<p>For many reasons I seek to transfer to Williams College. I have a 3.72 GPA and this semester it should hit 3.8. I have received all As in my classes except for a difficult Berkeley math weeder, where I got a C+.</p>
<p>I started a company with my uncle and I'm VP of Finance for a small club. I am also a member of two other clubs.</p>
<p>Do I have any shot at all?</p>
<p>In High School, I applied to Williams and Dartmouth but was waitisted to both schools.</p>
<p>My SAT is 2110 but I never studied, and I will study this summer and bring it much higher. I'm a white male from CA.</p>
<p>I unfortunately don’t know much about Williams transfer admissions, but if it’s OK for you to share, why do you want to transfer to Williams instead of staying at Berkeley?</p>
<p>Williams transfer spots are very, very, limited; a vanishingly small number are open in any given year and the competition is intense, much more so than for first-year applicants. So if you were waitlisted as a first-year applicant, then absent any game-changing new accomplishments or recognitions I would guess that the chances are slim. Sorry.</p>
<p>I’m afraid Jeke is probably right–if you got waitlisted the first time and haven’t bulked up your resume in the interim, I wouldn’t expect things to change very much–if you want to move from a big research university like Berkeley to a small liberal arts school, there are plenty of other first rate LAC"s where you’d probably have a better shot and can still get a first rate education</p>
<p>Good luck!!! Page 13 <a href=“http://provost.williams.edu/files/CDS2010_2011.pdf[/url]”>http://provost.williams.edu/files/CDS2010_2011.pdf</a> has data on transfer admissions. It is incredibly competitive as previous posts have mentioned but it is possible, especially if you have made some incredibly note worthy achievements since applying before. I’m obviously partial to Williams (as you rightly are too c:) but the rest of the NESCAC is fabulous as well: Bowdoin, Middlebury, Bates, ConnColl, Colby, Hamilton, etc. Colgate isn’t a NESCAC but it is a really interesting school as well</p>
<p>Vivienne’s suggestions are good if you want to relocate to the Northeast, but there are also a lot of good small colleges in the midwest as well—places like Oberlin, Ohio University, Ohio Wesleyan, etc. You might also look at the book Colleges that Change Lives that catalogues several schools without a huge national reputation, but serious commitment to undergrad education. Good luck to you.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone. I’m looking for that intimate LAC-feel but I also seek to work in NYC after graduation, so I think northeast schools would fit perfectly. Bowdoin and Middlebury are just as transfer-selective as Williams, but I like Williams better So I think I’ll replace those two options with Bates/Colby/etc instead. Apparently Colgate is greek-heavy and I wouldn’t want that for my transfer school, so it seems like I’ll be looking into non-greek NESCACs only, unless any other recommendations pop up.</p>
<p>At the moment my schools list goes Williams, Wesleyan, Bates, Colby, Connecticut College. I really wish Williams wasn’t so transfer-selective, because I’m considering Math or Physics and Williams seems to be the for those subjects. I am also looking to work in finance.</p>
<p>Conn isn’t very selective and kind of limited.Wesleyan is not in a very nice city. Babson would be better if you really want a school of that caliber with an emphasis on finance. I would also consider Tufts. Boston is a happenin’ place and less intimidating than NYC.
But seriously, if you really want finance, go for the Big Apple.</p>
<p>Take a look at Hobart and William Smith as well-under-rated so less selective and lots of NYC financial savvy alumni with a strong alumni network.The physics department has some great profs.
I would add Bucknell, but the greek scene there is bigger than Colgate’s.</p>
So I think I’ll replace those two options with Bates/Colby/etc instead. Apparently Colgate is greek-heavy and I wouldn’t want that for my transfer school, so it seems like I’ll be looking into non-greek NESCACs only, unless any other recommendations pop up.</p>