<p>I'm Currently a rising sophomore (Junior Credit wise) at a well respected Public Flagship in the Big 10, and I would like to transfer to Penn SEAS as a junior. My short list of stats:</p>
<p>-Major: Chemical Engineering
-GPA 3.98/4.00; ACT 32 Overall; SATII Math II- 800, Chem- 790
-Member of the Honors college, and completed the Honors Freshman Engineering Sequence
-Worked as a peer mentor for a Gen Chem Professor (He asked me)
-Joined Alpha Lambda Delta/ Pi Eta Sigma (Freshman Honors society)
-Classes Taken: Calculus, Physics (Mech, E&M, Waves/Quant), Differential Equations, and some Engineering classes (Programming, ect.)
-This fall I will be working as a co-op at an oil refinery with a major oil company
-HS GPA: 4.25 and somewhere between the top 7 and 9 percent of my graduating class</p>
<p>I feel I am a competitive applicant overall, but the major reason I want to attend Penn is because I want to break into Finance, which Penn is well known for more so than my current institution. My transfer essay will mostly focus on that fact, and maybe a larger challenge. </p>
<p>Is it worth applying as a transfer for this reason, or will they think that my reasoning is not good enough to warrant a transfer?</p>
<p>Just to make clear I am still looking to major in Chemical Engineering, but I am mostly attracted to Penn because of the recruitment they get from top companies in the financial field.</p>
<p>Are you trying to get into Wharton (which is where financial recruiting happens)? This is a very tough transfer and will require a lot of pre reqs, so do check what’s necessary.</p>
<p>No I’m looking to transfer to SEAS, and I do know Wharton gets most of the recruits but Im sure there will be recruiters that target SEAS and Penn in general because of its name recognition.</p>
<p>I guess I should also mention I am interested in Energy Trading/Banking where a degree from UPenn Engineering would help me break into.</p>
<p>if your looking for finance or a career in business, i suggest applying to wharton. you would be a competitive applicant for them as well as seas. you have outstanding stats in every repect so good luck and nail the essay.</p>
<p>The problem with transferring to Wharton for me is that in order to apply as a junior transfer I would need to take Econ and accounting courses which would be very hard for me to do in 2 quarters, unless I can choose to apply as a sophomore transfer (not sure if I can, but I don’t have any business courses/Econ courses so I might be able to transfer as one). I have completed all the math, chemistry, physics, and the social science/humanities needed to apply to SEAS.</p>
<p>Anyone, I would like to know how to approach this essay. Also after doing some research I have also eyed at Columbia Operations Research/Financial Engineering, would I stand a better chance there because of my current interests?</p>