<p>If you read the 2007 Transfer Stats sticky post a little further, you’ll see that some of these stats are not accurate or date back to 2006.</p>
<p>Honestly, Yale is probably out of reach and U Penn is a high reach as well. Northwestern is known for being transfer friendly, so you’ve got a shot there, but be aware that they aren’t known for having the best financial aid. Wesleyan has a transfer rate of a little over 20% and BC’s is like 16%, so you have a chance but it’s going to be difficult to get in. I think you might have to sacrifice a little in what you want if you’re going to come up with safer options. U Wisconsin-Madison would put you in a small city, and they’re much more transfer friendly, though it’s a lot bigger than what you want. U Michigan would be about the same. Macalester is smallish and has similar rates to Wesleyan and BC but would put you in St. Paul. There’s also Rice if you didn’t mind heading South, which would put you in Houston with a school your ideal size. Their rate is around 26%. Georgetown is the right size and in DC with a transfer rate of 23%.</p>
<p>I know you want to get a really good undergrad education in econ/business and have all the other undergrad opportunities in the big city. But what you might want to consider doing is trying for a less respected program that’s still pretty decent where you could prepare for an awesome grad school program and still have the opportunities you want in other areas. Alternately, you could wait it out till next year and keep your GPA up and have a teensy bit better chance at top schools. It all depends on what you want the most. Good luck.</p>