transferring out of a full ride

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, I'm a freshman at Ohio State and am looking to transfer to either Cornell or Penn. I don't know if I can get in, though, so I was hoping some of you guys could help me out with this one.</p>

<p>HS Stats/EC's:
Rank: 2 of 163
GPA: 3.99 uw, 4.66 w
ACT: 33
EC's, Awards:
Marching Band 9, 10, 11, 12 Squad Leader, Section Leader, Screech Trumpet, First Seat
Jazz Band 10, 11, 12
Concert Band 9, 10, 11 First Seat
Arion Award for musical Achievement
Debate Team 11, 12 3 Best Speaker awards, placed in top 10 in tri-state debate leaguge both years
SADD 10, 11, 12 Helped organize haunted house fundraiser senior year
Key Club 9, 10, 11, 12 VP senior year
Varsity Tennis 9, 10, 11, 12 Captain junior and senior years, 3 letters
Varsity Soccer 11 Lettered
Varsity Cross Country 12 Lettered
Enviro-thon Team 11, 12 Captain 11
Academic Challenge Team 10, 11, 12 Captain 12, District Champs, Featured on TV game show in Columbus
Academic Letter 10, 11, 12 (GPA of 3.0+ 45 hrs. community service)
School rep. at county leadership conference 10
Nominated school rep. at state leadership conference 11 (turned down for acad. team tourney)
Ohio Valley Athletic Conference All-Conference Academic Team 10, 11
National Honor Society 11, 12
School Play 10, 11, 12 Student Director 10, 11 Lead Role 12
School's Most Outstanding Senior Male Award
Ohio High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete Award
Army Reserve Scholar-Athlete Award
AP Scholar With Distinction Award 12
Also, worked 2 summers at movie theater
Featured in WTOV-TV Top of the Valley TV spot
Sole recipient of school's departmental awards in Spanish, English, Business/Econ</p>

<p>College Stats:
3.8 GPA
Undergrad Econ Society
Circle K Member (Key Club for college)
Archaeology Research Intern
Probably joining either academic team or another service organization</p>

<p>Also, I'm closely related to two presidents (one modern and one antebellum), but don't know if that would even be to my advantage to mention.
Plus, I'm working on something with a friend that has to do with hydraulics and alternative energy that we're hoping to get a patent on, but won't before my apps are due. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Or should I just stay at OSU with a full ride?</p>

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<p>Why do you want to transfer? And why Cornell or Penn?</p>

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<p>Well, I want to get into a top econ program, and they both are very strong in econ. Also, Cornell is my #1 because it also has the Industrial and Labor Relations College that, while I wouldn't be enrolled in it, would be an excellent resource for me, as I wish to return to my hometown and help with the steel mill crisis, either through restructuring, or helping the mills to enter a new line of production of, say, plastics.</p>

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<p>i would wait another semester and get that patent, after that your chances are good, or as good as they can be at those schools. </p>

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<p>Well the patent is really up in the air. Yes, I'm trying, but getting a patent isn't exactly easy business. Even if the device does work, that doesn't mean I'll get the patent. If I'm going to transfer, I want to get as many of my econ credits as I can from my transfer school. So, if the patent wasn't even in the picture, what would my chances be?</p>

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<p>You're hoping being related to presidents will help??? And a would be, could be, maybe patent?</p>

<p>Hint one: make sure the application is genuine, straight forward and not full of irrelevant things.</p>

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<p>I would stay at OSU so I wouldn't have to think about paying off debt after school. Or would you rather have thousands of dollars of debt with the same degree?</p>

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<p>Well the patent itself really is irrelevant. I just thought even working on something like that, whether or not we successfully get a patent, would show that I'm dedicated to something.<br>
But if you think it's irrelevant, then what do you think my chances are even without considering that in my app?</p>