<p>Castiel is right. Also, a lot comes down to how an admissions officer feels that day. If he/she ran over a cat… probably won’t be in the mood to admit many people. It’s really out of your control. Just go with the flow and hope for the best.</p>
<p>I think the good luck is what I need then. But wait, by chancing do you mean it is hard to predict for the top schools or for all tier 1 schools?</p>
<p>don’t be so negative, think positive (cliche, but the reason things are cliche is because they are true). Chin up, and try your best. </p>
<p>Well I am no admissions experts, and most of what I say is based on my experience, what I read, and conjecture.</p>
<p>But yes, I think the top tier schools are hard to chance, while lower ones are easier. Keep in mind admissions are also contingent on space availability.</p>
<p>Alright, but are my stats good enough to get me into UConn as an out of state resident?</p>
<p>Back in my cycle, I probably had the worst stats of anyone. Even compared to the people in this thread, my stats were terribad.</p>
<p>I had already been rejected by two schools. I was expecting the small envelope from Georgetown. People here were already getting accepted, so I knew it was inevitable. Then, one day, I checked the mailbox and I saw a small envelope, but it was fat. Like, it looked like someone stuffed a ton of stuff in there. I heard on this forum that it was the acceptance envelope, but I couldn’t be sure. I hoped it. Read the letter. Screamed in my driveway. Screamed in my house. Screamed everywhere. Deposited. And now I’m a proud hoya alum:)</p>
<p>Oh they only accepted you because you were a flowerhead!</p>
<p>“The average college GPA for an accepted transfer applicant is 3.7.” -Georgetown University</p>
<p>Q: Does this mean a 3.7 GPA is the minimum GPA required for acceptance?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>hookedongtown
See, this is where I asked you to use common sense, and you did the exact opposite. So I’ll answer your question with another question:</p>
<p>Do you know what an average (arithmetic mean) is?</p>
<p>McGill is seriously underfunded. My Math prof is actually a chimpanzee flown in from South East Asia. So , no I don’t.</p>
<p>LOL. Sorry if that annoys but I am guessing that average was probably for the transfer class of 2009/10/11. Wouldn’t it be far more competitive/higher now?</p>
<p>P.S: Does asking a former Georgetown admissions official for a recommendation help my cause at all if the recommendation isn’t very detailed?</p>
<p>That is high school level math…</p>
<p>Why would it be more competitive now? Georgetown gets plenty of applicants with 3.9+s every year, and they wanted to raise their averages, they could’ve admitted all of them. Once you get beyond a certain point in the GPA, it really doesn’t matter. </p>
<p>And no, it won’t help.</p>
<p>cool. thanks! :)</p>
<p>you’ve been a big help!</p>
<p>p.s: i grew up in india so my english isn’t very good. i am sorry if that lead me to ask rather stupid questions at times.</p>
<p>No problem.</p>
<p>I should elaborate on the whole GPA thing. I do think a 3.9 is better than a 3.7, all things being equal, and so would any admissions committee member.</p>
<p>The problem is that all things are not equal. Applicants have GPAs from different schools. A 3.9 from UC Merced is different from a 3.7 at Amherst. These things matter. Does this mean that this year, the average GPA is going to be higher? It’s difficult to predict. That said, even if more people with 3.9s apply, that does not mean that standards will necessarily be higher. The 3.7 average is at least, to some extent, meant to indicate that admissions officers have no aversion, in principle, to a GPA lower than a 3.7.</p>
<p>And I will say I know people who got in with south of a 3.5. From what I know, though, they all had something pretty compelling to contribute to the community.</p>
<p>True. My cousin transferred from Queen’s U (Ontario) to Duke U 2 years ago and she only had a GPA of 3.6 when she applied.</p>
<p>Just to clarify, there’s no way to save info on Part II of the online app right? You have to do it all at once and submit?</p>
<p>A 3.6 is pretty high…</p>
<p>lol yeah. but i spoke to her a couple months ago and she said that at orientation, almost everybody she met had a GPA of 3.8 or above so she felt pretty lucky to have gotten in with a 3.6.</p>
<p>Now that I’m done with my app, I can hear the truth about being chanced!!</p>
<p>High School Stats:
GPA: uw- 3.6 w-4.1
EC’s: 5/5
SAT’s: CR:660 Writing:670 Math: 610 </p>
<p>College: I go to a CCC
GPA: 3.8, completed 24 units… applying for fall '10 as a sophomore
EC’s: 4/5
tons of community service over the years</p>
<p>I applied to SFS… what do you think folks?</p>
<p>Hey flowerhead, general question if you’ve got time.</p>
<p>I wrote my second admissions essay (the one pertaining to which college we were applying to, and how it relates to our future goals) about wanting to study foreign languages at the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics so I can pursue a career in international NGO work. Almost all of my extra-curriculars, except for athletics, are service-oriented, but I’ve heard that admissions officers sometimes get weary of reading about volunteer work as the subject for admissions essays. I am genuinely passionate about service abroad, and I’ve written what I believe to be a fairly solid essay explaining its appeal to me, but I’m wondering if I should write about something a little more original. (I also don’t want admissions officers to think I’m being disingenuous.) Any thoughts on how this sort of thing is viewed at GU?</p>
<p>crown7
I don’t know or think there is a distaste for essays about doing volunteer work. If they’re looked upon with a skeptical eye, it’s more because of the method used in describing the work: Though the formula worked the first time, it clearly doesn’t work as effectively when repeated. This doesn’t mean you should change the content of the essay; rather, you should change the way you present your ideas. But this isn’t really unique to volunteer work. It applies to essay topics, period. It gets harder and harder to be creative, day by day. </p>
<p>That said, if you strongly identify with and feel particularly moved by the work you’ve done, then you should do it. I always emphasize that in any application environment, you should be yourself and not try to pander to what you think an admissions committee might want. Doing the latter is harmful because a) you don’t know what they want and b) you are almost always writing something weaker because you don’t strongly identify with the subject.</p>
<p>I’m glad you feel so strongly about the work you’ve done. I rarely meet such people, and I’m continuously impressed by their dedication. I hope you continue it during your career as a Hoya and beyond:)</p>
<p>cbradshaw
Low to decent shot.</p>
<p>Taking the night off to regroup and relax, so I’ll actually be checking this thread quite often this evening. Ask away!</p>