Post CC Depression

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey All,</p>

<p>Hope you're enjoying your holiday season. Not to halt the holiday cheer, but man am I depressed after looking at all the CC posts.</p>

<p>I am an undergraduate freshman at a state school in Mass but I was hoping to transfer out to an Ivy for Junior year. Even if I took the ACT again, and somehow got a perfect score should I even bother applying to top tier schools?</p>

<p>My EC's in high school were great:</p>

<p>Mock Trial, 4 years (captain)
Tennis, 3 years (captain)
National Honor Society (VP)
Congressional Intern
Volunteer on a political campaign
And more </p>

<p>My grades were inconsistent ranging from C+ to A, but because I took all AP classes my GPA was 4.0.</p>

<p>After my first semester of college I have a 4.0, a job as a Judicial Adviser.
I participate in Mock Trial (award) and I hold public office under the governor. </p>

<p>But look I don't have anything published (working on it!), I'm no Michael Phelps, and I'm not a secret neurologist. </p>

<p>Am I wasting my time? I'm going crazy because of these Ivies.</p>

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<p>The Ivies transfer rate varies greatly. Cornell’s transfer acceptance rate is actually higher than the Freshmen acceptance rate. Harvard’s transfer acceptance rate is for all purposes negligible/impossible (0-2%). </p>

<p>Which schools do you want to attend? I think you have a chance for sure at the lower Ivies.</p>