<p>I posted this in a few different forums in hopes to get more opinions.
My daughter didn’t apply to UVa last year, but she did apply to VaTech and was not accepted. It was a little bit of a surprise because I’m a Hokie grad. Her SAT was only 1200 and GPA was a 3.5. She was however, extremely involved in high school (lots of leadership positions and community service) and is also very involved at the University of Maryland now. She made the Dean’s List (has a 3.65 gpa) in the fall and wants to transfer back to Virginia at either UVa, VaTech or William & Mary. Will her EC’s help the fact that she didn’t have a good SAT score or excellent gpa? And is her current gpa high enough to get her in? She wants to major in Political Science and says she can get some very good recommendations.</p>
<p>It’s a good question. Just call admissions or an advisor and they may be able to tell you exactly how they determine acceptance for a transfer. I do know some schools, like U. CAL/ Berkeley, do not offer acceptance to many transfers. They may apply the same standards as a freshman but an excellent college gpa may be of help.Also may depend upon like what school in the college she is planning on entering. Also, guess it depends what the ec’ s are- like if it’s a sport is she Div. 1 caliber.</p>