Columbia University Transfer Thread Fall 2018

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Hey guys, I’m applying for sophomore transfer. Here are my stats-
College: Top 70 Public Universities
GPA: 3.92
ACT: 33
Currently a double major in Honor’s College for Computer Science and Finance, but applying as Computer Science Major to Columbia Engineering

Also applying to: Cornell, University of Pennsylvania, New York University, Carnegie Mellon University, Steven’s Institute of Technology

EC’s:
Assistant Secretary of Finance Society
Chief of Finance for Honor Council
Treasurer of Muslim Student’s Association
Game Developer using Unity Software
Game Development Club member

Job:
Campus Manager for Fresh Prints (create a business that produces thousands of $ in revenue)

High School: Top 40 Nationally Recognized High School
GPA: 3.7 weighted
AP’s: AP Bio, AP Environmental, AP Psychology, AP European History (all 4’s) AP Statistics, AP Literature (These two are 3’s)

SAT Subject Test: Biology- 730

I have two strong recommendations and I might have an additional one just to bolster my chances.
I’ve been maintaining a high GPA for my college career since my high school GPA fell a bit short (Mostly due to low grades in freshman and sophomore year- I drastically improved them once I took school more seriously starting junior year). I’m relying on my EC’s, job experience, personal video game/development projects (I want to eventually open my own video game studio and pursue computer science research in a variety of topics at Columbia), and strong essays.

You all have amazing student profiles and I wish you all the best of luck! Feel free to chance me if you want.

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@mattmckenney7 Why are you transferring? Is MGMT 190 not fun enough for you?

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Are chances better for junior transfer or sophomore?

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Are most of the people here doing the early action app due next week or regular?

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@Cj95zz I didn’t know that there was early action for transfers

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Hi Can I transfer to Columbia as a transfer after 3 years of CC and 87 total completed credits?

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@TransferStalker

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@anon105 Upon skimming over Columbia’s transfer site (https://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/apply/transfer), there doesn’t seem to be a “limit” to how many credits a student could apply with. However, you can only transfer a maximum of 64 credits to Columbia. That means that you’ll lose almost two semesters’ worth of credits (assuming they give you all 64!)

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Does anyone know how many transfers Columbia usually accepts? I felt good after submitting my application, but so many people here seem impressive and the thread is just getting started.

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@thehoff007 About 2,500 apply and about 150 are accepted for transfer admission, I think.

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10 % rate which isn’t bad for an ivy…
My stats:
Seton Hall University Honors Program - Biology and Philosophy double major Freshman’
GPA: 3.91
SAT: 1520
ACT: 34
20 credits this semester, auditing another 7
Student Investment Fund
2-3 biology/medicine related clubs
Student Government
Bible study (am a stout and devout atheist lol)
MUN
Started paid research position
Chairing at two model UN conferences this year (this weekend the first, opening speaker is Bill Clinton!!!)
In general not a lot of opportunities at my school, wish I could be doing more interesting stuff.
HS in Italy, some volunteering, sports and a very cool summer internships in which I performed operations on pig hearts that I also included on the app.
I am applying to Penn, Vandy, Northeastern, USC, Stanford, Columbia, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, UVA, UNC Chapel Hill, maybe emory, Wash U St. Louis.
Already got into Tulane with a 16k scholarship!
Good luck to all!

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Hi everyone! Jumping on the college confidential anxiety train, not sure what this accomplishes. Best of luck to everyone!!!

Current University: UC Berkeley
GPA: 4.0
Major: political science
ACT: 33
SAT subject tests: 740 Spanish, 780 us history
Essays: I mean I thought they were dece but they could be crap who knows

Internships: nonprofit, city council, state senate, local law office
Fellowship: state assembly campaign
City commissioner: commission on status of women
Research assistant for Berkeley law school
Extracurriculars: editor for political review, former president national organization for women
Job: barista! It was banging

Reason for transferring: feel limited by Berkeley’s political culture and want to be challenged by diverse political rhetoric

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@CaliGirl2018 where did everyone apply? anyone apply to Princeton since they opened up their transfers this year?

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Are any of you guys still waiting for items on your checklist to be marked as received?

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@medschooldreamer Just waiting for the secondary school final report to be marked. Otherwise, everything is marked.

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@CaliGirl2018 Hey! I’m in Community College, and also applied to Berkeley as a Poli Sci major. I’ve kinda been on the fence about Berkeley because I get a really negative vibe from there. How has your experience been there as a Poli Sci major?

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@IVokon Yeah that’s the same for me. Did you send in just your transcript or the secondary school final report as well? I only sent in my transcript since it had my graduation date on it but that was about a month and it still says awaiting…

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@medschooldreamer I did not send in my secondary school final report because if I read the policy correctly; as long we have our class ranking on the high school transcript we do not need to submit a secondary final report. I only turned in my high school transcript.

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Anyone know when admission decision is released?

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No idea, but I’m also curious to know as well, lol