<p>Hey, whats up everybody. Like most transfer students my stats in high school were not stellar (3.6 ish gpa/2000 SAT (730CR 630M) but now I wanna transfer in order to get into the best college possible. The main detriment to my applications I feel was my lack of ECs ( I went to a prestigious music program with full scholarship but thats all.) I am going to be attending Boston College in the fall but I am 100% positive I want to transfer to JHU/Columbia/Yale/NYU. I was just wondering what my goals should be and what ECs I should be involved in. It seems like there is a strong emphasis on leadership, but I don't know how I can become one. If anyone could provide me any info I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance xD P.S which thread has the transfer student's stats.</p>
<p>First of all, your high school stats were not bad; they could have been better but I don’t think they will limit you as a transfer. I am not sure why you have decided you are 100% positive you want to transfer already; you have not even been to Boston College and experienced the education there.</p>
<p>Secondly, your lack of EC’s is probably only one component of why you did not get into the aforementioned schools; other factors, like your GPA and SAT (which are not weak in any way, just not amazing) could have not distinguished you in elite college admissions. Transferring into Johns Hopkins (9.6% transfer rate), Columbia (<8%), or Yale (2%) is very difficult even if you do well (3.5-ish) at Boston College. NYU is do-able, but is also somewhat difficult although if you have a 3.5+ you have a great shot.</p>
<p>In order to gain “leadership” you should find something you are passionate about and pursue it seriously in college. Know your professors well and do well in your classes to get letters of recommendation. Not everyone is a born leader but many who are not are still very successful and get into great schools (BC is also a good school). Try to get engaged in research with your professors, after a semester or two, as that will distinguish you from most undergrads and get you great LOR’s. </p>
<p>The transfer process is a crapshoot and you should try to get to know your own college well before being 100% positive about wanting to transfer. You are not going to a community college.</p>
<p>Thank bro for the advice. The numbers you provided were helpful xD and reassure me that I am going to need to try hard this year to pull a 3.8. My bad if you mistook me about BC. The main reason I am thinking about transferring to those schools is the fact that I feel that they have better programs for pre-med students than BC. It really has nothing to do with me throwing BC under the bus without knowing about it. I have family that went to BC and I’ve talked to them about pre-med at BC and everything, I also visited the school and have a pretty good idea about it’s history. I personally don’t mind BC, it is definetly a solid school, I just figured I could go for broke my first year of college and try to get into a more “rigorous” pre-med program. Thanks for all the support bro.</p>
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<p>You might want to read the sticky thread at the top of the Pre-Med Topics forum about how to pick a UG college. Also, do a Search on that forum as there are several threads that discuss transferring and the impact on Med school admissions. </p>
<p>Other than NYU, it will be very difficult to get into the other schools you listed as a soph since you will have only completed 1 sem/qt of college when you apply for a transfer. As a result, your HS record and test scores will count more than what you’ve done in college, and if they wouldn’t have gotten you in as a freshman, your chances are even less with the low transfer rates at these schools.</p>