<p>Hello. I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this thread, as this is the first time I'm using College Confidential. So please bear with me.</p>
<p>I'm a freshman at a senior college in the City University of New York who is planning to apply for sophomore transfer admission only to Cornell University (deciding between CAS and CALS) and the University of Pennsylvania. I have concrete reasons for my wanting to transfer to these colleges.</p>
<p>I know there are several factors taken into account during the evaluation of a transfer application. I would just like to know if a 29 ACT is competitive enough for transfer to the above mentioned institutions. My H.S. gpa was a 90.63 % (if needed here). If I were to retake the ACT over in college, would the colleges overlook the composite score for that exam or will they consider it for admission?</p>
<p>I have done science research during my junior and senior year of H.S. and I wanted to continue working on a similar project on campus but there were not any available. Is it absolutely necessary to show that you have done research work as you are applying to an IVY League Institution? I mean would college admission officers understand that I'm only a freshman and I have yet to adjust to the college atmosphere and that certain research opportunities are not available or would they just think that I did not make good use of whatever resources are available on campus?</p>
<p>I'm following the pre-med track at my college. I plan on volunteering at a local hospital in the patient-care unit. If I devote enough time to this activity, do you think this will subsititute for not participating in research work or sports, etc? Will this look good on my application?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for the help.</p>