who to choose for Recommendations?

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi guys, I am a USC freshmen planning to transfer to Dartmouth, Cornell, and UPenn, and I am deciding which professor should I ask for recommendations, could you guys give me some advice? I have 3 choices, but can only pick 2 for recommendation!</p>

<li><p>Business class professor–Cornell Alumni! a great guy! He only remembers my name in the entire class (but he doesn’t know me that well in terms of grades), and I talk a lot in his class. However, he has a lot of school spirit, and feels really proud of the school. So, telling him that I am transfering might make him mad…=(</p></li>
<li><p>TA for the same Business class: I am not that great in her class, but she know that I got the highest overall mark in 500 people taking that class…</p></li>
<li><p>Math Professor: Harvard PHD graduate, but does not like talking to students after class…she doesn’t know me that well, and plus, although she was impressed with me when I scored the highest on her first exam, my grades kept dropping ever since…X(</p></li>
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<p>what do you guys think? is this not a good sign? How much do the recommendations weigh? Does that lower my chances in transfering?</p>

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<p>Choose the ones who like you most as a person, not a student. The colleges you’re applying to will see what kind of grades you have from transcripts, but aside from essays and such, they really have no idea who you are. So, I would say choose the profs you are more likely to consider friends.</p>

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<p>Recommendations are generally much more important for transfers, but as you are a freshman, your high school work will be of significant weight (along with your college work). What are your stats?</p>

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<p>thanks so much guys, I am a current USC freshmen in Marshall school of business…my stats isn’t that good, I have good extracurricular stuff, and my 1st semester is 4.0 gpa, but my SAT is only 2150…do u guys think there is hope for transfering?? (even though it’s less than a month left)</p>

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<p>Stats sound fine, but is your high school GPA/transcript weak? If so, your chances are rather weak, hence why I suggested waiting a year and maintaining your strong college GPA to boost your chances.</p>