<p>Hey everyone, I'm currently a freshman at Michigan State University majoring in economics. I am looking to get into a career in finance, somewhere in a bigger city. I came to MSU because I loved the campus and the environment, but I am now realizing this may not be the most conducive place to start my career - the recruiting here does not look good at all. This being my main priority, I was considering transferring to another school, such as UChicago, Wharton at UPenn or Ross/CoE at U of M (the first two I might stand a chance, the third would definitely be possible). These schools tend to do better on the recruiting end, as well as being closer to bigger cities. Should I apply to these places and transfer for fall 2012? </p>
<p>However... after finalizing my schedule for next semester, I found out I was already at junior status and would be able to double major. I'm considering taking on either mathematics or statistics in addition to economics, or perhaps just switching to finance and mathematics. Would doing either of those be better than just transferring to another school for grad school admissions (MBA, M.Fin), which is also something I eventually plan on doing? </p>
<p>Going to a target school will make your life so much easier if you’re interested in finance.</p>
<p>Transfer to the best school you can. Top MBA’s aren’t all that friendly to lower ranked schools either. Again not impossible but it will be easier from a top ranked undergraduate school. (Wallstreetoasis.com)</p>
<p>So would it be significantly easier to make it to Wall Street if I was at a better school? Also does anyone have transfer rates/statistics on the following schools:</p>
<p>UChicago
Northwestern - CAS
University of Michigan - Ross, CoE
UPenn - Wharton, SEAS
Georgetown - McDonough
MIT - Sloan</p>
<p>Yeah, I did, the ones I was most interested in were Ross/CoE, Wharton, McDonough and Sloan, since their transfer class profiles aren’t explicitly present</p>
<p>Wharton is tremendously difficult to transfer into - perhaps pursuing math/economics at CAS would be a better option. You still get access to overall Penn recruiting opportunities for Wharton but you’ll be slightly overshadowed. It will serve you better than MSU though in terms of Wall Street recruitment.</p>
<p>So basically staying here isn’t an option… okay. I think I’d be a pretty competitive applicant for most of the programs I mentioned above. Here’s some of my stats:</p>
<p>HS GPA UW/W/Rank: 3.6/3.9/Top 10%
ACT: 33
Total of 10 AP tests taken, scored in all of them; AP Scholar
Several ECs with leadership in HS</p>
<p>Taking a total of 30 credits this first year, will average close to if not a 4.0 GPA
Involved in several ECs here at MSU - cultural, technical and political, hold leadership positions
In the Honors College on a sizable scholarship</p>
<p>Interned at a NIH cancer research laboratory for two summers, will be continuing this next summer for pay or pursuing an internship in commerce
Held a part-time job for all of senior year</p>
<p>MIT and wharton are both extremely competitive. </p>
<p>MIT- i believe somewhere on there website they state that they strongly advise transfers to take at least a year of physics and calculus, a semester of chem and bio, and to fully take advantage of math courses
wharton- there aren’t official stats, but some say that it is as difficult, if not more-so, than harvard in terms of transfer admissions. there was someone from my school (transfer) who was admitted to harvard but rejected by wharton</p>
<p>Uchicago and northwestern are pretty difficult as well. i think you very good chances are umich and georgetown if you maintain a high GPA. Umich would probably be your best option, as it is a target school, albeit a “lesser” one, and i am presuming it is instate for you?</p>
<p>I’ll actually have completed a year of physics, general chem and calculus, not to mention programming and intermediate micro/macro; the rates for some of these schools seem very low but I still think it’s worth to just apply. </p>
<p>Transferring to Ross especially seems difficult, so I’m contemplating on just transferring to the engineering school (for OR) at UMich. Comments on the transfer rate into this college? And yes, I am in-state for Michigan.</p>
<p>I’m also considering adding Goizueta (Emory) and McCombs (UT) to the list. Would I be competitive for either of these?</p>
<p>One very serious issue is that most schools won’t let you transfer if you’ve spent more than two years at your current school, or have enough credit hours to be considered equivalent to Junior status. Generally you have to be considered a second semester Freshman or a Sophomore at the time you apply. It looks like you’re therefore ineligible to transfer.</p>
<p>All of the credits I’ve accumulated here so far are through AP’s; most of the schools I’m considering applying to don’t give significant college credit from AP tests. I’m definitely eligible to apply as a sophomore transfer</p>
<p>Bumping again - trying to figure out which of the following schools I have a chance at for transfer.</p>
<p>UChicago
Northwestern - CAS
University of Michigan - LSA
UPenn - Wharton, A&S
Georgetown - McDonough
MIT
Boston College
Emory</p>
<p>Here are some of my stats:</p>
<p>HS GPA UW/W/Rank: 3.6/3.9/Top 10%
ACT: 33
Total of 10 AP tests taken, scored in all of them; AP Scholar
Several ECs with leadership in HS</p>
<p>Taking a total of 30 credits this first year, will average close to if not a 4.0 GPA
Involved in several ECs here at MSU - cultural, technical and political, hold leadership positions
In the Honors College on a sizable scholarship</p>
<p>Interned at a NIH cancer research laboratory for two summers, will be continuing this next summer for pay or pursuing an internship in commerce
Held a part-time job for all of senior year</p>