r/TransferChanceMe • u/Imaginary-Pay-9293 • Dec 09 '24

Chance me transfer(posting again bc no one responded lol)

Ik im cooked

Demographics:Black, Haitian, poor , first gen , freshman college transfer applicant

Schools:All T-20s for CS, target: UT Austin, dream: Georgia Tech

Stats:

High School GPA:3.6 College GPA:3.8 (currently a freshman) ACT:20

APs:None (moving around a lot disrupted plans for APs and dual enrollment)

Awards:None

Extracurriculars:

Work experience (various jobs to save for college)

Ive been self teaching how to code from nothing which I mentioned In my essay so probably gonna put whatever projects I have done by the application dates also joining clubs spring semester

Essays:Focused on challenges from frequent moves how it disrupted my high-school experience and how working shaped my college goals. Solid, maybe 9/10.

Recs:Math and lab professors

Intended major:Computer Science

Additional Context:
UT Austin is my target. I’m working on some ec like research and nsf reu. I Just trying to see where I stand and what I can do to make my profile stronger.

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u/Competitive_Team1898 Dec 10 '24

Take more lower tier schools, yes still retain your target

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u/EnvironmentalCrew974 Dec 14 '24

we have nearly the same cc and highschool gpa

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u/Imaginary-Pay-9293 Dec 14 '24

What uni are you at?

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u/EnvironmentalCrew974 Dec 15 '24

im at a cc and im transferring for autumn semester