Chance me (again?)

kisskisskiss
Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:35:42 +0000

My original post is [url="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/386818-chance-me.html#post4616845"]here[/url]. But for a quick refresher:

-Currently at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY
-GPA: 3.72 (3 A, 4 A-, 1 B), major: Psychology, possible minor: Mathematics
-HS GPA: extremely competitive NYC private, A-/B+ average
-2230 SAT
-Why I want to transfer: Not entirely satisfied with class quality here; too rural; student population not to my taste either in class or out of class.

I’m in the middle of my first term, sophomore year, here, and I think I’m on track to get somewhere between a 3.7 and a 4.0 for the semester. Additionally, I’ve taken another EC on, as DJ for my radio station, and an on-campus job (which is difficult for non-aid students to get).

My list has only expanded: it was originally:
Stanford
Brown
Pomona
Penn
NYU (Gallatin School)

but now I’ve added:
CMU
Michigan
UCLA
Tufts
USC
Columbia

I know all of these schools, save possibly NYU, are reaches, just because it’s so hard to transfer and I don’t really have the best reason for wanting to get out of here (my major is fine, I’m doing well, I’m getting a “decent” education)- but I really don’t want to graduate from here and I want to be somewhere else by Spring 08. What are my chances? Can you suggest any safeties that I can definitely leave for if everything goes wrong in the transfer process?

Thanks in advance!

ETA: Should I even consider Cornell? I want to go somewhere that’s at least partially urban and I know Cornell doesn’t fit that, but if there’s a chance of my being able to get in, should I send off an application? Or would I be wasting money on a rejection letter?