I was originally planning on going into the navy so I just applied to one school. I didn’t know it was ranked at about #70 nationally (pretty good), and when I got rejected in April of my senior year my only choice was that school. I had a terrible year because I was unhappy where I was at and I tried to make the best of it. My grades suffered and they don’t reflect on all my previous academics at all. I had a 28/ACT, 4.6/5 GPA, captain of swim team, water polo, theatre, national honor society, volunteering, etc. My first year of college, though, I got a 2.45. I’m changing my major so I’m looking to transfer to one of my top 5: Ohio State, Nebraska, Coastal Carolina, Maryland, or Ole Miss, but I don’t know if I can get in now that I’ve royally fucked up my GPA. I probably could have gotten in while in high school, but what can I do to increase my chances of admission? I’m most worried about OSU and UNL since those are my top 2.
Does anyone have any comments towards my situation?
Are you applying for transfer this fall? Then you need to pick up the phone and call each of these places and ask if they are still accepting applications.
Are you planning to spend another year at your first college/university before transferring? In that case you need to really step it up so that you get better grades. The advice is the same if you are spending the coming year at a community college instead.
At least four of the five places on your list will be out of state for you. How much can your family pay? Some are likely to be unaffordable.