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I am wondering if it’s worth it to try and transfer to an Ivy (Harvard, Yale, Cornell) after having already received a BB sophomore IBD internship?Would it help with PE recruiting? Is it better to be a big fish in a little pond? Will it delay my graduation (I’m currently a business major and would transfer into an econ. program)? Should I wait till my MBA for my chance to attend an Ivy?HdfhffjsjsnsjsjsjjdgjhduueusjzjdjfjdjfhfjdksksjjfjdjfjfjdjdjdjdchudjdjsjskskckvncjdjsjskaksjsjdjckckxjsFor context: my GPA is just shy of 3.9, and I managed to be the first sophomore at my state school (where >5 people a year graduate into an IBD role) to land a BB IBD internship (due to really fortunate networking). Maybe this is improper conflation, but it makes me think the chances of my transferring are worth trying.

 

I understand where you're coming from, but I disagree. Transfer applications do require lots of time and effort, but if you don't put in that time and effort then you won't even have a decision on your hands. Plus, it's not that much time, I'm sure OP can do it. There are only 8 Ivies and I'm sure OP probably won't even apply to all.

 
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As someone who transferred to an Ivy, people really underestimate the time involved. Harvard alone has 6 required essays, writing multiple good applications is quite a bit to juggle on top of academics and extracurriculars. Applying as a freshman is a lot easier because schools want to lower their acceptance rates, for transfers they have no such incentive and instead make it more difficult in order to weed out non-serious applicants.

People also have this misconception most transfers are ex-military or super special with connections, they're not except maybe at Princeton. By and large just normal students who got unlucky applying out of high school. Anyone with a very strong reason for transferring and of course stellar grades/rec letters/extracurriculars can do it. OP on the other hand will have completed two years of business school and already got a banking internship, it would be a hard sell that all of a sudden they don't want to do business.

 

apply to transfer to all the target schools where you are competitive...look for scholarships (there are search companies that help with this)

some schools will reject your transfer application (transferring is never guaranteed)...then based on your transfer options, weigh the pros / cons.

wondering if you should apply is stupid..OF COURSE YOU SHOULD APPLY...after you have options...then you weigh your options.

just google it...you're welcome
 

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