Should I bother trying to transfer?

Transfer Students
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<p>I'm a current 2nd year undergraduate at a large state school who wants to get into investment banking eventually. </p>

<p>Profile:
Triple major with a minor
College GPA: ~3.9 after this semester(out of 4.0, A+ = 4.0, A=4.0, A-=3.7, etc)
Numerous EC including Research Assistant including coauthor of paper, Teaching Assistant, Tutor, Fraternity, Honors Fraternity, community service.<br>
Credits: 127 hours, including multiple graduate classes, After this semester</p>

<p>I would like to transfer to an ivy league school, but don't know if the amount of hours I have will hurt me or if I have a chance even.</p>

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<p>i think those hours will kill you. yale/harvard say not to bother applying if you have more than 2 year’s (60 credits) worth done. not sure about the rest, but i think you’d run into some problems. how did you get that many so fast?? i thought i had a lot (110 after summer), but you completely beasted me haha</p>

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<p>I had summer classes, back credit, and ap credits(not sure if these should be counted). Also I’d be willing to be a year behind, aka graduating in 2013 to get the full 2 years at the new institution, or transferring in the spring semester.</p>

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<p>what do you mean by “Back Credits”?</p>

<p>I don’t think AP Credits will be counted against you. </p>

<p>Even if your amazing course load disqualifies you, you are going to be a great candidate for grad school. If I were you, I would hold out - keep up the research and the grades and attend a top grad school.</p>

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<p>sadly, it’s not up to you whether or not you’re willing to give up credit :frowning: </p>

<p>but i think neu2nu made a great suggestion: keep up the good work, show your interest in a variety of different areas, and set yourself up for grad school!</p>

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<p>At my current school, AP credits are not true credits. They count for taking the course, but don’t count toward graduating… </p>

<p>So maybe I made an assumption based on my limited experience… </p>

<p>You should also look into what grad schools think about students that graduate early!</p>

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<p>AP credits, here, count as true credits but with no gpa attached. Also, by back credit I meant I took a second year foreign language without the first year prereq and I got the prereq as a transfer credit with no gpa attached.</p>

<p>But I’m probably just gonna try to get into a top grad school. Saves money that way anyways. Thanks for all the help.</p>