@MidwestDad3 I turned down Binghamton to go to Geneseo and I don’t want to transfer down.
@whatisbusiness Just for the record, Vanderbilt- currently #16 on USNews- has a transfer acceptance rate of 40% (376 accepted of 927 applicants, according to their website). Vandy is an exception, but it does prove that the top 20 just might be within reach. There are several exceptions, some of which I mentioned above as transfer friendly schools. If you think only top 20 schools would be a significant enough jump to justify a transfer, then thanks for your opinion
Even though I appreciate that you’re all doing my work for me by going over specific schools, I won’t really need that information for another year. I haven’t even graduated HS yet. What’s really important right now is determining what sort of trade up would justify the pains of transferring. I guess I should ask where exactly to draw the line. Would W&M or UNC make sense? Their SAT score averages are lower than 750 in all three sections (UNC’s are kinda close to Geneseo’s), but they’re still very prestigious. Just based on the scores, UNC may be falling off my list and schools like W&M or Emory are on the line. Again, drawing the line is more important at this stage of the process than determining whether or not Penn will accept me.
Just some relevant stats:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/1362873-transfer-acceptance-rates-at-the-top-25-schools-2011-collegeboard.html
http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/transfer/prospective/transferprofile.html
https://uadmissions.georgetown.edu/transfer/student-profile