<p>Hello I just finished my freshman year at Penn State University(schreyers honors college) majoring in economics and minoring in spanish and still have an undecided minor. I am going to apply to a few schools to transfer in as a junior. I have a large list of schools I am thinking about applying to but I am not going to apply to all of them. The schools are Upenn(CAS), Cornell(dyson), Johns Hopkins, Villanova, NYU, UC Berkeley, and Yale(just for a crapshoot not even close to expecting to get in).
Stats
-College GPA: 3.7-3.8(I realize this is average for Upenn)
-36 credits from freshman year
-Essays will be of high caliber(getting help from numerous professors)
-2-3 strong letters of recommendation from close professors and one from admissions dean
-Enrolled in the Penn State honors college
-Dean's List both semesters
-Penn State Superior Academic Achievement Award(2 times)</p>
<p>E.C.'s
-Tutor at the writing center
-Residence Hall Council
-Political Science Club
-Ski and snowboard club
-Penn State Honors Society
-Volunteer at the salvation army
-Volunteer at habitat for humanity
-Volunteer coaching
-Volunteer at local state park doing environmental work
-A good amount of international experience in the past
-Attended several research conferences
-Research sophomore year(hopefully will be published)
-Internship at Mortgage Company Summer 2013
-Intern and employee at local psychology firm 3 consecutive summers throughout high school
-Play the piano and baseball</p>
<p>Please give me your thoughts on where I stand</p>