<p>I am going to be a sophomore at Vanderbilt this coming year. I'm not in love with the school and have decided to attempt to transfer to Harvard. I have a 3.96 GPA so far at Vanderbilt and have been quite active (intramurals, newspaper reporter and columnist, community service). I was accepted to Harvard out of high school, but turned it down because of financial reasons. Vanderbilt offered me a full-tuition scholarship and my parents made me give the school a try. I was also accepted to Stanford, Yale, Dartmouth, UVA, and Duke coming out of high school. My SAT composite is 1560 and I scored 800s on the SAT II Writing, Math IIC, American History, and World History tests. What are my chances of being accepted to Harvard? It is the school I have always wanted to attend. It just took me two years to convince my parents to allow me to do so. Thanks for your comments.</p>
<p>I've seen Vandy steal kids away from ivies with free rides and have wondered how many end up happy there. Are there a lot of kids in the same boat?</p>
<p>Thanks for your response, Suze. There do seem to be quite a few kids at Vanderbilt in a situation similar to mine. Academically speaking, the school is wonderful--the professors are top-notch and interested in their students' success. Socially, however, Vanderbilt just doesn't muster up. The school is dominate by frats, and can be overwhelmingly conservative at times. I have yet to figure out how to articulate these grievances in my admissions essay to Harvard. Any suggestions? I don't want to be overly negative, but do wish to get my points across.</p>