Freshman Mid-year Transfer

rlaurence740
Thu, 04 Jun 2015 15:34:25 +0000

I am going to be at IU- Bloomington this Fall and I don’t think I will fit in there very well. I was looking at colleges to transfer to and was wondering if anyone could chance me based on my high school stats or potential 1st semester college GPA.

Colleges I am looking to transfer to in preferential order:

Trinity College (dream school, but was unsure about it not having a finance major so I didn’t apply. I was rather uninformed a year ago.)

Boston College (I read they don’t do mid-year freshman transfers, but I could potentially wait a year)

NYU (Very costly school, but it is highly respected on the Street)

Northeastern (Applied out of HS and didn’t get accepted)

High school credentials:

Junior/Senior year GPA: 3.7 (weighted)

2 APs: Chem and English (Still waiting on scored, expecting a 3 and 4 respectively)

ACT comp: 26 writing: 9 (I could easily retake this)

Ex-curriculars: Band for 5 years (marching for 2), golf team, started club with peers

Class rank: top 30-25% (not an extremely competitive school, but most of my friends all had the same GPA so they made up most of the 25% and above)

College credentials:

Financial aid: My parents are paying the loan off for school, but I’m not sure how this affects my chances of getting in.

Need based aid: I currently do not qualify for any need based grant or scholarship, but my parents did have to take out a loan.

Major: Finance (currently, but econ if I go to Trinity)

Ideal/realistic(?) college GPA: 3.4-3.7 (this is completely based on how well I did in high school and AP classes and could be completely skewed from reality)

Besides the credentials, I have a solid story and a drive to do well in a place that I will be happy (Trinity) and I would appreciate any helpful advice given on this board.

(Please do not tell me to “Give IU a shot.” or “Not judge a school before you are there.” because I’ve already heard that. Helpful advice only, please.)