Chance Me For TRANSFER! (Much Appreciated)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Chance me for (TRANSFER):
Columbia
Dartmouth
Stanford
UPenn
Yale
Duke
Harvard

I understand that these are already extremely difficult schools to get in to. I would like to know if I am a reasonable candidate and in the “game”.

Objective:
Current School : Top 15 USNews (WUSTL)
Current Year: Freshman
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 33
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (760) History (720)
HS GPA : 3.85 UW / 4.3 W (top 10%, not sure exact). Pretty much all As Jr/Sr, the B’s came from early years. Majority As
College GPA: 4.0, Dean’s List (All A’s, 2 A+'s)
Mid-Term Report : All As (4.0)
Course Load: 7 AP Courses in HS + lots of others
College Courses:
* S1: Computer Science I; Intro. Human Evolution; Intro. Microeconomics; Calculus II;
Solar Systems Astronomy
* S2: Computer Science II; Logic & Discrete Mathematics; Calculus III; Writing 1

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Current Independent Study in Programming a software; founder & lead app developer of a smartphone app (in HS), baseball team intern; Set Committee Member & Speaker Recruiter for a speaker event in college; 4 Years Varsity Soccer HS; Intramural Soccer College; President of Business Association (HS), Group Leader at a Business Competition (placed 2/32); Research Assistant to a Professor (in HS); Design Intern for a company; Production Intern for HBO
Job/Work Experience: NA
Volunteer/Community Service: Did some stuff in HS, but not listed due to no space
Summer Activities: All included in above
Essays: Discussed why I wanted to transfer in main essay and talked about what was lacking at current school and what I hope to accomplish elsewhere
Professor Recommendations: Not sure about one of them, I’d say 1 is 6-8/10 and the other is 9.5/10
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
Projected Concentration: Computer Science
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male.
Income Bracket: Upper

Again, please understand that I am fully aware of how difficult the colleges I am applying to are. I know there is very little chance to begin with. I just want to know if I am delusional. Thank you!

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What college are you at? Of the schools listed, HYS are the most difficult to get transfer admission–much if this is tethered to attrition, but since attrition is under 2%–it makes for very little seats. Also how many college credits have you already earned?

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@boolaHI‌ Thanks for the response. Yeah, I’m not really expecting much from HYS. I only applied because well, you never know. UPenn seems like my best shot at around 10% admission rate for transfers.

I’m at WUSTL. I’m not sure if it does, but I’m hoping the fact that I still come from a relatively prestigious school holds some merit. I will have 36 credits by the end of this semester including AP credits.

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WashU is very solid. I agree that Penn affords you the best statistical opportunity. If I were you, I would see if you could make contact with someone in the CS department, in which your interested in their work–or at the very least, give the admission office a snap shot of your knowledge of the department and provide specific examples. Not sure I would go to Dartmouth over your current school, but you may have other objectives and rationale.

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@boolaHI‌

Thanks man. Yeah, that’s exactly what I did in my essays, though I’m not sure what I can do from here. And you are correct, I would have to think hard about Dartmouth.

Do you think I have a shot though? And by that, I mean getting in 1-2 schools which I would be ecstatic with. Also, do you think that the admissions office considers the fact that WashU is a good school? A 4.0 here must mean a bit more than a 4.0 at a lower-ranked college or cc.

Thank you!

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No doubt. My gut says you will manage two transfer admission. I have two daughters that have attended a couple of schools on the list, and I also formerly had an appointment at one of these schools–so, I know a little bit about the behind scenes process. Did you not like WashU or St. Louis–my niece is seriously considering attending.