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1. your college grades
2. your essays
3. your extra-curriculars
4. a developed sense of understanding regarding the schools & programs you are applying to
5. how the first 3 things, aka your current life: a) demonstrate and reflect genuine pursuit of your stated interests and b) prepare you for these specific programs and places
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I think this is a golden list for prospective transfer students. I didn't have great SAT score--I'll leave it at "very lazy scores below 1900"-- and got rejected from my top choices which were top 15 schools. I thought taking the SAT in college would be too burdensome and I focused on my college grades, essays, and getting good recs. In the end, I was accpeted into Georgetown and BC (two schools I originially did not apply) and Wharton (after being rejected the first time).
I believe what helped the most in my success were my essays. I started my researching my transfer schools during November~December, started the essays during Winter break, and polished them until the deadlines. So anything can be possible in the transfer process.