Suggestions/Chances for a Transfer?

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi, I'm a freshman college student about to enter my second semester. Although I like my school, I'm considering transferring. I'm looking for a campus that's less of a commuter school, has strong academic programs, and on the West Coast. </p>

<p>---Info---
Caucasian, Female
Nevada Resident
Bilingual
Double Major: Journalism/Political Science</p>

<p>---Applying to---
USC
Stanford (possibly, although I haven't figured out their transfer policies)</p>

<p>---Stats---
College
Large, Public University in Nevada
GPA: 4.0
Extracurriculars: Newspaper, Circle K (starting next semester)
Job: On Campus Library Employee (starts next semester; I've never really held a job :( )
Credits: Because of my AP scores, I entered with about 20 credits, which means at the end of next semester, I should have 50.
Recommendations: Should be less than stellar (I have a pretty good relationship with the two professors, but I have never met my College Dean and we are randomly shuffled between academic advisors)</p>

<p>High School
Average Size, Public School
GPA: Unweighted- 3.95, Weighted-4.8
Class Valedictorian
ACT: 31, SAT: 2050
Courseload: Rigorous (about 13 AP classes total, about 10 honors courses)
Extracurriculars: Key Club- 3 years (President, Secretary (2 years)), National Honor Society- 2 years (Secretary), Forensics Team- 2 years, School Newspaper- 2 years (Copy Editor, Online/Copy editor), Bunch of other Volunteer Work
Awards/Honors: AP Scholar (2 years), Nevada State Scholar, U.S. Marine Academic Award, Academic Letter (3 years), and a few less significant school awards
Job/Internships: Senior Year Internship with the largest newspaper in the state</p>

<p>Does anyone have any school suggestions or feedback for me?</p>

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<p>I hate to discourage you, but S is highly unlikely for your situation. Check last year's S results thread and you'll see that of the 20 or so transfers they took, the majority were from CCs or non-traditional students. </p>

<p>Please read the sticky thread, Transfer Admissins 101. You will see that as a soph transfer, you will be assessed mostly on your HS record and test scores.</p>

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<p>I really appreciate the honesty. I figured because I've seen the number of accepted applicants (unbelievably low).
Any school suggestions?</p>

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<p>Do you go to UNLV? Never seen a fellow Nevadan on here! Sorry I'm of no help though. I really don't know much about transfers.</p>

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<p>Haha! Yup, I'm a Rebel :)</p>

<p>Anyone else?</p>

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<p>I am pretty sure that you will be admitted to USC and denied by Stanford. Good luck!</p>