Transferring for Fall 2015

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Hello Everyone,</p>

<p>I’m applying to over 20 schools for next fall and was wondering how my profile looks objectively. The schools I’m applying to are American U, Boston College, Carnegie Mellon, Clemson, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Emory, Fairfield, George Washington, Lehigh, Michigan State, Middlebury, Northwestern, Rice, W&M, Tufts, Tulane, UNC CH, UVA, U Georgia, UT Austin, UVM, Vanderbilt, Villanova, and Wake Forest. I went to community college for a year following high school and earned a 4.0. From there, I went to SUNY Binghamton and earned a 3.87 as a political science major. I have decided to take this year off from school because I cannot financially afford to attend Binghamton anymore. I have an internship at my local town hall and a local public access television station until May 2015. I am also working two part-time jobs, campaigning on behalf of a Congressional candidate, and starting a Young Republicans Club in my hometown. In total, I’m working 7 days a week. Aside from that, I’m taking a statistics class at the same community college I attended two years ago. I also volunteer for the Kiwanis Club of my town.</p>

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<li><p>Is it going to look good that I’m working to be able to pay for my own education?</p></li>
<li><p>Are my internships going to hold weight? I’ve had my internship at Town Hall for 3 years now and I want to become a public servant.</p></li>
<li><p>Is my GPA from Binghamton University high enough to gain entry into the more competitive schools on my list? I haven’t taken any “easy” classes at Binghamton except for a 100 level political science class and two first-year German classes.</p></li>
<li><p>Does campaigning look good on an undergrad’s transfer app?</p></li>
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<p>Here are my ECs and Stats from Binghamton:
3.92 first semester and 3.8 second semester (took 3 junior level-classes, two of which were outside my major and a first-year German class)
Member of College Republicans
Campaign Manager for a Student Association candidate (I know, lame lol)
Member of school’s rugby team
Key Club Member</p>

<p>I know I’ve listed many colleges and it would be hard, not to mention annoying, to look through and chance me for every school. That said, I would be grateful for any feedback in regards to any of the schools. </p>

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<p>Hi there, I go to GW (though I’m looking to transfer, hence why I’m here) and I’m not affiliated with admissions in any way nor do I know a ton about the process but just based off of your stats and how active you are locally, you probably have a very good chance. My guess is that would also be the case for American since they are pretty similar as far as their student profiles (many students apply to both schools, even though GW students will deny this to no end). I don’t know if your financial need will affect your chances at either schools since unfortunately few schools that take in transfers provide aid. I do know that GW’s aid package as a freshman is fantastic, though I personally don’t receive any aid. I have friends who pay 1/3 of what they would at their respective state schools, close to $1,000 a semester, which for a $60k+ school is awesome, but again I don’t know if this translates for transfer students I do hope that it does in your case though.</p>

<p>To be honest, I don’t know a TON about the transfer process to be giving you constructive advice or providing you with odds and chances, since I am just starting the process myself, but nonetheless I am going to give you my two cents. I think you’re obviously a hardworking kid who wants to be successful (and who currently IS very much so) and I am very sorry that your financial situation has affected your studies and admire that you are working to move past that. I see that in the variety of schools you are applying to you really would just like to end up at a “respectable institution” according to US News & World Rankings standards (even though Binghamton is a solid school but just most of the schools you’re applying to are prestigious and what not), but one thing to consider is the price of these applications, the price of flying to the respective schools if you are admitted or want to visit(I can’t tell which state you live in but these schools are basically all across the country),price of sending in scores, transcripts, etc. It’s a lot of money and I think it would be wiser to consider some of the schools that are closer to you, schools that definitely provide transfer students financial aid and what not. I’m not trying to discourage you I just think that is an overwhelming amount of schools to apply to but again this is just my opinion.</p>

<p>Best of luck and I hope everything works out for you!</p>