intfringe

Hi guys,
I will apply for transfer as an incoming junior.

(Mostly Ivies.)

- College Info. -
Current univ.: top five state university
GPA: 4.0 / 4.0 unweighted (Dean't list)

- HS Info. -
GPA: 3.95 / 4.0 unweighted (Rank 1 / 216)

- Official Test score -
SAT1: 2030 (CR: 620 / Math: 770 / WR: 640)
SAT2: Math2c (800) / Chem (710)
TOEFL: iBT 108 (R:27 L:27 S:26 W:28)

US/Int'l: International

- Recommendations -
1) math professor (excellent)
2) PS prof. (not sure, but assuming very good)
3) Geology prof. (same with above)

- Hook (?) -
military experience
internships at major consulting firms
several academic/non-academic activities in college and held leadership positions
but I won't enumerate them cuz I don't think they will differentiate from other applicants

Questions
1) I am so worrying about the SAT 1 score. Even though I heard that the SAT 1 is not significantly considered into admission process compared to GPA and etc, since I know the admission process is holistic one, I am just so confusing. I can't retake the SAT 1.

2) Chance me please?

*I know the transfer admission for colleges in the list is extremely competitive.

snipersas

test scores will hurt you significantly. You should consider Columbia's General Studies school; they have a strong bent toward veterans.

intfringe

I have considered it and decided not to apply for GS.
Thanks for your answer!

gibby

I'm sure you have read: Transfer Program | Yale College Admissions

"As competitive as the admissions process is for freshmen, the transfer process is even more so. Yale receives more than 1,000 transfer applications each year, and we have spaces for only 20 to 30 students. While GPA is not the only factor that the admissions committee takes into consideration, it may be helpful to note that the average college GPA of admitted transfer candidates is 3.8. Given the competitive nature of the transfer admissions process, candidates should have compelling reasons for attending Yale and should think carefully about whether Yale is the right fit for them before making the effort to complete an application."

JHS

I know Chicago makes transfers complete its core. Chicago's economics department is also very fussy about prerequisites for everything, because it can afford to be. As a result, it would probably take you at least three years, and maybe some summers, too, to graduate from Chicago. And you could have similar issues at Columbia. I am not certain what Columbia does with transfer students and its core curriculum.

What, exactly, are you trying to do? If your goal is to be an international finance lawyer -- just guessing from your screen name -- you would be much, much better served to stay at UIUC, maintain your 4.0 GPA, and spend a lot of time prepping for the LSAT. In the legal world, your undergraduate institution hardly matters, and your law school is everything. Staying where you are would give you a much better chance of getting into a top law school (and probably helps keep your debt down so that you can afford to go to law school).