<p>With the following stats, where would be a good place to look into for transferring for business (finance)? In other words, what colleges are in my range?</p>
<p>HS GPA:
3.25 unweighted
4.06 weighted with a lot of honors and one AP class.
SAT: 1200/1780 (I would probably retake or take the ACT before applying to transfer)</p>
<p>College GPA:
3.5 at Rochester Institute of Technology after one year (With almost my entire freshman year schedule filled with gen eds).</p>
<p>I was thinking somewhere like Emory or Lehigh would be fantastic, but I’m not sure if I have a shot at getting in. If not, would somewhere like the University of Richmond out of the question?</p>
<p>Yep, I’m male, and from New England, a part of the country that makes up only 8% of their student body, so I would be a geographic minority too heh. Thanks a lot though, definitely what I wanted to hear.</p>
<p>I still a few questions though, if anyone feels like answering them.</p>
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<li><p>Will retaking the SAT/ACT help my chances at all? I’ve heard mixed comments regarding this, and was just curious if anyone had a definitive answer.</p></li>
<li><p>What GPA would be required for Emory to be a good match rather than a slight reach? That would really be my first choice mainly because of the “Emory Advantage” financial aid programs.</p></li>
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<p>1) Depends. Some schools take new SAT/ACT scores, some schools don’t. But if you do retake it, it’s not going to hurt you, that’s for certain. If you feel like you can really improve on it, I’d say go for it. </p>
<p>2) I have no idea bout the average transfer GPA of Emory, but basically keep it as high as possible. Just do the best that you can and that’s really all that you can do.</p>
<p>I don’t think there is a definitive answer re the SAT retake. If you want to retake, I would suggest checking the policies of each of your schools. Send the SAT report ahead of the retake to those who don’t like retakes after college matriculation. Send it to the others with your free reports when you retake.</p>
<p>I also don’t know re Emory GPA, but my personal opinion is that your GPA is solid/more than solid. Changing to more of a match than a reach depends on all of your other factors (essays, recs) and maybe SATs. The high school record is the weak point, really, and you can’t change it… but you can overshadow it.</p>
<p>My S was accepted to schools at the level of Emory and above (eg,Vanderbilt, JHU) with 3.67 and 3.5 in his two Freshman terms in a tough science/Engineering curriculum; SATs at 1320 and a higher hs GPA than you (93.xx unw, 122w). Just one benchmark. Also accepted to Lehigh. Don’t worry about the 3.5 not being good enough.</p>
<p>Focus on: continuing at 3.5 or so in a rigorous courseload, closely matched to what your target schools recommend for business majors; getting to know two profs well enough for top quality recs; knowing your target schools well enough that you can write great essays on why that school for you and why you for that school. If you can get involved in any interesting research/projects in your upcoming term… that would be some icing on the cake.</p>
<p>With the corrected info re your hs profile (ie over 4.0 weighted GPA, lots of honors and one AP course), I think that makes you a strong candidate.</p>
<p>It’s true that the SATs aren’t all that strong. And so, although I’m not a big fan of them, re-taking - for schools that allow it - would help you. So, if you can stomach the idea of a re-take, I’d go for it.</p>