Limits of transferring with a 4.0 college GPA?

Transfer Students
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<p>What are the limits of where I can transfer to with a 4.0 college GPA first semester?
I’m currently attending an o.k. instate public college (Only known well instate).</p>

<p>High School GPA = 3.7 weighted 3.4 unweighted
College GPA = 4.0
SAT = 1990
Taking 17 credits first semester, engineering major + all required classes for most colleges</p>

<p>Possibilities = University of Maryland, Virginia Tech, University of Illinois, Georgia Tech?</p>

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<p>All of the above, although gatech likes to see C programming and ethics under your belt before transferring.</p>

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<p>All the schools look like easy admits to me besides maybe g tech</p>

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<p>wow thanks for the support! I’m just kind of worried about my high school gpa holding me back. BTW, my g-Tech sat recalculated is 2150 so I’m not too worried about that. </p>

<p>So is there a limit to where I can transfer? Like if I sent an app to Cornell for example, would I even stand a chance considering I’m just going to a not well known public university at the moment?</p>

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<p>For a place like Cornell the reduced number if transfers vs state schools is what creates the finer scale for admissions. If you’re transferring with just 1 completed college semester on your transcript, then they’ll weight your hs gpa heavily. If you were a borderline case as a freshman admit, the 4.0 semester will put you over. If you could never have gotten in as a freshman, then well… conversely, if you apply with 3 or more semesters of grades, they really won’t care about hs except as perhaps a tie breaker (this is usually only at prestige privates, most schools don’t even ask for hs transcripts after 30 credits).</p>

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<p>Also, cal tech requires a 7 hour long, grueling two part entrance test.</p>

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<p>the limit does not exist</p>

<h1>MeanGirls</h1>

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<p>As much as it pains me to type, the rigor of your school does matter. Insider Higher Ed has a 2010 article that reveals that schools, especially private ones, do take that factor into account.</p>

<p>That being said, an engineering major with a 4.0 GPA is impressive. There’s a CC “regrets” thread for students who transferred. The most common regret was not applying to reaches. EndPhase nailed it, really.</p>