<p>GPA: 3.8 overall
Extra curricular activity : President of student government , President of Asian American Association , Vice - President of Phi Theta Kappa
Employment : Cashier - Restaurant
Major : Political Science</p>
<p>Planning to apply Brown , Cornell , and Columbia </p>
<p>What's the chance of getting into these top schools? Which college is the best chance to get into? Thanks =D</p>
<p>Decent chance at Cornell, the others are fair game for everyone.</p>
<p>ECs look pretty nice, but why not look into some other schools? There are loads of schools not in the IVY league but much better than the schools you mentioned.</p>
<p>Slim bro sry… There’s plenty of good school besides that…</p>
<p>Such as?
Perhaps UC Berkeley is better?</p>
<p>Stanford, MIT, CalTech, Duke, & UChicago to name a few. Though at that level, some schools will be better for some things, others for other things :D</p>
<p>Thank you !</p>
<p>dude u’ll get into cornell and columbia</p>
<p>ur the president</p>
<p>^ LOL pro06</p>
<p>“ur the president” hahaha!</p>
<p>I had a UC-transferrable 3.9-ish when I was applying, and got into UC Berkeley. But honestly, with your ECs, I don’t think UC Berk is in your league. Shoot for some of the schools akalboy mentioned. Stanford, CalTech, and MIT will be almost as tough as the top IVYs, but schools like Duke have better acceptance rate than those (7% for transfer, while Stanford&Yale are 2% or less) schools mostly because a smaller group of students actually apply. And you have to admit Duke is better than Brown and Cornell at least…</p>
<p>I know rankings aren’t everything (I was gonna go to Boston College over Berkeley although Boston is ranked in the 30s while Berkeley is like 21), but here: </p>
<ol>
<li>Harvard</li>
<li>Princeton</li>
<li>Yale</li>
<li>MIT& Stanford</li>
<li>CalTech& UPenn</li>
<li>Columbia& Duke& UChicago</li>
<li>Dartmouth
…</li>
<li>Cornell
…</li>
<li>Brown</li>
</ol>
<p>By all means apply to Brown/Cornell/Columbia, but also look into some other schools!! :)</p>
<p>PS: I’m going to Duke…thus the plug. :P</p>
<p>You are a Poli Sci major right? Where is Georgetown on your list? The list above is a general ranking of schools. However, if you want to rank schools by major, Gtown would definitely be on top for Poli Sci.</p>
<p>I spoke to a transfer student at Yale, who put it best when he said, “It doesn’t hurt to apply… Send out the applications, and when you have to make the decision, it doesn’t hurt to have choices.” Go for it and apply to the schools of your choice.</p>
<p>To better answer your question, why not directly ask the schools? Call the schools you’re interested in and make an appointment with an admissions counselor. Make a phone appointment if you can’t go in person.</p>
<p>During your appointment, give the counselor your background information (or email your information in advance) and ask for tips about how to make yourself stand out or how to articulate yourself to show that you’re a good fit for the school (assuming that you’ve done your research and truly think that you are a good fit for those schools).</p>
<p>Of course, the counselor can’t tell you if you will get in or not, but s/he may provide insights specific to the school. This information can help you when you’re completing the application because you’re getting tips directly from the schools you want to get into.</p>
<p>I wish I was given this advice when I was applying to transfer. Now that I’ve gone through the process, I know a lot more (I ended up transferring to Stanford as an undergrad). However, I followed the above steps when I was applying to a graduate program at Columbia. When I met with the admissions counselor, I brought copies of my resume and transcripts and talked about my goals and why I thought my program of interest was the best for me. The counselor not only gave me a better sense of the school, but he also gave me pointers on what to highlight in my application essay. I left the appointment feeling more confident and more directed because I was able to see a part of the admissions process from an insider’s point of view.</p>
<p>It’s worth a shot to try this strategy when applying to transfer. Hope this advice helps.</p>
<p>What is yor current school? If it’s in the sphere of the schools you’re looking at, with a 3.8 and pres of the student body, with excellent recs and good SATs you’re a good candidate anywhere.</p>
<p>SAT scores?</p>
<p>My guess is they go to a CC since Phi Theta Kappa is a CC honor’s society.</p>