I'm going to transfer...please help!

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<p>Hey guys, I’m new to this site, so bare with my non-colored, fancy scripts/add-ons. I’m currently a senior in high school and can definitely say that I haven’t lived up to my full potential. Due to family problems, excessive moving from city to city, and other drama which took part in my childhood/teenage years, I can disappointingly say that I will graduate High School with a 2.6 GPA. My true “IQ”/potential was shown by my decently scored SAT of 2000 (without preparation). Although I can take 90% of the responsibility which concluded in my poor grades, I must also spread the rest on horribly teachers, and decisions which where made by my school(s). </p>

<p>After spending quality time thinking about how I would be stranded alone, in this huge world after High School, I have come to a conclusion that I have to turn my life around and exceed my brains potential throughout the rest of my life. I will be attending Marymount College (a small two-year college, NOT a community college), next fall; this college specializes in transferring students to bigger and better institutions with an over 95% transfer-rate. At this college, I plan to get the 4.0+ GPA (which I KNOW I can do with some work), and transfer to a very, very good University. I know I have a LOT of work ahead of me and it’s quite implausible for me to even be thinking about this, but I can not help but wonder where I will end up. </p>

<p>I have a family history of business related careers such as: Investment Banking, Venture Capitalist, etc., and I do feel this is where my passion is set.
I have comprised a list of Universities which statistically are at the top of Undergraduate Business list. Please comment and guide me on which college to choose, although this is a far-away decision, I would still like to get a better idea on where I will attend so I can set my goals. I also DO realize that as long as you do well (GPA, Test Scores wise) in ANY college while completing Undergraduate studies, in the end the MBA is what counts. In opposition, I would still feel comfortable with myself if I received the best degrees from both Undergraduate and Graduate universities. Thank you for reading this, and here are the colleges which I am thinking of.</p>

<p>I have not listed colleges in order of preference:</p>

<li>UPENN (Wharton)</li>
<li>UMICH-Ann Arbor</li>
<li>UC Berkeley</li>
<li>Georgetown University</li>
<li>Columbia University</li>
<li>Harvard University</li>
<li>Stanford University.</li>
<li>MIT</li>
<li>USC</li>
<li>UCLA</li>
</ol>

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<p>A 2000 is still a little under par for the Ivies, but I think you would be able to transfer to the other ones(UMich, USC, UCLA, G'Town). Just make sure you work as hard as you possibly can for your first two years. You cannot let down at all, if you don't then you will be as successful as you want to be. Good Luck</p>

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<p>I've heard that Universities don't look at your SAT scores after 2 years of CC have been completed. Is this true?</p>

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<p>If this is the Marymount in LA/Palos Verdes, I know one of the administrators there and they are quite keen on helping those (like you, it seems) who show this kind of spunk. The kind of desire you seem to show will be quickly seen by your profs. They ought to end up being very good counselors for you, better than the ones I suspect you have been exposed to so far.</p>

<p>I would also suggest that, when you get into the second year and start to evaluate transfer targets, you look at some smaller colleges, and not just evaluate the large institutions like those you listed.</p>