Chance me: UGA transfer [NJ resident, 3.54 college GPA, political science, biology]

Chance Me / Match Me
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Demographics
State/Location of residency: New Jersey
current college: University of Delaware
US citizen
Female, 20 years old, class of 2026

Intended Major(s): Political Science, Biology, minor in Spanish for Healthcare

College GPA: 3.54 (3.9 prior to Spring 24)

course history
10 APs in HS, 3 college courses during HS
99 current college credits (transferring as a junior, I just have a lot of credits because of the AP courses and some overloads)
passed my classes in Spring 2024 but significantly lower grades than typical
Withdrew from Fall 2024 courses for mental health reasons

Awards

  • Best undergrad session at a combined regional conference for a national university related organization (topic was student and peer engagement) received as sophomore
  • biliteracy seal in Spanish
  • multiple scholarship awards from my hometown

Extracurriculars

  • two scholar organizations at my university
  • volunteer for a national rare disease org (raised over 3.5k from individual fundraising)
  • officer position in sorority (special event planner)
  • member of 3 student orgs (law society, women in healthcare, Spanish for healthcare)
  • worked on campus since freshman year, held a position sophomore year that classed me as professional staff (outranked my student status in the system)
  • peer educator in DEI initiatives
  • TA for leadership course
  • caregiver for loved one in 2023

Essays/LORs/Other

  • LOR from judge who was my professor freshman year, said I was the most proficient in law in his class (300s level)
  • Essay is about my GPA drop Spring 2024 and withdrawal from courses in Fall 2024 (loved one passed away, took a large toll on my mental health so I stepped away to work on it)
  • Why I’m transferring schools: they think I have PTSD here from everything that happened in my life over the time frame, and I need a change in environment to succeed
  • Career intentions: healthcare law

Schools
UGA, UNC Chapel Hill, Rutgers, VT
I’d prefer UGA most because I have family there that I could stay with and work for.

Also taking any recommendations for other schools to apply to where you’d think I’d be a good fit.

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Episode 469 of the Your College Bound Kid podcast (available on most podcast platforms or www yourcollegeboundkid dot com) has a lengthy interview with the Director of Admissions at UGA where he talks specifically about transfer admissions there. It obviously won’t give you any info about your particular situation, but it may help to understand how they review and assess applicants.

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UGA transfer admission is pretty clear cut. This article describes the requirement. You should get in as long as you have at least 30 completed hours by the application deadline. https://www.admissions.uga.edu/admissions/transfer/

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@ladybug57, if this is a reflection of your real name, I would strongly urge you to change it. Here are the directions:

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