Transfer- good idea

Transfer Students
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<p>I'm a freshman at the university of Minnesota. Long story short, I hate the social atmosphere and am not challenged academically. I want to apply to Cornell, dartmouth, brown, UVA, UNC, and Columbia. </p>

<p>As a high schooler I graduated with a 4.13W [3.7UW] and an IB diploma. I scored well on the tests. I also had a 33 ACT and was heavily involved in athletics. I started a student club that still runs. </p>

<p>In college I have a 4.0 GPA after one semester. Because I tested out of a ton of classes, including both econs, I didn't have many pre reqs to fulfill. I took intro chem and sociology along with 2 lib Ed classes (seminar, energy/environment class). I wasn't challenged by any of these. </p>

<p>I loved economics in high school and want to
give myself a chance at I banking or hedge fund managing, which I can't do coming from
a state school (even if I enjoyed it in the first place). </p>

<p>Basically, I'm wondering what my chances are at top schools and if these schools have Econ programs that can get me to where I want to be. Socially, am I going to be "transfer kid" for the next 3 years? I love academics, etc but my peers here have no interest in general. Can I make this happen? Do I have a shot? </p>

<p>Also, how can I express in my essays that I want a prestigious Econ program so that I can have the opportunity to do I banking? Obviously it's more than that but I don't want to
graduate from MN without the ability to get a good job.</p>

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<p>Sorry I can’t help much…but I am also thinking about transferrring after freshman year at college…Just wondering, you look like you had good enough stats for other top schools. Why did you go to Um?</p>

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<p>Financial considerations. I didn’t want to make my parents go into debt for me. I got into colgate, middlebury, and Boston college among others. Finances have changed. I’m willing to take out loans and parents are now actually able to contribute without putting themselves in trouble, so it’s a better time</p>