Chance This Transfer!

Transfer Students
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<p>College GPA: 3.9
HS GPA: 3.8 UW
SAT: 2200 - 790 (CR) 670 (Math) 740 (W) 12 (Essay)
SAT II: 720 (US Hist) 620 (Math 1) 710 (Lit)</p>

<p>-Gender: Male
-Ethnicity: Puerto Rican</p>

<p>-Recommendations: Stellar. I was told by two professors that their recommendations would be glowing. (History and Music Theory professors.) Also sending in supplementary recommendation from music director/conductor of the Maryland Symphony.</p>

<p>-Statement: Very strong. I want a broader approach to my musical/intellectual education and have already exhausted my options at USC, as I have finished every undergraduate orchestral conducting and theory class offered here. I need more rigorous courses in said areas and want more interdisciplinary options. Very few music electives available.</p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>-Cello. Played solo concerti with professional symphony orchestra and other various groups. Will send recording.
-State ranked choir Bassist in Arizona.
-President and Founder of my school's music club.
-Vice President of Literature club
-Secretary of Political Action Club
-Selected for LGBT leadership retreat, Univ. Southern California</p>

<p>Schools</p>

<p>Harvard
Yale
Columbia
Cornell</p>

<p>Any suggestions, tips, or comments?</p>

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<p>Cornell would be the easiest to get into.</p>

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<p>I really don't see a weakness, I think you have a good shot at all those schools.</p>

4

<p>yea, pretty good stats</p>

5

<p>Anything I could work on at the moment?</p>

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<p>I know I already posted my stats once, but I'm really in need of some guidance/advice. Please help!</p>

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<p>Bump.....Anyone?</p>

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<p>If you are in need of guidance and advice, you may want to consider asking a specific question. I'm certain none can properly guide unless you've concerns that once solved may lead you in the direction you want to go.</p>

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<p>The main question of whether or not people think I can get in goes without saying, but I suppose I'm looking for any tips on how to successfully transfer and what looks especially good on apps.</p>

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<p>Bump............</p>

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<p>There's not much to do at this point, other than keep your GPA as high as possible, cultivate relationships with profs so that they can write you great recommendations, and work on your essays.</p>

12

<p>Detail in your essays the reasons for transferring and how the other schools will provide you more/better opportunity than USC.</p>

<p>Good Luck!</p>

13

<p>Heck, why not apply to Julliard?</p>

14

<p>Julliard tends to be mostly Music Performance majors right?</p>

15

<p>Yeah <em>grins</em> I'm dating a Juilliard bassoonist. Definitely not going for the performance route, though. Any chance with the other schools though?</p>

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<p>Anyone? </p>

<p>.....</p>

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<p>no. its obvious you dont need help with anything.</p>

18

<p>If you feel that way, don't waste thread space to say it. I'm entirely new to this process and do need guidance, thank you.</p>

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<p>Why did you pick only those 4 U's, as opposed to U's like Johns Hopkins or Northwestern, which both have a great music conservatories? If you are not going for the performance route then you should also consider the University of Chicago, which has a very fine, non-performance oriented Music program. <a href="http://music.uchicago.edu/academic/undergraduate/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://music.uchicago.edu/academic/undergraduate/&lt;/a>
Chicago is one of the highest regarded Universities in the world. [It is also easier to transfer into Chicago than Y, H or C , because they reserve approx 50 spots for outstanding students each year. My son transfered there from USC [ he was a Trustees Scholar ] because of the academic reputation of Chicago and the almost unlimited educational opportunities.
<a href="http://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/level2.asp?id=37%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/level2.asp?id=37&lt;/a>
At the other U's you mention the # of transfer openings is strictly a function of how overenrolled their incoming freshman class is, and how many current students choose to leave. Last year very, very few students were accepted at Y and Harvard. I think the % was less that 2% at H and only slightly better at Y.]</p>

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<p>UChicago's music department doesn't offer courses in undergraduate conducting as far as I investigated. Northwestern is far too performance heavy and I would have to fly there and audition.</p>