Chances at Transferring to top Ivies?

Transfer Students
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Hello all, I am a freshman at a top 40 university in the US. I will be applying to Harvard, Penn, and Columbia for sophomore admission and would like to know if you think I have a decent chance and would welcome any advice.

Stats:
SAT:2300
HS GPA: 4.0
College GPA 4.0

EC’s:
Research- Been pretty involved (10-12 hours a week) at an engineering lab on campus, will be taking over on the project next semester. Lab head will write LOR
Student Government- Work on academic policy at weekly meetings
Dorm Representative- I was elected to be a representative for my dorm building on the “hall council,” we have weekly meetings and plan activities for the residents. It’s a lot of fun!

Intended major: Mechanical Engineering

Thanks for reading!

2

Why transfer? The schools you want to transfer to are not necessarily the best for engineering? In fact your current university might even be better for engineering?

3

You have good stats, but Ivy schools are reaches for everyone, especially as a transfer applicant. For instance, Harvard’s transfer acceptance rate is like 1%… Is it possible? Yes. Is it statistically next to impossible? Pretty much. Penn has an acceptance rate of around 8-9%, but SEAS and Wharton are probably closer to 5% with CAS bringing up the overall rate.