<p>Hey.</p>
<p>Current Berkeley (UC) student considering a transfer to Harvard for mechanical engineering for a couple of reasons, mostly because I'm into mechanical and Cal is pretty intensely CS (computer science)/BME (bio-med/pre-med/molecular cellular), Berkeley (city) itself is full of random homeless and Oakland/Richmond kids either imitating gangsters or being a part of actual gangs (something I'm familiar with being from the South and having spent time in New Orleans, particularly the warehouse district and am just tired of), and the UC system going broke.</p>
<p>Also considering M.I.T., but they seem to be doing more green-oriented engineering as opposed to strictly mechanical engineering these days.</p>
<p>Not sure what I'd need to post for a transfer, but:</p>
<p>2030 SAT
Top 10% hs
Active leader at Cal (treasurer for Greek council/active in fraternity)
Decent GPA (took a limited course-load last semester as a disability student)
Starting business this semester and going to be running/managing it in Bay Area (SF/Oakland/Richmond/Berkeley/San Jose)
Working on new engine design with decent set of preliminary plans, but no actual funding at Cal to work with</p>
<p>Any tips/advice/would it be worth it, especially with UC systems going fairly broke (Cal is already running an "Operation Excellence" program where we're essentially cutting off non-essential/non-published/non-award winning staff + professors + personnel in the upcoming months/years) as of late?</p>