Transferring Out of Colgate?

Connor13346
Mon, 29 May 2017 20:57:09 +0000

As the title says, I’m considering transferring out of Colgate University and would like to know my chances for certain schools as well as general information regarding transferring.

First, although I do enjoy Colgate, it is not a perfect fit for me. The atmosphere is not as academic as I would like and the social scene is completely dominated by fraternities which I am not fond of. Also, I believe that I would prefer a Finance or Accounting major which Colgate does not offer.

My GPA at Colgate through 2 semesters is a 3.8. Due to Colgate’s grade deflation and harsh grading policies, I am very proud of this and hope it will help me in transferring. In High School however, my stats were not as good. I had 4.0 weighted GPA (around 3.5 UW), with an immense upwards trend. As you can see I continued this trend into college. My SAT score was a 2100.

In college I have decent extracurriculars but I would like to keep those private in order to keep my identity secret.

Here’s a list of schools I’m considering:
Cornell
Penn
Dartmouth
Columbia
Georgetown
Notre Dame
Duke
UC Berkeley
USC(California)
Claremont McKenna College

As you can see I do not have any safeties because I would rather stay at Colgate if necessary. Are these schools realistic given my high GPA combined with the grade deflation at Colgate? I feel that it demonstrates that I could perform academically almost anywhere. Also, would I be better off transferring for Spring Semester 2018 or waiting until Fall 2018?Perhaps having more college work under my belt could help my chances? Also, should I consider retaking the SAT/ACT? I know that my score is a bit low for these schools especially if I was applying out of high school. Thank you for the help.