<p>Im sorry, but just because you want to look "manly" enough not to transfer to a 3rd school, doesnt mean that its the right decision for everyone else. </p>
<p>So what if he looks indecisive? Does it really matter? He could just explain his reasons in an essay. If his scores and gpa are decent, i really doubt that his college choices will make a difference. Plus, by the 3rd college choice, he could state how "mature" he got and admissions will buy it.</p>
<p>I personally would have stayed at Colgate over going to Penn. Despite a 1550 SAT and 3.8 GPA at Colgate, you have presumably been rejected twice at Brown now and don't see how showing another flaw of inconsistency is going to get you through the door the third time no matter what your grades turn out to be at Penn. Did you apply to Wesleyan at all during this process?</p>
<p>Why not apply to Columbia Universitiy's School of General Studies in NYC? They would certainly take you. Although, you would have to deal with their core requirements in addition to your major. It might be a program that would suit your interest.</p>
<p>I would also recommend Stanford University into the mix. But they have become next to impossible to transfer these days.</p>
<p>Gellino- I understand that I might have had a better shot at Brown if I'd stuck it out at Colgate, howwever, I like Penn 100x better than I liked 'Gate and if I'd stayed at Colgate it would only have been so I wouldn't look indecisive when I applied to transfer to Brown for Junior year. Is that what you're getting at? Or are you just saying you prefer Colgate to Penn? I was accepted to Wesleyan as a transfer, but chose to come to Penn because I preferred its location/anthropology dept.</p>
<p>RedLine: I'm content at Penn and though I want to transfer to Brown, the issue is not leaving Penn it's going TO Brown. At this point, the only school I would leave Penn to attend is Brown. I do appreciate your suggestions though! (I think I'm to young (18)/snobby to go to CU's SGS thoguh).</p>
<p>I know this thread has been inactive for awhile, but I appreciate your responses since this is something I'm still thinking about a ton. Thanks!</p>
<p>Wow. Brown seems to be where everybody wants to go. I should probably prepare for "Not getting in #2". Maybe they'll put me on the waitlist again, :p.</p>
<p>geez man, just friggin apply to brown! whats the worst that can happen. you get rejected and stay at a good school you like? you thought bout it pretty long so just go for it</p>
<p>Nothing's going to stop you from applying to Brown (again), but I think Andale's advice has been the best for you-- "Bloom where you are planted." Penn does have the business emphasis of Wharton, but I don't think that diminishes its stature as an outstanding research institution in the liberal arts. Penn has absolutely incredibly faculty in all sorts of liberal arts areas, one of my favorite contemporary poets teaches undergraduate courses, and the Penn museum is amazing.</p>
<p>Of course Brown too has amazing offerings, but ultimately, what does Brown offer for you that Penn cannot?</p>
<p>I completely understand your desire, but try and focus on the good aspects of Penn. You are coming in with the wrong attitude. You know you want to be at Brown, but you are'nt. So, deal with it. </p>
<p>A few months before transfer app deadline: get your app together, contact profs for recs--you know the drill. And, write a really good essay. Do not focus on your decision to come to Penn. Mention it, acknowledge it, but don't linger on it. They want to know why you NEED them as well as why they NEED you. This is especially true for a school like Brown with so few spots for transfers. They see you are a good candidate for admission, but they want to know out of all the other transfers what you can get from Brown that you can't at Penn. Your passion for the school should emanate from the page. </p>
<p>Don't live your life in the future, focus on the present. Before you know it, you'll be dead!</p>