Hey you guys! I'm also applying for transfer into Fall 2013 term. Chance me, anyone?
Current University: Basically one of the best IT universities in Malaysia.
HS GPA: 2.6/4.0 (I put too much weight on my own abilities, let's just say).
College GPA: 4.0.
Credits: 30 (15 done, 15 to be completed by May).
1) Summer internship with an Apple Official Licensee. Basically, they make iOS, Android, Windows Phone as well as Web applications. And they've made a big name for themselves in Malaysia in their short history. I worked as an intern, learning automated testing mainly, but I did a lot of work with artificial intelligence (my favorite specialization in Computer Science) and also augmented reality. It was amazing, to say the least.
2) CS4Qatar Computer Science Workshop at Carnegie Mellon University Qatar. I represented my high school as a participant and learnt a lot of cool stuff especially pertaining to robotics, programming and a lot of other stuff.
3) CMUQ High School Programming Competition - 5th Place with my team. One of 3 teams from my high school, and we made up 3 of the top 5 spots, against schools all over the state of Qatar.
4) Was part of my high school's robotics team which won the National Robotics Olympiad, and was supposed to go on to the world final in California, but couldn't because I moved back to Malaysia.
5) Was the only person who enrolled in the IB Computer Science HL course, even though I didn't take the first year of IB Computer Science HL (my AP Computer Science A in junior year is equivalent to only the first year of IB Computer Science SL), I tried to persevere, despite being a few months late on the HL Dossier and also the course materials from the first year of HL, still managed to pull a 4 out of 7. And my teacher couldn't really teach me; he was my academic supervisor/advisor for the class.
6) Represented my school for JV Track and Field, winning a total of 4 medals, 2 gold and 1 bronze, 1 silver. Was given the Coach's Choice Award in sophomore year for dedication and consistency.
I know the last one of my EC's don't really pertain to my major, but I thought I might as well put it in there. What do you guys think?
Also, I have a question. My university doesn't release our first semester's results until February 8th, and I know that we could put a cover letter explaining certain circumstances as to why my application materials would be late. But, would it count as late if I sent in everything before February 1st, except for my college transcript?
Thank you so much for your help, in advance! I hope to see you guys in the coming fall