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..unfortunately not that rigorous..at times it was kinda hard)</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 (from the UIUC cs dept and a few other 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)..(they have one both at NU and at Penn!!!)
- 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>you are in dude</p>

<p>how about Dartmounth?</p>

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<p>Wharton- slim to none....the sheer number of transfers they accept will prevent you from getting in </p>

<p>NU- sounds more reasonable and seems more like a match..though your courses in college could be a little more rigorous like college level calc, expository english instead of speech communications, a history/psych/sociology instead of public health </p>

<p>heads up econ statistics probably wont transfer...i suggest taking stats in the math dept</p>

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<p>I had to take some of those classes b/c they were pre-reqs for the business college (my backup) like Speech com. 101, and cs 105</p>

<p>I already passed out of calc so i didn't take that.</p>

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<p>o ok, other than that, i think you have a really good shot at NU and maybe some ivies if you decide to apply...you should consider Stern(im there now) or Cornell AEM ( just admitted), your scores are very similar to mine...You took soo many AP's and did well+your gpa and sat scores are good..</p>

<p>good luck!</p>

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<p>I'm starting to look into Cornell AEM but it seems like it doesn't have much recruitment for consulting, which is what I want to go into after college.</p>

<p>The reason for me is clear. I gain an exposure of a lot of industries which will provide invaluable experience when I start larger companies.</p>

<p>Of course, if I become wildly successful with my own ventures in college, who needs a job...lol.</p>

<p>On their website, their stats are very vague so I guess I'll just call them to make sure.</p>