Well, I find that impressive indeed! Well done. And many of these fit in nicely with your desired major.
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You have accomplished a lot! And it seems your current school values you and is supporting you every way possibleā¦ there is something to be said for being the big fish in a small pond. If staying at Mizzou is your fallback plan it certainly seems it could work well for you based on the information you provided and the links to majors @collegemom3717 provided. Overall, it sounds like you have much to offer any campus.
Iām not an expert on transfers so I will leave specific advice to others. I do wish you success and happiness and hope you find the right fit (including financially)ā¦ even if that perfect fit is exactly where you already are! 
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Environmental policy is a growing industry and pays very well. Sustainability specialists make between 70-150k. It also depends on whether you go the corporate route or humanitarian route. Corporate policy specialists make good money.
If you have insight on Cornell and Columbia, I would love to hear it. I have researched their policy websites extensively though and Cornell seems to have wonderful environmental policy offerings.
My friend who transferred from my school to Cornell said that many environmental people there become consultants and make good money. She also attested that the name brand secured her an internship just for going to Cornell that will provide her with a guaranteed 100k job out of college.
I have never heard of the Truman School being a great school. Maybe for political science? But after talking to my advisors, I have been told not to do the schoolās international studies/environmental studies programs. They are classified as an emphasis under āinterdisciplinary studies,ā and the school is currently working on reforming that program.
Similarly, my policy advisor told me that the public affairs and policy major is very new and geared more towards public affairs/administration than policy. The major is barely 30 credits, and most of those are policy āelectivesā that you get to make up as you go.
There is no emphasis in environmental policy, and there is only one environmental policy class. I looked into seeing if the environmental science degree had a policy track, but the closest is education and outreach.
If I stay at my school, of course I will do the policy major and get a sustainability certificate. However, it isnāt optimal.
I am hoping to go into larger scale policy for the UN or for large corporations to make the greatest impact possible on sustainability, so going to a more āprestigiousā school would help.
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Well I guess you told me.
Good luck on your journey.
If you would like to compare recent acceptance rates for transfer applicants for a range of colleges, this site may be helpful:
As with any single source, you may want to substantiate this information elsewhere. In this case, some typos and other inaccuracies do appear. You also may want to research rates in the few previous years for schools of particular interest so that you are not influenced by one-year anomalies.
If you would like an additional choice in your current region, look into Carleton, which offers an excellent environmental studies major as well as a public policy minor.
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What Iām seeing is a list of schools that accept few, if any, transfers. So your chances are going to be low, and thereās a far greater possibility of being rejected by all of them. And if youāre lucky to get accepted, thereās an even higher chance youāre not going to be able to afford it. Also keep in mind that transferring schools carry the inevitability of classes not being accepted by the new school. The financial aid might or might not be sufficient to cover that deficit.
To be completely honest, Iām seeing panacea. And I can tell you itās not. If successful, thereās a far greater chance that your situation would be much āworseā than itās perceived to be right now. Also, Environmental Studies is not an employable major out of college, even at an elite university. If I were you, I would REALLY look at the alternative major options at Mizzou and see what marketable degrees there are that interest you. Thatās the advantage of a big school. Thereās a lot of options.
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Why only elite private Uās? There are fantastic environmental policy programs at many top-tier public flagships, and these schools have a much larger cohort of incoming transfers. UMichigan is just one example. UIUC, which I take it is your in-state flagship, has an Enviro Econ & Policy program as well.
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If you would like to say, are you happy with any of the acceptances you may have received so far?
Yep. Iām going to Northwestern next year.
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I was accepted to Minerva, WashU, Northwestern, and Georgetown. All of these had a less than 10% transfer acceptance rate. I could do it. Stop trying to discount students before they even start. Only discount then from HSPY because they all literally accept less than 30 students that are almost all CC students or veterans.
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Congratulations!
Congrats!