Transfer Match me Please! (SPRING 2023)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Demographics

  • US domestic (US citizen or permanent resident) or international student: Domestic
  • State/Location of residency: (state is important if you apply to any state universities) : Southeast USA [I want to move out of this region for reference]
  • Type of high school (current college for transfers): Obscure Public Uni
  • Gender/Race/Ethnicity (optional): Hispanic
  • Other special factors (first generation to college, legacy, athlete, etc.):

Intended Major(s)
Econ and/or Philosophy (currently double majoring)

GPA, Rank, and Test Scores

  • Unweighted HS GPA: 2.0
  • Weighted HS GPA (incl. weighting system): 2.2
  • College GPA (for transfers): 3.98 (after 36 credits, i am currently enrolled in 14)
  • Class Rank: no rank
  • ACT/SAT Scores: 1300 SAT

Coursework
(AP/IB/Dual Enrollment classes, AP/IB scores for high school; also include level of math and foreign language reached and any unusual academic electives; for transfers, describe your college courses and preparation for your intended major(s))

Awards
Deans list x3
Extracurriculars
(Include leadership, summer activities, competitions, volunteering, and work experience)
Internship with governor, Internship with NFP with a group that does carry some weight in the region
Essays/LORs/Other
(Optionally, guess how strong these are and include any other relevant information or circumstances.)
LORs from Department Chair of Political Science (I am minoring in that right now, willing to major in it), Econ professor
Cost Constraints / Budget: Not really a huge issue

Schools,

Right now I am only applying to cornell (I know its a massive reach), but where else do you think i should apply too. I am willing to have a much more “aggressive” application set up, and would preferably want to reside outside of the Southeast. There is no real “good” instate school that justifies me transferring within my state imho.

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You can do just as well with top grades in your current university. Don’t fix what ain’t broke, unless you want to break something else in the process. Right now, you seem to be thriving.

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Just to clarify, you’re transferring in the middle of your sophomore year? How did you make Dean’s list for 3 semesters….aren’t you in your 3rd semester now? In any event, I encourage you to consider waiting until Fall 2023, because your high school transcript will be considered as part of your transfer application at this point. If you wait until you transfer as a junior than only your college transcript will be considered.

What are your transfer criteria beside leaving the southeast? Why Cornell for example?

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was a typo, should be 2, not 3

I would like to experience a larger campus, since my current one is small, and preferably one with a strong econ department in a blue (or purple) state

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recruiting for the industry i want to break into is literally non existent

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