Older applicant transfer questions

gvon89
Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:19:45 +0000

I am a white male who currently attends a community college in New Jersey. I am currently 23 and want to transfer in for the Spring 2014 semester, which I will be 24 by then. I transferred out of Monmouth since 1) I could not afford it anymore, and 2) my grades were poor. I took a break for a few years to work since I was undeclared. I graduated high school in 2008 with a 3.0 GPA and a 1550 on my SAT’s. I know all these stats are too low for the U of M, but I am doing well in my classes at Bergen Community College for Accounting so far, and I was wondering a few things:

Should I retake the SAT?
Should I take the ACT?
What would I have to get my GPA up to at BCC for 3 semesters to have a realistic shot at getting accepted (I had 5 classes transferred from MU to BCC)?
How important will my GPA at Monmouth and in high school be to the people who evaluate the applications?

Be honest and explain your opinion if you think I can/can’t get in. Thank you to the people who took the time to read this and let me know what they think :]

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