<p>Hi, I’m wondering what colleges do not ask for SAT scores or high school transcripts? I believe maryland, virginia and NYU do not, correct? I’m interested in those 3 schools, along with others, including but not limited to Pitt, West Virginia, and Lehigh. What are the transfer acceptance rates for all of these schools?</p>
<p>The reason I am asking this is because my SAT scores and high school transcripts are not quite up to the standards of those types of schools. I currently attend Seton Hall University, a private 4-year college, that should help me right?</p>
<p>I am a current freshman, and just received my grades. I have a 3.44 GPA(Dean’s List), with an A in my major(English). I am very confident that I can write a fantastic essay, and also get a great recommendation from my English professor and others if needed. I am also Puerto Rican, but am not sure if that helps me in the admissions process. I was told that Puerto Ricans get benefits when applying considering there aren’t quite as many of them with the qualifications these schools are looking for. Is that correct?</p>
<p>If anyone would be kind enough to answer some of the above questions, I would appreciate it greatly! Thanks!</p>
<p>Applying this early in the admissions process HS stats and hs transcript are going to be the biggest factors in your admission…one semester of grades is not going to mean too much…3.4 from seton hall would not be very competitive to uva or nyu anyway…</p>
<p>put in another year where you are and really try to work towards a 3.8-4.0 over the next couple of semesters to raise that gpa up to the 3.7 range if you want to be competitive for some of the more selective schools on that list (uva, lehigh, nyu)</p>
<p>pitt and west virginia may be possibilities for you now if you want to get out of where you are</p>
<p>bump… Most importantly I want to know the transfer rates and whether or not students need to submit SAT scores at Maryland, which is my first choice. I also have a legacy there. I feel confident about my chances, with a legacy, URM, and coming from a solid private school, I just want to know some percentages regarding the transfer rates</p>
<p>your in luck, i do not believe u of m requires sat scores or hs transcript if you have already completed more than 30 credit hours…although youre a freshman so maybe not…</p>
<p>You need to go to the admissions web sites of each of those schools to get accurate and reliable information about what you need to submit.</p>
<p>Transfer admission rates are hard to come by. You can check the thread on that topic in this forum and see if there is data for your schools. You can also get some information on the College Board web site or if you subscribe to USN&WR Premium Online Edition.</p>
<p>I think that your URM status will be a plus. I think that attending a 4-year private is neither an advantage nor a disadvantage.</p>
<p>EC’s are freshman representative for the seton hall united nations association, staff writer for The Setonian(school newspaper),50+ community service hours, rugby team(club sport), residence hall president, and Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity</p>
<p>according to collegetransfers.net, UMD’s transfer acceptance percentage is over 60%</p>
<p>“If you have completed less than 30 credits, your high school transcripts and SATs will be reviewed.” That’s what UMD’s web site says, but I’m not sure if that means by the time I transfer, or at the time of the application.</p>
<p>For schools like UMCP, with high transfer acceptance rates, you pretty much need to break it down and look at what the acceptance rate is for jc/cc applicants from Maryland jr/community colleges; and then what the rate is for others.</p>
<p>High acceptance rates for schools which have feeder-type arrangements with their own jc/ccs can be deceptive.</p>
<p>Most likely/in most cases, the “less than 30 credits” is at the time you apply - since they will have fewer than that number to evaluate, they want the hs and test records.</p>