WHen is the best time to transfer?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>I recently just got rejected from Harvard, Yale, UPenn, Brown, Dartmouth and Wesleyan for Regular Decision. My life is miserable at the moment but I am not going to give up. Anyway, I think I understand the reason for my rejection as I was very naive last year about choosing the "right" college and my high school guidance counselors were good for nothing.
First of all, my SAT scores were too low to even be considered for these colleges. I took many Princeton Review courses, PSAT, SAT (twice), ACT and SATII's; my scores for all these tests were pretty persistence (low I should say). I've tried again and again to improve my scores but nothing seem to work. I also understand that the Ivy's require more than 2000 on the SAT. What is the best way to improve one's score? SAT or ACT? (stupid questions at this stage but I want to hear feedbacks)
I will be attending the University of Connecticut (UCONN-main branch) next semester majoring in agriculture (also a mistake because I hate biology now, hopefully I can change my major to economic or history). I am also considering Fairfield University where I got accepted into their selective business program. I am very interested in business and economic hence I applied to PENN and Yale. Which university would give me a better chance to transfer into the Ivys?
Many people from this forum had told me that the transfer acceptance rate for the Ivys are even lower than the freshman acceptance. They also said a 4.0 GPA in rigorous courses will only give me a "realistic" shot. The big question is WHEN is the best time to transfer? I was thinking about transferring immediately after the first semester.
My mom has a very close friend who teaches at Columbia, will that do any good?</p>

<p>The schools I would want to transfer to are: Yale, Columbia, Dartmouth, UPENN and MAYBE Harvard, Stanford and UC Berkeley.</p>

<p>By the way, how much is the fee for transfer applications?</p>

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What is the best way to improve one's score? SAT or ACT? (stupid questions at this stage but I want to hear feedbacks)

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<p>If you took "many" PR courses and studied as much as you could, you probably have reached your potential.</p>

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Which university would give me a better chance to transfer into the Ivys?

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<p>It doesn't matter.</p>

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The big question is WHEN is the best time to transfer?

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<p>When you have a 4.0GPA and have proven yourself.</p>

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My mom has a very close friend who teaches at Columbia, will that do any good?

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<p>No.</p>

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By the way, how much is the fee for transfer applications?

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<p>The usual $65 or so.</p>

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<p>if you're worried about your test scores, you might want to try for junior year transfer (i.e. apply when you're a sophomore). the more college experience you have, the less adcoms care about test scores and the like. but more importantly, you should really try to enjoy your time at UConn, because at the end of the day, the college you go to is quite a bit less important than what you make of yourself while you're there, as cliche as that sounds. think about that in the event that you still aren't accepted, and even in the event that you are.</p>

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<p>Very true indeed, I know for a fact that I will have a lot of fun in UCONN since many of my close friends are matriculating as well. Hopefully everything works out the way it should.</p>