Looking to transfer after freshman year

Transfer Students
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Hey Guys, I live in New York I will be going to Queens College and thinking about transferring out. I’m enrolled in Queens College’s pre-engineering program(3 years at QC and transfer to Columbia for 2 years, if I can get through the holistic process). Right now, I don’t know if I can stick to the strict guideline for transferring and I don’t know if I want to spend an extra year compared to my friends who went to other colleges.

I plan on majoring in chemical engineering

My stats

  • My HS GPA was 84.71%
  • I only attended clubs that I enjoyed like crochet, automobile, and tabletop club
    (nothing leadership related, got rejected from all internship openings I applied for).
    -My Sat is 1370, English(630) and Math (740)
    -Sat 2s’ include: math 2(630), physics(630) , chemistry (500)
    -Currently working in the Summer Youth Employment Program.
    (I will be happy to answer any questions about missing information)
What I would like to know
-How badly would my GPA  and lack of extracurriculars affect my chances of transferring to a higher ranked college?
-What else could I do make my application more desirable for colleges?
-How high would my college freshman GPA need to be to overshadow my lackluster high school GPA?
Thank you in advance
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https://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/apply/combined-plan describes admission to Columbia as the “2” school. For students entering fall 2019, there is no threshold of guaranteed admission; all admission to transfer to Columbia is competitive (though there are minimum grade/GPA requirements to be eligible to apply). Note that this is based on college record at the “3” school, rather than high school record.

3

You may want to include less competitive transfer targets, such as SUNY/CUNY schools with your desired major.

4

Look into Stony Brook and Buffalo, but perhaps more realistic is SUNY Plattsburgh and similar SUNYs.
What’s your budget? Do you know your EFC?

5

Clarkson is another school to look at.