Getting rejected from all colleges?

proudmama2016
Tue, 03 Apr 2018 06:21:48 +0000

Congrats on UCONN. Accept and own and ROCK IT. You asked for advice, so here it is. Others have pointed out something that I hope other students applying in the future will note… apply to a RANGE of schools – some reach, some matches and a few safeties. @eustruria, you have great scores and your gpa improved over time, but it sounds like you over-reached and maybe could have had a few other mid-range schools. For example, perhaps you should have considered Wake Forest, Brandeis, GW, UPitt and Case Western. The other factor is understanding that a 2.8 GPA was a liability if competing against thousands of others with 3.9 freshman year. It probably hurt you in the formula average some schools use as a cutoff. (Scores + GPA + Rec’s)

If you are planning on transferring, be sure to get straight As at UCONN. And apply to a range of schools next time. Lastly, there are a LOT of great schools out there – do some homework on schools that have good departments in your major and don’t get stuck on the “presitge” name of a college.You might discover that UCONN is a pretty cool place to be, too.

Good luck!