Chances?

Transfer Students
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<p>I am looking to transfer to Columbia, Georgetown, NYU, Cornell, Yale, Stanford, University of Chicago, Vanderbilt, Duke, Northwestern, Brown, USC. I am looking to apply for a major concering Political Science, government or law and need some suggestions...</p>

<p>I currently have a 3.75 at UCSB in a double major of Business Economics with emphasis in Accounting and Political Science.
I also have internships with Deloitte, Wells Fargo and Wachovia. I am a researcher for a NSF 5 year project emphasized on the internets impact of social movements and political protests. I am also the head of University Misconduct in the Office of the Student Advocate. Those not familiar with this department, it helps students defend their cases when charged with violations i.e. cheating. It also helps mediate any situation that a student may have encountered with authorities at UCSB.
I was also a part of a Political Science research team focused on the impacts of Facebook when it comes to political knowledge v political participation. There are plenty of other things I have done, but these are the main ones.</p>

<p>My high school GPA is a weighted 4.0 while taking 6 AP classes. My SAT is a 1980 (Math 720 Writing 680 Reading 580), SAT II BIO 790 and SAT II MATH 720. My ACT score is a 30.</p>

<p>Also, I am looking to take my next two quarters off to go for a self-discovery experience. I am going to be in a Global Service Corps program known as Buddhist Immersion. Here I will be teaching English to children and monks who wish to become multilingual lectures across the globe. I will also be attending many mediation retreats and living in the monastery.</p>

<p>Knowing all that is above, should I retake the SAT? Would one suggest to take two quarters off or continue my education like most students do? Also, what chance do you think I have of getting in to each of these schools? Any suggestions would be helpful!
Athletics12 is online now</p>

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<p>SAT is weak. also you’re obviously aiming for only top schools, so i suggest cutting down your list because the acceptances rates aren’t very high for any of them. i think your buddhist thing will be cool and give you an edge, but not enough of one to get you into yale or stanford, which only take around 20 students per year. i’d say you could have a very good shot at the rest as long as your essays are solid, but if you’re desperate to leave, add in a few safeties unless you don’t mind staying at your school. i would still say narrow down your list so that you can really focus on each essay and have a better chance of getting into at least one of those schools.</p>

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<p>I have a reading disability and did not require extra time on the SAT (naturally, this will be part of my essay)My top four that I wanna focus on are nyu, cornell, georgetown and columbia. if you have any suggestions for those schools it would be appreciated.</p>

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<p>If you transfer as a junior, your SATs will matter less. Your record is solid, but try to get closer to 4.0 to be as competitive as you can for the top schools.</p>