<p>Because you'll always be chasing something more and you'll never settle to realize that Stern is a great place to be, and you should probably spend your energy enjoying yourself there instead of chasing after Wharton. I'm sure if you just focus on your studies and doing what you enjoy, you'll be equally successful in your career at either place.</p>
<p>We accept about 25 students every year into our external transfer class. This includes both sophomore and junior transfers. So folks are right when they say that it is a really competitive process. There's nothing wrong with dreaming big, but it is important to be realistic about it. We get hundreds of transfer applications and can only choose 25. One of the things we consider (especially for sophmore transfers) is whether or not you would have been admissible as a freshman. If you have applied in the past, we look at that application and that decision and the reasoning behind it. If you have not applied before, we will look at your application as though you did to see how you would have compared to others who applied that year. </p>
<p>I'm not trying to discourage you from having goals and aspirations. However I do think it's important for you all to be realistic about the process. It's really important for you to focus more on what you can do at the school you attend to make yourself happy there.</p>
<p>So basically what you are saying is:</p>
<p>You can dream, but for every 100 people out there, consider yourself extremely lucky to be one of the 7 or 8 who are offered admissions.</p>
<p>In short, be content with your school and give up any and all hopes of transferring to Wharton.</p>