Chance me at these undergrad B-Schools!!!

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi everyone, I'm applying to undergrad b-schools at Georgetown, U. of Southern California, NYU, University of Florida, Wisconsin-Madison University of Virginia, Cornell, Emory, Babson, and Boston College as a junior transfer student.</p>

<p>Current School: The Honors College at Miami-Dade College (will graduate with an AA in May)
GPA: 3.82 (graduating with 82 credits, 51 of which are honors credits )
Major: Finance and double major in Political Science
Coursework: Includes Calc I and II, both econs, fin. and man. accounting classes, international financial management, american federal gov, inter. relations, stats, and world religions
Acitivities: Student Government, PBL, American Cancer Society</p>

<p>Hispanic Male
Private Catholic High School
GPA: 3.836
Rank: 55/324
AP Coursework: 4 in U.S. History, MacroEcon, and MicroEcon, and 3 in Eng Lit/Comp and American Government</p>

<p>SAT: 740 Verbal/590 Math/640 Writing (1330/1970)
Subject Tests: 800 Spanish w/ Listening, 690 Literature, 620 U.S. History</p>

<p>Extracurricular's and Awards:
-President Student Government (approx. 40,000 students at our campus)
-Interning at Finance Department at Mayor's Office
-Awarded the Miami Dade County League of Cities Scholarship
-Math Tutor at College Prep Math Lab
-Over 40 Comm. Service Hours with Habitat for Humanity
-Team Development Committee Member for American Cancer Society (relay for life)
-Phi Theta Kappa member (community college international honor society)
-Won first place in "Business Decision Making" in PBL state competition
-Florida Academic Scholars Scholarship Recipient
-In "Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges" (don't think it counts for much)
-Raised $$$ for United Way, Red Cross, and American Cancer Society</p>

<p>Please rate my chances at being accepted to any of the schools mentioned above, and if you know any other good matches, it would be great if you could reccommend other colleges.</p>

<p>Thank you in advance for your comments!!!</p>

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<p>i was also looking at applying to these schools but had no clue how i was going to afford it, how are you planning on affording these expensive schoools? thanks for the input</p>

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<p>scholarships, grants, work study, and i'll probably have to take out student loans and pay them back over 20 years...lol. Also, the Honors College program I'm in pays for everything and gives us a stipened, so I've been fortunate enough to be able to set some money aside that I can use for the next two years.</p>

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<p>while sat's are usually of minimal importance for junior xfer, your math sat's are waaaaay low for a business major</p>

<p>you should be in at some of the easier schools on your list (u of florida, u wisc-madision, probably babson as well), the other schools you should have a decent shot at although the<600 on your math sat scores may be a bit worrisome for some b schools</p>

<p>best of luck</p>

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<p>how are you going to get a transfer scholarship? they seem impossible to come by</p>

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<p>duffle:</p>

<p>thanks for your input. true, my math sat scores are reaaally low compared to the averages at those schools, especially the business schools. i'm hoping my demonstrated leadership and upward grade tend, allowing with a challenging course load (19 credits this semester and my last semester) will show that even I sucked hard in the SAT math section, i can handle college level math-work.</p>

<p>tcf:
I'm applying for scholarships from companies, non-profit organizations, etc. They're usually in the amount of $500-$2000 but anything helps. Check out fastweb.com. Also, PTK is an orgnization that helps students from 2 year colleges find transfer scholarships.</p>

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<p>typos
*"followed" with a challenging...
*even "though" I sucked...</p>

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<p>what is PTK?</p>

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<p>I think your chances are good. You have a high GPA, good rank, and awesome ECs. Just write a really well written essay. Write about something you're passionate about.</p>

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<p>PTK=Phi Theta Kappa, a two-year college international honor society.</p>

<p>thank you smartypants.</p>

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<p>bump.....?</p>

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<p>In everywhere for sure except nyu/cornell/uva/emory being more of a challenge. Have you finished the prereqs for those four schools yet? I know they are quite picky on that.</p>

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<p>I've checked the requirements for each of their respective business schools and, for the most part, I cover all of the pre-requisites. Georgetown, for example, requires theology classes, so I'm taking philosophy and world religion to be on the safe side. Also, I didn't know that Emory had a P.E. requirement for fresh/sophs, but transfers can take that junior/senior year. Thank you kula!</p>