<p>Hi, I'm a freshman at UC Santa Barbara trying to transfer to a school with a larger presence among investment banks. Don't get me wrong, UCSB is great and the lifestyle here is like no other, but I'm looking for a school with a stronger business/economics/finance program. Anyways, if you guys can give feedback on my chances to transfer, I'd appreciate it VERY much :)</p>
<p>-Entering in as Sophmore transfer
Transfer schools I applied:
1. Georgetown University McDonough School of Business (Finance major)
2. Claremont McKenna (Econ and Acct major)
3. University of Southern California Marshall (Bus Administration major)
4. Rice University (Econ major)
5. Northwestern University (Econ major)
6. Vanderbilt University (Econ major)</p>
<p>High school stats => GPA 4.12 weighted... 3.85/4 unweighted
APs: World History (4), English Lang (4), Psych (5), Calc BC (5), Macroecon (5)
SAT (superscored): reading (640), math (800), writing (680)</p>
<p>College stats => GPA (cumulative of fall and winter): 3.95
Fall quarter: Microecon, Intro to Sociology, Geography
Units: 12
GPA: 4
Winter quarter: Macroecon, Financial Accounting I, Writing 2
Units: 12
GPA: 3.9
Spring quarter: Financial Accounting II, Military Science, Intro to Acting, Global Studies 2
Units: 15
GPA: n/a</p>
<p>ECs: Eagle Scout, FBLA treasurer, National Merit Scholar, Internship at real estate firm, founder of Dance Culture Club, founder of Investment Club, Senior Analyst of UCSB Investment Advisory Committee (college)</p>
<p>Rec letters: solid, but not extraordinary
Essays: Strong (7 to 8 out of 10)</p>
<p>So what do you guys think? The part I'm most worried about is my lack of classes taken in the past 2 quarters (3 classes each) even though my GPA is pretty high. Plus, the recent transfer stats for 2012 shows TERRIBLY low rates compared to years before which is worrying me a lot for 2013 :(</p>