<p>Helen of troy
You rock man!!!</p>
<p>Can you tell us more abt jkc foundation transfer scholarship?Are you an international student?</p>
<p>Yeah I am an intl. student but US-educated (including HS). For JKC Transfer scholarship got to: [Undergraduate</a> Transfer](<a href=āhttp://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org/jkcf_web/content.aspx?page=UnderG]Undergraduateā>http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org/jkcf_web/content.aspx?page=UnderG)</p>
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<p>Congrats everyone for your post-high school success!</p>
<p>Thankyou helen<em>of</em>troy</p>
<p>Hello,</p>
<p>Iām 25 yrs old and an international student. My high school record was pretty average minus (no good grades in AP classes) because I preferred to spend my time on the beach rather than stuying physics 
After high school I joined the military (itās mandatory in my country), and served for three years. later on I opened a night club with two of my friends and owned it for a year.
Anywayā¦I started to attend cc in 2005ā¦ this year Iāll graduate from the various honor programs in my current school.
Here is the list of schools that Iāve applied to (and received their decisions, mostly):</p>
<p>MIT- rejected.</p>
<p>KU- accepted (with scholarships).
UIUC- accepted.
Columbia GS- accepted.
Wash U.- accepted.</p>
<p>Caltech- ACCEPTED! (my first choice).</p>
<p>Pending: Cornell and CMU.</p>
<p>So for all of you, high school slackers ;-), it is doable. Work hard and aim high.</p>
<p>Regarding my HS numbers, I didnāt have a bad record by conventional standards, just by CC standards. I finished with somewhere around a 3.5 weighted (on a 4.0 scale) and just inside the top quartile overall (which was packed with people taking lighter loads). It was in small part due to my AP load, but mostly came from me being lazy as hell, and figuring that my GPA would be high enough to give me reasonable options.</p>
<p>When all was said and done, I chose to go to Case Western Reserve University over Babson, U Toronto, and some others. Like most students, I was displeased with my first year experience, and will thus not be returning in the fall. And I can do that because my first year GPA, after two semesters, is a 4.0.</p>
<p>Transfer status:
Accepted: WUSTL
Waitlisted: Rice (CSS)
Rejected: Cornell CAS
Awaiting: Penn CAS, Emory (EC)</p>
<p>I donāt know where it is that Iāll find myself in the fall, but having been accepted to WUSTL was huge for me. It meant getting out of a school I hated (Case), and undoing the consequences of high school slacking.</p>
<p>I donāt have the best high school record, but reading you guysā responses gives me a lot of hope for the future 
thanks.</p>
<p>With a 3.2 HS GPA is there any chance I can attend Columbia University or University of Chicago? </p>
<p>I will be studying economics/political science/international relations (not sure yet). I will either be attending Boston University or American University for my first two years (does it matter which of those I attend?)</p>
<p>I would love to go to either Columbia or U of C! Any chance? What can I do?</p>
<p>Both of those are very good schools that you got into. If you want to get into Chicago or Columbia you will have to get involved and get outstanding grades. How are your test scores? I believe anything is possible. I managed to get into Northeastern as a transfer with a 2.5 and sub 1000 SAT in high school but that is because I did really well in college. May I ask why Columbia and Chicago other than the fact that they are amazing schools?</p>
<p>Well, theyāre both very good at everything I hope to study (of course theyāre ivy or ivy-caliber so of course theyāre gonna be good at most things). But I would like each city A LOT (Iām from Chicago). Both schools represent what I want from a college. I would feel more excited and confident going to either than almost any other school. Thereās a good amount of of other reasons too (kinda long).</p>
<p>Advice? What can I do to get in at Columbia or UChicago?</p>
<p>Walrus, dont slouch or AmericanU or BostonU, they may be harder than you expect. Other than that, take difficult classes and hope for a high GPA!</p>
<p>Iām not that familiar with American but I know a good amount about BU because Iām from Boston. BU is know for its grade deflation. That might make it tougher to get a 4.0 or high 3 if they deflate your grades.</p>
<p>hmm during highschool i cared much more about sports than studying and so i slacked off academically. I guess i didnāt do too terribly cause i still managed to get a IB diploma. I ended up going to Skidmore College (it was the only school that accepted me) for a year but i knew i could be in a much better school. So i worked my butt off for a year and now i have been accepted to CMC (my first choice from last year). and im still waiting on USC. </p>
<p>its never too late!</p>
<p>I like this thread. it keeps me motivated! I hope everyone has gotten or gets the acceptances they hoped for!</p>
<p>2.8 uw in high school taking mainly, though not all honors courses. senior year i took an AP course, which was one of two offered at my schoolā¦the other one i didnāt take because the teacher for honors was a MUCH better teacher. absolutely no extracurriculars besides a 30 hr/wk job during that time.
college GPA at Penn State: 3.9 .</p>
<p>accepted: Swarthmore, Wesleyan, Smith
pending: Bryn Mawr (but it doesnāt matter, iām going to Swat)
rejected: Wellesley (doesnāt matter, i didnāt want to go here anyways. probably showed in my essays.)</p>
<p>be devoted and ecstatic about your academics and other activities in college, then really show that excitement in your apps. thatās the best advice i can offer.</p>
<p>I was a below-average high school student, at best-- when it comes to academics. 3.3 GPA unweighted is what I cleared with, from high school, to my great surprise. I was just not motivated, at all. </p>
<p>When I entered CC, I hit the ground running. My first term was the summer following my graduation-- I think I had two days of summer break before I started summer school. I took 12 units and finished with As. From then on, I started taking 22+ units a semester and finished off my 60 transferable units by the summer following. A 3.78GPA is why I maintained. </p>
<p>I was admitted to UCLA and UCSD. </p>
<p>I hold the opinion of that being a great success. Anyone can do it, especially if I did it. </p>
<p>Tips: Never give up; Never lose focus; aim high</p>
<p>congrats CC</p>
<p>3.2 UW at a private school, 32/177. I took APs but didnāt study for the tests, so got 3s and below. My ACT was a 30, however.</p>
<p>I got into Bard College because, as they actually told me, my recommendations were outstanding and my essays showed incredible passion for my field (Psychology and Philosophy). I ended up doing Chemistry and Neuroscience instead, and my first semester I got a 3.65 and at midterms I had about a 3.55. Iām really involved, and did research with the Chemistry department. I also did Amnestry International, wrote for the college paper, played rugby, among other stuff.</p>
<p>I applied to transfer as Neuroscience/Chemistry/Psychology</p>
<p>Applied: Boston College (A+S), Wesleyan University, Vassar College, Brandeis University
Accepted: Boston College, Wesleyan University
Rejected: Vassar College
Pending: Brandeis</p>
<p>Donāt give up because you were lazy in high school.</p>
<p>Does it matter where I go for my first two years if I plan on transferring? I mean, I canāt decide between American University and Boston University. So both are four-year schools. Iām an economics major, also considering political science and international relations.</p>
<p>between those two schools, no, iād say it doesnāt matter. pick where you prefer.
where do you want to transfer?</p>