You certainly have a very good shot! Nothing is guaranteed, but a 3.9 from a t25 college will definitely stand out. I would apply to other ivy league schools to increase your chances.
Can you chance me as well? All advice and comments are appreciated!
Applying to College of A&S for junior transfer.
Major: Economics
College: Community College in California
GPA: 4.00
HS GPA
ECs: 2 finance internships, 1 supply-chain internship, president and co-founder of college’s investment club, state employed tutor, treasurer at another college club, and provisional patent candidate
Essays: 9/10. I have many strong reasons to depart my current college for UPenn.
HS GPA: 2.9-3UW, 3.4-3.5W (I know terrible)
New SAT: 1400 (780 M, 620 CRW)
College GPA: 3.9 (after 2 terms)
College: Drexel
Major: Biology on Pre-Vet track (previously International Business and Marketing)
ECs: Pre-Vet Club, Club Swim Team, Business Learning Community, French Club, DECA
Volunteer at VCA Cat Hospital of Philadelphia
Wow. I thought there would be more posts on this thread. I am also applying as a biomedical engineering student.
For those above applicants who wanted to chance, I think the stats and ECs all look the same for a majority of applicants here, but the deciding factor would definitely be the essays and recommendation letters. As long as you have your essays and recommendation letters polished, you will definitely be a competitive applicant.
@sleighride4life I’m also applying as a bioengineering transfer! Definitely thought there would be more activity on the penn transfer threads especially since it seems like more and more students apply for transfer every year
Might as well join the bandwagon here. Let me know what you guys think!
As far as UCLA, I am currently a pre-business economics major with a 3.82 GPA. My extracurricular activities carried over from high school as well as new activities from college are strong, although not SUPER exceptional. I also am posting my high school stats in case it may provide a better “chance me”
High School Stats:
weighted GPA: 4.7
UC GPA: 4.35
unweighted GPA: 3.96
SAT: 2200 (670 WR, 730 MA, 800 WR)
Subject Tests: Math 2 (800), US History (660 - ouch i know)
Class Rank: top 10% at competitive public high school
AP Scores: Calculus BC (5), US Government (5), Macroeconomics (4), Psychology (4), United States History (5), English Language and Composition (4), European History (3)
College Stats:
3.82 GPA
UCLA College Honors
UCLA Dean’s Honors List
UCLA NSCS Honors Society
Personal Information:
Asian Male
California resident
Financially stable
Essays I would rate as 7.5-8.5/10.
Recs are decent - unfortunately at UCLA, class sizes are like 500 students so professors are hard to reach. Therefore, I had to ask my TAs for a letter of rec. I’m confident that they sent at least decent recommendations, but not coming from professors might be a disadvantage.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone!
@he1234 well, frankly put, Economics at UCLA is very under-emphasized here. I wish to pursue a career in business, but UCLA has little resources for their Econ majors. Most resources go towards engineering/life science majors. I just feel very neglected in a 40,000 student population university. Class planning also sucks. I’m often stuck taking classes I don’t really need but am forced to take because classes fill up so quickly. Priority enrollment is given to NCAA and Regent Scholars, and everyone else is sort of left to fend for themselves. I could go on and on but that’s the gist. And yes I’m a freshman to enter as a sophomore if I get the lucky opportunity to attend UPENN or any of the other universities I am applying to.
