<p>I'm about to be a freshman at the University of Texas at Austin. I went to a top-50 private school and graduated with a 3.5/4 (roughly - we didn't get GPAs, we submitted our actual grades, so my weighted average sent to colleges was a 90). Here are my stats:</p>
<p>Current School: UT Austin
High School GPA: 3.5 (90) weighted
College GPA: N/A
SAT/ACT Scores: 2320 - 780M, 760CR, 780W
SAT II Scores: 800 Math II, 720 Bio-E, 730 Chemistry, 730 World History
AP Scores: Chemistry 4, Calculus BC 5, World History 5, Physics-M 5, Spanish Language 5, English Language 5, Physics-E 5, US Government 4, Comparative Government 4
Significant ECs: cofounded my school's first student-run a cappella group, first freshman in eight years to be invited to join the school's official a cappella group (comparable to varsity choir), tutored underprivileged kids for four years, TMEA All-Region three years in a row (top 10 all three years), TPSMEA All-State two years in a row (top 10 first year, top 5 second year), won my school's most prestigious award for musical achievement senior year, research @ UH for two years and Rice for one year
Hooks: created a website dedicated to teaching others introductory quantum mechanics with as little math as possible
US/Intl: US</p>
<p>I'm looking to apply to Harvard, Stanford, MIT, University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia for transfer admission. I know it's really heavily dependent on performance in college, so what can you guys tell me as far as things to do (aside from keeping an insanely high GPA)? What activities that I mentioned above should I continue, and what should I drop?</p>
<p>If it helps, my courseload first semester (UT classifications):</p>
<p>M 427L-AP Advanced Calculus with Applications Honors
CS 311H Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science Honors
CS 314H Data Structures Honors
E 316K Masterworks of Literature: America
UGS 303 Research Methods</p>
<p>I've been assured that if I do well in 311H and 314H, I'll be accepted into the uber-prestigious Turing Scholars Program in second semester, and I'm also effectively poised to be an Honors Mathematics grad (but that's much more complex and nebulous of a classification). I'm currently in the Freshman Research Initiative (FRI), which admits about 500 students to participate in research with a professor of their choice in their freshman year.</p>
<p>...chance me?</p>