An Onerous Task.
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Okay so far I have asked this question twice already and this will be my last time asking it. Recently I was accepted into NYU and if that does not work out financially I will transfer there (since right now because of the recession my parents are in a tough spot so it will be hard to pay for it).
My high school career did not start out with a bang. My family had just arrived in America and I had troubles adjusting to a magnet school environment where all classes were honors and good grades were hard to come by. My first two years I struggled but my junior year I came out swinging.
Currently I have a 3.5 overall GPA (about 4.4 weighted I believe) and I am at the top 25 percent at a competitive magnet school.
SAT score = 1940 but that will go up because I retook the test with preparation in December and my score will probably be around a 2100.
Although I was born in America, my parents moved around A LOT to different countries so I learned English late (moved out of America when I was about 2 years old).
It is my desire to attend a college like Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford or Columbia. I know that I won't be able to transfer to the first four but I heard that it is possible to transfer to Columbia.
I already have a full ride scholarship to attend a local state University (tier 3).
Here are my questions
1. If I do attend that tier 3 University for the first two years and do fantastic there, would it be possible for me to transfer to a top ranked University?
2. What should I do in college if I want to make sure that I get into a top ranked University for grad school (goal is Harvard, Yale or Stanford, nothing less)?
I feel that I belong at a top ranked university and that if I am given the chance, I could compete with the kids there. Do not deny it, people who graduate from those universities earn the high paying careers and I want that high paying career so I can provide my kids with opportunities that I never had growing up as a child.
My high school career did not start out with a bang. My family had just arrived in America and I had troubles adjusting to a magnet school environment where all classes were honors and good grades were hard to come by. My first two years I struggled but my junior year I came out swinging.
Currently I have a 3.5 overall GPA (about 4.4 weighted I believe) and I am at the top 25 percent at a competitive magnet school.
SAT score = 1940 but that will go up because I retook the test with preparation in December and my score will probably be around a 2100.
Although I was born in America, my parents moved around A LOT to different countries so I learned English late (moved out of America when I was about 2 years old).
It is my desire to attend a college like Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford or Columbia. I know that I won't be able to transfer to the first four but I heard that it is possible to transfer to Columbia.
I already have a full ride scholarship to attend a local state University (tier 3).
Here are my questions
1. If I do attend that tier 3 University for the first two years and do fantastic there, would it be possible for me to transfer to a top ranked University?
2. What should I do in college if I want to make sure that I get into a top ranked University for grad school (goal is Harvard, Yale or Stanford, nothing less)?
I feel that I belong at a top ranked university and that if I am given the chance, I could compete with the kids there. Do not deny it, people who graduate from those universities earn the high paying careers and I want that high paying career so I can provide my kids with opportunities that I never had growing up as a child.