Hi!
I'm a freshman heterosexual white male currently in the honors program at a mid-size top 40 US News University, I'm double majoring in mathematics and physics on a half ride merit scholarship, and I'm attending with a Federal Pell grant (If that gives you an indication of my family's financial situation).
I'm looking to transfer to Amherst, Bates, or Bowdoin in the fall of 2017 and was primarily wondering what kind of financial aid I can expect to receive if I'm accepted to any of those three schools. I know that transfer financial aid can be quite competitive, and as my aid package is a determining factor of my ability to attend, I'm concerned!
If you've read this far in, thanks for sticking around! If you're willing to chance me, my info is below.
Numbers That Define Me:
UW HS GPA: 3.9, Weighted: 4.5 (Took Calc 3 and got an A senior year at a state university close to my high school, credits transferred to my current institution)
College GPA: 4.0 (Courses taken include Honors Linear Algebra, Real Analysis, Honors Gen. Phys II, 200 level Spanish, Music 101, English 101, Intro to Microeconomics, 300 level Buddhism)
ACT Composite: 34 (35 English, 34 Math, 33 Reading, 35 Science)
AP's: Calc BC (5), Chem (4), Phys C Mechanics (4), US History (4)
EC's and Other Info:
- Co-director of local ACEing Autism Chapter at current institution
- Volunteer for local Engineers Without Borders at current institution
- Have a website that showcases donated digital design work
- National Honor Society member in HS
- Science and Engineering Honor Society, Society of Physics Students, Mathematics Club at current institution
- Club tennis and ping pong at current institution, varsity tennis and baseball in HS, team captain of tennis senior year
- Interned as a software dev & or graphic designer at prestigious startups every summer of high school and will be working for Amazon AWS this summer in data analysis
- One incredible rec (Prof. told me I was top 5% of students he had ever taught and the best of my current school), one good rec
- Solid essays that show my personality and why my needs to transfer align with what the previously listed schools offer. Sprinkled in mentions of my EC's
I know that chances for any elite schools come with a large dollop of uncertainty, but I'd love to hear what you guys think!
Thanks!
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