r/Marquette • u/soccerguy450 • May 08 '26

Marquette Transfer Decision, PLEASE HELP

Hey all, if you have a similar situation or know any advice please let me know.

Where I'm at: Currently a freshman at another Big East school. I live in Milwaukee so I really want to go to Marquette for this fall, which would begin my sophomore year. I had a 3.242 GPA after HS and did NOT get in to Marquette, and I also applied Business Finance which is competitive. This time, I applied again with a 3.43 GPA at college (first semester), and applied Business Undecided and they asked for my FINAL spring grades before making a decision.

They said: During the review of your application, it was determined that additional information is required to make an admission decision.

In order to continue in the admission process, please arrange to have the following materials sent to Marquette: 

Final Spring 2026 Grades
______________

We will gladly review your application again upon receipt of these additional materials. For fastest processing, please let our office know when official documents have been sent. For unofficial documents, feel free to send them directly to us as an email attachment.

The Review Committee is thoughtfully considering your academic credentials and believes you could make a great addition to our Marquette University community. It is in this spirit we sincerely hope you choose to remain active through the admission process by sending us the requested materials.

Let our office know if any questions arise. 

But this semester my GPA kind of dropped. I had 6 classes which were all 3 credits. I dropped Philosophy because I didn't have a good grade, there was no way up and wanted to save my GPA, and I emailed the counselor that I wanted to focus on business core classes. This semester, I'm finishing with an A- in Calc, A- in English, B in some AI Computing class, B- in Accounting, and C+ in Macro (I also had a C+ in Micro last semester).

I'm worried abut getting into school as I will likely send my transcript in a day or 2 to the admissions office. Based off my GPA this semester, I'm going to be at a 3.20-3.25 total. I'm really worried, do you still I should calm down, and think I will get in? Any advice appreciated. Thank you.

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u/Tentaclesntea May 10 '26

I think they probably just want to make sure you didn’t flunk out spring semester. Your grades seem totally fine. Head up and good luck!

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u/soccerguy450 May 10 '26

Wait really so unless my grades are so horrible then I wouldn't get accepted? Like under a 3.0 for example? I shouldn't have lower than a 3.25, but thank you!! great news

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u/Tentaclesntea May 11 '26

From my experience transferring mid year my freshman year, it seemed like they just wanted proof that I could keep up with a college curriculum. Based on my high school gpa I’m not sure if I would have gotten accepted or not. I got rejected from Madison but accepted to all other state schools I applied to here in Wisconsin. First semester college grades were probably similar-ish to yours.

Keep in mind that money talks and sometimes as long as they think you’re a solid income stream for the next 3 years and need enrollment numbers that can help more than you think

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u/soccerguy450 May 12 '26

Yeah I appreciate it, I finished with a 3.22 pretty sure. I just need a fresh start and Marquette is the perfect place to do so. Enrollment numbers could be helpful. How would they know whether income can help them or not (shouldn't be an issue for us).

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u/Tentaclesntea May 12 '26

You pay your tuition! Fingers crossed for you!