<p>As someone with an EFC of 0, my choices are pretty limited to very selective schools that, if admitted, will offer me generous aid. Schools that I am looking at are Vanderbilt, UPenn, Grinnell, Rice, and Northwestern. To be honest, I have been rejected at Vanderbilt and waitlisted at Grinnell, UPenn, and WashU as a freshman applicant so I don’t know how that would affect my chance. Anyways here is my academic background.</p>
<p>College Info:
GPA: 4.0
Extra Curriculum: pretty good
I also volunteer and work </p>
<p>Reasons for transferring: School doesn’t have the major that I like and is 20 minutes away from my house</p>
<p>High School:
GPA: 3.8
ACT: 26 (my greatest weakness; took it 3 times w/ the same score)
Extra Curriculum: pretty good, was a member of several clubs (captain of a sport and president of one club I helped founded), volunteered a lot
Took about 6 AP and IB classes. </p>
<p>Hooks (maybe):
Has accumulated more than 700 hrs of volunteer service since high school
Valedictorian of my high school</p>
<p>Do you guys think it is worth taking the ACT again if I can realistically improve it by only one or two points?</p>