I’m a coming Transfer student for McIntire with a finance concentration. I’m currently enrolled in Calc 2 for the summer (before I start in the fall at UVA), and was wondering if it's required in the curriculum?
I kinda wanna know so I can get it out of the way when I come.
Still kind of in disbelief writing this. Got into UVA McIntire as an upper sophomore/junior transfer. This was one of the first schools I heard back from -- most of my other decisions don't come out until mid-May, so I'm still waiting on a lot
Sharing my stats since this sub helped me a lot when I was lurking:
- CC in NYC, less than a year there
- 2.3 HS GPA → 4.0 CC GPA
- 35 completed credits, 23 in progress at time of applying
- No SAT/ACT, no APs
- First-gen, low-income
- ECs: good imo - leadership in one club at my CC, volunteering, work experience, 3 very niche econ research papers
- 2 academic recs (finance prof + English prof) and one from my work boss
What I think actually mattered:
Honestly I think my essays carried a huge chunk of my app. ECs were good but the essays were my strongest piece by far. If you have a story to tell, tell it. Don't waste the space trying to sound impressive. The GPA jump from 2.3 in HS to 4.0 in college was a big part of my narrative and I leaned into it instead of trying to hide it.
Some perspective for anyone feeling discouraged: less than a year ago I was getting rejected for letters of rec from my HS teachers and getting denied from schools with 60–80% acceptance rates. Now I'm going to a target school. It really can flip that fast.
The biggest thing for me was deciding I wasn't going to let results define me. I just kept telling myself I'd try as hard as I possibly could and see what happened. To anyone still waiting on decisions , stay positive. You've already done the hard part. Hoping for the best for all of you.
Happy to answer any questions or help anyone with their app, essays, whatever. Just DM me or comment.
