<p>Vanderbilt and other schools such as UT, UVA, UNC are all recruited by finance firms in NYC. UT will bring you Houston and Dallas, UVA and UNC bring Atlanta, Charlotte, and DC into play. </p>
<p>Ross and McCombs are going to be hard. I think the average transfer GPA into McCombs is 3.9 and Ross is similar.</p>
<p>Not sure about CMC or Pomona.</p>
<p>Apply to USC if you want to!</p>
<p>It sounds like my best plan of action would be to give berkeley (another) big try, and then consider USC if it doesn’t work out.</p>
<p>The only other school with a reasonable transfer rate for me sounds like Vanderbilt (for some reason UNC and UVA don’t appeal to me). My only issue with that school would be the post-graduation opportunities. With USC I have my LA options, but otherwise I’m gunning for NYC finance. How does Vanderbilt do with getting grads on Wall Street?</p>
<p>If I could, I would attend Wharton, Yale, Stanford, Duke, Amherst, Pomona, or Dartmouth.</p>
<p>Would it be wise to retake the SAT? I have lots of time to study this summer. Never studied for the SAT even though I still have all those study guides in my room… I don’t see why it couldn’t be taken to ~2250. In college I read and wrote more than I have in my entire life.</p>
<p>I think a lot of people would attend Wharton, Yale, Stanford, Duke, etc. if they could. :)</p>
<p>From Vanderbilt’s Post-Graduation Report, popular employers in finance include Bank of America, Citi, Goldman, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Raymond James. The Northeast has the second-most amount of grads behind the Southeast. Vanderbilt does great with grads in NYC. Obviously not as good as the real targets, but you can definitely make it to NYC via Nashville. Go on LinkedIn and search for Vanderbilt grads working in finance in NYC. </p>
<p>Give Cal another chance. Even if things are working out, don’t be afraid to look elsewhere, whether it’s USC, Vanderbilt, Duke or whatever. Duke’s admit rate might go back up again next year because I don’t think they would overenroll two freshmen classes in a row, but you never know. Look at Georgetown as well.</p>
<p>I would say Wharton, Yale, Stanford, and Amherst will not happen. I don’t know anything about Pomona. </p>
<p>Check each school’s policy on retaking the SAT after you have enrolled in college. I know some schools do not allow it.</p>
<p>Thank you so much! I’ll give cal another huge chance at being smaller and more intimate, while keeping in mind the things I’ve learned in this thread.</p>
<p>USC and Vanderbilt are like the most likely options if I decide to transfer, but I would still consider applying to at least one of the other schools (Yale/Pomona/Amherst etc)</p>
<p>Haas is a selectively smaller and more intimate environment.</p>
<p>In terms of potential access to NYC jobs, Haas > Marshall (and perhaps Vandy).</p>
<p>Haas is definitely better than Vandy for Finance and so is Michigan. I don’t think it is a wise idea to transfer from Berkeley to a school like Emory or Vanderbilt if Wall Street is your goal.</p>