<p>Hey all,</p>
<p>I'm applying to transfer in fall 2009 to a few colleges because I don't like the level of competition at the Univ of Miami. I am trying to figure out whether or not these are good places to apply before I do. I really would like to be somewhere else next year and I'm hoping to find a school that has an engaged student body, more competition, and a more rigorous curriculum. I am trying to find something in a city, but that's not incredibly necessary. I was the geeky kid in high school that liked math, science, and technology. I want to go into financial analysis after college, with a huge background in math.</p>
<p>So far I've found these schools that I want to apply to:
- BC
- BU
- CMU
- Cornell
- Dartmouth (have legacy)
- NYU (Stern for finance or CAS for math, I'm undecided and need help to figure out which I'd have a better shot at)
- Univ of Pittsburgh</p>
<p>I included all of the statistics that I could below if that helps. If there's anything else that I could provide, I'd be more than willing to include it if I can.</p>
<p>Major: Mathematical economics (BS)
Intended field: financial analysis
Don't require financial aid</p>
<p>Ranked 328 out of 680 in Arts/Sciences class</p>
<p>Academic Honors:
- Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society (GPA > 3.5, top 20% of class)
- Dean's List (GPA > 3.5)</p>
<p>2nd Semester College Courses:
- General Biology II (4 credits)
- General Biology II Lab (1 credit)
- English Composition (3 credits)
- Influence and Inequality in American Politics (3 credits)
- Calculus III (3 credits)
- Accounting Principles (3 credits)
- Principles of Economics (3 credits)</p>
<p>1st Semester College Courses: GPA = 3.673
- General Biology (4 credits) --- B
- General Biology Lab (1 credit) --- A
- Introduction to American National Government (3 credits) --- A
- English Composition (3 credits) --- A-
- Calculus II (4 credits) --- A</p>
<p>Undergraduate Research:
I am currently working on a comparative politics research project that I created to contrast different models of democracies around the world based on the economics and social freedoms that those democracies' citizens feel.</p>
<p>Letters of Recommendation:
1. Politics teacher from both semesters, and advisor for research project; made me enjoy politics a lot more than I already did
2. Math teacher from 1st semester; made me like math a lot</p>
<p>College Extracurriculars:
- Rock Climbing Club
- Chess Club</p>
<p>High School Extracurriculars:
- President of Chess Club (3 years)
- Co-Captain of Ultimate Frisbee (2 years)
- Computer Club (3 year)
- Robotics Club (1 year)</p>
<p>Test Scores:
- SAT: 1840
= Critical Reading: 580
= Mathematics: 720
= Writing: 540
- SAT II: Chemistry - 680
- AP:
= English Language: 4
= Chemistry: 4
= Calculus AB: 3</p>
<p>High School GPA:
- Unweighted: 3.433</p>
<p>Senior Year High School Courses:
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Chemistry
- AP English Literature
- AP Government & Politics
- AP Statistics</p>
<h1>- Media Studies / Contemporary Literature</h1>
<p>Thank you very much for anyone that helps!</p>
<p>RM</p>