<p>Hello, I am a Finance student at George Mason University, VA and I want to transfer to a top business school in the near year. I am planning to retake some classes I got B- in and probably bring my GPA up to 3.6</p>
<p>Business Schools I want to apply for:
UVA
NYU
UPenn Warton
Michigan Ross
William and Mary
Penn State</p>
<p>GPA: 3.4 Junior Finance major and Econ minor (starting senior year next fall)
High school GPA 3.5
Was captain of high school swimming
SAT 480 Reading, 530 Math, 490 Writing</p>
<p>Experience: Customer Service intern at Scottrade
Teller at Bank of America
I also publish business newsletters for my business co-ed fraternity Delta Sigma Pi and have been very active at professional and community service events.</p>
<p>Considering I have taken a lot of prerequisite classes such as entry accouting, finance, management, marketing etc.</p>
<p>My questions are:</p>
<p>How big are my chances to transfer into these schools if I choose to stay at GMU for another year and raise my GPA to 3.6? And hopefully have beast recommendations and essay</p>
<p>How should I start preparing for transfer process, besides establishing a relationship with my professors and studying hard?</p>
<p>NYU is a no because of the test scores which they seem to be hellbent on. UPenn is a no with a 3.6 as is U of M with about a 1% admit rate for transfers according to their website. If you have a 3.6 I want to say no for UVA as well but since you would be instate and I know VA has some wierd transfer programs I will just say I don’t think it’s likely. If you pull your GPA up to a 3.6 William and Mary is a maybe but with grade replacement the consider both the first and second grade as well as the fact that you would have to complete 2 years there to graduate. Penn State Smeal school doesn’t accept transfers with 3 or more semsters of coursework already completed.</p>
<p>UTPG - I’m a VA resident, and UVA’s articulation agreements (and all other VA schools) are only with CCs.</p>
<p>With all that in mind, I think you may want to look at some different schools. These are all pretty high reaches. I’m not sure how big a role SAT scores play after four years of undergrad, but if it’s more significant than I thought, you might consider retaking them. Top-ranked schools will be looking at scores in the 2000+ range.</p>
<p>I can retake my SATs I am no where in a hurry. </p>
<p>So my plan would be:</p>
<ol>
<li>Ace my current classes and bring my GPA up 3.6 by next fall</li>
<li>Prepare now and retake the SAT in May</li>
<li>Start getting ready with recs and essays when fall begins</li>
<li>Apply in January</li>
<li>Am I missing anything else?</li>
</ol>
<p>If I retake the SAT and get close to 20000 do you think that will be a big factor in their decision? I will really have to study my butt off for them because I am not a native speaker, so I want to know if it is worth the effort.</p>
<p>Since you will be a senior next fall, most colleges require you to stay 2 years at their school. Off the top of my head, Penn/Wharton only accepts entering sophomore and junior transfers, so does NYU/Stern.</p>
<p>If you are okay with spending another 2-2.5 years at your transfer school, then you can still apply.</p>
<p>I suggest you stick where you are, get a high GPA, then go for a top notch MBA program.</p>
<p>About your stats:
SAT and GPA are not so hot. Compare it to other’s applying for transfer.</p>