<p>If I don’t get accepted into any of my reaches or matches, which I think I’m not going to, I’m going to have to go to my safties (UCR, got accepted or UCM, most likely). I think I might go to UCM and do something crazy and then apply to transfer 2nd semester freshman year. What should I do to transfer if I’m going to major in mathematics, but have a passion for economics (though not majoring in it).
I know that I have to get a 4.0. But what extracurriculars are good enough to merit transfer to an ivy league?</p>
<p>how would co-publishing a mathematical paper be?</p>
<p>Get involved in 2-3 clubs, volunteer, and try to maintain a 3.8+ GPA.</p>
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<li><p>No schools in the Ivy sports league give merit scholarships, only need based FA.</p></li>
<li><p>If you weren’t a competitive candidate for the higher UCs as a fr applicant, it is extremely unlikely that you would be accepted as a soph year transfer to a highly selective school. When you apply to transfer you will have completed 1 sem/qt of college and the most weight would be given to your HS record (gpa & course rigor) and test scores.</p></li>
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<p>^Well, some schools are more transfer friendly than others. If he can hold a 3.8+, I believe he has a solid chance of being admitted into a school like Cornell, assuming his high school gpa is stellar and his test scores are pretty good.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
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<p>The former is why I wouldn’t assume the latter.</p>
<p>Your best bet would be to attend one of the few CCs that Cornell has an agreement with. That will give you a better chance of admission.</p>