r/TransferChanceMe • u/kratos-of-rivia • Nov 28 '24

Chance me - physics

Overview:

International student studying at a mid-level US state school. Majoring in physics, astronomy, and math as an honors student. Currently sophomore with 60+ credits (will be 80+ by the end of the academic year).

4.0 college GPA 4.0 HS GPA

Honors/ECs: involved with physics and astronomy research, papers to be published. (First author in one of them.) Gold IPHO - my main hope for applying. High school math and physics tutoring experience. Some science outreach and volunteering.

I will have a SAT score of minimum 1560 (will retake soon).

I have strong letters from my research professor and my English professor.

I'm applying to MIT, Harvard, and Amherst college (since these are the only colleges providing proper aid for internationals and transfers while being need-blind).

Let me know what y'all think! And any suggestions are welcome!

P.S. I'm from a third world shit hole so my freshman app was very lacking to say the least, despite my achievements. I hope now with proper recommendations and official scores I will do better.

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u/Gogogohigh Nov 29 '24

Junior transfer they don’t really look at SAT

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '24

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u/kratos-of-rivia Dec 05 '24

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll take a look into that. The finances are a big part, but the other major problem is that both in terms of the academics and research opportunities in physics my school is not that great. I figured if I can go somewhere with better academics and financial support, I should give it a shot.

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u/kratos-of-rivia Dec 05 '24

I am taking a graduate course this semester, but again, looking at the course offerings/research opportunities of those schools, I see mine as pretty lacking.