I applied to transfer to:
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Current college: Cornell University
Entering as (soph/jr): Sophomore
Major: Government
High School GPA: 3.67 uw, 4.05 w
SAT/ACT Scores: 34
SAT II Scores: 710 math 2, 750 USH
College GPA: 3.9
Transferable GPA (if applicable): n/a
Major GPA: 3.9
Hooks: none
ECs: internship with CA senator, volunteer at CHOC children’s hospital OC during the summer, Mock Trial, volunteering through sorority
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Well first of all Princeton doesn’t accept transfer students.
Harvard accepts less than 1%
Yale accepts only 20-30 transfers from a pool of over 1k applications.
There’s nothing you posted that truly “stands out”, sorry. It’s ridiculously hard to transfer to Harvard and Yale to begin with, and they are looking for the best of the best of the best to accept.
I don’t think you can really “chance” transfers as well because while stats are important, essays are very important. You have to show why you want to leave your current school and SPECIFICALLY why your studies need to continue at THAT chosen school for transfer. That’s just what I have gathered.
Academic reasons are the best reasons for transfer, as well.