I am a Wisconsin resident who is currently a freshman student UC San Diego. I am looking to transfer back home to UW Madison after this year. I am talking to a transfer adviser at UWM this week to talk about credits and classes. What are my chances of getting in? Here are my stats:
High School
GPA: 4.0 unweighted (valedictorian)
AP Tests: 4 on Calc AB, 3 on English Lang
AP/College Credit: 19 credits
ACT: 28
ECs: NHS Secretary, Student Council VP, Pep Band, Marching Band, and Concert Band for all four years (drum major for one year), Varsity Volleyball Manager, National History Day State Alternate, member of volunteer group, and pre med club
College
Major: Molecular Biology (might change to microbiology)
First Quarter Classes: General Chem, Calc 2 (Math 20B - advanced class for engineers), Psychology, Biology
ECs: Girl Up, Pep Band, I hope to play an intramural sport this winter
GPA: I have not completed a full term yet, but I am expecting around a 3.3-3.5 for the quarter
Essay 1 (something that is overlooked): I wrote about overlooking my mental health during school and my ongoing battle with mental illness
Essay 2: I wrote about how my dream of living in CA was too good to be true and how I would contribute to UWM as a student and citizen
Some Questions I Have:
Will UWM take into consideration the level of difficulty of UC San Diego because of my GPA, which seems relatively low for their standards?
How does UWM feel about having a W on your transcript (I don't yet, but may potentially)?
Does being a WI resident or transferring from a UC school give me any advantage?
I am so unhappy here at UC San Diego so it's very important to me to be able to transfer back home. Thanks in advance for your input!
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