Peculiar/unusual transfer situation

ebladez15
Thu, 07 Nov 2013 17:15:45 +0000

Hello all,
New to posting but long-time lurker. I have a pretty unique situation and maybe you can help me gauge my expectations for admission. First off:I’m a freshman at Manhattanville College taking 17 credits. I graduated high school with 21 additional credits from FSU AP equivalencies, and took one class for 3 credits before starting college full time. This leaves me with 41 credits, assuming all transfer smoothly. So I am applying for this upcoming spring and have gotten everything in including app, fees, SAT/AP scores, high school transcripts, etc. I am still waiting on the semester to end before I can submit my transcript to FSU, obviously. With this being said, I was a recited athlete and have had to since “retire” to to a rare abdominal tear that isn’t really operated on due to lack of knowledge in the medical field. I included this information on my FSU “additional info” section saying that the only reason I never applied to FSU before was because I was living my dream of playing NCAA ice hockey, adding that I’m looking forward to what life has for me following hockey, and that I’d like to experience those new opportunities at FSU. I really wish there was an essay section, as I have strong writing skills and a unique story, in my eyes.

So as far as academic stats and ECs go:
-I had a 4.002 weighted GPA at a Florida high school. Really can’t remember the unweighted.
-Projected 3.4 GPA for first and only college semester.
-Along with these 17 credits from Manhattanville, I’d have 24 more through AP and part-time college classes.

I took 7 AP classes and countless honors classes, receiving passing scores for all of 1 AP class

College Board AP National Scholar for 2 years.
-1890 composite SAT, 650 math, 630 reading, 610 writing.

150+ community service hours, but for transfer applicants there is no where to list this??

Was ranked among the top 200 North American born prospects by the NHL, 2009. Nowhere to list this?
-For the past 3 years since I graduated ('10), I was playing junior hockey in pursuit of a college scholarship for ice hockey, once again nowhere to list this.

Fostered sick and near death dogs through a non-profit

Volunteered at countless orbs. including ronald mcdonald house, WheelChairity Inc., etc.

Mentored and worked at my psychiatrist’s office this past summer.

With all this being said , I believe I do have a unique story in what I did between high school and going to college, I know I have adequate test scores, but I am concerned about my high school GPA and the inability to list ECs on the transfer application. The application is due Nov. 15 as they have extended their deadline, and I am waiting til the semester ends for my first and only semester of college’s transcripts. Please feel free to add any helpful advice, criticism of my profile, or corrections to my forum etiquette as this is my first time posting. Thank you for taking the time to read this! I really do appreciate it.