Please help me prepare for my future college transfer!

Transfer Students
1

I got rejected by my top choices (MIT, UC Berkeley, and Bowdoin). But, I’m still interested in attending them in the future.

I realize that I am not a good fit now, but I would like to hear suggestions on what I can do to help that.

What I am planning on doing:

  • Attend the speed school at UofL
  • Take as close of a schedule as possible as students at MIT, UC Berkeley, etc
  • Join the Engineering LGBT+ club at UofL, and gaining some type of leadership position
  • Create a non-profit that focuses on STEM education to LGBT individuals in the Louisville area.
  • Create some type of project that is related to my major (Engineering undecided, with minor in CS)

What else do you think would help out?

2

Those are good initiatives, but you should prepare for the fact that MIT and Bowdoin have transfer acceptance rates of below 5%. If you don’t mind attending U of L, it might also help to transfer into your junior year so that colleges weigh your high school statistics less heavily.