Transfer from Dartmouth to Harvard, Yale, or Columbia

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Hi,

So some background. I did my first year of college at my state school. Received a GPA between 3.7-3.8. High school ACT is 33. High school GPA was 3.4/4. Took 12 AP classes. I transferred out after my first year at the state school to Dartmouth College.

I’m at Dartmouth and I’m looking to transfer to Harvard, Yale, or Columbia. My Dartmouth GPA is between a 3.5-3.6. Cumulative with my last university is probably 3.67-3.73, somewhere in that range. Decent EC’s. Shadowing at the hospital, research, leading an organization, member of a couple others, writer for several papers, etc. Letter of rec. from a prof at my state school and a prof at Dartmouth. What do you think my chances are for admission into those three universities? My reasons are many, among them that Dartmouth is not an academic setting. The students are consumed by their social life. Also, the isolated setting is very detrimental to my field of study. I need to be in a city, or very close to one. 2.5 hour drive to Boston is too far. Let me know.

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I think it will be difficult to argue that Dartmouth is not an academic setting… Any college you go to will have a social presence. Even students Harvard and Yale party. Also, you need an academic reason to transfer to Harvard.

All these schools have very low acceptance rates with Harvard and Yale accepting like 1% if not less. Coming from another ivy league school will probably make you stand out from other applicants, but these schools are reaches regardless.

Best of luck