<p>Hey, so I’m a freshman at Hampden-Sydney College. It’s a small liberal arts college in Virginia. It’s a solid school academically and proves to be challenging for most students; the rigor can be seen in that the average GPA is a 2.9, and it was voted one of the hardest places to make an A. Socially however it has not been a good fit for me, and I would like to be around more like-minded people. I know that my choices vary greatly in geographic location, and setting; I spend a lot of time in NYC and in the country, and I’m equally happy in both; the college matters to me more than the setting. I intend on being a classical studies or philosophy major and I was wondering what y’all thought of my chances at:
George Washington University
Georgetown
UVA
UNC
Cornell</p>
<p>If there are any suggestions for schools that you may have based on my criteria and intended major that would be helpful too.</p>
<p>My current GPA is about a 3.75
ECs: Unity Alliance Club (Gay Straight Alliance), College Democrats, Classics Club, and hopefully membership in a literary society next semester.
My SATs weren’t exactly great (I’m bad at standardized testing)
Writing: 580
Math: 600
Verbal: 630
My high school was a competitive private school, and my GPA was a 3.2 (not spectacular I know), but has a solid upward trend (going from Bs and Cs freshman year to all As and one high B senior year, with AP Biology, AP Literature, and AP Art History senior year as well as an independent study in Middle Egyptian Language (hieroglyphics). Freshman year I was captain of the J.V. football team. Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years I was captain of the varsity cross country team. Sophomore year member of the theaters stage crew, and had a role in the musical my senior year. I taught a small group class on philosophy and the Christian faith, and was also president of the debate club my senior year.</p>
<p>I can get solid letters of recommendation, and am able to articulate well in an essay my reasons for transferring.
If you having any tips or strategies for applying that would also be helpful! Thanks!</p>