<p>I'm a freshmen at Stern this year and I like it a lot, but I still want some of the schools that I applied to last year. I applied to all the topic's schools last year; I was rejected from Wharton immediately and waitlisted, then rejected, by Duke and Chicago. What are my chances if I try to try transferring this spring? Does applying again, especially to the waitlisted schools, boost your chances? Thanks for your time</p>
<p>I think I'll have a good shot at the 4.0. Here are some of credentials</p>
<p>College ecs: Treasurer of my dorm, varsity fencing, circle k, finance society, investment analysis group, fine arts society</p>
<p>High school ecs: Similiar, but one or two less each year</p>
<p>SAT I: M:750 R: 700 W: 710
SAT II: Math I 730, I forget the others</p>
<p>HS GPA: 3.91 uw, top 7% of class, but did come from other high school (which kinda screwed my rank over).</p>
<p>Neither Chicago nor Duke accept spring transfers.</p>
<p>If you do actually get a 4.0, then I think you have decent chances, but no guarantees at either. Transferring into both universities is difficult to do. Chicago cares a lot about your essays and other intangibles, and Duke has a really low transfer acceptance rate.</p>
<p>And transferring into Wharton is a great feat; accomplished only by immortals.</p>
<p>Judging by the numbers, your best chance is at Chicago, which enrolls about 60 transfers every year (fall only), but I don't see the fit. What do you want to study?</p>
<p>Well, I do want to major in economics if accepted as a transfer to either Duke or Chicago. Is Duke's admit rate really that low? Thanx for your input guys.</p>
<p>NYU is a very good school with a ridiculously hard grading scale. If you pull of a 4.0 there, acceptance into Wharton and the aforementioned schools shouldn't be too hard. Just provide them with valid reasons so towards why you're transferring. Academic challenging enough? Resources? Atmosphere? Too big? Make some friends with some professors who can attest to your strengths.</p>
<p>Get involved in clubs. Getting a 4.0 is hard, but getting a 4.0 with some e.cs. is harder.</p>
<p>getting a 4.0 anywhere is very difficult and with what I've heard about the competition at Stern it would likely be nearly impossible without spending all your free time in the library.</p>
<p>Just be prepared for the likely possibility you will not get a 4.0; we probably all THINK we can pull a 4.0 but it's much harder in practice because you never know how a professor is going to grade. 3.7+ is much more reasonable and still a very respectable grade.</p>
<p>I have heard that at duke transfers pretty much need to be a legacy or now people to get in, obviously there are exceptions, but thats just what I have heard.</p>
<p>Well, I do have one more ec to add to my six; entreneurial exchange. So far I've gotten perfect on my calc quizzes and en route to get probably low As in my other classes.</p>
<p>for your information, I had a Writing the Essay professor who gave out 1 A for all three of her sessions (for my class, the highest grade was B+)</p>
<p>yeah, see it really doesn't matter how smart you are luck comes into play often with getting a 4.0.</p>
<p>Straight A's in a course you are passionate about like business or finance for example is no big deal but what about the chemistry or biology course that you are forced to take? You really think you're going to get better grades than the kids who are majoring in this field and are passionate about it ?</p>