Will this hurt my transfer chances?

chimps692001
Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:30:37 +0000

I am applying as a transfer student for the upcoming winter quarter (I will be a sophomore). Anyway, my high school was very small school in Iowa (I graduated with 35 other students) so we didn’t have a lot of academic or extracurricular options. We had 2 AP classes, both of which I took. I took AP English my junior year and got an A-. I took AP Calc AB my senior year and passed with an A+. Also, I always tried to have the hardest curriculum that I could. I took 6 college classes combined between my junior and senior years (Comp I & II, Multimedia, US History, …). Also during my senior year, I was independently working with a teacher to design the school’s webpage.

I earned varsity letters in golf for 4 years and 1 varsity letter in basketball my senior year. I graduted with a 3.85 gpa, with only one grade lower than an A-. I was also involved in NHS and Spanish club.

Will the fact that my high school didn’t offer many AP classes or advanced classes hurt my chances at transfer acceptance, or will my decision mainly be based on college work?

Thanks!!!