Transfer Fall 2007: Chances?

Transfer Students
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<p>I already posted serveral threads here regarding my possible transfer.
My list of possible schools:</p>

<p>University of Southern California
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
New York University
Boston College
Carnegie Mellon University
Northwestern University
University of Chicago
Tufts University
University of Notre Dame
Georgetown University</p>

<p>High School GPA: B
College GPA: 3.74
SAT1: 1300 (Math 680; Verbal 620)
SAT2: Math 1 C 720; Writing 660</p>

<p>I had 3 APs in HS: Statistics AP; World History AP; European History AP
I completed a college math in HS: Businses Calculus at New York University</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
Income Bracket: Less than $10,000 (I am serious)
Home: New Jersey</p>

<p>EDUCATION: STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Hoboken, N.J.
Bachelor of Science in Business and Technology
Anticipated Date of Graduation – December 2008
Grade Point Average: 3.74/4.00*</p>

<p>COURSEWORK: Financial Accounting; Cost Accounting; Marketing; Micro-economics; Macro-economics; IT & E-Commerce; Business Calculus; Calculus II with Probability; Statistics; Investment Management; Market Research; Applied Models & Simulations; Intro. To Business Planning; Intro. To Computer Science</p>

<p>EXPERIENCE: OPPENHEIMER FUNDS, INC., New York, N.Y.
Summer Intern Summer 2006
• Assisted desktop support and helped PC platform migration executing on-going corporate-wide project of OS upgrade as well as constructing networks
• Participated in the summer internship program’s Mock Investment Competition
• Built and managed a team’s domestic equity portfolio and developed portfolio rebalancing strategies
• Researched various aspects of investments and participated in weekly seminars on investment strategy and portfolio management philosophy
• Presented to the panel of judges performance relative to the S&P 500 and investment methodology</p>

<pre><code> IRIS NEW YORK, LLC, Fort Lee, N.J.
Founder & Managing Member Present
• Co-founding member and president of the sole manufacturer and distributor of patented world’s first self illuminating in-line skating equipment and protective gear
• Run and operate the company and make corporate decisions
• Involved in sales of its products in China under its licensed brand name of Carven Paris
• Involved in on-going brand identity development project targeting the U.S. market with TankDesign, Inc. located in the Chelsea area of New York City

                 DAYA CO., LTD., HongKong, Hong Kong
                 Database Management Intern Summer 2004
                 • Maintained sales database for optical frames manufacturer and created reports through queries using Microsoft Office Access as well as Excel
                 • Analyzed sales database and made recommendations on possible sales strategies

                 FUNGWON OPTICAL CO., LTD., Seoul, South Korea
                 Marketing & Sales Intern       Summer 2002
                 • Participated in direct sales and marketing of optical frames and fashion sunglasses
                 • Participated in marketing projects for Luxottica, Safilo, and Viva licensed brand sunglasses in South Korea
                 • Assisted in creating marketing materials such as catalogs and promotional kits for optical shops

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<p>SKILLS: Business Applications: Microsoft Office Access; Excel; Outlook; PowerPoint; Word
Languages: Korean, Native; English, Fluent
Computer: HTML, CSS, MATLAB; Design & Implementation of Algorithm; Database Management</p>

<p>ACTIVITIES: STEVENS INST. OF TECH. INVESTMENT CLUB (SITIC), Hoboken, N.J.
Founder & President Present
• Founded the first investment club at Stevens Institute of Technology
• Presided over all meetings of SITIC, both public and private and acted as a representative of SITIC, in all student, faculty, and administrative matters
• Called regular and special meetings of SITIC and formed committees and appointed their respective chairpersons
• Initiated invitations of guest speakers, designed trips to places of interests, organized club events and virtual investment competition using on-line platform</p>

<pre><code> THE U.N.A.-U.S.A., New York, N.Y.
Active Member Present
• Active supporter of the UNA-USA and participant at its various events and fundraising activities

                CROSS-CULTURAL SOLUTIONS, Ayacucho, Peru
                International Volunteer     Summer 2003
                 • Volunteered at a high security prison in Peru, South America and also cared for orphans

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<p>Your extracurriculars are excellent, but you definitely need to take the SAT again, and get a score above 2100 (keep in mind you need to shoot for 650+ in each category). Your income bracket doesn't really make a difference, so I think your essays and teacher recommendations are what are going to do the trick. Also, take more SAT II's, and again, shoot for 650+, but in general colleges want to see 700+ because you get to select what subjects you want to take the subject tests in.</p>

<p>Saying that, I think you have competitive stats, and should focus now on those SAT scores.</p>

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<p>Oh God, are you serious? SATs again? haha :( Kill me instead
How do college students re-take SATs?
Dammit, I should study for the SATs over the summer I guess.</p>

<p>But as for the NYU admissions in particular, AdCom states that they will not consider SATs that are taken after HS graduation...</p>

<p>Do college consider your SAT scores in transfer admssions?</p>

<p>I am applying for a junior year admissions...do I have less chances of getting in if I were to apply for a junior year placement?</p>

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<p>what did u do at the prison</p>

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<p>I volunteered and helped this Harvard graduate student doign her research and stuff.</p>

<p>Mostly took care of orphans in the prison...in Peru, the law states that children of age younger than 5 yrs must stay with their mothers...so, when mothers are confined in a prison, they too are...some are even born in the prison...i was the first one to take them out to a nearby zoo...it was very very heartrending to see kids in that situation...some children called hall ways inside the prison a "street"...i forgot how to say that in Spanish lol</p>

<p>anyway yea</p>

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<p>i think its el calle,</p>

<p>anyways, thats cool. did you get paid or did you go for free, or did u pay or what</p>

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<p>volunteer i said...we don't get paid</p>

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<p>what are my chances? anybody?</p>

<p>Is it worth taking the SATs over again for a junior transfer?</p>

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<p>no, you don't need to take the SATs over again...if you're a junior transfer you have 2 years of college work to show the schools, which is what is most important.</p>

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<p>there is no need to take the SATIIs again. They're used to measure how you will do in a specific area, you've already been in college long enough that SATs, SATIIs especially, mean much less.
It's up to you about the SATs, but don't take the SATIIs again.</p>

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<p>Based on your income bracket, why aren't you applying to the Ivy Leagues for their financial aid?</p>

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<p>I am of course considering apply to some Ivies. I did not write it here because I didn't want to get discouraged by others' comments :)</p>

<p>Both my aunt and uncle were faculty member of Columbia...and the same uncle also served as a faculty member at NYU...though, Physics and Computer Science...my uncle is unable to reach at this moment, however, I want to get a recommendation letter from my aunt...do you think this might help even 0.01%?</p>