Tell me what needs improvement!

Transfer Students
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<p>I am currently majoring in communications at a state school in Ohio. The idea of transferring has been in my mind for awhile, but now it seems like a real possibility. I am trying to build up a solid resume/application. Where can I improve and what do you suggest? This isn’t chance thread, so be honest :)</p>

<p>Standardized Tests:</p>

<p>ACT: 21 (score is two years old, studying for a retake as we speak)
SAT: Never taken</p>

<p>Grades: (Semester, Credits, Term GPA, Cum GPA)
1, 13, 3.66, 3.66
2, 15, 3.65, 3.65
3, 14, 3.95, 3.75
4, 16, ----, ----</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activity: </p>

<p>Obama Campaign
Children’s Hunger Alliance
Altruistic Designs (I started this a few weeks ago to help network with people in the community. Basically my friend and I make flyers, videos and web-content for non-profit organizations. It’s good practice.)</p>

<p>Internship:</p>

<p>Applying for an internship this summer at a local news station (could search for another in the meantime?)</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendations:</p>

<p>Com Professor/Freelancer - It will be glowing.</p>

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<p>Where are you applying?</p>

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<p>Some schools aren’t going to take retakes on the ACT’s when you’re in college if you already have scores from high school, just to let you know. You should check with the individual schools.</p>

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<p>I’m looking at these programs </p>

<p>Northwestern (Radio/Television/Film)
[Major</a> in Radio/Television/Film - About the Program, School of Communication, Northwestern University](<a href=“http://www.communication.northwestern.edu/programs/major_radio_television_film/]Major”>http://www.communication.northwestern.edu/programs/major_radio_television_film/)</p>

<p>Boston University (Film & Television/Mass Communication, Advertising & Public Relations)
[Boston</a> University College of Communication | About COM | Academic Departments](<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/com/about/academics.shtml]Boston”>http://www.bu.edu/com/about/academics.shtml)</p>

<p>University of California Berkeley (Mass Communication)
[Media</a> Studies at UC Berkeley](<a href=“http://ls.berkeley.edu/ugis/mediastudies/major.php?page=req]Media”>http://ls.berkeley.edu/ugis/mediastudies/major.php?page=req)</p>

<p>New York University (Film and Television)
[Film</a> & Television: Tisch School of the Arts at NYU](<a href=“Undergraduate Film & Television”>Undergraduate Film & Television)</p>

<p>yourfire_escape,
Would that also apply to the SATs?</p>

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<p>sat and act scores at this point in your college career are quite frankly not going to matter much…taking sats or acts 3 years after everybody else has is not going to be considered very impressive, lest you dont do exceptionally well and that would just hurt you</p>

<p>nyu, berkeley, northwestern are reaches, boston u is a match/high match i think</p>

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<p>Any suggestions on how to make those schools less of a reach? It sounds like ACT/SAT aren’t going to matter</p>

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<p>Write a stellar essay? Make sure you get good recs? Honestly, you don’t have much time left, as applications are due in the next couple months. You’ve got a decent shot at those schools, just make sure you have a safety if you don’t want to stay at your current school.</p>

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<p>Sounds good, thanks for all the advice. I guess it’s time to start writing</p>

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<p>I disagree that you have a decent shot at UCB, as an OOS transfer it’s going to be extremely difficult.</p>

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<p>entomom,</p>

<p>It’s cool. To be honest, I really wasn’t in love with the UCB’s media studies program. I wanted to apply to a west coast school and they seemed like a good fit. Odds are I wont apply but its not really a heart breaker</p>

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<p>for northwestern, gpa gpa gpa. they’re definitely really stringent on high gpas. for top 20 schools, transfer rates are usually worse than normal rates. and i’ve learned that if you don’t have a 3.9+ you basically have no shot. (i had a 3.8, and the stats of the acceptees i checked out were all 4.0’s)</p>