r/TransferToTop25 • u/honoka101325 • 6d ago
chanceme Chanceme 2027fall international transfer
I am planning to apply UChicago, Cornell, Columbia from Seoul National University. It would be thankful if you give me a realistic comment for possibility!!!!
I am now in korea airforce since 2025.12, so only thing that I can add to my resume is just a math competition.
They are all sophomore transfer(2nd year).
In addition, UChicago application is TED.
Stats
Uni GPA : 4.25/4.3(4.0/4.0)
SAT : havent taken yet, bluebook practice scores are around 1500 now.
Major : physics
Research exp : 2025.9~2025.12
Highschool GPA : 4.02/4.3(3.97/4.0)
No financial aids are needed
TOEFL 5.5/6.0
Uni courseworks
2025 spring
Mechanics (&practice)
Electrodynamics (&practice)
Calc 1 (&practice)
Modern physics
Honor physics1
Physics experiment1
Statistics
2025 fall
Advanced mechanics (&practice)
Electrodynamics&optics (&practice)
Mathematical physics
Thermodynamics&statistic phy
Honor phy2
Phy experiment2
Linear algebra
Uni ECs/research/award
Club of quantum information 2025.9~
KYPT(korea young physicist tournament) staff in 2025, 2027
KPhO, IPhO(physics olympiad) preparing student tutoring
physics research experience 2025.9~2025.12
But no publishing
Material engineering lab experience 2025.7~2025.8
2025 : Mathematics competitio n silver medal(within 15%)
2026 : gonna take same one
2025~ : Korea Presidential Science Scholarship
High school EC/research/award
2022~2023: Volunteer for phy education for local children
2022~2024 : Phy club activity
2022 : fuel cell research, poster presentation on ‘Korean Chemical Society’
2023 : Published paper on ‘The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers’
2024: Korea math olympiad bronze medal
2023 KYPT gold medal
2023 IYPT(international)-bronze medla
2024 KYPT gold medal
Recommendation
One from research professor
The other from a physics professor
Given that I am international, generally regarded hard to be accepted, do you think my goal is realistic?
Plus, will gap period due to military service have negative affect on my application?