Chance me please, Transfer 2011

rcm987
Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:48:57 +0000

Jewish/Hispanic male Sophomore from the University of Central Florida, first generation college student with 36 credits and a 3.67 gpa (rising trend). I am taking 12 credits in the fall and 15 in the spring. I am going to be applying to Columbian college of arts and sciences. My high school statistics weren’t great I started my Junior year with a 2.76 and graduated with a 3.4, shows my ability to bounce back from adversity, but by the end of my spring semester I will of completed 66 credits, which I would imagine would make my high school record irrelevant. I don’t have classes like calc or chem because my major doesn’t require it and would be irrelevant to my course study. In my essay I talked about how I wanted to transfer so that I could be afforded more research opportunities, take advantage of the great internship opportunities in NY which my current university lacks, as well as Fordham’s study abroad program.

Great Recommendation letters and essays (probably the strongest part of my application besides my ecs)

Fall courses:
Composition 2
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure
American History 2

Spring:
Political phycology
Scope and Methods of political Science
Comparative Politics
International Politics

Extracurriculars (high school):

Varsity Swim team captain
2 year varsity lettermen
Most outstanding new swimmer award
Founder of Tiger Care International (helped raise money for children in Uganda)
Best Buddies peer mentor
Red Cross Volunteer
Community pool Lifeguard
Part of school debate team

Extracurriculars (college):

Committee chair of Philanthropy within my fraternity
Coordinator for two autism awareness fundraisers raising over $10,000 last year (will be doing the same this year)
Member of Phi Alpha Delta (pre-law fraternity)
Volunteer (Habitat for Humanity)
Member of College Democrats
Summer internship as a Legal Assistant at a law firm

If anyone has any suggestions in what I would need to do in order to better my chances of admittance please let me know!