Which Transfer School Is Best For IB Recruiting? (UNC, USC, Cornell, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, and Wisconsin-Madison)

I am a freshmen nearing the end of my year at a non-target school. I was accepted into UNC, University of Southern California, and Wisconsin-Madison. I also have applied and I am waiting to here back from Cornell, Vanderbilt, and Notre Dame. I think I have a solid chance that I will receive acceptance at most of these universities. Which university is going to give me the best chance of working for GS or an EB for my junior year internship? Also, I would much rather be in a business/finance program over economics, but that should be evident in my career interests. Also, for anyone who is looking to transfer next year I would be happy to talk more about my process over the past year and what I did to receive acceptance into UNC.

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Can you transfer into Mendoza @ ND? When I was going through the process this wasn't allowed.

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All solid options. Cornell is the best option, if you actually get in. At ND you aren't going into Mendoza so you'd have to do econ there. You'd also be doing Econ at Vandy. As Sil said, come back to us when you have all the decisions back, and then we can offer input rather than conjecture.

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hey im planning on transferring out of my public school next year. Can you tell me more about your transferring process and college apps, etc?

 

Transferring is a long process, but if you have the drive and grades you should have a solid chance of getting into your dream school. Like you already know at a certain point getting into a top school is based on an admissions officer liking your profile as much as it is your grades and SAT/ACT scores. What does your current profile look like, do you have high grades, standardized test scores, good extracurriculars and is your current university in the top 50 or 100? Also, transferring as a sophomore vs a junior is another factor that changes the challenges you will face through the process. Also, what region you want to work in matters as well. I personally would like to work on the west coast so USC is a great option for me.

 

I am going to enroll at Cuny Baruch (not well known) as a freshman. My high school gpa is low, about a 3.4 but I got a 33 on my ACT and 750+ on my Sat II's. I have a lot of extracurriculars, sports, club president etc. I am confident that I will get a very high gpa my freshman year at college, and I'm interested in transferring to Emory, Notredame, Cornell (Hotel), Vanderbilt, Umich, georgetown for my sophomore year. Do you think emory, notredame, and vanderbilt have good placement in nyc?

 
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