Chances

Transfer Students
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<p>Good fella's of CC, what are my chances at: Penn, Columbia</p>

<p>Here are the stats:
Biochem/econ double major from a top-40 LAC
HS GPA 3.98uw / 5.4w
12 APs on which I got ten 5's and two 4's
SAT: 790M 750V 710W
SATII: 800 x 3 (math II, chem, Hebrew)
College GPA: 4.00 after 2 semesters (20 units each)</p>

<p>-I moved to America from Israel 5 years ago. I speak 4 languages (Russian, Hebrew, Spanish, and, of course, English)</p>

<p>Activities:
-chemistry research
-president of debate team (although we don't compete against other schools)
-board of trustees' budget and finance committee student representative
-working part time as a loan officer (until about a month ago)</p>

<p>HS Activities:
-Hospital volunteer
-Varsity basketball
-Varsity quiz team (2nd place in NV) captain
-Research on refrigerators</p>

<p>Assorted awards
Lots of academic awards in specific classes, national merit scholar, national ap scholar, won various french / spanish contests, chemistry olympiad finalist, scholarship for leadership</p>

<p>I believe I will get very good recommendations</p>

<p>I would really appreciate your 2 cents.</p>

<p>Also, and this is very important: what schools do you think I should apply to other than columbia and penn? I currently go to a top 40 LAC, and I just want to go to a school with a more intellectual student body and a better overall academic / professional environment. I am thinking of going into investment banking, consulting, or a similar Wall Street career. However, I am unsure of this route, and am still considering going into medicine (another true passion of mine )</p>

<p>I am also VERY excited because I had been an international student until about 2 days ago (GREEN CARD! FINALLY!), meaning that my request for fin. aid will not be a factor in my applications :)</p>

<p>Thank you,</p>

<p>Gene</p>

2

<p>bump bump bump;
i would really appreciate advice regarding where I should apply</p>

3

<p>Oh..you're in pretty much wherever you want to go.</p>

4

<p>Nice stats. Real nice. Apply to IVYs along with Stanford, MIT, and whatever you see on the top 20s list.</p>

<p>No lie.</p>

5

<p>You could have got into a lot of good schools as a freshman...why did you wait and transfer?</p>

6

<p>i just got my green card on Weds. of last week, so id been classified as an financially dependent int'l before then. Now I'm free!</p>

<p>Honestly, though, Stanford, MIT, and the likes have extraordinarily low acceptance rates. What schools do you think would be bankable, meaning >40% chances of admission?</p>

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<p>No GOOD schools have above a 40% chance of admission, except public flagships for in-staters. So unless you live in North Carolina, Virginia, Michigan, or California...uhhmm...none?</p>

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<p>I was talking a 40% chance considering my application - not an overall admission rate.</p>

9

<p>You should apply to University of Chicago. It has everythig you want-a "more intellectual student body and a better overall academic / professional environment" and your chances of acceptance are better the Penn/ Columbia. Check out the info on transfers...<a href="http://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/level2.asp?id=37%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/level2.asp?id=37&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>you should apply to all the ivies i think you have an above average likely hood of bieng accepted . Although, keep in mind admissions is a crap shoot.</p>