Long term goal would be to become a PM for a tech company, hence the CS and Business major. I’d also be fine with data analytics, informatics, or consulting. I know I don’t want to become an software engineer/developer. I’d probably need to go to grad school, but right now I don’t plan to, but it’s an option for me.
I’ve only recently became interested in CS, which is a huge disadvantage for me. This is also a reason for hesitating on transferring. CS program here is 80% acceptance, but it’s not great but pretty much guarantees me to study it. At schools like USC, I’d pretty much have no chance on getting in with CS because of my lack of experience. I plan on applying to schools as a business major and just giving up the CS aspect. At least at UNC, I’d have a chance to study both, even if it’s just a minor.
As for my decisions in HS, I was originally intent on studying Biology pre-med, which is also a huge reason why I turned down other schools. I think I had 3.9 UW HS GPA, 1550 SAT, decent ECs and essays. Got in UCSD, Case Western, Santa Clara, George Washington. Waitlisted and ultimately rejected at Georgetown, which broke my heart. Rejected at BU, USC, Tufts, UCLA, UCB, pretty much everywhere.
My area of study change is huge, and it’s probably hard to understand how I was committed to studying medicine my 4 years in HS (most of my ECs were related to health/medicine) and just changed to business/CS once college started. After college decisions, I don’t know how else to phrase it but I was at rock bottom. I worked so hard in high school just to get rejected from pretty much everywhere but the one school I never saw myself going to (UNC). I reflected long and hard over the summer, and decided that medicine was unrealistic for me if I was going to be this weak over one obstacle. The road to medical school is difficult, so if I couldn’t handle this one hurdle, this road would be extremely difficult for me. It sounds harsh, but I’m glad that I found an alternative path early on. This does leave me at a disadvantage. I joined some business clubs/CS clubs my first semester in college, but I’m not as experienced as others, which is another reason for hesitating on transferring. I finished all the general business school pre-reqs this semester, which is helpful. Looked at USC business program, and some credits should transfer from that.
Checked with my parents, and they are fine with tuition.
My first semester GPA isn’t as good as I want it to be, so ivies and T-25s are pretty much off the table this cycle. I’m hoping my HS GPA + SAT will help me a little bit. Like I said in my original post, I could always just wait and apply to transfer next year, which is probably a good idea because I’ll know if I’m in the business program and I could get my GPA up. I still want to try and apply now just to see where things go, but I’m at a disadvantage right now.
There’s so many aspects that I have to take into account, and it’s giving me a headache thinking about it haha