Transfer to Ivy/Equivalent?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can chance me. As the title of the thread suggests, I'm thinking of transferring to an Ivy or equivalent as a current Sophomore, incoming junior for the autumn 2013 semestre.</p>

<p>Current undergrad institution, Wesleyan University.</p>

<p>Schools:
Harvard
Yale
Stanford
Dartmouth
UPenn
Cornell
Chicago
Duke
MIT
Columbia</p>

<p>Financial Aid? Yes. First generation college student.</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>High School...
GPA - 4.05 Weighted, 3.83 Unweighted.
10 APs, 5s on 8 of them, a 4 on one, a 3 on the last.
ACT 31
SATs... Don't ask = )
Extracurriculars - Congressional debate, extemporaneous speaking (forensics), NHS President. Nationals for congress and extemp, XC, T and F.</p>

<p>College...
GPA - 3.98? Sadly, one A-... -_-
Coursework.
Multivariate, Linear, Differential Equations, Diff Geometry, Intro Micro/Macro, Intermediate Micro, Intermediate Macro, Politics in Japan, American Political Theory, Labor Economics, Intro Econometrics, Environmental Economics.</p>

<p>Will be studying abroad at the University of Melbourne next semester. Intended course load... Intermediate econometrics, Graph Theory, Probability, Corporate Finance.</p>

<p>I'm an RA at Wesleyan and currently work for the endowment fund. I worked at Barclays Capital and Stifel's investment banking divisions the last two summers as an Analyst.</p>

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<p>You look competitive, but there usually aren’t too many places available. So you’ll need great recommendations from teachers who really know you, as well as terrific essays (especially the why-I-need-to-transfer-since-I-have-so-much-available-here one). Those may be the tire-breaker.</p>

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<p>I think Duke,UChicago, and Cornell are def. matches for you! The other schools I think are reaches considering your HS stuff is good but not great!</p>