im going into my freshman year at Rutgers in their bschool and im trying to plan out options to transfer if I can, but transferring to a better school will be a bit of a financial burden (but not unreasonable). ive researched a bit about transfer admissions but im having trouble finding a lot of data for certain schools on admissions.
I finished hs with a 3.1 GPA and 33 on my act.
for ecs I teach tennis, lifeguard and co-ran an after school daycare. ill definitely be in at least the ski club and club tennis in college
i really and do sincerely intend to work my ass off and get a 3.8+ GPA in college
will these credentials give me a chance of getting into ANY of these schools assuming I apply to all of them with the GPA I expect?
berkeley for econ
brown
northwestern business
georgetown business
Cornell aem
duke
brown is my top choice. I empathize with the fact that you guys are probably less inclined to help me seeing as I haven’t started yet, but i really need to plan out options ahead and i have more motivation than just self-gain to do well this semester. thank you!
Okay, you finished HS with a 3.1, but you sincerely intend to get a 3.8 in college even though you haven’t demonstrated you know how that might work?
And, to top it of, you’re definitely going to be in ski club and tennis club?
I have friends at Rutgers that are in the two clubs. I live close by and have been to tennis practice there and have gone to ski club events (ski club isn’t competitive just recreational)
yea ik about the GPA ill be honest I routinely skipped class in hs and didn’t care. there were a lot of family problems that essentially put academics in hs as not my priority. believe me in that there are external factors besides college itself that I really don’t wanna talk about on a public forum that give me more initiative.
also I got a 2270 on the sat and don’t know which one colleges like more
Here is what you should know-- the seats at Ivy-plus schools that are available for transfers is largely tied to attrition. Since attrition is almost non-existent in the top Ivy schools, so are the seats available. By way of example, recently, Harvard had over 1500 applicants and admitted about 15, and Yale had over a 1000 applicants in which about 2 dozen were offered seats. So, while being qualified is certainly a criteria, the other portion must convey why these schools; typical reasons are that these schools offer programs and/or degrees not offered at your existing institution.
Second, that you could have obtained admission as a freshmen applicant. Third, that you have perfect scores at your current institution. Long story short…it is much more difficult to obtain admission as a transfer than as applying for a freshmen seat…
For the schools you have listed, I would say Northwestern and Gtown are your best shots, that said, it will be still very competitive. *Cal and Cornell reserve the majority of their transfer spots for state residents already in their respective systems. But, it will be very very uphill in any event…
@ for econ
brown
northwestern business
georgetown business
Cornell aem
duke"
Do you mean Northwestern for Econ? Northwestern doesn’t have an undergrad b school.
@Pizzagirl You can get a Kellogg certificate.
Yes, I’m aware, as someone who went there, went to Kellogg, and just sent a son there. It’s still not accurate to say “northwestern business.”
thanks for the help everyone. i assumed getting a certificate there was common but i guess i dont really know for sure
@Pizzagirl is that the order of what schools im most likely to be accepted?
Come back when you actually have the GPA. Now it’s like vapor ware.
?? I cut and pasted your post so I grabbed the order in which you listed them.
Every single school you listed is a reach for every single person, and no one on a message board can possibly “chance” you.