<p>I'm a student at UCLA thinking about applying to transfer to Columbia next year (sophomore year). I came here to be an engineer but then soon realized that wasn't what I wanted to do for a career. As a result, I've been working on political science and history since then. However, I feel like the school I'm at may not be right for me in pursuing those fields which is why I've given thought to transferring. I've done a little bit in the short time I've been here such as writing and being published by the Undergraduate Law Journal but I haven't joined many other clubs other than that. My biggest concern is that, since there's such a large population here and classes are so huge that I haven't been able to get to know any professors and don't know if I'll be able to get recommendations easily. Here are my stats:</p>
<p>College Info so far:</p>
<p>Major: Admitted as an Electrical Engineer, changed shortly thereafter to political science and am thinking about picking up a double in either history or econ
First Year College GPA: 3.908
Classes taken: Q1: CS, MultiVar Calc, and Jazz History, Q2: American Politics Intro, 19th Century US Hist, MicroEcon Q3: Comparative Politics, Stats, Macro Econ
Other Activities: Wrote for and published by the undergraduate law journal</p>
<p>High School Info:</p>
<p>Objective</p>
<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (760R, 690M, 700W)
ACT: none
SAT II: Math2 770, US History 730
UW GPA: 4.0
W GPA: 4.93
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): ~top 5 out of 450
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB 5, Calc BC 5, Stats 4, Physics 4, USH 5, Lang/Comp 5, Lit 5, US Gov 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: Calc BC, AP Micro, AP Gov, AP Latin, AP Physics C, AP English Lit, AP Stats
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars: President of JSA chapter for 3 years
Job/Work Experience: Have worked IT for many local businesses and published a few app store apps independently throughout high school
Volunteer/Community service: Member of CSF since middle school and NHS in high school
Summer Activities: JSA and work
Essays: Common App (at least 8/10 if I'm being hard on myself), Columbia Supplement Essays (all around 8-9 out of 10)
Teacher Recommendation: Calc BC teacher (9/10), English teacher (she likes me but not very diligent person, probs 8/10)
Counselor Rec: (9/10, he's a pro and knows me well)
Additional Rec: none
Interview: not yet</p>
<p>Other</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: public, not very special
Ethnicity: Middle eastern and mexican (50/50)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Low, sub 45K per year
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): not sure about URM but am first generation college
Major: PoliSci/History</p>