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Don’t forget that you have to choose one extracurricular activity on which to elaborate in the writing section of the Common App: “Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work […]

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 […]

Here are my thoughts:

Yes, try very hard to bring your GPA to 3.9.

Be sure to highlight somewhere in your application the fact that you’re in an extremely rigorous honors program that’s on par with the […]

When transferring, your college GPA matters many times more than your high school one, and it’s always better to see an improving trend (higher college GPA than high school GPA) since that speaks to your real […]

You have a good shot at all of the above; at Cal you’ve got way more than a decent shot. Are you fulfilling a transfer articulation agreement for them?

I think you’re absolutely on the right track, not sure if […]

Here’s my take; anyone else have any thoughts?

(1) Get that GPA up! The number one factor in transfer admissions is your college GPA. Tulane’s GPA minimum is 3.0, and you usually need to be well above the […]

Here’s my take; anyone else have any thoughts?

(1) Get that GPA up! The number one factor in transfer admissions is your college GPA. Tulane’s GPA minimum is 3.0, and you usually need to be well above the […]

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It sounds like you’ve got a fantastic case for transferring, and you’re absolutely on the right track! My only advice right now would be to keep […]

Admissions offices try to admit the best students regardless of major. They don’t really think about things in terms of space available in particular majors, etc. (The only exceptions are when you’re applying to a […]

Feeling that the rest of the student body you’re at is going at a different pace than you is a common (maybe the most common?) reason a lot of students transfer from a four-year school: college should be a place […]

For need-aware schools like Brown, if you can afford it, don’t apply for financial aid.
For need-blind schools, apply for financial aid (it doesn’t hurt, and you might get some).
In a case like yours, a school […]

Well, here’s the story with that:
Georgetown and several other schools choose to release Fall 2012 numbers early on their own, either on their own websites, through press releases, or in some cases when they talk […]