Transfer Chances.....

Transfer Students
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<p>After being either deferred or rejected from my top 3 schools (Columbia, NYU, Penn) I decided to go to Rutgers (live in NJ) and hopefully transfer to an elite school after 1 or 2 years. I plan on applying for entry in either the Spring of my sophomore year or Fall of my junior year. The schools I have in mind are Boston College, Georgetown, Cornell, and possibly Duke. Here are my stats:</p>

<p>Rutgers College Freshman
Double Major Finance & Political Science
Current GPA: 3.46/4.0 (hopefully and realistically 3.6-3.7 after this semester)
Fall '05 Courses:
-Introductory Microeconomics: A
-Calculus I: B
-Expository Writing: B+
-Nature of Politics (polysci 101): B+
Total Credits: 14.5</p>

<p>Spring '06 Courses:
Introductory Microeconomics
Computer Applications for Business
Intro to International Relations
American Government
Science for non-science major (DNA Revolution)
General Psychology
Total Credits: 18</p>

<p>High School Stats
GPA: 3.6
Rank: Top 20%
SAT: 1320 (670 M/650 V)
SAT II: (670 Math IIC, 600 Literature, 630 Writing)</p>

<p>ECs & Jobs:
LIBOR (Little Investment Bankers of Rutgers) Freshman Class Representative
Rutgers College Republicans
Rutgers Club Soccer
Summer Internship @ JP MorganChase
Owner/CEO/Creator of a local popular DJ Business</p>

<p>Great rec letters from Writing professor (journalist for NY Times), DNA professor (PhD in genetics, helped anther prof at Rutgers receive school's first and only Nobel Prize), Analyst @ JP MorganChase, & Member of Duke University's 1991 & 1992 national championship basketball teams (will probably only use for Duke app)</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Hispanic</p>

<p>What do you think my chances are at the aformentioned schools? Is there anything else I should know before applying? Thanks so much.</p>

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<p>83 views but no replies... please help! thank you!</p>

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<p>I"m not familiar with those schools but i think your chances are SLIGHT REACH (almost match) for most of the schools you list provided that you have a great essay.</p>

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<p>Alright buddy, I'm going to try and help you out. Keep in mind that I'm just as qualified as anyone else on this board to give you "advice," which is to say, not really qualified at all.</p>

<p>Anyway, if you're looking at a two-year timetable your chances will be better in applying the second time around. Theoretically, that will give greater weight to your GPA, because long-term trends are almost always more revealing than any short term snapshot in time. This is also beneficial for you: you seem to have your stuff together and clearly motivation isn't a problem if you've really thought through the transfer decision.</p>

<p>If you apply for next fall, I think you have a decent shot at Boston College and Georgetown. You should at least get waitlisted if you submit a solid application (essays, recs).</p>

<p>If you apply in two years, I think you can get in to any of these places (though, Duke seems to be getting particularly difficult transfer-wise). I'm assuming that you GPA will stay similar or improve (3.7 and up makes you a great candidate), and that you'll have more senior positions in your clubs, and etc.</p>

<p>In general, your activities seem diverse and fairly serious. Great experience with JP Morgan, by the way - I'm not sure how jobs/internships really play out in transferring (they meant little for me) - but great stuff nonetheless. It's a good sign that you have lots of recs. Be careful not to throw the house at them, though. Colleges do tend to be wary of work-related recs, unless they add something spectacular to your "rap sheet" - if it's just going to be "X worked in this job doing such and such activities (stuff you should write on the resume) and he did it well" then carefully consider why you're submitting that. If it's just because its from JP Morgan, ditch it. If it's because it points out you have a natural feel for stock-picking, then submit it. As for Duke basketball, definitely submit the player recommendation but do it as an extra one, not one of the main ones they ask for.</p>

<p>Good stuff on the whole, though. I'm curious as to why you want to transfer at all, particularly when you've already broken into a career field that is difficult to get into, but incestuous with employees afterward. All I'm saying is if finance is your career goal...you seem to have a better start already than any reputation points that cornell or duke could give you.</p>

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<p>i cant believe you were rejected or deferred as a freshman from Penn and especially NYU (unless you applied to Wharton and Stern, which seeing how ure a finance major, is a distinct possibility).</p>

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<p>I had better stats than that and I was rejected from NYU early decision. It wasn't a matter of essays or recs either, the rep actually called my college counselor and told him that my essay made one of the ad com members cry and that my recs were great. NYU is harder to get into now than Cornell. Different applicant pool, still statistically harder to get into, at least as a freshman.</p>

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<p>yeah but the OP is a URM</p>

<p>and NYU isnt more statistically more selective than Cornell. The % rate is higher and the SAT/GPA ranges are obviously lower.</p>

<p>and wouldnt you have been deferred to GSP?</p>