<h2>High School Stats</h2>
<p>Strengths:
- Work/Volunteer (have worked/am working for a private, award-winning Web Development company, amongst many other of the places I’ve worked for)
- International Experience (lived in all three areas of the economic spectrum, from the US - superpower, Korea - a developing nation, and Bolivia - a third world nation; helpful for essays)
- Father works for State Department (worked a year in the American Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq; sympathy points)
- 5 Ap’s (1 Sophomore, 1 Junior, 3 Senior)
- Grandfather was a professor at Columbia for SEAS/PHD from Columbia
- Uncle got his Master’s degree from Columbia’s business school</p>
<p>Weaknesses:
- SAT 1930 (690 Math, 670 Writing, 570 Verbal)
- High School GPA (2.9 Freshman, 2.2 Sophomore, 3.6 Junior, 2.9 Senior)</p>
<p>Major: Computer Science (with possible minor in Business)</p>
<h2>School: U Arizona </h2>
<p>With my unbalanced academic records, I was wondering what I could do (if it’s possible) to transfer to Columbia. I am expecting to spend at least a year in college but no more than two. </p>
<p>Assuming the best, that I do in fact get a 3.7 + college GPA, would I still pose no chance because of my poor high school record? Or would the sudden transition from poor academic performance to a high academic performance make admissions officers look twice? Do I need to retake the SAT’s and take the SAT Subject Tests my freshman year in college? Do I need to go to school for at least two years instead of just one? Anyways, any advice/comments on the transfer procedures would be great because I am honestly ignorant of it, and probably of my own situation too (high school really sucked for me but I have some pretty good reasons for it).</p>