<p>I am freshman at Purdue University, and I am looking to transfer to a school that is better targeted by Wall Street bulge bracket firms. I am currently in first year engineering, and am most likely to go into industrial engineering. My high school grades and SAT score were not very good, so it seems much better for me to simply apply next year. </p>
<p>These are the schools that I am currently looking at:
Cornell
Columbia
UC-Berkeley
USC
UVa</p>
<p>These are my high school statistics:
SAT 1: 2010 (Math 710, Critical Reading 640, Writing 660)
SAT II Math II: 770, Chemistry 770, Physics 690
GPA 3.3/4.0 weighted, 157/457 class rank, very difficult curriculum
AP Scholar with Distinction
120 hours of volunteering at a local museum
Market Advisor for stock club, Junior State of America (JSA)</p>
<p>This is how I did at Purdue so far:
30 credits from AP exams, 6 credits for for Spanish Placement Test
15 credits this semester, 3.77/4.0 GPA
member of residence hall council</p>
<p>I have the following questions:
1) If I can keep up my GPA the next two semesters, can I get in at any of the schools above?
2) Would retaking the SAT improve my chances at this point?
3) What other schools should I consider applying to?
4) Is it even worth transferring, as I may have to give up some credits?
5) What extracurriculars should I take part in at Purdue, and wherever I get into?
6) If I don't get in anywhere better, what can I do at Purdue to get into Wall Street?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t mind switching schools with you… I miss being at Purdue and you want to leave, I’m disappointed. Consider applying to NYU’s Stern? Did you take MGMT200 or ECON251 yet? If you not, you should consider taking it and try to do well in it.</p>
<p>go to hass/berkeley. USC is good for management/international business/etc. but i don’t think USC is really big on finance like Cal. so if u wanna work in wall street (i dont know why u would) u should do econ or business admin at berkeley</p>
<p>UVA is easily within your reach and is highly recruited by the wall street…cornell is also possible… columbia is a reach for almost anyone…berkeley wont be easy unless u are from california…IMO USC is not worth transferring to for this specific purpose</p>
<p>@Jimgotkp I haven’t taken those two courses yet, but I’m pursuing the Econ minor, so I’ve taken econ 252 already and will be taking 251 first semester next year. I’m not too concerned about the academic quality of Purdue, because it is #3 in the country for my intended major, but I kind of want the student atmosphere that I would get at an Ivy. I’m also concerned about being able to hired by companies like Goldman Sachs, or Morgan Stanley from a non-target school. NYU is certainly a high profile target school, but their engineering program is not very strong, it wouldn’t be a good idea for me to go there. @Oo Batman oO
How do all those people get recruited as undergraduates then?</p>
<p>@SSK 91 and lakerforever24
Thanks for your opinions. I guess I’ll take USC off my list then.</p>
<p>How did they get recruited as an undergrad? They went to Columbia, or MIT. Their transfer rate are ridiculously low. They even have a low application pool. Also, don’t switch majors unless you are going to math and physics. Major in Finance or Finance Math at the graduate level and learn to program well. I too, want a similar career. It’s super competitive. That’s why they really want top talent from top universities with Meng, MFE, PhDs.</p>
<p>@Oo Batman oO Thanks for clarifying. Hence why I am trying to transfer. I don’t intend to change my major, because I’m already too far along in my major. </p>
<p>@transferstudent2 I’m looking into banking. Emory and Georgetown both are good, but I can’t apply to those schools, because they don’t have engineering programs. </p>
<p>I also heard that internships help with transfer admissions. How true is this?</p>