Chances? (& Other Questions)

Quodpot
Tue, 22 Oct 2013 15:56:08 +0000

I am currently in my sophomore year at a local CC, and I am looking to transfer to UMass for the Spring. My freshman year, I spent my first semester at a tiny liberal arts college, and I was absolutely miserable. I am already prone to anxiety, and with all of the pressure at the school there, I went into a deep depression and my GPA ended up being absolutely abysmal at 1.1. I ended up transferring midyear to the CC I am currently at, and managed to improve somewhat, ending last semester with a 2.85 GPA.

This Fall, I am taking 16 credits, and at the moment, I am projecting my GPA to be somewhere around 3.4-3.7 midterm (should be all A’s and B’s). After speaking with an admissions counselor, I was told that having somewhere around a 3.5 GPA when they ask for my midterm grades would be about what they are looking for; however, I am incredibly worried still. I have heard that it is harder to transfer in the Spring, and when I see the other people I am competing with, I get extremely nervous. That is not to even mention that I will be considered behind students who are doing the MassTransfer. Would the upward trend in my GPA be enough for me to be seriously considered? I know that I messed up very badly last year. Also, I had pretty good grades in high school, and I scored 2120 on my SATs. Would they even look at those anymore? Or is mid-sophomore year too late to matter?

I already submitted my application last month, so now I am anxiously waiting to hear back from the college. There were some issues with the CommonApp this year, and I was told that they would be getting around to sending out emails at some point this week. I guess that is another one of my questions - has anyone else who is transferring heard back from them yet?

Sorry for this wall of text. If anyone takes the time to read all this, I greatly appreciate it. Also, if it means anything, I am considering either English or Anthropology as a major.