<p>I really don't know what to do at this point.</p>
<p>I'm a freshman at a top 25 school, had a 3.8 GPA first semester, 4.0 on my midterm reports...decent ECs, 3.8 GPA unweighted in HS, 4.5 weighted GPA, near perfect SAT I and IIs, lots of awards in HS...</p>
<p>I've been rejected everywhere I applied as a transfer.
Granted, I did apply to schools with low rates and knew that I was most likely going to be rejected but it just hurts so much to think about the three years that lie ahead at my current institution. I poured my heart and soul into my apps and expected to at least just be accepted into one school at the very least.
I know that I should try to make the best of my situation blah blah blah but the truth of the matter is that the school I currently attend just isn't the best fit for me.</p>
<p>Also I realize this post is kind of vague (I don't want my peers to be able to recognize me) so if anyone's willing to talk it out with me over PM I'd really appreciate it... I just kind of need to rant and find encouragement from someone. </p>
<p>What should I do at this point? Try to transfer again next year? I'm pre-med and I feel like that would hurt me in the long run... and it's the loss of one more year</p>
<p>You could try to do a spring 2013 transfer. This means only one more semester at your current school. I’d advise applying to schools with a range of acceptance rates.</p>
<p>Uh, I looked at your other threads and you said you were accepted to USC.</p>
<p>^ very observant</p>
<p>Only applied there to appease my parents who want me closer to home, not going to actually consider going (unless they give me a full ride… then I’ll think about it)</p>
<p>Where are you currently attending?</p>
<p>if u got rejected with those stats u must’ve applied to schools with really low rates, like ivies? where do u go now?</p>
<p>She’s goes to UC Berkeley. I checked all of her previous posts and was able to find one where she was asking about some password. </p>
<p>So after reading over all of your posts on this thread and seeing that your credentials match up, I have a feeling it has to do with the strength and effectiveness of your essays. If you want to PM me with your essay, I’d be more than happy to look it over. </p>
<p>Just by curiosity, what is your major and why do you want to transfer out of Berkeley? In your transfer essays, you really need to fight for it and show them that you’re transferring for solid reasons and not just because “I always wanted to go to …” for the sake of its academic reputation. I looked in a couple of forums and saw they were all Ivies and junior ivies (UChicago, Duke, etc.), where there are students with the same credentials as you applying for transfer so you MUST be able to exercise your voice in WHY THIS SCHOOL and have some compelling reasons. </p>
<p>If you really want to transfer out of Berkeley, you should apply to some other schools besides only Ivies because they really do have low rates (as you stated) and admissions is erratic. </p>
<p>Once you tell me your major and reasons for transferring, I’ll be able to better direct you to schools that are best suited for you and that you have either guaranteed chances. From what I hear, depending on the schools, Cornell is the easiest Ivy league to transfer into.</p>
<p>I transferred from the University of Miami and had to choose between UNC-Chapel Hill (similar to Berkeley), Emory and Wash U-St. Louis. Though during my research, I did look at Cornell and Penn… Cornell doesn’t look at SAT scores for junior transfers so that is a positive, though you said you had near perfect so I’m not sure if it matters too much to you.</p>
<p>As GregFields suggested, you may want to try as a spring 2013 transfer.</p>
<p>I think you’ll have much better luck applying as a junior transfer than as a sophomore transfer; if you’re applying as a sophomore, you really aren’t going to get in if you weren’t eligible as a freshman. </p>
<p>You will probably need more than “decent” ECs, as well as stellar essays, to be admitted to Ivies. Also keep in mind that since you go to a good school already, you may not be given priority since you don’t “need” to transfer as much as, say, someone from a community college with a really compelling personal story. </p>
<p>What is your major? Start doing volunteer work or interning in the field that you wish to study. Another benefit of applying as a junior transfer is that you’ll be declaring your major and you can write about the benefits of a particular school’s program and why you believe it will be best for you.</p>
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<p>True, but the transfer rate shouldn’t be taken at face value, as it includes transfer agreements with other colleges.</p>