<p>I wonder want does a first quarter 3.0 GPA mean in Chicago?</p>
<p>You mean for an accepted student or one who’s applying?</p>
<p>Or for a current student at the university?</p>
<p>For an accepted student I doubt they’d do anything over that, for an applying student it would probably hurt your chances unless there was a good explanation, and for a current student at the university it would be fine because UChicago is known for “Grade Deflation” so a 3.0 is probably pretty good.</p>
<p>Hope I helped :P</p>
<p>I am a current student at U of C. I got that GPA last quarter. I do not want to ask anyone directly when he or she know who I am. So I ask it on this website.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=307924[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=307924</a></p>
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<p>creativemind,
none of the schools you listed on your other thread are sure bets:</p>
<p>To: Submitted: Brown (consider safety), Dartmouth, Harvard, Yale, Columbia. Not Yet: Stanford.</p>
<p>If you really want to transfer, you need to look at the acceptance rate for transfer students as well as the social fit once you get there. The schools that you have named are, to a greater extent than Chicago, bastions of privilege. Have you considered Reed, Wesleyan or NYU?</p>
<p>Do you even know what University of Chicago is?</p>
<p>Did you just insult ohio_mom? You are low. Your elitist attitude would fit in perfectly at harvard- too bad you’ll never make it.</p>
<p>I hope, for the love of God, that you listed “racist grade deflation” on your transfer application as the reason for leaving Chicago :-)</p>
<p>Also, you are from Gig Harbor, WA.</p>
<p>Creative nobody in this thread is trying to say that you shouldn’t apply to those schools – what they are saying is that you should consider other options as well.</p>
<p>Creative, I am just curious about the real reasons you don’t like U of C. I am pretty sure they aren’t racist at Chicago. And, I don’t think this is true, but is the only reason you want to transfer for prestige? Doesn’t that sorta go against what a communist is all about? Why not go to your local state school if you truly are a communist?</p>
<p>Also, your gpa, people on other other thread don’t seem to know that Chicago 3.0 is different than another gpa, but still, the schools you are looking at have lower acceptance rates than Chicago.</p>
<p>creative -
“Do you even know what University of Chicago is?”</p>
<p>I know it as a parent - my son is currently a second year. I am also familiar with it through family and my husband’s colleagues. </p>
<p>A 3.0 GPA as a freshman at UChicago is certainly respectable. There are many schools where you would be a wonderful transfer candidate - assuming that the vitriol in your other posts did ooze its way onto your applications essays. What remains, however, is that you don’t have a safety on your application list, and you should because you and Chicago are clearly not a happy couple. You may well be accepted at Brown; I think you would be happier there. It’s just not a safety. I scanned the Brown website for transfer admissions statistics couldn’t find them. However, the overall admissions rate seems to be 14% overall - and that includes earlies, legacies, athletes and so on. Assuming that the admissions rate for transfers is similar, a 6 out of 7 chance of rejection does not constitute a safety (with the possible exception of developmental admissions).</p>
<p>Creative might have a connection there though that we don’t know about. Maybe they are currently building “Creative Library” after him and his three direct relatives who attended.</p>
<p>Oh, be nice, Smirkus. Creative is not a happy camper at Chicago. If he finds a place that he belongs, a transfer or waitlist slot may open for someone who does belong at Chicago. The (admissions) sorting hat isn’t perfect at any university.</p>
<p>I find it unfortunate that the admissions process for transfers to these universities is so cut-throat.</p>
<p>I guess that’s the price we pay to get an incredible education.</p>
<p>I would heed ohio_mom’s advice. I read at Ivy wise that the legacy admit rate at Brown was close to 50%. When one figures athletes into the mix and ED admits, this doesn’t leave many spaces for transfers…</p>
<p>Creative, I am very curious what you dislike about Chicago and where the University has failed to meet your expectations. I plan to enroll this fall, but would nonetheless appreciate your insights.</p>
<p>ditto</p>
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<p>i know you didn’t ask me, but when i visited campus i met some people who didn’t like uchicago and wanted to transfer out. they gave reasons like, uchicago students aren’t well-rounded enough, the school doesn’t offer the social life they want, they want a more practical education, etc etc. one girl wanted to transfer to northwestern, actually. she just wanted a more normal college experience and felt like uchicago wasn’t for her.</p>
<p>(i’m sure there are more bad things about the school, but these were just most of the things they mentioned.)</p>
<p>talking to them made me more sure that uchicago is where i want to go if i get accepted, actually!</p>
<p>ruyi,
that’s pretty much what my son said about one of the kids in his hall that transferred out last year; he wanted to be entertained a bit more, think a bit less, and get his gentleman’s C’s (Chicago offers gentleman’s F’s). </p>
<p>I think that its also important to remember that even if you get a good fit with your college, it won’t be perfect all the time. One of the items that Creative mentioned in his list of complaints was investment in Dafur; I don’t like the either, but its the trustees controlling that. Creative’s reply is to leave the imperfect. Ok. But how do you affect change if you simply leave the room when things get rough?</p>
<p>One of the things that my son likes about Chicago is the diversity of political and social opinion; makes for interesting discussions (you will enjoy these, ruyi). He characterizes Chicago as tending toward fiscal moderation, with a more liberal social outlook - a communist wouldn’t be alone, but he certainly wouldn’t be in the majority.</p>