Transferring Out of Colgate?

Dontskipthemoose
Tue, 30 May 2017 01:08:52 +0000

1. If you apply for spring 2018, your college GPA will remain a 3.8 out of 2 semesters during applications. If you apply for fall 2018, your GPA will change depending on your fall semester, but an impressive GPA over 3 semesters is better than 2 semesters. If you can maintain a good GPA in the upcoming fall, it will be better to transfer in the fall since your HS GPA is a bit low.

Another thing to keep in mind is that a Spring transfer might be harder to adjust to since there is no transfer orientation and fewer kids transfer. Financial aid also may be limited in the spring.

1. Most of those schools are reaches because they are reaches for everyone. I think you have the grades to get into some of them, give that you write a excellent essay and have good extracurriculars. If you end up transferring as a junior, you don't have to bother retaking your SAT, but it can't hurt to, especially if you apply to Ivies like penn, Dartmouth, Columbia, and other elites like a Duke and Georgetown.

2. Colleges will recognize that Colgate is a good school and your GPA is certainly impressive. But the grade deflation aspect won't make you any more impressive than another applicant with a high GPA in the same way that it won't excuse a low GPA.