Transfer Help: Wharton, Northwestern???

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi,
I'm just asking for some general transfer advice/chances for these schools.</p>

<p>I go to University of Illinois and my backup is transferring into their business school next year (finance/economics with technology and management minor)</p>

<p>My GPA is 4.0 for 1st semester Freshman year (I wanted to take more course but couldn't..def not rigorous at all)</p>

<p>Computer Science 105 - 3 credit
Speech Communications 101: Public Speaking - 3 credit
Microeconomics (hard course) - 3 credit<br>
Intro to Public Health - 3 credit
Professional Seminar - 1 credit
Dance 105 - 1 credit</p>

<p>Next Semester</p>

<p>Intro to Buddhism
Econ 202: economics statistics
Health Stats
Accounting 201
Macroeconomics
Maybe Philosophy, if I get into the class</p>

<p>EC's
-started a Web design company..leader of a team of about 10 people so far..expanding at a rapid pace
- Entering a few business competitions, including one at UIUC (working with a social entrepreneurship startup company), and a few prestigious competitions
- Doing research in health economics
-Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity (one of 20 selected from over 200 applicants)
- some volunteering like tutoring etc.
-working with NU student holdings on Web design and development</p>

<p>Stats
Hs GPA: 3.85 rank about 15/600
SATs: 1460 (720 V, 740 M)...should I retake?...I can prolly get over 1500
SAT IIs: 740 Bio, plan to take Math II (aiming for 800)
APs: AP Spanish 4, AP Calc BC 5, AP bio 5, AP Govt 4, AP Us 4, AP Macro 4, AP English: Language 5, AP Lit 4</p>

<p>high school ec's: pretty good; sports; some awards; president of a few clubs; active in voluteering etc.</p>

<p>-I don't think I really fit in at U of I...i.e. too much partying not much intellectual stimulation (I've really come to value education over the past semester as opposed to in high school when I saw it as a way only to "be successful"
-I falling in love with Upenn; the ability to create such a balanced education, especially with Wharton where you can combine so many things
- I'm also very very passionate about entrepreneurship (coupled with my interests in healthcare, public health) and obviously business/finance in general
- so many resources for people like me interested in entrepreneurship and what not
- At northwestern I would do Econ </p>

<p>Recs: expect them to be above average (nothing too spectacular :(
(very hard at a such a HUGE institution and as a freshman)</p>

<p>I don't think I'm leaving anything else??....ANy ADVICE???</p>

<p>I'm also thinking of looking at a few other schools..but I'm not sure which ones yet</p>

<p>Thanks Much!</p>

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<p>I would say you have a good shot at Northwestern. Wharton, not so much; not that you're a bad applicant it's just that from what I've seen the applicants that do get accepted would have been able to be accepted as a freshman or were borderline. </p>

<p>Take it with a grain of salt and apply anyways, I would, you just need to know your chances ahead of time.</p>

<p>edit: You may also want to look at Cornell AEM and Georgetown's business school as they are both excellent and are known to be friendly to transfers.</p>

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<p>Thanks stoneimmaculate...l love how much other people help out on these fourms. </p>

<p>I will look into those as well</p>

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<p>You have a good shot at Northwestern; they are friendly to transfers (many spots available). Wharton will be tough because they only have few spots available.</p>