<p>With the risk of seeming indecisive, I am going ask you guys to advise me on which colleges would seem like a good match for me in the context of applying as a transfer. I do have colleges that I am interested in, but it's pretty likely that I may have overlooked some (I'm absentminded...lol). Here are the (oh no, not again) stats:</p>
<p>Public 4-year university
Female, Asian Engineering Student (Freshman)
Major: Bioengineering
Current College GPA: 4.12/4.0 </p>
<p>SAT I : (720M/800V/730W) --> new SAT (never took the old one)
SAT II: (mathII: 730, chemistry: 690, BioM: 710)</p>
<p>EC's: the usual. everyone I hear about hear is almost a "super-applicant" anyway, so I highly doubt that listing my EC's will help you assess me.</p>
<p>I do, however, do independent-research at a lab (and have been doing so since I started uni), have done research at Columbia and am absolutely passionate about my work.</p>
<p>I am additionally in the process of setting up my own company ( though I won't advertise here, I promise ;-) )</p>
<p>My essays are quirky, somewhat humorous but with serious overtones...but these are perhaps the most subjective part of any application.</p>
<p>Legacy: none (my mom went to Columbia GRAD school. my dad was an Intern at Johns Hopkins, but I don't have any "legacy" so to speak).</p>
<p>Sorry for boring you to death guys, but I'd seriously appreciate your opinions! Thanks :-)</p>
<p>I want to transfer because I want to be challenged. I feel as if I've explored most everything this place has to offer. On a personal note, I would also like to be near my family (in NYC), so somewhere on the East Coast would preferably be better...but since this is more of a personal factor (vs. academic), it isn't absolutely necessary. </p>
<p>I love engineering-no joke. I don't like being frustrated by my current program (it's somewhat poorly designed :-( ) I am, therefore, interested in schools w/strong engg programs, those which provide a good challenge while still abstaining from being too "cut and dry". I am interested and fascinated by the liberal arts as well, so a school with a liberal-arts rep would interest me as well (as long as it still has an engg program- e.g. Brown-though I don't have very good chances for there). </p>
<p>Hope this helped!! Sorry for coming across as ambiguous before!</p>
<p>Actually, can anybody speculate on my chances at:
Boston University
USC (Southern California)
UMich Ann Arbor
Northwestern, and finally,
WashU???</p>
<p>These are what I, personally, have in mind at the moment...what do y'all think?</p>
<p>USC? I thought you wanted to be somewhere in the east coast! </p>
<p>Anyway, USC isn't nearly as selective as those other schools you mention. I figure that with your stats, you have a very good shot.</p>
<p>For the other schools you mentioned, your high school stats will weigh in a lot with your chances since you are a sophmore-level transfer. (USC doesn't consider high school stats after you have reached 30 semester units.) You might want to list down your high school stats so people can give you a better assessment of your chances to those other schools. But your SAT scores are fairly high, so you should have a shot at all of them.</p>
<p>well i strongly think that if you stay for two years, maintain a high gpa, excell in ECs (important) ...then you have very good chances for the ivies.</p>
<p>it all depends on how desperate you are ..to transfer.</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm considering CALS and WashU quite seriously.</p>
<p>However, I've heard that Dartmouth is extremely difficult to transfer into. I haven't taken a look at their transfer %iles and the like, but that's what people have said...do you happen to know if that is really the case?</p>
<p>your stats are very good- I would definately suggest cornell engineering, mit,harvard or stanford- I say dont limit yourself- your stats are amazing and so the skies the limit- these chances threads are great but you need to make sure that you are not discouraged by them in any way dont underestimate yourself- but by the same token- dont take anything for granted.</p>
<p>well cornell isn't a powerhouse for bioengineering. it has a program, but it's not one of the best. js23 is right in considering texas a&m and case because the quality of biomed/bioeng is pretty darn good. maybe you could look at upenn, duke, rice, jhu, ga tech (as a safety)...really any place with great medical facilities nearby. i'm considering biomed. eng. so i've been doing some research. good luck to you.</p>
<p>You're seriously considering bioE, p reepa?? Awesome! I think if you have the right approach towards it, you'll really like it :)</p>
<p>My current uni is ranked 20th for bioE, so I wouldn't want to exchange it for a lesser program.
I was waitlisted at JHU and I know for a fact that they have an amazing program.
I really liked the people (yes, the people) in Columbia's department. They were all so nice and friendly. I really felt encouraged there, so although statistically, Columbia doesn't look all that good (for transfer), I definitely found myself liking the place considerably.</p>
<p>well, i do a lot of basic science research work (cancer genomics etc.), and i'm a physics major, so it seemed natural to consider bioe. columbia seems nice. props.</p>
<p>Hmm...I'm assuming being a physics major is strenuous enough to prepare you for all the math+physics that's fundamental to engineering. As long as you are comfortable with the biological sciences (which seems obvious considering your research involves that), bioE could be a good option.</p>
<p>Though be warned, it's not as "glamorous" as people make it out to be. It's a new field and jobs, while they are growing quickly, are still small in number. You have to be very self-motivated, career-wise, I think to land something--unlike other types of engineering. But it has great prospects in the near future. If I didn't believe that, I wouldn't be doing it.</p>
<p>Additionally, your research seems somewhat similar to the work I'm doing...you can PM me if you wanna know more about BioE or my research etc.</p>