my dad had been paralyzed from the waist down because of a bicycle accident. I had to stay close to home to help him recover. I’m going to try to effectively show them that this tragic experience actually changed my life around and my overall mentality regarding education (it’s true). My improved college grades should back up this claim.
I’m also referencing me helping my dad as volunteer work, since I’ve put in countless hours aiding his recovery.

I realize my SAT’s and high school grades aren’t wonderful, but I’m hoping my college grades will work in my favor. Anyways, Give it to me straight! And thank you for the input.