I see that and thank you for the information. I’m just wondering if my grades are good enough to the point where I will get accepted into one of my top 4 schools of choice (baylor, virginia tech, nc state, pittsburgh)
What I’m trying to tell you is that we don’t know. There’s a chance that you will be admitted. But again we don’t know.
Your grades will be compared to everyone else who’s applying to the same universities with similar backgrounds. Be patient and wait.
Transfers will be compared to other transfers. You want a guarantee, and we can’t give you that. You won’t get a chance if you don’t apply. So you need to apply.
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It is also more difficult to “chance” transfer applicants at many colleges, since many colleges make public less information about transfer admission than frosh admission. In addition, transfer admission at the junior level is more likely be influenced by how full your desired major is at the college, adding another variable that there is little or no public information from the college about.
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That’s fair. Completely understandable.
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And you may get admitted to all of them.
College A will require you to complete four semesters at their college before getting your degree.
College B will admit you- but not to your desired major. They will want to see your performance in two of the pre-requisite courses before admitting you to the major.
College C will admit you but with five semesters required, and no aid.
College D will admit you but not to the major. You have not demonstrated strong enough quant skills for a quant major.
Then what? This is the point you seem to be ignoring. Just getting admitted doesn’t get you what you want necessarily. You have a specific discipline in mind, and presumably, don’t want to spend another 5 semesters as an undergrad having already been an undergrad for 5 semesters….
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Absolutely agree! The colleges decide how you will be admitted.
This doesn’t even include financing. If you require aid, and they admit you, but don’t give you a dime of aid, what will you do?
The universities are being really strict with their financing given that the government has limited funding and we don’t know which universities will receive additional grants. There’s only so much private money to go around. Their endowments are reserved.
UPDATE – I just got into Loyola Chicago with a 24k scholarship! What does that say about my chances for these other schools?
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Congrats.
Little to nothing unfortunately. It says Loyola wants you. They take well over 50% of transfer applicants.
Is it affordable ? It’s $74k tuition, room and board - so without need aid it leaves you $50k. When I say affordable I don’t mean with crazy loans. Anything over $10k is too much and even that is too much.
It’s an odd choice bcuz it seemed you wanted a higher level school.
But we all noted statistically you look good for NC State. And you have UNCC as a backup. So you have a good lower cost 1-2 punch. I think NC State happens. But your struggle is in the major relates classes which is the one concern.
Congrats and good luck.
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Congratulations on Loyola.
Really, that acceptance says nothing about your other applications. Just wait and see.
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Hello,
I think you’re mistaken about the well over 50% number. I did the math and they only accept 52% of transfer applicants.
Source: https://www.luc.edu/media/lucedu/oie/CDS%202024-25%20Loyola%20University%20Chicago%20.pdf
That one isn’t opening for me. It opens but blank. I used the year before. 55% but zero relevance to you.
I think you’ll be fine with NC State / UNCC.
You can’t afford Loyola and it doesn’t give you the lift you think any of these schools will give you career wise.
More good news! I got into the University of Pittsburgh. they have a 45% transfer acceptance rate. Based on these two acceptances, what are my chances at my other target schools like NC State Va tech and Baylor?
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They’re all independent.
I said all along you’ll likely get into NC State.
You can’t afford Pitt.
In the end, go where you can afford.
Congrats on a nice acceptance - and good luck.
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You’ve got a strong transfer profile overall — a 3.5 GPA, research experience, and solid recs will help a lot. The C’s in calc/physics won’t ruin your chances. You should be competitive for Baylor, Fordham, Pitt, Iowa State, and Loyola. A&M and Virginia Tech are matches/reaches, and BU is a reach but still possible. Your list looks good.