Chris Goodmacher

What’s your overall GPA?

Sounds like it’s highly likely you’ll get in to UMD, good luck with both!

This is definitely worth mentioning in the Add’l Information section. Just explain it in the same kind of way you just did, briefly and in plain English.

Students tend to look like they’re begging for sympathy […]

It really depends on what you mean by “quality school.” What schools were you looking at?

A lot of schools post minimum GPAs to apply to transfer as well as the average GPA of accepted transfer applicants. Take […]

Hi jamesyy! Here’s a quick summary of the transfer testing requirements at the US News Top 50: http://transferweb.com/stats/transfer-testing-requirements/ Always check with each school you’re interested in though, […]

There’s a lot more to transferring than that, so it’s impossible for me to comment.

However, definitely keep in mind that SAT scores matter A LOT LESS in transfer admissions than in freshman admissions, and […]

Hey Anne!

First, congratulations! Second, submit a FAFSA for every school you’re applying to, no matter what, as early as possible (more money is available earlier in the year). I’m not sure why you would need […]

@Neagrizz has good advice.
Not sure which professor to ask? Here’s something you can do. Email each prof you’re considering and ask them if they would be comfortable writing a strong rec for you. Use the word […]

@bentlikebender thanks for your post! I wish I could say something more precise, but you have a chance since you clear the GPA hurdle.

We highly, highly recommend though that you focus on getting better […]

I would say the criterion for a transfer admissions officer is basically this: “Is this student, who is interested in X, still doing what he can to explore his interest in X despite the lack of resources related […]

Not a big deal. If there’s not enough space, add the additional info in a Word .doc and attach it.

If you’re not sure what you want to do outside of class, we usually tell students to do research for a professor. It gives them something interesting to do, it demonstrates interest in their subject, and students […]

Good questions by the way! Keep ‘em coming!

Professors are preferred, but it’s fine to get a TA letter. Always go for the person that actually knows you and can write the most positive letter regardless of title (STRONGLY positive if you’re going for more […]

Which schools? It usually depends on a couple things: whether the courses were taken at an accredited institution, what kind of courses they were, and if sufficient hours were taken. If you took the courses at […]