Did you apply to Penn last year ? They have a 5% transfer acceptance rate.
Honestly what you describe you are at the right place.
But you want bigger - ASU has IBIS. And innovation. Or for Penn size how about an SMU or Emory ?
Go for your list but it’s highly unlikely. So those would be good complements if size and some level of recruiting truly matter.
Imho of course.
The moving goal posts are all pointing to an infinite loop:
Sometimes the heart just wants what the heart wants.
I think you might be surprised by the variety of colleges attended by people with successful finance careers, and specifically tech finance careers. Of course part of that is your education and training is not necessarily over with college, including the possibility of doing an MBA.
Ultimately, though, the question is whether you will be happy staying at your current college if none of your transfer applications work out. If so, then OK, you can just see what happens.
i did and was waitlisted however, amherst/williams are strong targets for banking, and statistically place way better per capita than ASU.
im not totally looking for a way to get out, like it isn’t existential, therefore i am willing to only apply to reach schools. i would only hope to transfer “up” in terms of tech placements, quant placement, research institutions, and a school that isn’t overwhelming in size (at least for undergrads)
So you have your game plan – now you just need to see what happens. If a transfer doesn’t work, I hope you will make the most of your current (enviable) situation.
Adding there’s also a huge variety of majors for people who have successful finance/tech finance careers. Math, bio, neuroscience, English, history…
Apparently those “other schools” comprise a pretty small group. We’ve exhausted most of the T20 colleges and every state flagship so far.
Just anecdotal, but the people I personally know who went far in finance careers more have in common certain communication and personal skills than any specific educational background. In fact it is interesting to hear them talk about what they really look for when interviewing new hires.
So the good news is I am sure if the OP isn’t able to transfer, but does focus on enthusiastically making use of their current college to develop along those lines, they will have plenty of paths to follow.
thank you
Yes, I will make the best out of my situation, but finance is very gatekept in itself and where ever i can maximize my efforts is best.
going to do as much and work the best i can at whatever school i’m attending.
Is transferring between peer schools (of similar caliber) inherently easier, or is there no direct advantage?
Anyone who has been through the process here?
Look through each’s CDS Section D and transfer websites for data. Some have higher rates but that’s because they gave out - go somewhere for a year and come back (Cornell, Ga Tech).
Others may have higher rates.
Others may be as hard.
And check financial aid - it may be different for a transfer.
Easier than what?
Some U’s make it easier (via an official program) for students transferring in from a local community college, or from someone with only a year of college under their belt before they enlisted in the armed forces. So at those U’s, transferring from a NOT TOP school is what’s easier- it’s part of their stated mission and strategy.
So much depends on the reasons for transferring and how well someone communicates those.
When talking about peer schools, it makes a HUGE difference if you are talking about the most highly selective universities or less selective institutions. Can you provide any additional info?
@newuser1231 you have to have a good reason why you want to transfer from one top school to another.
reply deleted – since the threads were merged the question became moot.
If it’s Columbia, they admitted 329 of 3254 so roughly 10%.
That’s much higher than the first year rate but transfer apps are far less in quantity so the competition won’t be as much. But of those admitted, how many are from community college or were given a clear path ?
In the meantime, if you want to make the change, the question seems not relevant - you have to apply to get in. So you’ll find out one way or another.
yeah i’m applying regardless
highly selective universities, trying to go from one to another
My reason is very strong, i just hope the supporting elements of my application are strong.