Explaining College Hiatus to Competitive Transfer Admissions

parentologist
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 13:16:29 +0000

Some of the private schools on your list might accept you, but without money. So if your family is ready and able to pay full fare, I think that you would definitely have a few options other than UCSB. But make sure that you preserve that UCSB option!

Please keep in mind that a 3.9 from a community college is not the same as a 3.9 from a flagship state U or a highly selective 4 yr college, when it comes to transferring. You are likely to be disappointed, if you look at transfer statistics and peg yourself as a likely acceptance, since your GPA from the community college is as high as or higher than the average accepted transfer student’s GPA. There is a difference between someone transferring from, say, Brown to NYU with a 3.9, and someone applying to transfer to NYU from a community college with that same 3.9.

Also, you essentially have two semesters of CC completed, and are at the beginning of your 3rd semester. Deadline for transfer applications is April 1 for NYU - I’m assuming it’s no earlier for any of the other schools. You’re a little premature in plotting out your application strategy. Best to focus on getting straight A’s this fall, and getting involved in music production (if that’s what you want) locally, if at all possible. Then do more of the same in the spring. By late March, you should have a pretty good idea of where your grades for the spring semester will be, and be able to plan your applications accordingly.