Chance Me (Transfer Student) - UC Berkeley, UCLA, Cornell, Notre Dame, NYU

Chance Me / Match Me
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Name: Saagar Sharma (Pacific Islander born and raised in the United States)

Currently attending my sophomore year at San Francisco State with an intent of transferring out. This school didn’t seem like the right fit for me. My high school stats were poor and given my circumstances at the time, it seemed most convenient for me to go to a four year university. I am aware that it is harder to transfer from a four year university, however attending a community college is not an option.

I am currently a business finance major but I plan on transferring as an economics major (also thinking about rhetoric)
Current Stats: 3.88 GPA with a competitive schedule (DARN THOSE A-'s)

Extra Curricular Activities:
Community service abroad- Participated in a program where I did administrative work (mostly accounting/excel spreadsheets) for a medium sized hospital in India.

Intern at a top tier bank - (Won’t disclose out of discretion, but think Bank of America, J.P Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo etc.) I handle a lot of paperwork and transactions for private bank clients.

Help out in my parents corporation: We are franchise owners and I help with operations on my spare time.

Participate in clubs at school but I don’t hold any positions: Indian Student Association and an economics/finance club.

My number one pick as of right now would be UC Berkeley as I would be able to keep my internship and go to school.

Appreciate all your help and opinions (keep it positive please)

P.S. Let me know if I’m missing any crucial information, drafted this in about 10 minutes :slight_smile:

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Since you are not a CC student, the UCs will prioritize your app according to the following list:

CC students
UC to UC students
Other California universities (private and CSUs)
OOS

Additionally, some of your coursework may not transfer from the CSU. You need to check with your advisor. Most majors at Berkeley and LA are impacted, so you may want to have some back-ups.

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I was familiar with the CC priority and I also have a meeting with an admissions advisor at Berkeley. In regards to having some back-ups I’m thinking about Cal Poly SLO for a backup. Thank you for the feedback and information, much appreciated :slight_smile:

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You are a strong candidate but, you are applying to very competitive programs from a non-favored path. I think UCB is really unlikely. UCLA could happen but, i think you’ve got less than 50/50 shot. CP SLO - they just don’t admit many transfer applicants and virtually all of them come from CCCs. They aren’t a ‘back up plan’ - You should apply to all 3 but, UCI. UCD, UCSB, UCSC and UCR are much more likely.

Apply broadly and see what happens.

I don’t know enough about the other schools you list to provide much insight.

Good luck.

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@NCalRent Thank you for the feedback.

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