What do schools look for in a transfer student?

Transfer Students
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<p>I was a terrible student in high school and didn’t apply myself, but in college I am doing the exact opposite. My main problem was struggling to manage my time well. Even though there are still a few weeks left of this semester I currently have straight As. I know one semester isnt a large enough sample size to prove my worth so my question is what else besides getting good grade can I do going forward to make myself more appealing as a transfer student?</p>

<p>HS GPA: 2.9
SAT MATH: 600
SAT VERBAL: 600</p>

<p>during high school I was active in youth ministry junior and senior year. </p>

<p>4 year varsity golf
2 year captain</p>

<p>Im currently attending Loyola University Chicago</p>

<p>Im double majoring in political science and international business</p>

<p>College Predicted GPA: 3.9-4 (16 credits)
I have gotten involved in several clubs/ organizations
and next semester i plan on joining a fraternity. would that look good or bad?</p>

<p>Next semester im taking 18 credits</p>

<p>How much emphasis do colleges put on high school grades/ test scores? What do i have to do going forward to be able to transfer to northwestern, wake forest, pepperdine or USC. </p>

<p>I dont plan on applying until spring next year.</p>

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<p>Check out the Transfer forum</p>

<p>I think that successful transfer students have some campus leadership or involvement that the college will she you as a good addition to the community. But the college will not care about a fraternity or not.</p>

<p>If you are only transferring with 1 year, they are going to look at your HS grades. So in your application you can tell a compelling story about what has changed and motivated you, you will have the grades to back it up and a good reason why the transfer school and you are a good fit.</p>

<p>Don’t take 18 credits if you can’t perform well, that sounds like a recipe for disaster.</p>

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<p>Once you hit 60 transferable units your HS stuff goes out of the window except for a few year selective universities which you probably won’t be able to transfer into anyways (like Stanford). </p>

<p>USC isn’t very hard to get into if you meet all the pre-reqs as a transfer.</p>