<p>Where are you applying? What are your stats? What year are you? Discuss away!</p>
<p>I’m applying to USC, and Cornell ILR. Applying for fall 2011 admission, junior standing at Cornell, just about junior standing at USC. Hs stats are embarrassing, College stats are </p>
<p>3.79 GPA (by the end of this semester, currently about a 3.7)
ECs- Full-time job, Phi Theta Kappa, Habitat for Humanity, Guitar Teacher (volunteer), etc…
Something Different About Me- Attempting to start a business roasting gourmet coffee beans</p>
<p>I’m still finalizing my college list, but I’ll be applying to Brown for their Modern Culture/Media program as a junior. I’m currently on a gap year now working to save for school and fulfilling some personal goals that I wouldn’t be able to pursue otherwise. </p>
<p>HS Stats: 3.2 GPA, Mediocre EC’s</p>
<p>College Stats: 3.93 GPA, First Honors Program Graduate, All-State Academic Team, Multiple School Scholarships, Phi Theta Kappa, Theatre Arts Student Organization, Student Rep On Lecture Series Committee</p>
<p>EC’s - Professional Fire performer, currently holding two jobs (one as a lifeguard, one at a PR Firm), Volunteer at Pirate Re-enactment events, Medieval Re-enactment heavy fighter, Contributing writer for Seattle-based Fashion Website, . Looking to Volunteer at a movie theater soon. </p>
<p>Other factors - 1st gen. College student, I’m on a gap year, and my personal goal is to start a fire troupe at whatever college I end up at.</p>
<p>With community college, I find that it’s hard wanting to transfer to a more selective school because the resources provided for us are usually for other things. It’s nice having company. 
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<p>I’m still deciding on where to apply, but Harvard is for sure. Brown, Stanford, Columbia, UChicago, and Cornell might end up on my list. Then there’s definitely Cal and UCLA since a Californian. I wouldn’t be disappointed if I ended up going to Davis. </p>
<p>I don’t want to be too specific on my background since it’s wonky. I’ll have the credits of a junior after this semester, but this is technically my first as a college student. HS GPA was 4.0, college GPA is 3.97 (and we’ll see how this semester goes…), and SAT I was 660 CR, 650 M, 610 WR - ouch. No SAT IIs yet, but I don’t usually don’t test well. As for ECs, I’ll keep it vague and say that I’m involved with two campus organisations and I volunteer. </p>
<p>Does anyone know of any CC transfer success stories? I just love to hear them.</p>
<p>Hi, everyone.<br>
I will be keeping an eye on this thread. I have two years free at a CC that I might take advantage of. I would really like to end up at UChicago, Georgetown, etc.</p>
<p>MyrLing,</p>
<p>That’s really nice; CC is such a wallet friendly decision. Where would you go if you don’t head to CC?</p>
<p>That is a complicated question. I’m in the process of creating a list of prospective universities. My current choices have been narrowed down to those with strong undergraduate linguistics programs. I’m having a hard time identifying my safeties, matches, and reaches. I have very strong grades (top 10%) and good EC’s, 33 on my ACT (potentially higher, still waiting for my second score to come), but I was out of school for a year due to several medical conditions and my transcript reflects that. I have two A’s for my Junior year and six incompletes for the second semester.
I may need to lower my standards. It’s very depressing.</p>
<p>Ouch, sorry about your difficulties. Good luck.</p>
<p>I’m going to be applying to Stanford, UCLA, UCI, Harvard, and Columbia.</p>
<p>Crappy hs gpa 3.2 ( Wasn’t motivated or focused :l ) </p>
<p>I’m in my second semester at a Community College</p>
<p>College gpa 4.0
Honors society
Part time job sales associate
1,000 hours volunteer work in beach clean up
+400 hours helping out at a senior home
Paid internship at merril lynch for 4 months
Taking my SAT I in march (hoping to get a 2400!! lol)
Activites Coordinator for Business Economics club
Plan on being President by the time I transfer</p>
<p>And I’m a business/economics major if you couldn’t tell.</p>
<p>Constructive Criticism Welcome!!!</p>
<p>^ I guess we’re competition. ;)</p>
<p>However, I’ve been talking to Harvard and we settled that I should apply as a freshman. Still, most likely my admissions officer will move me to the transfer pool. We’ll see. </p>
<p>At any rate, g’luck!</p>
<p>I would wish you good luck, but I need that luck lol jk</p>
<p>But really, good luck its slim chances out there we both know</p>
<p>I’m applying for the fall at the following schools: Cornell ILR, Brown, Dartmouth,G-town</p>
<p>Stats
H.S GPA: Bad lol</p>
<p>College GPA: 3.65(should go up after this semester) </p>
<p>ECs: Work in the student activities at my community college, VP student
Gov, Founder of political sci club, phi theta kappa, some volunteering, some
political internships.</p>
<p>@ mattmiglio2008 : what year are you?</p>
<p>anyways, i’m applying not from a CC, but it might as well be one.
i’m a freshman hoping to transfer into sophomore year, but i have horrendous hs stats, which, God forbid, will make me stay another year here.</p>
<p>applying to: dartmouth, usc, gw, umd, jhu (maybe).</p>
<p>hs: 3.2, terrible SAT.
college: so far 3.9-4.0
ec’s: student government, VP of a charity, & manager of a peruvian charity group, sailing, rock climbing, piano, & a lot of impressive hs stuff.</p>
<p>what will help me: i have a very, *VERY * good essay idea & dean LORS.
what will destroy me: hs stats, SAT, asian</p>
<p>bumping!!!</p>
<p>hello! im applying as a sophomore to USC, Syracuse(already accepted but deferred $$$), UPenn, Boston U, Emerson College, George Washington, NYU.</p>
<p>HS stats:
graduated with 4.2 gpa
cumulative gpa 3.9
few EC’s: (book club, wrote for an online magazine, did community service for the elderly)
did track and volleyball (only JV)</p>
<p>JC:
ist semester gpa 4.0
hardly any EC’s [but i plan to join alot of clubs this new semester]
seasonal (summer and winter) job at a non-profit art festival.
but i plan to get a new job during school year.</p>
<p>intended majors
- communications (PR)
- Linguistics
- International Business</p>
<p>so… do i even have a chance???
i appreciate any advice :)</p>
<p>@ bostoncrmpie:</p>
<p>you can apply as a freshman after going to college for awhile?</p>
<p>@belief </p>
<p>Depends on the school’s policy. I started college much younger than the average student so I was under a grey area in frosh/transfer distinctions under Harvard’s old policy. They had me initially apply frosh - the deadline was sooner - and would decide later where I belong. I was notified that the rules have changed recently, so now I’m a transfer applicant. I already had a freshman app in; they moved my info from one pool to another.</p>
<p>If you’re curious, I’ve checked out how other institutions handle such cases. MIT has (or had) the same policy as Harvard did, and Stanford would have considered me a freshman applicant had I been using my college credit towards a high school degree. I didn’t apply to MIT seeing as my academic background would have made my application a joke and I am still working on a transfer application for Stanford so I have no further knowledge of how distinctions are made. </p>
<p>I “graduated” high school relatively recently, and before I was a concurrent student at a couple local community colleges. If I had stayed that way, I would have been considered a freshman at all universities I know of despite having a substantial amount of college credit.</p>
<p>If you’re looking for less specific cases, then you should know that part-time students, even those of mature age, are usually considered freshmen. Well, as far as I know. </p>
<p>I feel like I’m disclosing TMI, but there you have it!</p>
<p>Edited: Wow, I can’t even remember posting on this thread before.</p>
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<p>Ha! 10char</p>
<p>bump yet again!</p>
<p>Applying for Columbia GS, UT Austin and a local city college.</p>
<p>Highschool: Dropped out halfway through 10th grade to work and support family, got GED while in the military.</p>
<p>College: 3.12GPA. Failed a class due to deployment in Fall, accepted responsibility in essay. Re-taking class this semester, expect to finish with 3.73.</p>
<p>SAT: Terrible math score, others were well above 700.</p>
<p>Recs: One with high remarks but somewhat impersonal, other is good and more personal.</p>
<p>EC: Phi Theta Kappa, VP of local Psi Beta chapter, Founder/President of Philosophy Club, Local school Honor Society, National level Chess player, Founded group to teach senior citizens computers for free.</p>
<p>Essay: After looking it over, almost looks like a movie script. A+ in my opinion.</p>
<p>Possible Hooks:
-Rags to riches:Went from bad family and being homeless in the ghetto to active duty military/war zones, saw the world and now applying for Ivy League.
-Caucasian, but can speak Chinese and Spanish
-10 years in active duty military
-Conducted original psychology research for honors program.
-Invited by school to moderate school philosophy event which had a sizable audience (100+) and notable speakers.
-Used essay to show deep desire to overcome my past and displayed extensive knowledge of GS program.</p>
<p>Oh, and anyone reading with a spare moment, I welcome you to chance me :P</p>