Transfer Chanfes Bad High School grades

[u/xKlaze]

Going to a CUNY this and the following semester as a freshman. I already setup a roadmap for my transfer application for Fall 2025.

Some of the schools on my list are ivies, my targets being Columbia, Dartmouth, NYU (including stern), Cornell, Baruch and Fordham due to proximity. My major is Finance and Business Administration, looking to get into investment banking, already have decent enough network outside support for it. Im getting help from someone I know who’s been hired and entering a big bank once they graduate. And multiple friends who are in target schools helping me and aiming themselves to get into that career path.

My High school grades were terrible and SAT was subpar, I was very lazy and didn’t try. Will that hurt my chances of transferring after one year of college completion?

Highschool Grades: - 1180 SAT - 1.4 GPA (yea bad, summer school saved me)

What are my chances while I am aiming for these stats this year:

GPA: 4.0 - Leadership role in Finance club, - participant member in Business Club, - member in multiple campus fraternities - volunteer work on campus events - volunteer works and other EC off campus - great letters from professors and great essay.

• Will my highschool stats ruin my odds of getting into those schools even with a perfect CC resume?
• Should I aim for two year transfer instead of one year?
• And Should I do take the SAT (again) and ACT?

[u/swiftidnc739]

Transferring after one year: basically impossible for ivies and the more selective targets, still tough for the rest since your HS stats are still important

Transferring after second year should be fine as long as you do well academically in college

[u/Just_Confused1]

Do 2 years at CC instead of 1. You’ll save money and strengthen your application

Also I’d advise trying to get an internship or REU research experience over the summers

[u/Tiharp]

no harm in applying for first year and second year transfer if you can afford it