<p>hi guys-
i'm looking for last minute suggestions as to where i should apply for transfer. i'm already working on apps so i know i can finish a few more if the deadlines are past april, and if i really like a school someone suggests but the deadline already passed, i can always apply next year.
i'm not completely satisfied with my school mainly because of the lack of diversity (racial, socio-economical, religious, geographical, etc..) and homogeneous student body. also, i'm thinking of changing my major from business to international relations/studies, although i do want to take some more business related courses.
i would prefer a medium sized school (~8000 students) but i'm not too picky about size. location in or around a big city would be nice and i would like to have the option of having a decent social life without joining a sorority. athletics is not a big concern.
i went to a public high school in long island, new york, graduated with a 4.3/4.5 weighted (~3.8/4.0) with so-so extracurriculars. scored 700 CR, 800 M, 710 W (2210 total) on the SATs. currently a freshman in a respected private college with a 3.5/4.0 from the first semester, not too many extracurriculars.
can you guys think of any schools that would be good fits? i already started my apps for emory university and claremont mckenna college.</p>
<p>By any chance, do you go to the University of Miami, LOL? I would definitely not recommend USC.</p>
<p>Some schools that might suit you are NYU, Lehigh, Carnegie Mellon, Villanova, Rice, Elon, Georgetown and Northwestern</p>
<p>American or GW</p>
<p>y do ppl reccommend schools completely below their skill level. Do people have a misconception on how competitive these schools really are? The guy above is more competitive that American or GW.</p>
<p>Seriously, American with those scores? Maybe its because I grew up around D.C. and I know tons from American, but those kids are NOT smart. Everyone of the kids who went to American that I knew had 0 ecs, yes 0, 2.0 to 3.5 uw high school GPAs and no one I knew from there had an sat over 1250 with no APs and no SATIIs.
American is not an elite school and I have seen several times on this board it being treated as tough as Georgetown.
GW, a little harder, but yeah they are not rigorous. Example, friend from random low level cal state (not UC) school, never took SATs, 3.5 GPA in college no honors courses , no APs, maxed out at precalculus, VERY medicore high school level essays (5 paragraph form, using ONE, instead of I) got into Elliot School at GW.</p>
<p>GW is getting pretty competitive to get into. For transfer you still need a good 3.4-3.5.</p>
<p>haha no, i don’t go to the university of miami.<br>
i’m definitely looking into georgetown and northwestern. i think i would rather work my butt off for another year and try for georgetown next year rather than go to GW, though.
and bruinsjew, why do you not recommend USC? When I visited as a senior in high school i remember the tour guide saying they have one of the largest international student bodies out of universities in the US and they, or atleast the business school, was placing a big emphasis on being global, which i consider a plus.</p>