Transfer To Top 15 - Please Help - Unusual Transfer Circumstance

Transfer Students
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<p>Hello. I am not your usual transfer, I'd imagine. I go to a University ranked between 70-80 and am interested in transferring to a top 15 university for numerous reasons. Here are my concerns:</p>

<p>I am going to be a junior this upcoming fall. I have a lot of credits. </p>

<p>I've already looked up a lot of this information and I don't appear to get solid answers. For example on Columbia's website they "encourage" those with more than 4 semesters of coursework to not apply. So I just want a general understanding; is my situation just totally unique or are there others have done this? Please don't flame me. My questions if you'd care to answer me.</p>

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<li><p>Can I even transfer to a top 15 as a junior? Have other people done this?</p></li>
<li><p>Is there a "spring" transfer? I mean I would like to apply in the fall and be able to attend the university in the spring. </p></li>
<li><p>Would the univeristies allow me to spend an extra year there? I would like to spend a 5th year at the university (and pick up a second degree while I am at it).</p></li>
<li><p>Can you please give me an estimate on my competitiveness with these statistics:
-i will be a junior with 70+ credit hours. (i want to spend 5 years in undergrad, though, so i'll have 2 more years left by the time i matriculate)
-My university is ranked between 70-80
-3.84 GPA, major: biology; 2120 SAT (I can retake this; I am confident I can get in the 2200s or 2300s should i retake it. would it even be worth it?)
-extraordinary personal statement.
-very good community involvement, not incredibly amazing, however. </p></li>
<li><p>i have a research project within the university
-one major leadership position (only one, yes, not even some fake filler leadership positions... i literally only have one. although this is a very big one)
-university awarded me a merit based scholarship</p></li>
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<p>For anyone who has read this, thank you - from the bottom of my heart. I'm facing a difficult time and face an unusual circumstance for transfer.</p>

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<p>Northwestern accepts spring transfers and is ranked 12th in the US.</p>

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<p>You’re aware that very, very few transfer students get scholarships, right? If you’re counting on that merit scholarship to pay costs, you will not likely find a similar deal as a transfer student.</p>

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<p>Note that with Columbia, they’re more specific because they do require that you complete the Core, and that ends up being very challenging for many junior transfers, hence their preference for sophomores.</p>

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<p>With Columbia, its pretty much impossible to get in applying AS a junior. They accept very few applying as sophomores as it is.</p>

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<p>Thank you, and I am NOT counting on a merit based scholarship for transfer. </p>

<p>Does anyone think I would have a shot at such schools? Thank you.</p>

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<p>I know Cornell Agriculture and Life Sciences (where you’d study bio) has spring transfers - that may be your best shot and your stats seem pretty on par with it.</p>

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<p>You can try MIT. It has Spring transfer and has need blind financial aid. I just got accepted for Fall, and I just came from Community College in WA. So as long as you have a cool personality and demonstrates a desire to be part of MIT community, you will be likely got accepted. However, the flip side is MIT won’t take " A LOT" of your credits. If you want to spend extra year as a sophomore there, I will recommend you apply for MIT.</p>

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<p>"So as long as you have a cool personality and demonstrates a desire to be part of MIT community, you will be likely got accepted. "</p>

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