Should I transfer in spring or fall?

Transfer Students
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<p>Currently a sophomore at USC. Puerto Rican male.</p>

<p>Stats</p>

<p>HS GPA: 3.8 (UW)
USC GPA: 3.96
SAT: 2200 (CR-790, M-670, W-740)
SAT II Lit: 710
SAT II US History: 720
SAT II Math I: 620</p>

<p>Schools</p>

<p>Cornell
Columbia
Harvard
Yale</p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>Professional caliber cellist (sending resume and CD)
Two years orchestral conducting
Hispanic teen mentoring in high school
State Ranked Bass (voice part)
NHS</p>

<p>Are there any advantages to transferring in either semester? Thank you!</p>

2

<p>i dont think yale and columbia take spring trasnfers. i think harvard takes spring transfers but the deadline was this past march.</p>

3

<p>That is not correct. </p>

<h1>1 Harvard only has fall transfer, and the application is due Feb. 15th of each year.</h1>

<h1>2 Columbia has rolling admissions for transfer students, who end up in the GS (General Studies) program there (which in my opinion is not the best option).</h1>