<p>I am a high school senior from NY who will be attending Temple University's Fox School of Business. My hs gpa was 3.7 and I scored a 1780 on my SATs.</p>
<p>I am planning on retaking the SATs, I am hopeful of increasing my score to at least 1900.</p>
<p>My question is, what would be a realistic and attainable higher ranked school I could possibly transfer to after my freshman year at Temple? I believe I will work my hardest in college and I am aiming for a 3.8 or higher GPA, as well as showing leadership with my ec's.</p>
<p>Obviously, a transfer to a b-school like Wharton would be unrealistic.</p>
<p>However, what about other top accredited schools, like Northwestern, UMichigan, Cornell, UCLA, or UVa? I have heard that these schools have decent transfer admits, is that correct? Does being out of state hurt my chances for a school like Northwestern or UCLA?</p>
<p>Thanks,
there's nothing wrong with Temple, I just feel I could push myself and get into a more prestigious b-school that would give me more opportunity to succeed.</p>
<p>You might have a shot at some of those schools as a junior, but if you apply as a sophomore, I would say that most of them are extremely unlikely. </p>
<p>Apply to UNC (somewhat unlikely), UTA, and UGA (you need 30 credits to apply as a transfer to UGA). </p>
<p>This is all assuming that you don’t retake the SAT, get a 3.8+ GPA your first semester, and have average ECs.</p>
<p>Hmm… so even if I had great EC’s, scored nearly 2000 on SATs if I take them again, and get a 3.8 GPA for my first two semesters, a sophomore transfer to Northwestern would be highly unlikely? I was also looking at UNC as a possibility</p>
<p>Well, under those conditions, I would say you had a shot at most of the schools. Schools like Northwestern and Cornell don’t accept many transfer though (<20%), so nothing is really certain there.</p>
<p>Honestly, you don’t have a very good chance of transferring after your freshman year with such a low SAT score. You’re going to need at least a 1900 to be considered, and above a 2000 to be competitive.</p>
<p>FYI, UCLA does not have an undergraduate business degree program. The closest is Business Economics. UCB has an undergrad business program, but is very competitive to transfer into (even for in-state transfer students).</p>
<p>Is it true that Northwestern does not have an undergrad business school as well? Would a degree in economics from a better ranked school be more valuable than a 4-year business degree from a less prestigious school?</p>
<p>Look at the University of Richmond’s B-school was ranked 15th according to Bloomberg and has great FA(if u need it). If you get over a 3.6 and decent e.cs, recs, and essay you will be in.(I applied just this year) don’t even have to sent your test scores:)</p>
<p>Hmm that’s an option… although I am slightly hesitant to live down south, I would prefer to be in a more urban setting (or nearby to a major city).</p>
<p>I am from Boston and Richmond VA is no Alabama or South Carolina…Like to say it is just south enough to get some good fried chicken and not to have to be asked if your tea is sweet or not but not enough for southern drawls or close minded attitudes sorta like Maryland and Northern VA. Plus the Vast majority of students are from the Northeast. I also was a little hesitant about not being close to a big city but it is a little over an hour to DC and Richmond is a nice size…should apply even if its a safety school I know how cutthroat admission even transfer can be Northwestern, UMichigan, Cornell, UCLA, and UVa.</p>
<p>That’s good advice, thanks. I looked at some info about Richmond and the campus looks really nice and so does the business school. That’s definitely an option I’ll have to consider</p>