Chances for transferring...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello there, I've looked around these forums for the past couple of weeks, and decided to see if you people could help me determine (and improve) my chances for transferring to a better school. I just finished my first year at U.M., and although it wasn't horrible, it wasn't amazing either. I commute to school, and came here for financial and legal reasons (I'm still waiting for my Green Card, in order to be able to receive federal financial aid). UM offered me almost a full scholarship, and I live nearby, so the expenses are really on the low.</p>

<p>That said, my reasons for transfering are
- More academic rigor
- Better Business Economics (or Industrial Organization) programs (UM is very macro/environmental/health oriented, not that many business economists here)
- Live away from home, have a true college experience
- Atmosphere at UM isn't appealing for me. Sometimes it's too relaxed and laid back, classes are mostly full of people who are just here to get a degree, not to learn. I want to do both.</p>

<p>University Info
Current School: University of Miami
Degree: B.Sc. Economics & Finance (double major), minor in Math
GPA: 3.89
Ranking: N/A (supposedly top 5% of class)
Classes taken:
Introduction to Physical Geography - A+
Descriptive Astronomy - A+
English Composition I (Honors) - A
English Composition II - A
Calculus III (Multi) - A
Microeconomic Theory - A
Macroeconomic Theory (Honors) - A
Introduction to Philosophy (Honors) - A-
Business, Politics, and Society - A-
Financial Accounting I - A-
Business Law (Honors) - A-</p>

<p>Next Semester (Will probably get a 4.0, mostly quantitative stuff)
Vectors and Matrices
Mathematical Economics
Managerial Accounting I
Applied Probability and Statistics
World Literature I
Survey of Motion Pictures</p>

<p>EC:
Member in many organizations and honors societies (I won't bore you with their names)
Founder & President of the U.M. SELA Chapter (organization that started at Stanford 3 years ago, became a delegate by attending a summit there on April)
Office Assistance @ the Department of Economics (Job)
Next year will start tutoring Math & Econ at the Business School</p>

<p>High School Info
School: Public
GPA: 3.98 (UW) / 4.9 (W)
Ranking: 24 / 1147
AP's: Government(4), Macro/Micro economics(5&5), Spanish Language(5), Calc AB/BC (5)
Other than the AP's my schedule was practically full of honors classes.
SAT:
Math: 800
Verbal: 640
Writing: 710
SAT II:
Math IIC: 770
Spanish: 800</p>

<p>EC:
Secretary of PRIDE (local club, Promoting Relationships in Diversity through Education)
Organized 2 fundraisers for Breast Cancer research, $5000+ each
Member of various organizations
Over 400 hours of community service total
150+ hours of service at a public library</p>

<p>Personal Info
Gender: M
Nationality: Latino / White
A little about me: I am Greek / Venezuelan, raised in Greece, fluent in all 3 languages. I plan on keeping my econ major if I transfer, and either adding math as a second major, or management science (i.e. stanford) or simply do one major instead of 2. But definitely will do econ. I WILL need Financial Aid. A lot. I come from a low income family, and as I said earlier, I need to get my Green card so I can get financial aid. Without it, I probably wouldn't even bother transferring.</p>

<p>That said, what are my chances for getting into</p>

<p>Stanford
Cornell
U-Mich (Ann Arbor)
Chicago</p>

<p>??? Thanks for your time! It's much appreciated</p>

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<p>Bump... any help would be appreciated guys! thanks!</p>

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<p>Chicago will not really give you a pre-professional economics education. You can of course go into business after college (and the college has programs to help you out along the way if you want to go into business), but it's not the school's focus, and it seems to be very important to you.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the feedback</p>

<p>I'm looking more for a concentration of Business Economics, not a professional education as such - That's what U.M. is giving me right now. The other plus side I see with Chicago is that if I choose to go for an MBA, their school is one of the best... But do you think I could make it there?</p>

<p>any other opinions?</p>

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<p>I think the best idea when transferring is to have a couple of safeties. Stanford admits like 20/1500 and Chicago is at about 15%ish so yeah, I think you're obviously a viable candidate for those schools but because the percentages are so low, you should include a couple of safeties...</p>

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<p>You're right ... </p>

<p>I was actually thinking of applying to USC. They have a fairly good Business Economics (good Econ overall, way better than U.M. anyway). I was accepted when I applied last year, but didn't go due to the financial issues (I let them know, and told them I would think about transferring there)</p>

<p>So I guess USC would be my safety, other than that what do you guys think? Any chances for me getting into any of these schools? Thanks!</p>

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<p>When we talk of regular admits its much much easier to chance because there are obviously some specific qualifications that must be generally met in order to be in consideration for acceptance. Especially at schools like Stanford and Chicago. Transfer admissions are so much more unpredictable especially at schools like Yale and Stanford where the admit rate is a bit less than 1.5%. </p>

<p>I can see you getting into schools like Georgetown and maybe Chicago/Cornell but I don't think anyone can predict how you'll do when compared to the applicant pools of other schools. Ever thought about applying to other top tiers? Penn? Maybe Vandy/Emory as a match/safety?</p>