<p>I was a transfer to U of C (majoring in poly sci and eventually getting an MBA in finance) and loved it! However, I agree with the advice of several posters that transferring from one top college/university to another should be based on one’s own compelling reasons to transfer (such as a strong major in your field being demonstrably better than at one’s current school or significant unhappiness with one’s current school compared to the greener grass at the prospect school.)</p>
<p>Columbia and U of C by reputation of their academic emphases and by their location in two “world class” cities are often noted as being very similar so the argument for transfer from one to the other becomes even more problematic.</p>
<p>If you do still want to consider transferring, I echo the “be sure to visit U of C” as well.</p>