Hi all,
Background:
Public HS (1000k per class) in IL
HS GPA: 3.0-3.1
ACT: 26
‘Nice’ uptrend through the years, ended senior year with AP’s and such.
Extra Curricular: Started own finance/investment club, was involved in a few other clubs like BPA (business professionals of America) started (and still use) a blog/website for stock/investment ideas
College:
Indiana University
Studying Finance
Projected GPA for first semester/year: ~3.7-3.8 (will be applying as a rising sophomore, so after first semester)
Extracurriculars: In a few clubs relating to business (Finance club, Investment banking club, investments club)
I’m a good writer and I believe my HS essays and transfer essays will show that. I can be funny, quirky, but show competence in essays. I’m also in the works of starting my own hedge fund
May retake ACT this December to improve score
Schools I’m looking at:
Wisconsin-Madison
USC
Vanderbilt
University of Michigan
Boston College
UVA
UNC
Northwestern
What do you guys think? Any tips? Please don’t be too harsh…
Thanks.
Let me note that I’m currently at a top business school, #8 or #10 depending on where you look, but am just not getting the well rounded education that i’ve always looked for. I’m looking to do Investment Banking and would like to be at a so called ‘target school’ for recruiters where I could also get more or an interaction and not be such a small drop in a big ocean.
Not counting Madison or USC (about which I know nothing), transfer odds are low for all of these, and based on your HS stats you would not have been admitted to them if you had applied as an incoming freshman. In particular, very tight caps on OOS numbers make UVa and UNC non-starters.
IMO, the odds would be less bad if you applied for transfer with top marks after 1.5 years, as your HS numbers will be less relevant. I am not at all sure that an ACT taken in freshman year of college will help.
Not sure why you are surprised at your course not being the ‘well-rounded’ education you expected: all of the requirements for both Gen Ed and your major (which are substantial) are online, and would have been available to you during your college process.