<p>Hi. It’s my first time posting here and I do apologize in advance if I am posting on the wrong topic or if I’m supposed to make separate threads for the questions, but I really need some advices.</p>
<p>Schools I want to transfer to:
NYU
Northwestern
Cornell
Georgetown
George Washington Uni
Washington University in St. Louis
Boston college
(I understand that my aim is high)</p>
<p>I’m planning to major in business administration/international business.
International Student from Japan currently attending Foothill College.</p>
<p>Units completed after Fall quarter(which will be the last quarter completed before I submit my applications)
50 units (in quarter system)
GPA 3.53</p>
<p>I do not intend to justify anything but to simply explain, I was involved in 2 car accidents in the second quarter and the professors did not allow me to make up for the work that I had missed, nor did they give me any extra time to prepare for the upcoming tests/exams. In both cases I was not the driver, and the drivers were not under influence of any drugs or alcohol.</p>
<p>Anyways, about my activities in/out of school:
Enrolled in Honors Institution and will graduate as an Honors Student
Co-Founder/VP of a club called Makers Project
Founder/President of a club called Japanese Student Association
Member of Business Club
Student Government member for 1 quarter
Photographer for Student Government since January 2014
Teacher’s assistant for Japanese classes
Freelance photographer since around 2012
participated in Panel of Corporate Leadership at Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations 2014 Tokyo
HS drop out with a GPA of around 1.6
(financial issue within family and I was a juvenile delinquent, been arrested in Japan for misdemeanor)
Fluent in Japanese and English+Chinese(self-taught)
1.5 years of work experience in Japan (full time employed, not part time)
Paying for my first year tuition at my current college out of my own pocket</p>
<p>downside
Retook Statistics
2 Withdraws
B in Business
All but one W due to the car accidents I was involved in.</p>
<p>Now, thank you so much for taking your time to read this and I apologize for all the extra information that might not be necessary. Please evaluate my chances for the schools and evaluate how strong my stats are. It would be great if you can give me an advice on what I should work on. I have never interned because I’m on visa and I am not allowed to Intern for the first 9 months of my presence in the US. As of September it has been 9 months.
So this Winter I am wondering if I should (A) intern somewhere (B) Attend a business conference for undergrad students or (C) language study abroad</p>
<p>Thank you so much!</p>