<p>Hello all, I am currently a freshman at the University of Florida and I am considering a transfer to several schools. I am currently an Industrial & Systems Engineer with a minor in Physics. I am thinking of transfering to a smaller school with a higher intellectual atmosphere. I am not, however, limiting myself to schools with Engineering programs and am fully capable and willing to major in Physics or Math (or both?).</p>
<p>My Stats:</p>
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<li>URM (hispanic), and first generation college student</li>
<li>GPA - 4.0 (UF) and 3.8 (HS unweight.)</li>
<li>Rank - 11/1150 (School Size = 4500+)</li>
<li>SAT - 1300 (retaking in Jan. expect 1450+, probably 1500+)</li>
<li>SAT II - Math2c 740, Writing 690, Chem 640</li>
<li>12 AP exams taken (passed all with 4 or higher "AP National Scholar")</li>
<li>Competed nationally in MAO (20th in Advanced Calculus)</li>
<li>Competed statewide in JETS (4th in State TEAM+S competition)</li>
<li>Member of several clubs in HS (NHS, EHS, etc.)</li>
<li>Varsity Basketball 9,10,11 (Knee injury kept me out grade 12)</li>
<li>175 hours of community service as Physical Therapist</li>
<li>Helped initiate a monthly visit to Boystown (A Christian organization that takes care of orphan immigrants) Head of Sports/Recreation division.</li>
<li>Countless hours of tutoring in Mathematics and Natural Sciences.</li>
<li>Member of SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers) and several other Engineering societies at UF.</li>
<li>Research in Particle Physics lab next semester.</li>
<li>Managerial Internship at ANI (Alabama Neurological Institute) this coming summer.</li>
<li>Decent recs (good rec from research mentor, decent from other professors)</li>
<li>Good essays.</li>
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<p>Those are my stats for the most part, what do you think my chances are at the following schools?
1) Harvard
2) Stanford
3) Penn
4) Cornell
5) Amherst
6) UVA
7) Claremont McKenna
8) Northwestern
9) Wash U. in StL.</p>
<p>Thank you for reading such a long post (sorry 'bout that) and I would greatly appreciate any evaluation of my stats/chances, as well as any suggestions on what schools to add/drop from the list and what I can do to improve my chances. Once again, thank you very much.</p>