georgetown or barnard or swarthmore transfer!!!! help!!!

Transfer Students
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<p>I’m at Colgate University right now (I think ranked 16 for liberal arts colleges), but I MUST get out of this place!!</p>

<p>Why Georgetown (GC) or Barnard or Swarthmore? I want to study legal anthropology and work with North Korean refugees. My ultimate goal? To work for the United Nations High Commissoner for Refugess or the Human Rights Committee. Some pretty high aims, but it’s always good to dream big, right?</p>

<p>Anyway, my gpa as of now is a 4.0 (Intro to Anthro A-; Intro to Sociology, my Fsem A+, Core Korea A, Intermediate French A). This semester I’m taking Ethics, Intro to Psych, War in Lived Experience (Soc/Anthro-PCon cross course), Western Traditions (core class). </p>

<p>My problem is that I didn’t work so hard in high school, along with the fact that it was an extremely competitive pub school. I don’t remember specifically, but my gpa was over 3.6 (unweighted), my SATs definitely over 2000, I took many APs and AP tests, took several SATIIs, and did a lot of non-school related extra-curriculars. </p>

<p>And unfortunately, I do need financial aid. I know schools say fin aid doesn’t affect their decision, but…I know it does a little. </p>

<p>Will I be okay? Back to applications…</p>

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<p>you have good shots at these schools. Just be honest in your applications. there is no doing or undoing to be done with regard to high school and college grades or standardized testing, so just relax. If you don’t mind me asking, why are you applying to 3 such different schools? I wouldnt group swarthmore, a LAC of under 2,000 students, in the same group as GU. good luck. BRad</p>

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<p>what’s an LAC?</p>

<p>anyhoo, my dad works at UNHCR :stuck_out_tongue: </p>

<p>and you have pretty darn good chances at those schools. i’m pretty sure they’ll take you… :)</p>

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<p>liberal arts college. </p>

<p>your dad works for the UNHCR??? I’m seething with envy…jk. hook me up!!</p>

<p>anyone else?? i really need advice!! ahhh!!</p>

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<p>personally, I hate barnard. but Columbia does have a very nice East Asian Studies department which may be tempting for you…</p>