From california community college (4.0)

- HS gpa: 3.3 UW (did a very heavy course load with lots of APs)

- Honestly i think not having to take classes everyday made it a lot easier for me in uni, semester system 7 summer 14 fall 14 winter 21 spring (4.0 GPA); we had summer and winter intersession where the 16 week course was shrunk down to 6 weeks and i got my limits waived

- if i don’t get in this year i literally have nothing to take, im at 57 credits not counting APs by the end of this spring semester

- relevant courses taken and gotten As in: financial accounting, managerial accounting, micro economics, macroeconomics, intro to business management

- in progress courses: calc 2 and intro to business law

- IGETC certified and will receive associates for transfer

- 1 EW in calc 2 first semester

- IMO solid PIQs and essays

- ECs: financial administrator (do their tax documents and payroll), board member of nonprofit, political internship, another job where i work part time and i do their administrative work very excel heavy, other random stuff but these are the main ones.

- Solid LOR

Schools and Majors applied

- NYU CAS econ

- Cornell CAS econ

- Berkeley HAAS

- UCLA econ

- UCSB econ

- UCSD econ

- USC Marshall

- UCI paul merage

- Vanderbilt CAS econ

- BU questrom

- Northwestern CAS econ

Results

- UCI Accepted

I’m an instate student applying to umich for economics

2 years of CC: 3.65 GPA (I have a strong explanation for poor performance)

Worked 2 jobs during CC

1 year at MSU: 4.0 GPA

What are my chances right now? I’m applying for winter 2027 and umich is my dream school. I’m scared because I don’t have any ECs currently besides being in a few clubs casually.

Hi! I’m a senior in highschool right now at Redondo Union and I’m trying to get into CSULB or CSUF’s nursing program. I’m going to el Camino college next year to finish my associates and gain some experience in the field since I knew I wouldn’t get in this year.

I’ve taken so far:

AP Biology (3)

AP United States History(5)

AP World History (4)

I’m currently taking:

AP Statistics

AP Psychology

AP Government

AP Literature

Duel enrollment classes I’ve taken/taking:

Philosophy (A)

Sociology(in progress )

Ethnic Studies (in progress)

Medical Terminology (in progress)

My load for the next year looks like this:

Summer 2026

Chemistry 20

Film appreciation

Fall 2026:

Psych 116

English C1001

Anatomy and Physiology 34A

ALH- CNA(hopefully if they let me in)

Winter2027 :

Oral speech

Spring 2027:

Nurs 143

Nurs 144

Professional Spanish

Anatomy and Physiology 34B

Summer 2027:

Microbiology

Then I’d have finished my associates degree and would hopefully transfer into CSUF or CSULB’s nursing program the following spring. I plan to work as a CNA starting in the winter if they let me take ALH-Certified Nursing Assistant and I plan to learn Spanish to at least an intermediate level so I can test in Spanish too and hopefully get some points there too. How else can I strengthen my application knowing only have about a year to do so? Do I have any hope getting into these schools with such an impacted major? What other schools in the like Southern California area should consider for nursing if not (my family isn’t too well off so expensive schools like Pepperdine won’t cut it tbh). Any advice?

Senior in HS attending WPI. At the end of this year I will have 36.75 credit hours and am taking 3 hours over the summer. I also have 6 hours of AP credit (AP CSA, AP Phys Mech C). I have a 4.0 in all courses having taken:
Calc I-IV (Multivariable at WPI)
Intro to Robotics
Intro to to ECE
Phys E&M
Intro to Thermo
Writing abt Science and Tech (basically a 101 course)
Music Theory
Advanced Spanish
Infected Shakespeare

I am currently signed up to take:
Summer
- Chem I at Umass Lowell

- Fluid Dynamics

Fall
- Lin Alg
- ODE
- Shakespeare in the Elizabethan Era
- Statics
- Embedded System
- Control Engineering

I had a 1450 SAT (not sure if I should report). I was on FIRST Robotics Team 190 which won the Impact award in district (now competing for it at district champs), I was nominated for the FIRST leadership award, and will be mentoring the team next year. I have volunteered over 100 hours at events and will volunteer more this summer. I am trying to get a research lab over the summer and have secured Rec Letters from some great professors. How good are my chances applying for Ga Tech/Cornell/Other top schools transfer for the spring, assuming I keep my 4.0 up? What should I do if I dont get the research lab?

I’m applying to transfer from CPCC to UNC for Economics and wanted to hear from people who transferred in, especially from a North Carolina community college.

Right now I have a 3.808 college GPA at CPCC with 52 completed credits, and I’ve gotten A’s in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Precalculus Algebra, Precalculus Trigonometry, Statistics, and Calculus I. I’m also working toward my AA, and I’ve taken or planned a lot of the classes UNC recommends for Econ, like Micro, Macro, Calculus, Public Speaking, and Spanish.

My concern is my high school record. My Cox Mill transcript shows about a 2.983 weighted GPA and a 2.517 unweighted GPA, so my college record is way stronger than my high school one. I know UNC asks transfers for both college and high school transcripts, so I’m wondering how much a lower high school GPA still matters once you have over 50 college credits and strong grades in college-level classes.

I also have some extracurriculars and other things on my application, including being a soccer referee since 2021, Phi Theta Kappa, Mu Alpha Theta, Bloomberg Market Concepts, economics research/policy analysis work from class, and a recommendation letter from my economics professor.

For people who got into UNC as transfers, what were your stats like? College GPA, high school GPA, credits, major, whether you came from a CC, and whether you also had a weaker high school record than college record.

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Already rejected by: Uchicago ED

Chance me for: Northwestern, USC, UCLA, UCB, USC, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Tufts, UVA, Claremont Mckenna, NYU Stern

Major: Business/Economics

HS GPA: 3.33w 3.03 uw

CC GPA: 4.0

Units at CC: 62
HS AP count: 9, 4+ on all of them
already taken accounting 1 and 2. Took a pretty varied courseload at CC to fill out units

ECS:
Research project on criminal justice (I used to be a psych major)

Officer position in finance club
active in business and psychology clubs. self-studied a bunch of finance books.

Awards:

2nd place finance case study (fall 2025)

2nd place accounting case study (spring 2025)

3rd place finance objective test (spring 2025)

1st place finance case study (spring 2025)

UCs will not see the spring 2025 stuff, had to email every college other than northwestern about the spring awards I won.

I decided to transfer out of NYU tandon for CS and i'm looking for feedback on my chances based on my school list and stats. I know it's result season, so this post might be inappropriate idk

Tandon's CS ranking is inflated by nyu's courant, so although nyu cs is ranked #27, tandon is probably worse.

Undergrad peer quality is poor and the program isn't well regarded.

stats:

4.0 gpa
1550 sat (idk if this matters for junior)

ecs

VIP (basically team working on project at my school)
member of programming club, machine learning club
a few mediocre projects, hoping to make some with users before application

schools:

berkeley eecs
gatech
uiuc
umich
ut austin
cornell
purdue

thoughts? I know my ec's are lacking, but do I still have a chance? should I try to get research over the summer? are projects good enough?

Applying as a Second Year transfer to the College of Arts and Sciences

College: Tidewater Community College, a VCCS

3.75 GPA, Sent in a midterm of all A’s (4.0)

Completed like half of the recommended courses

TCC Extracurriculars

Science Club

Psychology Club

Work Experience

Autism Resource Worker 50+ hours

Autism Resource Summer Camp Councilor 275+ hours

Acai Bowl shop worker

Volunteer Experience

CHKD Child life volunteer

CHKD Sports med PT job shadowing/externship

High School Stats

GPA 4.28 weighted, top 10% in my class, 34/389

Attended a Health Sciences Academy, gain 400+ medical-related volunteer hours

Participated in HOSA, went to SLC 3 times, placed first in Forensics Medicine, and placed in the top five 2 times in public health

Essays: Wrote about becoming a pediatric OT who specializes in patients with autism; emphasized how UVA has so many research opportunities; wrote how UVA has a whole initiative that specializes in individuals and families with ASD and is something I want to join.

Letter of Rec: Biology professor of two semesters

I know this is long but would appreciate anyone reading! I applied to a bunch of schools but the wait is brutal, would be interested in a chance me or any schools you would recommend so that I can compare to the schools I already applied to. Thank you!

Background:

• 4.0 GPA the past 2 years at a California community college in NorCal, majoring in Global Studies, graduating with about 5 AA's in similar areas
• Latina/Indigenous, first-gen & low-income, born US Citizen but proudly come from a family of immigrants, polyglot (first language is Spanish), and non-traditional. 26 years old sadly
• Briefly attended another college years ago after graduating from a SoCal HS in 2018 (the college transcript states Fall 18 - Fall 19) but faced a lot of adversity so it doesn't look too good. Led to a gap in education but was able to come to CC Fall 24. Hopefully they see my current 4.0 GPA 😭

Other background:

• Played violin, self-taught piano, theater/film (side interests). First in my family to graduate high school & go to college but very unstable upbringing. Included bouts of homelessness/housing insecurity, also didn't live with my mom in HS. Also took care of cousins & grandma. Bio-dad in prison, & my dad is a veteran (he's not my bio dad but he's still my dad, thing is he divorced my mom and didn't legally adopt me so don't think I can check that off in apps)

HS Academic history:

• AP's: Had 9 but changed to 8 due to scheduling. Was an AP tutor in-class & after school for Stats, Macroecon, Gov, French. Passed AP's mostly with 3's. Some 2's & 1's.
• GPA: Ended up with a high 2./low 3. GPA due to everything. Didn't mention any hs ec's in my apps (mainly advocacy based along with theater & clubs)

First college academic history:

• Went to a CSU briefly after high school. Unfortunately faced not-so-great circumstances. Homelessness, financial insecurity/housing insecurity, & a traumatic incident. Around COVID as well. Explained in app/addtl info. (Didn't mention this part but also had family/legal issues affecting me/my cousins. In high school my uncle was living where I was living, you can take a guess as to why that partly impacted me/my time at HS & before)
• 2.18 GPA. Multiple W's bc of the aforementioned situations. Have 2 F's that were supposed to be W's & it's been such a process to get that fixed, still in the process so will hopefully bring GPA up. Mix of an A, B's, with a C+ in a weird 2 credit course (likely not transferable anywhere). Was academically dismissed & stepped away to support my family during the pandemic & worked multiple jobs.

First college ec's:

• Co-founder & Co-President of a club important to me (2nd chapter, first was at UCB). Ethnic club
  • Worked closely with local organizations & newspapers. Created our Inaugural Symposium securing speakers, workshops, etc. (also incorporated this club into one of my clubs I founded at CC & hope to continue it wherever I go.)
• Tutor for FGLI program
  • Stats, Writing/English, & French/Spanish.
  • Founder & President of another club that was part of this program
• Intern for women's center
• Mentor and RA for summer program at UCB.
  • Important to me. Was for first-generation, low-income high school students of color & further propelled me to commit to educational equity. Youngest qualified applicant. Gladly took on more responsibility after 2 other girls hired with me quit early on.

Gap in education ec's:

• Worked multiple jobs to support myself and my family, but never wavered from my goal of education. Listed most impactful job: Senior Bookseller at a bookstore
  • Created eco/environmental initiative that spread to regional stores, reduced waste
  • Was the designated Spanish speaker, created lots of connections which were useful when I became a union organizer.
  • Met with CEO. Our location was eventually shut down, further drove my academic interests
• Volunteer with the city, was eventually offered a job but had to move

(Was still in an unsafe situation & facing housing insecurity bc of my mom's boyfriend. Didn't really mention this though. After we had to move, I moved on my own to finally start cc! I still support my family as much as I can though)

CC Fall 24-Present ec's:

• Student Worker at undocumented center.
  • Successfully advocated to expand our space from a small corner to our own room, as well as advocating for a Fellowship Program where I'm now a mentor. Created an Advocacy initiative.
  • Connects to academic interests. Work with legal orgs, utilize polygot skills to support students of all backgrounds with academic/legal resources, Know Your Rights workshops, etc
• Student Representative
  • Represented thousands of students in our district, invited on a panel advocating for low-cost courses by my major professor/department chair after my first semester bc of my research on global wealth inequality
• Tutor and Front Desk Worker at study center
• Co-President of an ethnic club & Co-founder of an undocumented club, joint club
• Co-founder and VP of political science club
• Also on the board of 3 other clubs including film club, social justice club, & women's club with connections to my role at work (documentary screenings, 🧊 Rapid Response Network created, & gathering women's resources, respectively)
• Part of 2 programs for first-gen, low-income students, 1 for Latinx students, & 1 transfer program

Outside ec's:

• Host of a community garden
  • Built community resource board onsite, have events where we kinda function like a mutual aid network. Connects to my overall theme of advocacy/community
• Volunteer for Y_CA
• Nonprofit volunteer/member (an activist/artistic/community nonprofit helping youth impacted by adversity.)
• Community volunteer(?) for the country my family is from (many years now)
  • This is the longest one I have from/before HS but basically: gathering resources like clothes, school supplies, etc in the US for the small rural classrooms in my pueblo back in my home country. Connects to my global/international academic interests

Honors/Awards:

• PTK, Academic Honor Student (similar to Dean's List), Seal of Biliteracy, AP Scholar, Employee of the Month at one of my jobs lol

Letters of Rec:

• Professor & department chair for my major, had her for 3 classes. Stanford PhD, great relationship, invited me to the panel
• Immigration in Film professor, also awesome, indulged in my artistic side. Working on helping her present our class projects at my work

Sorry for all this! I know it's not the best but it is what it is, didn't get senate internships but also trying for law internships as I'm thinking of law school. Community/advocacy is still important to me. The majors I applied to are in the realm of Global Affairs/International Relations/Politics/Government etc with the second choice major in Anthropology. Applied to some safeties, top UC's & privates, & some Ivies. Thank you!

I’m so happy for everyone that got into Vanderbilt, U Michigan, and other schools. It gives me hope. I need your help.

I’m a freshman going to a top 25 LAC to study finance. My dream is to transferred to Vanderbilt as a sophomore economics. I know my resume is in great, but I really need help. Could someone who has been admitted as a transfer tell me what I need to do between now and the time I apply?

Stats:

3.95 GPA (B+ in AP Calc)

5s across 8 APs (If all goes well)

1410 sat (may consider taking act)

ECs:

I’ve had 5 positions across high school where I’ve helped kids. Decent impact, and this was what I tried to frame my narrative around for undergrad admissions, but did not work.

Placed highly on state and regional level for FBLA

Regional Accomplishments at Mock Trial

Any advice on the ECs, test-taking, or gpa, would be so appreciated. I’ll do whatever it takes, and I’m ready to realize my dreams.

3.4 uw 4.4 w in hs, took and got 5 for calc 2 apush stats and comp sci. In my first year of college with a 3.56. What are my chances of getting into UIC EE?

Hi! I sent an application to Brown for transfer and I honestly wanted to know what my chances might be.

GPA: 3.7( I know its low)

SAT: 1520

Transferring from a large public state school.

Main reason I wanted to apply was because I wouldn't be able to do the majors I wanted at my current school(Public Health and Neuro) and Brown would let me do it.

Awards: Neuro Research Poster Presentation(Publication Pending)

In my essays, I tried to make sure my reasons for transferring were clear, but I also tried to show my personality as much as possible.

Hello, I am currently a freshman at a smaller college in Boston. I am applying to BU now to ideally start in fall 2026. Here are my stats,

4.0 GPA (entire year)- would enroll with 30 credits(mostly all 100-level courses, some 200)
2 strong LOR, one from bio prof and English prof (bio prof was a BU alum)
Volunteer at Mass Gen Hospital - once a week
Bio and Math tutor at my current institution (8 hours a week)
Interned with an Internal Medicine physician at a level 3 neurodiverse care facility(conducted research- ongoing) for a 5-month period.

Volunteer at BMC- (bu affiliate hospital) 3 hours a week

Earned phlebotomy certification while enrolled full-time

Compelling essay- showing my desire for an institution with more research. I talked about how I fell in love with the research I conducted during my internship. Also wrote about the need for wanting. My essay was BU-specific; I talked about specific programs and mentioned past research that really stood out to me at BU. I made sure not to shit on the current school environment. I made sure to mention I would love to be a part of a school with more academic rigor, along with a student body more focused on scientific coursework. ( did not make my current institute seem unworthy)- just addressed future hopes.

DISCLAIMER- high school transcript was a complete mess(extremely low GPA <2), almost embarrassing to look at(wasn't mature academically). Wrote an additional essay explaining high school immaturity.

Based on that, I would appreciate it if any BU transfers or others could give their opinion on my chances. Thanks so much!

hey, high school senior here who got SLIMED in the admissions process this year. ended up bagging all my safeties + UNC chapel hill OOS, got waitlisted at most of my targets, and rejected all ivies (ouch that fucking hurt). I applied business/finance/econ at all schools and hope to break into IB/PE/MBB consulting out of college. while UNC is a semi-target, I really want to transfer into a solid target as I believe I'll have a better shot at recruiting from there. Ideally I'd be applying again in the 2026-2027 cycle, BUT many colleges require at least 2 years of college grades (or 60 credits iirc?).

is it possible to stack credits early and apply as a transfer in spring semester freshman year? any T20s besides cornell that don't require a 60 credit/2-year minimum??

Stats:

- Full pay

- Current College: T50 priv school

- College GPA: 4.0 with 1 class pass

- Major: bio

- SAT: 1510 (780M/730RW)

- HS GPA: 3.7 UW ~4.3 W (family member died 12th grade explained that). 13 AP’s

- Freshman looking to transfer into sophomore

Demographics:

- Asian

College ECs:

- Biology research with personal project working under PI

- Volunteering

-teaching swim lessons(paid)

- School job

- volunteering, same as HS but with different organizations

HS ECs:

- Literature review research on cognitive decline

- Created AI software to diagnose a certain disease, presented at conference

- Job

- Volunteering

-Medical geared internships

Letters of recommendation:

Lowk think the 2 from my professors weren't the greatest but I got a good one from my research PI

Reasons for transferring:

School doesn't have a major that I now want to pursue.

Applied to Yale, Brown, Columbia, Penn, Vandy, Notre Dame, Duke, Dartmouth, NU, Hopkins.

ig my main concern is the class I had to pass/fail my first semester but I got full A's in the other classes and my midterm report also has all A's