Chance Me Transfer to Top 10 Colleges

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This is for my son, incoming college first-year.

Demographics

  • US citizen
  • Small Southeast State
  • Public high school (selective STEM program)/State flagship college
  • Male
  • No special factors

Intended Major(s): Biochemistry

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

  • Unweighted HS GPA: 4.0
  • Weighted HS GPA (incl. weighting system): 4.883/5
  • College GPA (for transfers): 4.0
  • Class Rank: 1 UW, 16/400 W from HS
  • ACT: 36 (36 all 4 sections)
  • SAT Subject Scores: Math II 800, Physics 800

Coursework

  • 12 APs: CS A, Calc BC, Stats, Physics 1, physics 2, Bio, English, Gov (all 5s), Physics C (M, E&M, expecting 5s), Env, Spanish. DE Writing
  • Other HS courses: Multi V Calc, Linear, Discrete Math, Organic Chem, Bio 3
  • College courses: taking College Chem I this summer (expecting A, got 100 in every exam, class avg. 60ish). Will take Honors 101, Chem II, Chem Lab I, Multi V Calc, Honors Bio Lab, Global Health Fall semester. Plan to take Linear, Diff. equa, Organic Chem, Intro. Soc, Genetics, Chem Lab II in the spring.

Awards

  • NMS Finalist
  • US Presidential Scholar candidate
  • AIME Qualifier 3 times (AMC 10 Distinguished, AMC 12 Honor role 2 times)
  • USA Physics Olympiad qualifier
  • Selected to state ARML team twice
  • State Flagship full scholarship to cover tuition, room and board
  • Many Others

Extracurriculars

  • HS varsity sports 4 years, captain last 2 years, all-region team
  • Volunteer assistant coach of his old MS math team
  • Volunteer in a Senior living center
  • HS national honor society, math team, etc.

Essays/LORs/Other

  • Essays: 9/10
  • Lors, expecting 9/10 from college professors

Cost Constraints / Budget

  • No constraint

Schools

  • Was admitted to UVA, didn’t go because didn’t get the Jefferson scholarship
  • Safety
  • Likely: Emory
  • Match
  • Reach: UPenn, Columbia, Duke, JHU
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What is your son’s current status? Did he just complete his freshman year of university somewhere? If so, then where?

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He is a incoming first-year college student.

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Where did he apply during his first cycle and what we’re his results? Why does he want to transfer before even starting?

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If I read your post correctly, you are saying that your son took Multi V Calc, Linear, Discrete Math and Organic Chem in HS as DE, with a 4.0, and will be repeating them in his first year of college (and - surprise!- expecting to get another 4.0). Why would he do that?

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OP created an alias account to ask this question, in violation of ToS. Closing.