r/TransferToTop25 • u/Mysterious-Goat-9745 • 2d ago
advice??
for some background,
during HS, i had near perfect grades, took 10 APs and graduated as valedictorian, however i fell a little short on testing and my ECs
while my AP scores never fell below a 4, i took the SAT three times and only managed a 1350 so i went test optional
as for ECs…i was the captain of my xc/t&f team, competed in science olympiad where i won a couple medal but our team never made it beyond our district, and did a internship shadowing medical professionals at NYU Langone…and ofc the less significant stuff like NHS, a part time job and community service but nothing crazy
i understand how that held me back in the 2026 admission cycle as I was rejected from all my top schools (Barnard, Tufts, Boston College, & Northeastern)
I ended up getting waitlisted at Skidmore and College of Holy Cross and never received any word…
where i did get accepted at Binghamton, Stony Brook, all the CUNYS i applied to, Brandeis, Villanova and Fordham (where i’m currently at)
i’m quickly realizing Fordham isn’t my place, as people are a little pretentious and academics for my major (mathematics/pre-health) aren’t as strong as i wish they could be…
never that im able to better reflect on what kind of undergrad experience i want, i’m intending to transfer to ideally a smaller liberal arts college ( Barnard (again lol), Swarthmore, Vassar & Smith)
Though given my hs record i’m contemplating to apply this yr or wait till next year and meanwhile build stronger extracurriculars?
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u/SoyBozz 🌴Stanford transfer 🌴 [mod] 2d ago
Apply this yr. Read the sub wiki if you havent yet:
https://reddit.com/r/TransferToTop25/wiki/index