<p>I was accepted for the Fall 2009 semester, but decided to attend Arizona State University instead because they offered me more scholarship money. Both schools have well-renowned journalism schools. I visited UMD last spring and really liked it. I was also accepted into CIVICUS. The transfer deadline is NOV 15th, but they strongly recommend applying early. I plan on submitting my application early next week. Are my chances really decreased for being somewhat late with my app? Does it help a lot that i was previously accepted? is there anyway that i can defer my initial admission?</p>
<p>here are some of my stats:</p>
<p>College Class Year: 2013
Public high school
Sends some top grads to top schools
· Academic GPA(UNWEIGHTED): 3.65
. WEIGHTED: 3.86
. INTENDED MAJOR: BROADCAST JOURNALISM
. All A’s in college thus far
Class Rank: top 12%
AP classes taken: AP STATS, AP GOVT, AP ENG LANG, AP English Lit.</p>
<p>Scores:
SAT I Math: 590
SAT I Critical Reading: 640
SAT I Writing: 620
SAT II MATH II: 590
SAT II LITERATURE: 600</p>
<p>Extracurriculars/Clubs:
. CLUB AND SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL 3 YEARS( VARSITY LEAGUE CHAMPS)
. SNOWBOARD/ SKI CLUB (SECRETARY)
. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY (PUBLIC RELATIONS MGR)
. CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP FEDERATION ( 4 YR MEMBER)
. LINK CREW ( COMMITTEE CHAIR)
. FRESHMAN TUTOR
. VARIOUS PLAYS
. MASS MEDIA PRODUCTION OF BI-WEEKLY TELEVISED NEWS SHOW</p>
<p>Community Service:
. RELAY FOR LIFE (5 YRS)
. 7TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL COACH (approx 50 hours)
. BETHLEHEM EXPERIENCE
. OTHER SMALLER THINGS HERE AND THERE
APPROX. 300 hours of community service</p>
<p>Job Experience:
. Baseball Umpire 2 seasons
. Mervyn’s dept store 3 months
. Server at 5 star restaurant 9 months</p>