<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>I'm currently attending a pretty average ranking Canadian university (in my home town) taking business admin.</p>
<p>... I'm going into my second year. I was going to apply to HPY and a few others straight out of High School but due to family issues I didn't want to leave my city/family so was stuck at a pretty mediocre university here.</p>
<p>I know transferring is quite a bit harder than going straight from high school and that most transfers to places like Harvard are coming from other top ranking universities already.</p>
<p>Also not sure if I need to provide my High School transcripts if I'm transferring during, say, my third year. I'd be beneficial not to provide them unless required.</p>
<p>But let me know if there's any chance at all, and if so what I can improve on that's within my control:</p>
<ul>
<li>4.0 GPA</li>
<li>2280 SAT</li>
<li>President of student council </li>
<li>Member of debate team</li>
<li>Member of local Habitat for Humanity (went to Jordan to build a home and will do so this year as well)</li>
<li>Highest corporate sponsor possible for the local Habitat for Humanity branch</li>
<li>Volunteer at local SPCA </li>
<li>Highest corporate sponsor possible for the local SPCA </li>
<li>Head of youth vote and engagement for provincial political party</li>
<li>Millennium Network Chair for the Clinton Foundation (minimum $5,000 contribution needed)</li>
<li>President and CEO of my own company that's done six figures yearly since my senior year of High School</li>
<li>Member of local marathon training club and have run one marathon and training for my second that'll take place this spring</li>
<li>Have had multiple essays/articles published in some of the largest business magazines/newspapers in North America (not sure how important that really is) </li>
</ul>
<p>Recommendations:</p>
<p>This will probably vary on school I apply to but for Harvard it'll be the following.</p>
<ul>
<li>Harvard alumni that is the CEO of a company with a near billion dollar market cap</li>
<li>(Possible, if beneficial) A prominent Federal cabinet minister</li>
<li>Hedge fund manager with 2.2 billion in AUM (Wharton alumni) </li>
<li>Also have a very good teacher recommendation who helped construct my first essay that was published nationally </li>
</ul>
<p>I'm a white male from a middle to upper class family. My largest concern I feel is the school I'm coming from. We've had two people that have ever been accepted into Harvard and just a handful that have been accepted into other prominent schools.</p>
<p>I personally feel it's important to transfer as soon as possible. I'd love to be able to get into the 2+2 program in my senior year of my undergrad here but coming from business admin it seems the cards are stacked quite a bit against me. And the last thing I want is to finish my undergrad, here, with even more limited options than I already have. </p>
<p>I feel I have a pretty good foundation. I'm sure I could add more volunteering and such. But the main points I would draw on would be my business experience and recommendations from very successful individuals I met on my own merit. After all business is really all that consumes me and all I want to do. The rest are simply causes I enjoy supporting and events that help balance my life. </p>
<p>Also am very interested/involved in different philosophies and institutions that promote them and their ideals. Due to this being a more dividing topic I am unsure of how willing I'd be to incorporate that into any application. </p>
<p>Anyway any help would be much appreciated.</p>
<p>EDIT: Also for places that are not need blind to international applicants I wouldn't need any help in that area.</p>