<p>So I go to Texas Christian University, I’ll have 78 credits by the end of this semester, a cumulative gpa of 3.430 (just at TCU, this is not including my transfer credits), I’m involved in our gymnastics team and our crew club, and I’m only a freshman (but due to my amount of credits, I will be applying as a junior transfer). I graduated in 2010 and I’m hoping that my high amount of credits at a young age will also help me out. I’m also hoping to raise my GPA after this semester with all A’s. Can someone please tell me what the chances of getting into their school for Political Science would be? I’m hoping that the fact that I am attending a school such as TCU will help me. PLEASE let me know. What are the chances of acceptance?</p>
<p>I also applied as a transfer to UCSD, UCSB, and USC. Can someone help me out? What can I do to increase my chances? </p>
<p>A little bit of background-</p>
<p>In my junior and senior years of high school, I was taking classes at the College of Southern Nevada for dual credit. After three years of college classes, my grades and credits look like the following:</p>
<p>Junior Year/1st year of College of Southern Nevada:
English 100 - 5 credits - C
History 101 - 3 credits - A-
Astronomy 103 - 3 credits- A-
English 102 - 3 credits - A-
History 102 - 3 credits - A
Math 124 - A</p>
<p>Senior Year/2nd year of College of Southern Nevada:
Astronomy 104 - 3 credits - B-
English 232 - 3 credits - A
Political Science 101 - 4 credits - B+
Spanish 111 - 4 credits - A-
English 231 - 3 credits - A
Math 126 - 3 credits - C
Psychology 101 - A
Spanish 112 - 4 credits - A-</p>
<p>Credits from Texas Christian University:
Communications 10123 - 3 credits - A
Dance 10453 - 3 credits - A-
Dance 20442 - 2 credits - A
German 10153 - 3 credits - B-
Political Science 20123 - 3 credits - B
Communications 30133 - 3 credits - In progress
Dance 20442 - 2 credits - In progress
Intro to Interior Design 10423 - 3 credits - In progress
Political Science 20403 - 3 credits - In progress
Psychology 10213 - 3 credits - In progress</p>
<p>I’m slightly worried about the math grade (it’s my worst subject) as well as that one English grade. How does this look? :/</p>
<p>You asked what you could do to increase your chances, but if you’re already applied, the only thing you can really do is aim for good grades this semester. Other than that, the application is already in so you’ll just have to wait.</p>
<p>The fact that you took so many classes at a “young age” (way to go, by the way!) isn’t necessarily beneficial nor detrimental, unless you added that in your application essay. Hopefully you included it, because it’s a pretty impressive accomplishment to knock out so many college courses while still in high school.</p>
<p>Don’t dwell on your Cs. I doubt they’re so nit-picky that they would reject someone with only two Cs. One good thing I notice is you took a lot of GE classes–for in-state students, they require the completion of a series of GE courses before transferring. I see some English, Social Sciences, foreign language, and math in there, so you should be OK (although I don’t know what the requirements are for out-of-state students).</p>
<p>Overall, your GPA is good–and you have extracurricular activities, which can help. Also, Political Science isn’t a “selective major” so it’s not terribly difficult to get into. I think you have a good chance. Just make sure you knock 'em out of the park this semester so you can send them a stellar final transcript!</p>
<p>Good luck! :)</p>
<p>Is TCU on a semester system, or quarter? My son transferred from U of AZ as a history major and had some difficulty getting the credits to fit— Davis took courses, not units. Coming from a semester system, he had 1/3 fewer courses than if it had been quarters. Luckily, he had tons of AP credit, but he still had to dump a double major in order to graduate in 4 years. His transfer GPA was about a 3.5. (BTW, he had a C in math, too.)
Also, UCD has not been very helpful in figuring out course equivalencies. They seem to leave it up to the student to match courses and plead their case for credits. I hope you have syllabi,reading lists, etc, to help in that process. Their transfer focus is definitely on community college students and there is very little support for students coming in from out-of-state transfers.
That said, he is very happy in Davis and doesn’t regret the transfer. Just be prepared to be your own advocate.</p>