Fall 2012 Transfer - Seeking SERIOUS advice/help!!!

nopsypoo
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:05:23 +0000

Currently in my first semester at SUNY Albany and really want to transfer out. Solid friends, great weekends, but it’s just not my scene.

Here are my credentials

Current GPA: 3.23 (First semester Fr. Year: 3.12; Second Semester Fr. Year: 3.34)
SAT: 1150/1600
HS GPA: 84/100

First in family to go to college
Filipino-American

ECs High School
Photography Club
Young Professionals Mentoring Program (YPMP)
Captain of after-school softball club
120+ hours of Community Service

ECs College (plan on finding more next semester)
Albany’s Business Leaders Emerging (ABLE)
PricewaterhouseCoopers xTAX Competition

Internships/Work Experience

Millennium Realty Group Ltd. (Sept 08 - Nov 08)

Vector Marketing (Sept 09 - Nov 09)

The Falk Group (June 10 - Aug 10)

OK! So my cumulative GPA as of now is a 3.23. I’m assuming I get a 3.8 this semester which would bring my cumulative gpa to a 3.42. I’m finally getting my life together.

I am faced with two dilemmas; 1) I’d like to pledge the Business Frat at my school (Delta Sigma Pi). If I have intentions of transferring, should I hold that off until next year? 2) With all my credentials laid out, where could I possibly end up? Ideally, I’d like to go to a top-15 UG business school. Realistically, I wouldn’t mind top 40.

I tried transferring last semester and here are the results:
Syracuse (Accepted)
Butler (Accepted)
IU-Bloomington (Accepted, wanted to go but realized it’s not a guarantee im in the b-school; total dice roll when I get there and not willing to take my chances)
DePaul (Accepted)
Northeastern (Rejected)
Bentley University (Waitlisted, then rejected. This was my number one school, and it was really disheartening to not get in which is why I’m trying to much harder now)

Schools I am looking at as of now

University of Richmond (doesn’t look at SAT scores, so probably won’t send)
Bentley University
James Madison University (does not require SAT)

Thank you in advance!!!

I’ll chance back/do you some sort of favor if you guys can give me solid advice.

Have a good one!