<p>vblick: I am talking about both credits and grades showing up on the UGA transcript. While GA Tech might not do this, UGA shows the UGA credits and GPA, the transfer credits and GPA, and the overall credits and GPA (which is the combination of the two previous one’s). While I am guessing you are only trying to help, your lack of knowledge about UGA specific information, as well as your attitude, does not help this type of discussion (i.e. “you are clueless” statement).</p>
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<p>My lack of knowledge about UGA specific information? The only specific claim I made about UGA was “You will never see a GPA that includes everything to date.” because as a former student of the Georgia school system I assumed UGA was similar to GT. It appears UGA breaks things down more. I found that information interesting. All the other information I have given is non college specific information regarding transferring. Other than my comment above, i’m not seeing where I have claimed to know any other UGA specific information.</p>
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<p>You don’t have to be affiliated with UGA to answer the OPs question. I took that question to be “how will my Emory GPA translate into my UGA GPA for courses that are accepted.” Being joint enrollment and such I see where your comments came from but I didn’t mean to offend with my comments, initially. </p>
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<p>If it wasn’t joint enrollment then you probably took this class after you accepted UGAs offer of admissions. At this point I believe UGA becomes your “home school.” Meaning you have permission to take classes at another college under certain guidelines. I’ve heard of schools taking the grades and credits back to the home school. It seems like this was the case for you. I took a physics sequence at Georgia Perimeter college one summer (GT weed out class I was avoiding) and only the credits transferred back to GT.</p>
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<p>Yes, I did develop an attitude, sorry. I’m not here to fight with people. Just help out like the rest.</p>
<p>So, I’ve just reread the original post. gkc4, are you coming to UGA this fall or next spring? You may actually be eligible for the honors program. They have a separate admission process for transfers. Here is the information from their website:</p>
<p>Students who transfer to UGA are not eligible for Collegiate Entry and must follow transfer admissions procedures. Transfer students must have earned at least 28 hours of graded academic credit and must have at least a 3.75 transfer GPA. Transfer acceptances will be determined after first-year and collegiate entry processes are completed, on a space available basis.</p>
<p>Transfer students must apply to the Honors Program prior to their first term at the University of Georgia. Transfer students who enter UGA during the 2009 summer or fall term will apply to Honors by April 30 for admission to Honors.</p>
<p>I will be attending Ga Southern this fall as a freshman and i was wondering if transferring over to UGA for 2nd semester is possible? I have been hearing many different things so I am confused =/</p>
<p>[University</a> of Georgia :: Undergraduate Admissions :: Admission Information For Transfer Students](<a href=“http://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/admission_information_for_transfer_students.html]University”>http://www.admissions.uga.edu/article/admission_information_for_transfer_students.html)</p>
<p>You can find official information there, but the answer is unfortunately no. For sophmore transfers, you have to be a student in another college for a full year, get at least 30 TRANSFERABLE credits, and have a minimum 3.2 GPA (this GPA will only include classes that they’ll take). So make sure that the courses you take next year will transfer. You will be eligible for transfer after your spring semester (so if you want to take a summer class, you should be able to). </p>
<p>To find out if your classes will transfer, you can use this website: [University</a> of Georgia :: Undergraduate Admissions :: Transfer Equivalency](<a href=“http://www.admissions.uga.edu/apps/transferequiv/]University”>http://www.admissions.uga.edu/apps/transferequiv/)</p>
<p>From UGA’s website…
Sophomore Transfers</p>
<pre><code>* Have 30-59 semester hours of transferable credit by the application deadline
- Have completed at least one year of college by the term of intended enrollment
- Must have a 3.20 or higher transfer GPA to be considered for admission, though there is no minimum GPA that guarantees admission.
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<p>Students with fewer than 30 transferable hours</p>
<p>Ineligible. Must have at least one complete year of full-time college enrollment resulting in 30 or more transferable hours by the transfer application deadline to be considered for transfer admission to the University of Georgia.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Hi, I"m attending UGA and I’m planning on transferring out next year. I also took joint enrollment in high school. My UGA GPA is a 4.0 but my overall with my JE grades is a 3.4. How much would the JE affect me in transferring out? Will majority of the schools I transfer to only look at my UGA gpa?</p>
<p>Where are you thinking of transferring to? And actually, it probably doesn’t matter. Your GPA at UGA will be first and foremost in the school’s consideration. Besides, even if they did consider JE, they would realize how dramatically you’ve improved, and your effort will be looked upon quite well. But normally efforts before full enrollment in college are not really considered in transfer admissions. Lots of places nearly turn a blind eye to SAT scores for that matter. If you’ve proved yourself in college, then you are set. Good luck. Just please tell me you aren’t transferring to Duke or one of those insane Ivies/top schools. They don’t really take transfers despite what they tell people. You’d need a really compelling reason to even be considered, like saying that you’d like to work with a particular faculty member or something. These schools would just be happy to add you to the number of applicants so that they get a better rank. Then, the fin. aid won’t be as good at places like Duke. A fair amount of schools between 10 and 25 do take transfers though (in fact, I know we are targeting them, so the transfer admit rate should increase).</p>
<p>Hi Bernie,</p>
<p>Are you a student at Emory?
I’m applying to Vanderbilt, Emory, Rice, UVA, Georgetown, USC.</p>
<p>I was very about my joint enrollment grades, and this whole whether or not it factors into GPA and transferring has been a very confusing matter for me. Since it is on my transcript and the grades will be seen. Then there is the matter of whether or not the credits will actually transfer.</p>
<p>I have taken the initiative to email several college counselors. Most of them just gave me criterias on how they evaluate whether or not the credits will transfer. The admission counselor at USC told me that the grades WILL factor into my GPA but my grades this semester will be looked at more heavily. I think what I’m most concerned about right now is the weight they put onto the dual enrollment grades; if they will be as important as my high school grades or college grades.</p>
<p>Yes, I am. Trust me I know people who were admitted into Emory Regular decision who did joint enrollment and got some low grades (I’d imagine more weight was put on performance in APs and stuff). I’m certain that they will factor in the UGA gpa the heaviest, especially if your joint enrollment was not at UGA, but instead a school that many would deem as less rigorous. </p>
<p>By the way, I think your chances of admission are the highest here and perhaps at UVA and USC statistically if you are qualified as I can tell you are. Again, some schools, no matter how qualified you are, simply want to avoid accommodating transfers. I think Georgetown (they admit as randomly as Ivies and Duke) is the hardest. What exactly are you intending to major in. Some of these schools might not be worth applying to. I hope you aren’t just chasing prestige b/c it’ll suck if you get into some of these, matriculate at one and find that it is not as strong at your subject as the overall USNews Week ranking may indicate. And of course, all of us are over-rated in general. And in terms of college atmosphere/experience, if you liked UGA’s social scene, then USC and UVA will be most similar so you get to get a bump in academic rigor and maintain the social scene. Next closest would be Vandy (still has that southern party culture going on). Emory, Rice, and Georgetown would be most similar (as in having dramatically different social scene from UGA). The academic rigor would be very similar at Georgetown, Vandy, Emory and Rice. USC and UVA are also similar, but they grade more like a public school. For example, while some science courses may be more intense material wise at Emory, Vandy, and GeorgeTown, the curve will be be much larger/arbitrary than USC and UVA or most public curves If you are into humanities and social sciences. Look through the schools and look for faculty members that seem as if they are worth working with because grades don’t matter as much here (ridiculously inflated at most schools, those that you are applying to are no exception). </p>
<p>If you have any specific questions about certain departments here, feel free to PM me and ask. But I’m sure that like to many, Emory is probably more of an afterthought if you can’t get into the rest. I just want to let you know whether it’s even worth applying to according to your interests. Just because we are top 25 doesn’t mean we’re great at everything. In fact, as much as I love the school, I don’t think it means much at all. Just hit me up if you want.</p>
<p>Bernie,</p>
<p>I’m considering transferring out of UGA to Emory. I’m just curious about your overall opinion on emory and why you are deciding to transfer.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>itohang: How is it possible that you attend both UGA and Georgia College & State University?</p>
<p>He doesn’t, he just wanted someone to answer his question, so he posted here knowing that UGA’s forum gets a lot more action.</p>
<p>Well, you tend to get better advice if you are upfront with your questions. I wouldn’t say the UGA forum is all that active. Given the rankings of the schools that he looking at transferring to, the school he is currently attending will be a factor.</p>
<p>Best of luck in your quest itohang.</p>
<p>Yeah, I discussed it with him. However, the only place he has true competition is at Georgetown. This school is most likely to have lots of people trying to transfer in from another prestigious or tough school. People from community colleges and lower ranked universities transfer into the rest of those all of the time. In fact, often transfer admissions are less stringent than freshmen. We accept like 40% (used to be 34% but we are targeting transfers now) and Vandy does like 50% (kinda sketch given freshmen admit rate. Only indicates that they use freshmen admissions to game rankings).</p>
<p>Itohang: Here is some info from Rice’s website:</p>
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<li><p>What is the minimum GPA required for transfer applicants?
In order to apply for admission, you should have at least a 3.2 GPA in college. Those offered admission as transfer students typically have a GPA of 3.5 or better. GPAs in college are evaluated within the context of the degree of difficulty of coursework pursued and competitiveness of the college you have attended.</p></li>
<li><p>Am I required to take SAT or ACT tests? Do the scores have to be current?</p></li>
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<p>All applicants for undergraduate admission are required to take the SAT or ACT to be considered for admission. All scores must be sent directly from the testing organization. Rice’s College Board code is 6609; our ACT code is 4152. Older scores should still be able to be sent by these agencies to Rice.</p>
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<li>What scores are competitive for transfer admission?
The middle 50% for admitted students is 1390-1530 (CR+M) on the SAT and 31-34 on the ACT.</li>
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<p>UVA’s transfer situation is somewhat different in that you would be considered OOS. This is from their Admission’s website.
The University of Virginia welcomes applications from students seeking to transfer from other accredited colleges and universities. Transfer students are a vital part of the University community, contributing substantially to academic and extracurricular life on Grounds. Each year more than 500 enroll; a quarter are nontraditionally aged, and a third come from the Virginia Community College System. The University of Virginia adheres to the State Policy on transfer.</p>
<p>Along with the Common App and UVA supplement, transfer applicants must also supply their high school transcripts, all college transcripts, and SAT/ACT scores. UVA does not post their transfer stats, but their averages for regular freshman admissions are quite competitive, especially for OOS students. UVA’s system with the community colleges is not unlike Ga Tech’s agreements with various Georgia colleges that if a student takes certain course work and makes acceptable grades that they can transfer to Ga Tech. </p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>Something tells me Rice is more lax on admissions than they are implying. They seem to be trying to discourage people with lower scores from applying. Private schools play tricks like this all of the time. Yield and rank protection. I mean, it’s not like the other top colleges (which have lots of students with scores like that) don’t have high retention rates. Normally the students that transfer (as opposed to dropping out) out tend to go to lesser ranked schools.
Would be nice if they straight up displayed their transfer admit rate or straight up confess that they really don’t want to accommodate transfers. I mean lots of schools do it.</p>
<p>Rice has more grade inflation than us and many of our peers (even Duke which has higher SAT scores). A student with lower scores can do well at Rice (and then it’s small, so doing well is made even easier), so they are BSing if they are seriously trying to care that much about SATs for transfers. I notice how Emory only says “good” SAT scores. that doesn’t mean high relative to students here, it probably only means “good” as in workable. I have a friend who transferred with a lower than average ACT (like 26) and has a high GPA his first semester and throughout his summer classes. And I’m pretty sure he beat that b-school curve and got A-grades. Point is, many of these transfers are more motivated than the students already there and for good reason.</p>