chance as a transfer to Columbia

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<p>I'm currently a freshmen whose major is math & econ. I need some advice on my chance to Columbia...</p>

<p>Current University: Vanderbilt University
Current courses:Cal 3, intermediate microecon, Java, Composition
Current GPA: Now it is the middle of the fall semester and all my midterms ,quiz, homework go well(all higher than 95). Hopefully a 3.9-4.0.</p>

<p>High School:
GPA: 3.8
HS Rank: 15/570
SAT: 2230
SAT 2: Math level 2: 800, Chemistry: 780, Physics: 780
AP(all 5): US history, Micro, Macro, Cal BC, Chemistry.</p>

<p>EC's:
Undergraduate Research Assistant at Vanderbilt Medical Center(VMC)
Internship at Beijing Great Wall Securities
President & Co-founder of "Smile" Volunteer Society
Captain of secondary school debate team
Journalist at Beijing Middle School News Agency
Public Sector at Transmit Childhood, a Chinese NGO
Research Assistant at Vanderbilt Medical Center(VMC)
Vanderbilt Mobile Applications Team
Vanderbilt Math Club
Vanderbilt Student Volunteer for Science </p>

<p>Awards, Achievement, and Recognition:
Best representative in MUN
Best debater in regional contest
Vanderbilt Dean's list
Oracle certificated java programmer
AP scholar with distinction
High school model student</p>

<p>Financial Aid Needed?:
No</p>

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<p>I need advice…</p>

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<p>I know next to nothing about chancing transfers but someone told me there were only a few transfers last year</p>

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<p>I dont know my chances among these few people…</p>

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<p>transfer admissions are hard to predict, especially columbia with a ~5% transfer acceptance rate. it’s especially hard to give you a good chance because you don’t have a college GPA yet. for columbia you will probably need at least a 3.8. your highschool stats and SAT’s are decent. your schedule seems kind of light, but i suppose cal 3 and intermediate micro can be time consuming. your extracurricular activities are solid but nothing in particular stands out. im assuming you are applying as an economics major? econ majors are truly a dime a dozen for transfer admissions, so it will be very competitive. good luck psiovana</p>

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<p>Thank you! I will be applying for applied math major. Econ is only my intended secondary major.</p>