Hello everyone so I currently am a first-year college student attending my local state university but am wanting to transfer out after this year and I was wondering if I would have a good chance at being able to transfer into Cornell, Columbia, or Northwestern given my current standings. Any input would be very appreciated as I have to pay for my own applications and well, college applications are expensive.
So I’ve only been in college for about a month now but currently have a 4.0, (let’s assume this continues for the sake of this post), I’m also in the honors program at my school
I am a physics major and am currently doing research on the Fermilab DUNE project
I had a ~103 GPA in high school however I had significantly higher junior and senior year grades with my GPA’s for those years being (~107,108.5) respectively
I scored 1510 on my SAT (while in high school if that matters) 710 E, 800M and scored 800’s on the Math 2, Physics, and Chemistry SAT subject test
I’ve done some volunteer work while in high school however nothing extraordinary
Got 5’s on a lot of AP’s if that matters
I’m currently super busy doing research ~10-15 hours a week, taking 19 hours of classes this semester, and driving two hours a day to get to my school from my house so I don’t really know if there’s anything else I have time for to help boost my chances further.
Any input on my odds, what I can do to improve my chances, or any tips/insight on the transfer process would be much appreciated.
Thanks!