Help! Don't want to be stuck at Baylor. ):

Transfer Students
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<p>I just got accepted into Baylor for my sophomore year and just recently made a list of universities I'd ideally transfer to in half a year or a year. They're prioritised by location, education standards, and my personal liking towards them (the more the hearts, the more I adore the university)</p>

<ol>
<li>Rice University <3 <3</li>
<li>New York University <3 <3 <3</li>
<li>Georgetown University <3</li>
<li>Carnegie Mellon University <3</li>
<li>University of California -- Berkeley <3 <3</li>
<li>Northwestern University <3</li>
<li>Emory University</li>
<li>Tufts University</li>
<li>Vanderbilt University</li>
<li>Columbia <3 <3 <3</li>
<li>UPenn</li>
<li>University of Chicago</li>
<li>Washington University in St. Louis</li>
<li>Brown University <3 <3 <3</li>
<li>UCLA</li>
<li>University of Michigan</li>
<li>University of Notre Dame</li>
<li>Boston University</li>
<li>College of William and Mary</li>
<li>Brandeis University</li>
</ol>

<p>I'm planning to major in international relations/politics or English (still indecisive) and my current GPA is 3.5 (I screwed up my first semester during my freshman year) and at Baylor, I'm certain I'll get a 4.0. SAT is currently 1920 (1300/1600) and I'll be retaking it in October after attending a top SAT preparation course (their statistics show improvement from 300 to 800), so ideally 2200 and above eventually.</p>

<p>Most of ECAs are done outside school and when I was really young (under thirteen) including ABRSM Piano Grade 8, ABRSM Theory Grade 5, ABRSM Classical Guitar Grade 5, Gifted Education Programme in Singapore, National Cadet Corps (Lance Corporal rank), Singapore Youth Festival Choir Gold medal, Swimming Gold medal, and literary publications within school (personal rejection from Kenyon Review; ideally published in top 20 worldwide literary journal by the end of 2010). Currently have great recommendation letters.</p>

<p>I'm thinking of joining MUN at Baylor (I've got previous experiences at debates, both in English and Mandarin), perhaps taking up swimming, musical, drama, and musical instruments again, going to participate in Student Council/Student Government, et cetera.</p>

<p>I went back to China this summer and completed about 400 hours of volunteer work, all related to helping poor public school children with learning English. Currently volunteering at an old folks' recovery centre in Singapore (probably around 100 to 200 hours by the end of summer).</p>

<p>Wondering what are my chances at the universities I've listed and what other ECAs I should be doing?</p>

<p>It would help so much and I've been completely stressed out.</p>

<p>(extra information, female, asian (born in China, lived in China, Singapore, Vietnam, United States, International School and elite independent school background, born 7th October 1993; I only took my IGCSEs thus that might be a huge hindrance. Oh, and I'm extremely fluent in both English and Mandarin, learning French right now.)</p>

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<p>so you’d be transferring a second time? this is generally looked down upon, so you need to have a strong case to be considered seriously. i also don’t think there’s any point in retaking your SAT at this point.</p>

<p>as for schools, i think some of these are huge reaches with a 3.5

  1. Rice University - reach
  2. New York University - possible, depending on which school you apply to
  3. Georgetown University - reach
  4. Carnegie Mellon University - reach
  5. University of California – Berkeley - reach (are you in-state?)
  6. Northwestern University - reach
  7. Emory University - maybe/low reach
  8. Tufts University - not sure about their transfer admissions to be honest
  9. Vanderbilt University - possible with good essays
  10. Columbia - super reach
  11. UPenn - super reach
  12. University of Chicago - super reach
  13. Washington University in St. Louis - super reach
  14. Brown University - reach, especially if you need finaid
  15. UCLA - reach (again, in-state or not?)
  16. University of Michigan - maybe
  17. University of Notre Dame - not sure about transfer admissions
  18. Boston University - maybe
  19. College of William and Mary - maybe
  20. Brandeis University - maybe</p>
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<p>I’m not in-state. I’m studying at Baylor in Waco, Texas right now and am actually an international student. (Born in China, lived in Singapore, then Vietnam, then United States)</p>

<p>Also, I’ve been told that they generally frown upon younger students applying, would that be applicable and something very influential in their decision-making (especially NYU, UCB, Rice, Columbia, Brown, Georgetown, Vanderbilt, Carnegie wise?)</p>

<p>Why would my SAT be unnecessary?</p>

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<p>Buuummmpppppp.</p>