Chance me for top ivy transfers! (+any tips for LOR??)

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<p>Current School: WUSTL (freshman, Korean with a USA citizenship)
College GPA: 3.8 ish (1st semester)
HS GPA: 3.9/4.3W (graduated one of the most selective privates in my country, sending more than 30% to Ivies)
SAT I : CR 630, MATH 790, WR 740 (going to retake at January, aiming for higher than 700 in CR)
SAT II, AP : all 800 in Math/Physics/Chem, all 5 in Physics/Cal/Chem/Micro&Macro/CS A & AB
Awards/EC's: Award in USAMO, AMC, AIME, other international robotics competitions, etc (Pretty strong I think)</p>

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<li><p>The problem is I have almost no relationship with my professors. I got an A+ in my Calculus III, and A in Physics, but i think the professors don't know me because the class in too big to know my name, and i only visited one or two times in my office hours. I have less than two months, and i heard that LOR is a HUGE factor for college transfer (is this right?). What should I do now to get a strong recommendation letters? I need tips... (and MIT requires 3 letters...sucks)</p></li>
<li><p>Does my scores make a good shot for Cornell & MIT? (my SAT CR scores sucks, and my HS gpa also, and i don't have any ECs in my college year. would this harm a lot?) Also, I wanna major statistics and finance, is there any other good schools for me?</p></li>
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<p>I really appreciate any kind of information from u guys!!!
Thanks</p>

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<p>bumppppppppppppp</p>

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<p>bumppppppppppp</p>

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<p>You have a great chance for cornell and decent chance for MIT. Don’t worry about LOr’s so much. Your grades are most important.</p>

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<p>bottlecap1990/ thanks. but the website of mit says that LOR is one of the most important factor for transferring and i’m not sure i could belittle this…</p>

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<p>If you don’t have much time to build relationship with your professors, then just ask them for letters of recommendation. </p>

<p>It would be better to visit them in person during their office hours instead of sending e-mails.</p>

<p>LOR is a factor, but as Bottlecap1990 said, your grade is the most important; don’t sweat it if you can’t get the best LOR ever.</p>