Chances at georgetown and usc

Transfer Students
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I am currently a freshmen at a private institution ranked #190-200 in national universities. I applied to the school because of my faith but realized I really wanted to go to a school that provided a good education. I want to transfer to Georgetown or USC as a sophomore. What are my chances and what can I do to improve it?
Highschool Freshmen GPA: 3.65
Sophomore : 3.8
Junior : 4.35 ( Weighted)
Senior : 3.55
Cumulative gpa : 3.89 ( weighted)

College gpa : 4.0

ACT composite: 33 ( 34 superscore)
English : 30(33
Math: 35
Reading: 33
Science: 33

AP’s: US history : 4
(my school only provided 3 Ap’s in total

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: Class officer in freshmen, sophomore, and senior year
Student association officer Junior year
JV soccer 1 year, Varsity soccer 3 years (Captain Senior year)

Volunteer service: 110 hours recorded on transcript. ( can provide more for applications)
(other services not recorded on school transcript)
-Helped underprivileged/homeless in San Bernadino county
-Provided medical/dental services and English/Korean lessons for a month in impoverished areas of Nepal with a religious organization.

I currently have All A’s at my university. Hoping to transfer as a Sophomore for Fall 2019 to a better school. what can I do improve my chances at transferring to these schools?

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If your writing is strong, you should have as good a chance as anyone else. Both universities are competitive; many applicants with similar scores to you. What matters is how you differentiate yourself. Try to go beyond your religion in your writing and get as much work/internship experience as possible.

I can say only one thing for certain: best way to differentiate yourself will be your writing.

As far as chances are concerned, I think you already know them. What are the transfer acceptance rates for these schools, respectively? I’d think around 20%. So, you have a ~20% chance of getting accepted to either USC or GU, and a 64% chance of getting accepted to neither (1-0.2=0.8 [chance of not getting accepted to one school]^2= 0.64 [chance of getting accepted to neither]).

Think about it. If you apply to a good school, you must be a good student: logic follows that other applicants are also good students. Thus, your scores/grades alone will not get you admitted to USC/GU. Everyone has those scores. It’s all about your individual characteristics and how they differentiate you form the flock. Hope this helps, and keep on hoping.