**~Columbia University Fall 2017 Transfer Thread~**

What are the statistics to get into Columbia as a sophomore transfer??

I just got my final grades back and it looks like I have a 3.9 for the semester! I’m in a 3-2 program already with Columbia but honestly I don’t know if I want to spend 3 years at my current university. Do I have a decent chance?

Stats:

College GPA: 3.9

GPA from freshman in high school to freshman in college: 2.9 - 3.1 - 3.4 - 3.8 - 3.9 (high growth)

SAT: 2100

Freshman student researcher, Eagle Scout, Politically Active

Currently in a 3-2 WITH Columbia

Good essay and reasons to switch

Hey all, I transferred into Columbia College this year so if you have any questions I can try to answer them to the best of my ability.

@columb19 what stats did you have? what do you think set you apart in the transfer admission process?

Hey guys! Thinking about applying to transfer to Columbia. These are my stats:

Current University: US News and World Report Top 25 College
Current GPA: 3.9
SAT: 2290
High school GPA: 3.5

College EC’s:

  • Worked at a financial firm this past summer and working at a different firm this spring
  • Founded an Entrepreneurship Club and student publication at my school
  • Professional Business Fraternity
  • Staff writer for the school newspaper
  • Founded a non-profit organization in high school that is still active
  • Part of the Consulting Club and Financial Group

What do you think my chances are?

ill be applying! though my stats are much lower than everyone else’s
transferring from community college, 3rd year student. ~3.5 GPA. physics major. ive only done one noteworthy EC in my field, but i have substantial coursework in another field as well that might help me stand out a bit compared to your typical physics major. and not too many EC’s in general… but the few i have are very important to me and substantial (no long list of “founder” titles or anything like that lol)

just got my first new SAT scores back, in the 1300s haha… pretty sure i stand no chance but im hoping that my essays on my future career goals manage to help me out since i think i have a legit reason for wanting to be in NYC and the columbian atmosphere.

Reading through these it seems that everybody has good stats and its going to come down to essays, letters of recommendations and…luck.
I’m going to apply knowing full well I probably wont get in, but maybe I have some shot.
My stats:
Prospective Junior
Majors: Economics & Political Science
College: Top 60 public college
GPA: 4.0
ECs: intern at congressman’s office, president of two clubs, student mentor at local high school, part time job
SAT: 1390/1600

HS: Bad-around 3.0

Would love for somebody to chance me. But it seems that a lot of us( @horchataman , @tnufas ) are in the same boat.

@ccollege2020 sub 10%

My basic stats (PM for more in depth):

-Applied to come in as a sophomore (the majority of transfers come in as sophomores given core)
-Major: Math/Economics
-College: Top 20 (most transfers were T25, but not all)
-GPA: 4.0
-EC’s: Very involved in student government w/ leadership
-ACT: 33
-Letters of recommendation: I knew all my professors, but I don’t think they were stellar.
-HS: I do not remember, top 10% and roughly average for Columbia

@ccollege2020 @hopefullyigetin I think it is more like sub 5%. They haven’t released exact data in awhile though.

@columb19
“We typically admit fewer than 10 percent of the applicants for transfer admission each year” Source: http://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/apply/transfer

2012 was 6.2% Source: http://■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/stats/transfer-acceptance-rates/

Also- what are your sources that most transfer are T25 and that the majority of transfer are sophomores? Just wondering, because if this is true I might be better suited applying to a different super selective school.

@HopefullyIGetIn
“Though the number varies from year to year, in recent years, we have admitted roughly 150 transfers from over 2,500 applicants.” (<6%)

It is not unreasonable to assume that has decreased since 2012.

I transferred in this year, and during orientation they had us go around in a room and say where we were transferring from etc. Most (not all) were from other universities like Tufts, Tulane, Boston College, Cornell, Georgetown and the like (so maybe top 50). A few were from community college though, so there is no reason to not apply.

Most people are sophomores too. This makes sense because you are still required to graduate on time and you have to finish the core, which takes a year by itself.

Hi guys! I think at the end of the day it’ll really come down to a diversity thing. We must all be great students, but what sets us apart? There is a transfer information session on January 13th.

I’m applying to Yale too, and i’m pretty confident i’ll get into Yale. I just don’t want to spend the rest of my life in New Haven, and living in Connecticut.

Here are my stats:

Currently at Community college
Highschool GPA - 2.3
Current GPA - 3.9 (Honors program, Deans list)
EC’s - Yale SMDEP, Undergraduate volunteer for research lab at Yale, will part-take in Yale’s bio-med surf program this summer at the medical school, Math Club secretary, Env club treasurer, and student government. Also, I have attended so many academic conferences and seminars (but its more about what you learned :p). a few scholarships and awards. The president of my community college featured me in a 15 min interview. Tutoring/mentoring/peer counseling
Future plans - Medical school to pursue a career as a physician-scientist, researching microbial pathogenesis and treating patients who are ailed by pathogens.
SAT’s - 1190 total, 590 reading/writing, 600 math
Reasons for transferring to columbia - to get to medical school, how Columbia’s emphasis on certain academic philosophies suit me better for my intellectual development and how it aligns with a few of my core beliefs.

Be yourselves guys, and be positive!! The past two years have been such a ride for me, and there is no way I would have been able to accomplish all that I have without a positive and ambitious mindset. Keep working hard and we will be rewarded :).

Hello All!

Can you please chance me?.

Transferring from a California Community College
Also applying to Cornell, UC Berkeley, Stanford, Yale, Penn(Arts & Sciences), University of Virginia, USC, Dartmouth, and Brown.

Major: Economics
College GPA: 4.00
ECs: 2 finance internships, 1 supply-chain externship, investment club co-founder & president, tutor, and volunteer work. Also just submitted an application for a provisional patent.
Essays: 9/10
Pre-reqs: All done by end of Spring 2017
Total Transferrable Units: 65+ Semester Units

Other:

Ethnic Minority

Good luck to all!

@Beanstock1001 I think you have just as good as a chance as the rest of us. Maybe what’ll seal the deal are the reasons you’re applying and your essays.

@horchataman haha are u at wesleyan?

@milkshakezzz nope, I’m a little further east.

Hey guys, I transferred into Columbia this past fall (like columb19) and can answer questions about the process as well.

Objective
College: Case Western, previously small unknown LAC
GPA: ~3.69 overall, 51 credits/4.00 major-specific, 14 credits
Major: Psych and Sociology
HS: Pretty good NJ public
GPA: 3.14 I believe (My chest!)
Rank: 304/514 (My chest!)
SAT: 1930 (630 M, 640 CR, 660 W) (My chest again!!!)
Financial Aid: Y
Gender: M
Race: Caucasian
Subjective
ECs: Rowed crew during HS, volunteered at soup kitchen for a few years, research during college, part of EMS freshman year, a few other minor volunteering things.
Essays: Could break 8/10 for the transfer common app prompt if lucky, supplements probably won’t be as good.
Recommendations: Probs not amazing for (hopefully) supplemental recommender, trying to get an old professor to write one which should be better. Regardless, my sociology professor should write a good one, maybe close to 9/10 if I’m lucky. She seemed to like me.
Where else am I applying: Northwestern, Yale, Swarthmore, Amherst, Davidson, UNCCH, UChicago.
I’m perfectly content with staying at Case, as you can most definitely tell. Good luck to everyone! Remember, an acceptance or denial can not define you, only you can!

@Beanstock1001 I think you have a great chance! Good luck to you!

At a school that accepts 6% (or less) of transfer applicants most years, I do not believe it is fair to say anyone has a “great chance”. There is a significant difference between “competitive” and “less than competitive” however, and I would agree that the stats Beanstock presents will be competitive.

Seinfeld fan, you should also be competitive.