transfer advice...am i crazy?

astrangegirl
Sun, 24 Oct 2004 09:01:08 +0000

Hi Everyone!

I’m so glad that there’s a new thread just for transfer students. and the new site is so much easier to use. awesome!

i have a couple of questions about transferring (obviously).

i am currently at a tiny college in a rural setting. i’m from chicago, so i’m a little anxious for a more urban environment, not to mention one that is more intellectually challenging for me. i’m a sophomore, so i’m looking to transfer for my junior and senior years. here’s some info about me:

-african american female
-philosophy/sociology major at current institution…but looking to transfer to an institution with an urban studies program or major
-career discovery program at harvard grad. school of design this summer
-3.6 College GPA
-31 ACT
-President, Residence Hall
-Vice-President, College Democrats
-Treasurer, Student Global AIDS Campaign
-Sophomore Class Student Senate Representative (Student Affairs Committee; Faculty Liason for Student Affairs)
-Phi Sigma Tau, International Philosophy Honors Society
-Cello lessons for two years (yeah, i’m no superstar, it’s just a fun hobby)
-College Radio Station DJ
-Writing Studio Peer Tutor
-College Newspaper writer
-New Student Orientation Peer Advocate (sort of like an orientation leader for a week)

okay, i really hate talking about myself, but i guess i needed to for the following questions.

i’m worried because while i am pretty involved in college, i didn’t do all that much in high school. in applying for junior level transfer, are such things taken into consideration?
i have a pretty good college gpa, and in high school it was also pretty good, but because of grade inflation, my rank wasn’t all that stellar and with unweighting, it’s probably a lot lower than i would like it to be. is that a problem considering my upward trend in college?
here are the schools i’m considering:


*yale (my number one choice. i spent a week there last year and i absolutely fell in love with it. too bad i probably will not get in…)
*university of chicago (my very close, probably more attainable second choice.)
*brown (the only problem is that they have terrible fin. aid for transfers!)
*stanford
*barnard
*nyu

can anyone (cough up40love cough) critique me honestly to give me suggestions, opinions, etc. about transferring to these schools? that would be awesome…thanks!