Do you think I have a chance at transferring colleges?

[socrates89]

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SAT I (breakdown): 640 680 660 vmw -1980
ACT:not taken
SAT II: math iic 640 bio 730 chem 700
College GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 projected
High school GPA: 4.4
High school Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/1000 Salutatorian
Major Awards: a few scholaships nothing much state awards if that accounts for anything but i dont think they care anyway
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A few clubs just members not the president or anything but I plan to start neuroscience research (bio/chem) research my firs smester so that should be somthing
Job/Work Experience: a held a few jobs at clothing stores
Volunteer/Community service: 1000 at local hospital and in the community as well as volunteered aborad
Essays: Great
Teacher Recommendation: i think good
Counselor Rec: alright

State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Rutgers University Newark i think reputable public school
Ethnicity: Southasian male
Gender:M
Income Bracket: low
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): just that I did alright in high school

My courses are:

-General Chem I and Chem Lab
-Honors English and Comp
-Science and Religion
-Calculus I
15 credits in total

so what do you think are my chances for schools in the top 20 such as

Harvard, Yale,Columbia Brown, Upenn, NYU, Carnegie Mellon, Duke, UChicago thats it

 

[socrates89]

bump can someone help and tell me what my chances are??????

 

[premedmind]

Harvard is looking out of reach, and so is Yale.

 

[jochi1543]

NYU, Carnegie Mellon, and Chicago might take you. I'd say your SATs are too low for Ivies and Duke and while your app is good, I don't think it has that little something to grab their attention, if you know what I mean. In my days, when SAT was out of 1600, I remember that Harvard advised that applicants have 1450 or higher, so over 720 in each section.

EDIT: Actually, I think it was 1490, because I had a 1460 and I remember thinking that I was below their suggested score.

 

[bigman43]

dude, go post on collegeconfidential. they'll give you better advice.

 

[Meatwad]

I'm not sure, but Columbia doesn't even take transfers (although this may be after 3 or more semesters). So you might want to cross them off your list. Why the unrelenting hunt for prestige? It won't get you into med school, your grades, scores, and ECs will. Rutgers is a good school and can get you to your goal (and for a lot less money than NYU).

 

[ssquared]

1) A 4.0 projected college GPA is, well, projected. I'm not saying it isn't possible, but college presents its own share of challenges that make it difficult.

2) You SAT is probably too low for the ivy league.

3) You have a good chance at NYU & Carnegie Mellon, the rest are a stretch.

4) The trick to getting into a tippity top college is being very, very good at one thing. I don't care what people say about that well-rounded bs, it's about bringing something to their campus that others don't. All of my friends who went to ivy league schools were either fabulous athletes, musicians, or had something else going for them. So when you apply, you need to do your best to show that you are a valuable person for your skills in doing activity X.

 

[FutureDoc4]

Don't listen to these people I transferred from a large private university to one of the smaller ivies, and I had an ACT of 29 (95%), which if I had to guess is equivalent to 1400/1600 SAT...I'd say you have a good shot at transferring to some schools over others, but they are going to to want to see that your transferring for a reason, not just the prestige factor

 

[DrBubbles]

I was a junior transfer: I went to an Ivy League first (and I got in for being good at everything, but not great at anything, although I did manage a vet wellness clinic for two years in high school) and transferred to a smaller liberal arts school with about a B college average GPA, a little bit of research, and involvement in one year of NCAA sports. Both schools were top 10--one on the National Universitites list and one on the Liberal Arts Universities list. It was the best decision I ever made.

My advice:

The question isn't "Which top 20 can I get into?" It's "Why do I want to transfer? What don't I like about college, what do I like, and what else am I looking for?" I strongly advise you to first figure those things out, then really be honest with yourself about the schools you're thinking of. Look for schools that meet your needs, not the ones that are ranked highly because they get lots of grant money. Look into the liberal arts list too--I had an amazing 2 1/2 years of developmental neurobiology research there, with the option of staying a fifth year and earning a Master's degree.

You will get to med school if you are truly motivated and focused regardless of where you go to college. Choose the college that fits you best. Good luck!

 

[BigRedPremed]

👍

I was a junior transfer: I went to an Ivy League first (and I got in for being good at everything, but not great at anything, although I did manage a vet wellness clinic for two years in high school) and transferred to a smaller liberal arts school with about a B college average GPA, a little bit of research, and involvement in one year of NCAA sports. Both schools were top 10--one on the National Universitites list and one on the Liberal Arts Universities list. It was the best decision I ever made.

My advice:

The question isn't "Which top 20 can I get into?" It's "Why do I want to transfer? What don't I like about college, what do I like, and what else am I looking for?" I strongly advise you to first figure those things out, then really be honest with yourself about the schools you're thinking of. Look for schools that meet your needs, not the ones that are ranked highly because they get lots of grant money. Look into the liberal arts list too--I had an amazing 2 1/2 years of developmental neurobiology research there, with the option of staying a fifth year and earning a Master's degree.

You will get to med school if you are truly motivated and focused regardless of where you go to college. Choose the college that fits you best. Good luck!

Good advice 👍

 

[jochi1543]

I'm not sure, but Columbia doesn't even take transfers (although this may be after 3 or more semesters). So you might want to cross them off your list. Why the unrelenting hunt for prestige? It won't get you into med school, your grades, scores, and ECs will. Rutgers is a good school and can get you to your goal (and for a lot less money than NYU).

Columbia DOES take transfers - at least it definitely did so in 2004, when I considered transferring there after my sophomore year, but opted to stay at my school instead. I think they say you have to have a GPA of at least 3.5 in college in order to be considered for a transfer.