<p>I am a current undergraduate at a top 40 school and I am looking to be a junior year transfer. I currently have a 4.0 at my undergrad institution. I understand that for junior year transfers, high school grades and ACT/SAT scores are less heavily weighed (than freshmen apps or soph transfers). </p>
<p>However, in the junior year of my high school (three years ago!) I took summer courses (pre-bac. program) at Brown and unfortunately, I did not do very well. I was attending an international convention because I was a officer and I was also at another conference competing on the national level. Due to these two conferences, I skipped two weeks of school and did very poorly at Brown.</p>
<p>I was wondering if this mistake that I made in high school will negatively impact my transfer application to Brown for junior year. If so, I am wondering how much as my current grades are great. I feel that either the adcoms would not weigh it heavily because it was something so long ago and I am improving now or that they will think that I am not ready for Brown’s academic curriculum due to my summer transcript.</p>
<p>What should I do? Should I explain myself and still apply? Should I apply and not worry about it? Should I not apply?</p>
<p>I did apply. And I was rejected as a sophomore transfer. </p>
<p>But I guess what I’m wondering is if it will even make a difference if I transfer junior year (regardless of if I keep my 4.0) because of the summer course. I guess for a lack of better words, I’m wondering if there’s a way to “recover” from this mistake or if it is “too late” and I’m wasting my money and time on another application.</p>
<p>I really do love Brown and I’d love to try again (in fact, I got into another school for this year’s transfer cycle, but I love Brown so much that I figured I needed to give it another shot), but if there’s no chance due to this mistake 3 years ago, I’m just feeling like I should not apply again next year.</p>
<p>I think you’re going to sound like a bad risk. Two different undergrads already is the problem. Accept that you’re where you are and adjust. The number of transfers accepted is very low, and I’d save my money and buy some pizza. Brown is awesome - I’m an alum - but I think you’re suffering from the grass is always greener syndrome. JMHO. :-)</p>
<p>“I think you’re going to sound like a bad risk. Two different undergrads already is the problem.”</p>
<p>I’m not sure I understand what you mean. Two different undergrads? Well I do have two undergraduate transcripts (technically, three because I have taken community college courses concurrently with my high school education, but I did very well there) but I’ve only been to one undergraduate institution after high school graduation…</p>
<p>"Accept that you’re where you are and adjust. "</p>
<p>I’ve already been accepted to another university for transfer, but I just wanted to see if there would be another shot at Brown. I don’t hate my current institution, but I am not completely satisfied as it does not really meet my desires academically (friends and everything are great here). And I don’t mean to offend or debate back at your comment (after all, you are offering me advice voluntarily and speaking as an alum), but isn’t the purpose of the transfer option offered so that a student is given another opportunity to change his or her educational environment if it isn’t compatible? I would understand if someone told me that I had less of a chance at a certain school (then I would probably choose to not apply and apply elsewhere), but I’m more confused, than offended, as to why you tell others to give up and simply adjust. I’ve done a lot of thinking before I even considered to apply as transfer and I believe that my decision to transfer is not done irrationally. I simply wanted an insight into the possible negative or positive consequences how this one grade could impact my chances.</p>
<p>I apologize if anything I wrote above may sound aggressive. If it did, then that was not my intention.</p>
<p>The only people who can tell you whether or not that bad summer grade affected your transfer application are the people who read your application. If you are truly attached to the notion of applying to Brown again, make an appointment with the head of transfer admissions, bring all of your academic records, and ask that person for her/his honest evaluation of the likelihood of your admission should you apply again as a transfer.</p>
<p>I guess I read that you were transferring this year from school A to school B and were considering applying for transfer from school B.</p>
<p>I think you have a better shot if you stay at school A, but I guess it depends on what schools A and B are.</p>
<p>If you think school B will make you happy, transfer to school B. The likelihood that you’ll get in as a junior transfer is not high, and I don’t think I’d give up the transfer to school B to take another shot.</p>
<p>Obviously, you wanted to transfer to another school - so do that, have fun, and consider Brown for grad school. :-)</p>