<p>I am about to attend Indiana University as a freshman this fall. I am thinking about transferring, but I really only want to apply to one school. I am having a hard decision picking between Columbia & Brown. My intended major at Indiana is International Business/Accounting. I understand that neither of these schools have an undergraduate business program. I would just major in economics if I were to transfer. Any suggestions or comments? Every little bit is helpful! Thank you!</p>
<p>What are your stats? Columbia is much more difficult to get into than Brown.</p>
<p>Unweighted, I graduated with a 3.9 GPA. I scored a 31 on the ACT which I did stronger than on the SATs where I got a 1920.</p>
<p>Brown doesn’t require SAT reasoning tests, maybe that makes it a bit easier for you</p>
<p>I would suggest taking equivalent classes, and really focus on the essay with regards to the why transfer question.</p>
<p>It does help a bit thank you! I’ve done more reading on the forums & I think that I’m leaning towards Brown more. It’s just I’ve heard that Columbia has a better program geared for business. I just fee like I’d fit in better at Brown. Is that too big of a sacrifice?</p>
<p>^ no, they’re both great schools. brown really loves students who can pay full fare though, so you may want to keep that in mind</p>
<p>I realize that Brown transfer applications are reviewed under need-aware basis. Does this mean that if I require financial aid then I will not be able to be accepted? Or does that mean it’s harder to be accepted?</p>
<p>Don’t know about Brown, but at Columbia you can major in Political Science and Economics at the same time. I hear the department’s good. Like ironicallyunsure said transferring to brown is not need blind.</p>
<p>So…If I apply to Brown, but I can’t pay for it, they’re most likely going to reject me. If I apply to Columbia, I might not get accepted because of my stats. Seems like a lose-lose. Where would I have a better chance of acceptance? The more I read about each, the more split I am on the decision.</p>
<p>Its not that Brown is going to reject you, but you will be at a slight disadvantage with students that have the same grades, and good enough reasons to transfer but can also pay for their tuition and costs. I say shoot for both of them.</p>
<p>First, it’s highly unlikely to get into any school as a soph transfer that you would not have gotten into as a freshmen. You would stand a much better chance at either as a junior transfer with significant accomplishments in college.</p>
<p>And yes, Brown will be harder to get into with financial need.</p>