How hard is it to transfer?

tracykins
Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:49:06 +0000

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.

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.

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).

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!

Good luck! :)