<p>I just finished my first college year and I plan on applying to universities abroad (US, fall 2014) and another one here where I live (spring 2014), just in case. </p>
<p>I will apply this fall for both. Lets say that I failed to get an admission abroad (fall) due to GPA/SAT/Credit hours/ first year courses ( calculus and physics), and I applied next fall but from the other university ( got enrolled for spring 2013), is the transfer process going to be different? Will my credit and GPA from the first university count when transferring for the second time? </p>
<p>Side information:
GPA: 3.35. I can increase that.
SAT: going to take it soon.</p>
<p>8 credit hours and taking general chemistry this semester and either English II or engineering design. The reason behind 8 credit hours is because most of my first year courses were honors and only two of them were university level courses. It was a prep program but they added university level courses. The courses were a technical writing course/ENGL112 which I got an A in it ( failed it first semester as I didn't adapt well to college) and an engineering course ( programming and matlab) and I got a B-; could have done better but I overworked myself because of a team project that I did alone in less than a week.</p>
<p>TOEFL: 97; the highest minimum was 100 from rice and Columbia, I will probably retake it and get a higher because my writing - my lowest grade in TOEFL - has significantly improved. </p>
<p>Joining math club, debate club and chess club soon. I will ask around if I can start a physics club for research and physics enthusiasts. I am doing a research on plasma reactors, dark matter and subjects in quantum mechanics and photonics. However, only one project related to my major ( Electrical engineering). </p>
<p>Also, can someone recommend a university that can possibly accept me? I would like to apply to a research-heavy universities but rice and caltech will reject my application unless I have a nobel prize.</p>