Easier to transfer to Penn from which college?

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<p>I have been admitted to USC (Marshall), Georgetown (McDonough), UMich, UVA, Emory, UNC. This year I applied to Wharton and was rejected. I am an international student (have applied for FA) plus my ACT score was 31 (10) and not so high TOEFL (108/120), the rest of application was probably good.</p>

<p>Wharton was my dream school, and I still really want to study there. So considering that I will get a higher ACT, TOEFL, have a high GPA in college during 1 year, not apply for FA, keep myself active in ECs, get to know personally two professors, take prescribed classes and choose a right college to be, my chances of getting admitted do rise, right?</p>

<p>So transferring from which college as a freshman will I have a better chance? </p>

<p>My stats:
SAT2 Math2 -800, Physics 790;
ACT 31c (32 superscore): 35m, 34s, 31e, 26r, 10w;
GPA UW 4,91/5;
Rank 3/147;
AP not offered;
Russian (live in a Muslim capital of Russia);
Best magnet school in a "Russian state" (Math-Physics Lyceum) ->acceptance rate 20%;
Participated in the exchange program FLEX (Future Leaders Exchange), sponsored by the US Dep of State, lived in Stated for a year during 2009-10 academic year
Work part-time in American Councils for Higher Ed as a FLEX Alumni Coordinator (1/7 of Russia under my supervision)
Founder and president of a leadership club
Co-found and vp of Model UN club</p>

<p>Thanks guys for the input! Appreciate that</p>

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<p>All of those schools will situate you well to transfer to Penn assuming you do well there. Generally, the higher the rank, the better your chances (all other things being equal). I transferred to Penn from USC, but I suspect I was able to do so because I only decided to transfer my second year. Go to your new school with a good attitude and make a good faith effort to assimilate and do good, meaningful work. I wouldn’t go with the assumption that you’ll transfer, as it could negatively impact your social life and, what I think is more dangerous for us CCers, your academic life. </p>

<p>In short, I really don’t see any of those schools being far and away better than the rest. Georgetown is the highest ranked I believe, but it really is a question of where you can get the best grades.</p>