Please chance a low gpa, high sat hopeful?

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@JunJun

You don’t know how happy I am to hear that! ^ haha thanks i thought my bad gpa would rule me out but i guess my sat and ec’s saved that?

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<p>Yeah I would find it hard to believe that Bing would turn someone down with a 2200+ SAT unless their GPA is abysmally bad. Like straight C’s or something like that. An upward trend definitely helps and that combined with your SAT shows you’ve made mistakes as a freshman and have gotten serious since then.</p>

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@JunJun

My original plan was to apply to SOM but i think its more safe to apply to harpur at this time then maybe internally transfer during soph or junior year.

I believe (an upperclassmen who knows more about admissions could correct me if I’m wrong here) you can apply for SOM and be placed in Harpur if they want to give you admission to the University but don’t feel you’re ready for SOM. I remember that happening in a few cases when I applied last year, so you could always do that. But to be safe I would call them or wait until someone on here can confirm that.</p>

<p>I’ve heard internally transferring into SOM is very difficult but doable. You need to maintain a very high GPA and take certain classes to be competitive for that.</p>

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@JunJun

Is there any other way to show good interest other than applying early?

Not that I know of. I would definitely take a tour of the campus and attend an information session if you can. They take your name down at those and it may or may not help your chances if you’re on the border of getting in. I don’t think anyone really knows for sure if that helps at all though.</p>

<p>Definitely apply for early action, though.</p>

<p>Hope this helps.</p>