<p>I know this is so early... and i really hate myself in getting caught up in the hype of these top schools....but theres the situation... I am part of the Babson College class of 2014 and plan to pursue a career in business, maybee consulting, corporate finance... and dare i say I-Banking....i know I banking is a longshot at Babson</p>
<p>Is it possible to transfer to UPenn, Cornell, Harvard, NYU from babson?</p>
<p>I also know alot of these schools require u too send high school gpa (92.1 uw/ 93.55 w) and SAT Scores (1940) and subject test scores (720 USH/ 660 Math 1) .... i find it unfair that for a college transfer HIgh school has to come into the picture... but with these numbers and say a 3.7 college gpa is it possible to transfer to NYU, Cornell, Upenn, or even a harvard?</p>
<p>When you apply for a soph transfer, you will have only completed 1 sem/qt at college, so not only do colleges ask for your HS record and test scores, they will give more weight to them. Do you really think that a school like H is likely to accept you after 1 semester of a 3.7 at college and disregard your HS record? A 3.7 is low for a fr applicant and the acceptance rate is about 4x higher for fr than it is for transfers.</p>
<p>Go to college, enjoy yourself and meet new people, do excellent in your classes and ECs, THEN think about transferring up to a more selective college.</p>
<p>Leave the HOPE to Obama and live in the real world.</p>
<p>^ entomom, you’re my hero for that last line.</p>
<p>OP, harvard is a no unless you were a competitive candidate for freshman admissions. cornell and penn will also be hard, but cornell less so depending on what major you apply for. i think you should stay for 2 years also.</p>
<p>Sure, it’s better to transfer after a year so that you can spend more time at your new school. What people here are trying to tell you is that based on your HS record, it will be extremely difficult to do so for the level of schools you are looking at. You aren’t going to do any harm in applying for a soph transfer, but be prepared to spend energy, time, money and emotional investment in something that is not likely to yield positive results.</p>
<p>NYU is possible with good ECs and essays. ANY of the Ivys, including Cornell, are very very unlikely, unless you have stellar ECs and essays. It’s not a simple matter of getting a higher GPA in college than you had gotten in high school. At top colleges you’d be competing in an uphill battle with those with high GPAs in both college AND high school. You need to find something to do, show leadership in it, and keep working extracurricularly (for lack of a real word) and as a student with a real-life reason to want to transfer. Do fantastic (not just grade-wise), stay for 2 years, and then you might meet your hopes.</p>
<p>I’m in the same boat as you. I don’t want to go to my college this fall since I feel like I’m wasting time on a school that DOES have my major and the time networking with friendships. This is why I think it’s crucial I transfer out ASAP, although my schools aren’t as prestigious as yours.</p>