Can I get in as a transfer?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a freshman at Occidental College and I think I might transfer to Vassar, Wesleyan or Trinity College. It's not that I hate Oxy so much as that I think Vassar would be better. I've lived in LA all of my life and I wanted to go out of state but I settled for Occidental because I wanted to be close to home just in case the transition would be rough and it gave me a good scholarship. Could I get in as a transfer applicant junior year?</p>

<p>High School ranked 80th in the nation among public schools
HS GPA UW: 3.61
HS GPA W: 4.30
10 AP's (Self studied for one, World History (I got a B both semesters in WH Honors) and got a 4):
Sophomore Year:
Euro Hist 5
Junior Year:
US Hist 5
World Hist 4
Psych 5
Senior Year:
Art Hist
Envi Sci
English Language
Microecon
Marcoecon
US Gov't
SAT Scores: 2080 (one sitting)
CR: 670
M: 710
W: 700
2100 (superscore)
only difference is math where I got a 730
Subject Tests
US Hist 800
Math 2 680
Other: Took two foreign languages instead of just one. (I took 4 years of Spanish and got all B's but junior year I took Spanish 4 and French 1 and got A's in French, got an A first semester of French 2)
Extra Circulars:
Played piano for 9 years
Studied Polish in Poland over the summer and had an internship with a Polish software company
Took French classes in Paris over the summer between my senior year of high school and my freshman year of college.
Interned and volunteered/campaigned for a local Congresswoman
Intern for Obama for America 2012 Campaign
Freelance Political columnist for school newspaper
Salesman and Distributor of Alkaline Water Filters for a local family friend
Model United Nations
School didn't do class rank
Race: White</p>

<p>In my first semester I didn't do as well as I wanted. I got:
Econ 101 A-
French 201 C+
Calc 1 B-
CSP (Writing Core Component) B+
This leaves me with a 3.0 GPA. Next semester I'm going to take
Econ 102
Politics 101
Euro History Since 1700
CSP
For the summer I have an internship lined up with the New York City Economic Development Council, so that would be good since I'm planning on being an Econ major. I'm also a board member of the Occidental Democrats, so it shows leadership. I'm really freaking about my grades, knowing that the acceptance rate is only 10 to 15%. Vassar is my dream school, I just realized it too late.</p>

<p>What should I do?</p>

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<p>All you can do is keep working and trying to get nothing below a B in the next two semesters.
Why do you think Vassar is your dream school?
Also, realize that there’s very little financial aid for transfers, so transferring could be unaffordable depending on how much money Oxy gave you.</p>

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<p>I come from an affluent family, and I have a small scholarship at Oxy, so finances aren’t a concern. Vassar is my dream school because I always imagined being on the East Coast and Vassar just looks like the college that I always imagined going to in my dreams. Also, as a Econ major, poli sci mnor, Vassar is a good pick because its close to DC for politics and New York for econ internships. </p>

<p>DoI have a solid chance? Would you recommend any other schools?</p>