If your high school grades were not great, then you need to earn high grades during your first year of college. This shows that you have matured & can excel in college academically.
If interested in a school, google “Common Data Set for Bucknell University”, then scroll down to the section on transfer students to assess your chances for admission as a transfer applicant. Often transfer admit rates are higher than freshman admit rates, but not always. At some schools, transfer admit rates are lower.
Bucknell College has a beautiful campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. About 3,600 fulltime undergraduate students, about 50/50 male/female.
Biggest majors are economics, then accounting & finance, then a 3 way tie for Psychology, political Science/Government, & Biology.
Attracts wealthy kids. Only 38% receive financial aid. Attractive students who work hard & play hard. In addition to beer, they actually consume a good bit of hard liquor–which is disturbing to me–but they don’t care what I think as the retention rate is a superb 93%.