@apple0101 The question of fit does become very important as you posted the same question on a number of cc university specific sub-forums. Those universities are very different from each other and it is quite unlikely that you will be effectively able to communicate specific fit to all of them, i.e. Brown and Noter Dame, just to name two on your list, which seems to focus primarily on perceived prestige? As for Notre Dame, it runs the risk of being rejected early on in the transfer process. Have you applied to Notre Dame first time around?