Hi Guys,
I am a current junior technically who has 69 hours, and am taking 15 hours this semester. I started at one state school for 3 semesters, then transferred to a top state school (Think UCLA,UVA,UNC,UT)
I am very interested in applying to transfer to Columbia/Cornell. I got 2 B’s my first semester of college, I ended my first university with a 3.76 GPA. When I transferred I have had a 4.0 for the past 2 semesters.
Has anyone transferred to a top school that has had 60+ hours? That is my only concern, because if not then it may not be worth applying to transfer for fall 2024.
P.S. I do not mind taking minimum an additional year in Uni at all. I know that only 60 credits can transfer.
Why do you want to transfer?
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My first reaction is exactly the same as @twogirls (and no we are not related). I have to wonder why you want to transfer.
If I am counting your credits properly, you are not very far away from completing three full years of university at the end of this semester. You might be two classes short, but you could make them up over the summer and graduate in May of 2025 (unless I am confused). Alternately you could graduate at the end of 2025. Either would be a reasonable option.
Also, you are already at a “top state school”. Certainly any of UCLA, UVA, and UNC are very good universities, as is probably UT although there are several UT’s (certainly either UT Austin or U.Toronto are excellent, I do not know the other UT’s as well).
If you transfer, there is some risk of losing credits. Also, many universities would require you to take a full two years there to graduate. Also, it is going to be quite tough to transfer to a school that is significantly better than UCLA, UVA, UNC, or at least some of the various UT’s.
Usually to transfer to a school such as Columbia and Cornell you need to have a good academic reason to transfer. I am hard pressed to imagine what that would be.
If you are in a major where any type of graduate school is a possibility, then a more realistic approach might be to get your bachelor’s degree where you are, optionally get some work experience, then think of perhaps getting a master’s degree or a different graduate degree.
Certainly some people have gotten their bachelor’s degree at a university that is ranked lower than where you are, and then gotten a master’s degree at Columbia or Cornell.
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Really like the username, and funny coincidence! I want to transfer because of the brand name, the field I want to go into is highly pedigree based and I don’t mind taking minimum additional 2 years.
High Finance, although it is certainly doable from my current school it is not the main reason I want to transfer
I cannot speak for finance and “pedigree.” I will say that generally speaking, transferring for “brand name” is not a great idea. Again, I will not speak for finance.
What is the main reason you want to transfer, if not “high finance?”
Are you engaged in clubs, relationships etc at your current school? That might be hard if you transfer.
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That additional two years could mean a bachelor’s degree where you are, plus a master’s degree at one of the schools that you want to transfer to.
I will admit that I do not know high finance at all, and I do not know how a bachelor’s degree from Columbia would be compared to a bachelor’s somewhere else plus a master’s degree at Columbia.
Also, since I do not know finance, I do not know how an MBA would be compared with a master’s in something else such as mathematics or a related field. I would expect that admissions to a top MBA program would be very competitive, particularly for someone without work experience.
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Perhaps @Catcherinthetoast can chime in since they know that industry.
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What do you mean by high finance and or do you mind sharing your current school?
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