Official 2010 transfer decisions

Transfer Students
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<p>Current School: NYU Stern
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 4.0 unweighted
College GPA: 3.175 at the time of application
SAT/ACT Scores: 33 ACT
SAT II Scores: N/A
Significant ECs: America Reads, part time job.
Hooks: N/A
US/Intl: US</p>

<p>Applied to: UNC Chapel Hill, William & Mary, UVA
Accepted: UNC Chapel Hill
Waitlisted: William & Mary
Rejected: UVA</p>

<p>Likely Attending: UNC, which was my first choice all along :slight_smile:
But, to be honest, I think it showed in my applications. I spent far more time on my UNC application, and I don’t think I even sent midterm reports for William & Mary because I was so set on UNC.</p>

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<p>Current School: Santa Monica College (CA)
Entering as: Junior Transfer
High School GPA: 4.0
College GPA: 3.8
SAT/ACT Scores: None
SAT II Scores: None
Significant ECs: Part-time work, President and officer of various clubs, volunteer work,
Hooks: Colombian-born, self-supporting, 3 years out of school, different honors and awards.
US/Intl: US/CA</p>

<p>Applied to: Auburn, CSULA, UCLA, UCI, Berkeley, UCSC
Accepted: All but Berkeley
Waitlisted: None
Rejected: Berkeley</p>

<p>Attending: UCLA</p>

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<p>Current School: Fullerton College, its a 2 year
Entering as:junior transfer
High School GPA: 4.4/5.0
College GPA:3.8
SAT/ACT Scores:28 on ACT
SAT II Scores:
Significant ECs: management position in my mosque, otherwise nothing major
Hooks: none
US/Intl:US/CA</p>

<p>Applied to: UCB, UCLA, UCI, UCSD, USC
Accepted: UCSD, USC
Waitlisted:none
Rejected: UCLA, UCI, UCB</p>

<p>Likely Attending: USC, depending on the financial aid</p>

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<p>Current School: CSU Sacramento
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.85
College GPA: 3.86 at the time of application, 3.904 by the end of the year
SAT/ACT Scores: 30 ACT
SAT II Scores: N/A
Significant ECs: Active in the political world.
Hooks: N/A
US/Intl: US</p>

<p>Applied to: CMC, Notre Dame, Boston College
Accepted: Notre Dame, Boston College
Waitlisted: CMC
Rejected: None</p>

<p>Likely Attending: Glendale Community College. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out with ND and BC. Most likely, I will reapply to those schools and more the next time around. </p>

<p>Thanks College Confidential!</p>

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<p>Current School: Los Angeles Pierce College
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: 3.78
College GPA: 3.39
SAT/ACT Scores: N/A
SAT II Scores: N/A
Significant ECs: In high school participated in athletic teams (skiing and volleyball), played a significant role in organizing and recruiting members for Junior Optimist Club. Won a national competition through FIDM in graphic design. In college community service through Salvation Army, accumulated donations for and participated in the 2008 Los Angeles AIDS Walk.
Hooks:
US/Intl: US</p>

<p>Applied to: Northeastern University, UMD College Park, UC: Irvine, Davis and Santa Cruz, CSU Fresno, University of New Haven
Accepted: All UCs, CSUF, Northeastern, U of New Haven
Waitlisted: UMD College Park (Spring Grades, still waiting to hear back…)
Rejected:</p>

<p>Likely Attending: Northeastern!!</p>

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<p>Current School: Small 4-yr private in Illinois
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: 3.0
College GPA: 4.0
Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering
SAT/ACT Scores: 31
SAT II Scores: Math II(800), Physics(750), Japanese (800)
Significant ECs: CS Teaching Assistant, Math Tutor, Robotics, Internship at Fortune500
Hooks:
US/Intl: US(Permanent Resident)</p>

<p>Applied to: UCBerkeley (EECS), UCLA (EE), USC (EE), WUSTL (EE), Northwestern (EE), Cornell (ECE), UMich(EE), UIUC(EE), GATech(EE)</p>

<p>Accepted: UCBerkeley, UCLA, USC, WUSTL, Northwestern, Cornell, UMich, UIUC
Waitlisted:
Rejected: GATech (I apparently failed to meet their requirements)</p>

<p>Attending: Cornell !!</p>

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<p>Current School: Mt San Antonio College
Entering as: Junior
High School GPA: 2.0
College GPA: 3.75
SAT/ACT Scores: 2000
SAT II Scores: 730 in Math 2c, 610 in US History
Significant ECs: Low-level club officer positions, Volunteer work, Honors Program
Hooks:
US/Intl: US</p>

<p>Applied to: UCR (Bus Admin), UCSB (Bus Econ), UCI (Bus Admin), UCSD (Econ), UCLA (Bus Econ), USC (Bus Admin)
Accepted: UCR, UCSB, UCI, UCSD, USC
Waitlisted:
Rejected: UCLA</p>

<p>Likely Attending: USC</p>

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<p>Current School: Northwestern University, Mechanical Engineering
Entering as: Sophomore
High School Rank: Top 5% (I’m international so no AP’s or GPA)
College GPA: 4.0 when I applied. Current - 3.93
SAT/ACT Scores: 2040
SAT II Scores:, Physics 770, Math 2 800, Math 1 790
Significant ECs: Pretty generic in HS. State level athlete. A TON of journalist stuff in college.
US/Intl: International</p>

<p>Applied to: Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell [didn’t complete pre-reqs]
Accepted: Columbia, Dartmouth [Accepted off waitlist]
Rejected: N/A
Withdrawn: Cornell</p>

<p>Attending: Columbia :)</p>

<p>Note: My previous post had my D decision wrong. And good luck to all future applicants. Work on your essays!</p>

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<p>Current School: University of North Texas
Entering as: Sophomore
High School GPA: 3.57 (ranked 18/600)
College GPA: 4.0
SAT/ACT Scores: 1960
SAT II Scores: N/A
Significant ECs: Honors Research
Hooks: I’m hispanic and my essay was damn good.
US/Intl: N/A</p>

<p>Applied to: Emory
Accepted: Emory (decided to decline and apply at Rice and A&M for Fall 2011)
Waitlisted: N/A
Rejected: N/A</p>