Do you have your final list of schools?

Transfer Students
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<p>my list is....</p>

<p>USC</p>

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<p>NYU (Gallatin)
University of Chicago
Cornell
UPenn
Barnard, Georgetown, or USC</p>

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<p>Where do you guys do your research to come up with these schools?
I mean, I have a couple in mind, but I don't feel I have anywhere enough information to come up with a "final list". What do you guys consider when deciding on applying? -- price, location, academics (what else)... I mean as transfers, we're not exactly naive high schoolers anymore just looking at names, so I'm just curious, what is it exactly that draws you to these schools?</p>

<p>And to those applying to several prestigious privates-- Do you think that applying to so many will get in the way/lesser the overall impact of all your applications? I'm finding that having so many different applications/essays/major or field variations can get pretty difficult to handle... while it would seem much more realistic and efficient to apply to top UC's and maybe 2 privates?
These are just my thoughts, and I'm curious on what everyone else thinks about applying. As a person who completely overdid his freshman applications..(like 8 schools plus 6 more UC's), is there any sense in just applying all over the board "just to be safe"? -- (or is there any other reason why people would do this?)</p>

<p>any feedback would be appreciated</p>

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<p>Berkeley (Haas)</p>

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<p>In regards to the NYU thing...im assuming its more of a new yorker thing, but here in NY if you go to NYU its really the mecca of culture, diversity and oppurtunity all rolled into one. I personally adore NYU and would die to go there (want to transfer). If you want a typical college experience though, look elsewhere. NYU is for the independent, level headed types.</p>

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<p>ive been semi obssesed w/ college sicne like freshman year of hs but when the time came to choose a school i really didnt know where i wanted to go. anyway when i figured it out it was too late. so now im applying there as a transfer w/ a few other schools. depending on if i abs. love or abs. hate my school i will make the decision to apply to "safeties." b/c this year i applied to 10+ schools and i didnt take enough time w/ each application. so i think its a good idea to just focus on a few.</p>

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<p>I think my final choices are Northwestern, Brown, Wesleyan, and Vassar. If I don't get into any of them, I will survive (and perhaps even thrive) at my current school.</p>