<p>I hate to sound like a broken record here but the problem isn't that you aren't at Harvard or Yale right now and the fact is that even if by some miracle you got into Yale next year you're still not going to be truly happy.</p>
<p>It's obvious that you place a great deal of weight on other people's opinions of yourself, which is why you want to go to a "top" school. THAT is the problem, not your situation of being at a sub-par school. You need to take a lot of time for introspection so that you can realize that your self-worth isn't tied to what school you go to, what grades you make, or how many girls you've slept with. </p>
<p>I'm not going to lie and say that when I applied as a transfer I didn't take prestige into consideration but what was most important to me is that I should get the best education possible. After a long time I slowly realized that I can learn just as much as the average Harvard student at my state school (which is still a very good school) with a lot of independent study and commitment. </p>
<p>It would be nice if we could all get into Stanford or Yale but the fact is that most of us never will as undergrads, just accept that fact and realize that WHAT you do in college is far more important than WHERE you went.</p>
<p>Well, all drama, etc. aside I have another success story. I was just informed that I was accepted to Smith College. My high school GPA was a stellar 86% and I had a 1660 on the SATs (new) (380 on math lolz). I was attending Kutztown University and my GPA there was a 3.79. So this just goes to show you don't need super high school grades to transfer into a more competitive school.</p>
<p>1660 isn't that bad considering your low score was the math section. It's fine that you are bad at math if you are strong at what you are doing. You got an average of 640 on the other two sections, which isn't bad at all.</p>
<p>there are people with 4.0 gpa's from high scool and from college with amazing ec activities and stellar letter of reccommendations, and inspiring life stories yet they still get rejected from penn,brown,stanford, or yale..that's why many people are saying that you have little chance considering you only have a 2.0 and not an amazing reason to transfer..</p>
<p>Berkeley OOS transfer? Or do you live in California? </p>
<p>JHU would be good for you because they like seeing Research Ec's and your magazine publication should show up well. </p>
<p>Duke transfers are usually more traditional than other schools. More likely to take the guy who did well in HS and then went to a school that's not on par with his ability. They usually trade up. </p>
<p>Why Cornell? Besides your usual prestige banter Why? What are you going to major in? What do you want to do there?</p>
<p>Yes I would be an OOS transfer for Berkeley.</p>
<p>For Cornell, the reason I want to transfer there is to expand my resarch horizons because they have great research oppertunities and facilities for doing research in molecular bio. Not to mention all the great internships that I could do...</p>
<p>Ok. That applies to every top 30 school almost. Why Cornell?</p>
<p>And dude if you're transferring to Berkeley OOS... I sincerely advise you to save your money. Apply to schools that practice more holistic admissions so you can show a rebirth through essays, ec's and such.</p>
<p>Well I would still have to do in depth research on the SPECIFIC research oppertunitites at Cornell, but I have two years for that. </p>
<p>And what other schools do you have in mind? I would have a shot (granting I did well in college) at JHU but idk. I'm also considering Chicago but they don't have too much info about their transfer admissions policies.</p>
<p>So far JHU, Cornell, Duke. What about Vanderbilt? Emory? Awesome premed at Emory. Pretty good research opportunities too. Less selective than ivies and chicago, but not that far below in prestige. </p>
<p>Uh, what about Rice/Tufts? Where do you live? Does your state have any top publics?</p>
<p>I take it no good publics. I ask so I can tell you to go to a cc that has a strict transfer agreement with the State U. If you lived in Virginia or NC, that would be good.</p>
<p>Anyways, Chicago admissions are weird. You seem to be awfully good at science. Chicago is writing-intensive until you die which is actually pretty much what I Want now. You seem like more of a lab-science kinda guy which while its just as commendable, it might be easier for you to both get in and succeed somewhere else where you'd feel more belonging. Also I've heard it's very difficult to walk into Chicago after two years and become an integral part of the community. Do your research on the school. Talk to transfers who've already arrived. Ask them how hard it is. Ask them if you can step in and research? If you can bypass the red tape experience.</p>
<p>I can't just give you answers. I'm only offering potentials based on what LIMITED and I stress LIMITED knowledge I have of your personality and academic record. You must do the research and find out what schools are a fit and what aren't. Simple. I can not and will not suggest schools so that you can just take them at face value and apply?</p>
<p>Research your future colleges and their standards like you researched for that science journal. If you approach it with that kind of gusto, instead of heavily weighting the opinions of random people you meet online you will be well off.</p>
<p>go to college-learn-grad schoo/get a job-...live life and stop worrying about stuff like "my college is ranked in the top 10". people down the road isn't going to look back and say...ohh i know supindy he went to (whatever) school, instead they are gonna look at what you have accomplished for our society. now go and study.</p>
<p>I had a 2.0-2.3 (I don't know the exacts, I had a fake address to attend an out-of-state high school and never received a single report card) in high school.</p>
<p>Attended SUNY Plattsburgh and am now transferring to Fordham in the fall. It's not a "top" college, of course. But I'll take it.</p>