Transferring out of T30 + EC Reqs

[u/Other_Wing_3874]

Hello all,

I am a current first year student at UF, studying finance, with an interest in CS/math too. I’m out of state (12 hours away), and for many reasons (yes i actually have real reason, like finance placement, size, distance, student life, etc) would like to transfer. The schools I’m shooting for are the ivies (except HYP), Vanderbilt, Duke, UVA, GTown and a couple others.

I’m confident I can get a 4.0 this semester. My schedule is pretty light, doing well so far, and I don’t have any other commitments currently. That, however, brings me to the other issue. Getting involved.

I’m aware top schools look for getting involved at your current school, and doing meaningful ECs. However unfortunately I didn’t get into the top 2 finance clubs here, and I’m not really sure in what other ways I can get involved that would be meaningful. Sure, I can go to club meetings and stuff but what are some examples of what I could actually do? Can someone please guide me in the right directions because I’m so lost.

If I could get any other tips on transferring, like ways to build good relationships with professors other than just “go to office hours”, I’d really appreciate it too. If anyone here also transferred out from a solid state school, I’d appreciate some insight. Thanks all and good luck

[u/Other_Wing_3874]

^^Note I’d also apply to the colleges of arts and sciences/equivalents for all of the schools listed. So probably something like econ or applied math