Chance a Penn State Transfer

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello I am currently a Penn State student looking to transfer to another school. The reasons I am transferring are because PSU does not offer an economics degree through the undergraduate business school and only through the liberal arts college. I would also like the degree to be focused on applied economics(business economics). I would like to transfer to a better ranked school for my major and a more academically focused school. I want to go to school in a more urban area as well. Please give me your thoughts on where I stand and I will also chance you back!</p>

<p>Schools I am applying to: Upenn(Wharton or CAS haven't decided yet), Cornell (Dyson), NYU (Stern), Columbia, Brown, Yale(just for fun), UChicago, Georgetown, Berkley, and Notre Dame. </p>

<p>College: Penn State (honors)
Major: Economics
Minor: Sustainability, Spanish
College GPA: 3.7-3.8
36 credits completed sophomore year
Transferring in as a junior</p>

<p>Jobs: Supervisor(intern) at work study program through psychology firm for juveniles
Tutor at Penn State's writing center
Intern and employee at Mortgage Banking Company</p>

<p>E.C.'s: Sustainability Economics Research sophomore year(hopefully will be published)
Traveled to several research conferences with honors program
Lots of international experience
President and founder of sustainability club
Active member of honors club and entrepreneurship club
500+ hours volunteering through the salvation army, habitat for humanity, relay for life, working at state parks, and coaching youth baseball.
Baseball player(could have played at least Division 2 but chose not too)
Excellent Piano Player</p>

<p>Recommendations:
2 Excellent Recommendations from very close professors
1 Strong Recommendation from honors coordinator
1 Strong Recommendation from Admissions Dean</p>

<p>Awards(post high school): Deans list award (twice)
Penn State Superior Academic Achievement Award (twice)
Penn State honors acceptance after freshman year and penn state honors society acceptance
Valedictorian of my major thus far</p>

<p>Other Factors: White (Caucasian)
Family income 500,000+
Both parents are college grads</p>

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<p>bumpity bump</p>

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<p>I cried at family income 500,000+</p>

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<p>that has a lot to do with financial aid doesn’t it? I saw other threads with people posting it and I didn’t feel like answering questions like “can you afford Berkley OOS tuition” I wasn’t doing it to brag or anything.</p>

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<p>I will chance back</p>

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<p>You are a smart enough kid to go look up the transfer numbers and see where you stand at all those schools. </p>

<p>Since you will be full pay I would think that may give you an added bump up.</p>

<p>Good Luck.</p>

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<p>well i have looked at the acceptance rate but do not know what kind of stats the kids that get accepted have</p>

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<p>bump10char</p>

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<p>the Ivy League schools and UChicago are unpredictable. NYU, ND, Georgetown, and Berkeley are matches.</p>

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<p>awesome thanks for the feedback! good luck on transferring!</p>

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<p>Bump10char</p>

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<p>definitely want to hear some more feedback bump</p>

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<p>It seems that you are in! Just let confidence ooze from your application. It really helps!</p>

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<p>Thanks for chancing and I sure do hope so!</p>

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<p>Great chances</p>

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<p>Awesome thanks for the input. I really have my heart set on Penn and would love to study econ there.</p>

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<p>also here are my courses I have taken(note that I am not a strong math student but am doing much better)</p>

<p>Semester 1
Political Science: American Government Relations
Molecular Chemistry
English Rhetorical Composition
History of Jazz(gen ed art requirement)
Statistics</p>

<p>Semester 2
Pre-Calculus
Intermediate Algebra
Microeconomics
Sociology
Geoscience</p>

<p>Semester 3
Honors Technical Writing
Badminton(gym requirement)
Intermediate Algebra II
Spanish 2
Economic Geography
Criminology</p>

<p>Semester 4(classes I will be taking)
Honors Effective Speech
Honors Macroeconomics
Accounting(combines financial and managerial)
Calculus
Computer Science C++ Programming</p>

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<p>bump10char</p>

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<p>Also how much will my High School Stats matter? I struggled in early high school but then showed an upward trend in gpa towards the end of high school and into college. My overall hs gpa was like a 3.2 but then 1st semester I got a 3.67. 2nd semester I got a 3.75 and this semester looks like a very promising 4.0 as long as I keep my head in the books. Will this play a factor in my admissions decision. Also my sat was like a 1150 out of 1400 I am willing to retake it though if it will have a large impact on my app.</p>

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<p>Looks to me that you have a great chance for Georgetown, NYU, and Berkeley. Ivy Leagues are reach, but I don’t think they are too far off, you have had great academic success in college which they’ll love, it shows that you can handle their coursework.</p>

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