Transfer Chance for various schools?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I will be transferring for the Fall 2017 semester. Never too early to start thinking, right?

Schools: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (dream school), University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Michigan State University, Wayne State University, Eastern Michigan University

Pursued Degree: BA in Psychology

At that time…
State: Michigan
School: Oakland Community College
Age: 22
HS GPA: 3.2 or 3.3 UW, 3.4 W
CC GPA: 3.92
Degree(s): AAS in Mental Health/Social Work (non-transferable) with MTA (Michigan Transfer Agreement) Endorsement
Total Credits: 80
Transferable Credits: 49-55 (I got a 3 on two AP courses, unsure if they will transfer from OCC to new school, with MTA endorsement above)
Transferable GPA: 3.90
ACT: 28 (32E, 30M, 26R, 23S)
Ethnicity: White
Income: Low (I don’t know if classified as poverty… Net Price Calculator says I would owe literally three dollars at UMich after grants)
Neither parent received more than Associate’s

ExtraCurriculars
Five year member on local Little League Board of Directors as Umpire in Chief and Communications/Marketing Director
Two years internship with at-risk youth accordance with AAS program at the CC.
Highly selective job (~250 in world) that involves extensive travel over the summer
Four years with unrelated job
Independent Contractor for 9 years in unrelated field
Psychology Club (not sure what extent - recently joined)

TIA!

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Please? :slight_smile:

3

I’m gonna cry and it’s gonna get ugly. :frowning:

Pretty please? Lol

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Well here would be my best guess. Can you at least say if I’m on the right track here?

UMich - Match
UPenn - Reach
Columbia - Reach
Mich State - Match
Wayne State - Lock
Eastern Michigan - Lock

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Bump

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Here is what you should know, at least for Ivy schools–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. Brown is close to 5%.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. Transferring because of the desire to attend a more elite institution is NOT consider a valid reason for transfer.

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 …