transfer possibilities

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<p>i was rejected from my first choice colleges, but one of my top back-ups decided to let me in. thus, i'll be spending my freshman year at pepperdine. i really don't want to spend my full four undergrad years at pepperdine, so i want to transfer out after a year or two. i'm currently interested in a couple of schools already for transfer, northwestern and william & mary. however, i could really use some suggestions on other schools i should consider applying to, both realistic for my qualifications, and good for my interests. </p>

<p>my chosen concentration is double major, international relations and economics. i scored a 31 on ACT, 1340 (1600 scale) on SAT, averaged a 4 on my AP exams, and kept a 3.8 GPA throughout high school. not exactly the most impressive academic record, i know. i have a working knowledge of both french and german. i'm also a tennis player, i have extensive community service involvement, and i have a decent job history.</p>

<p>i'm looking for a school i have a decent chance of being accepted to as a pepperdine transfer student, with strong international and economic programs, good study abroad and internship opportunities, and good acceptance rates at top (or near top) legal or business graduate programs. price isn't really an object, but i will still mention that i have residency in virginia. any advice or suggestions or help would be much appreciated.</p>

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<p>anyone? . . .</p>

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<p>here's what you do:</p>

<p>finish up a strong 1st semester at p-dine. Get to know your professors, as in, be the first to their office during office hours, all that jazz. When that semester is over and you've Aced everything, start browsing for places you could've realistically gotten accepted to before. Northwestern seems realistic, George Washington is a good international relations school as well. Worry about all this after you've completed semester 1. Finish you applications during sem. 2 for entrance into the fall semester, and wait. </p>

<p>You really shouldn't pigeon-hole p-dine until you've actually spent time there as a student. Who knows? You might actually like it.</p>