International Engineering Student Looking to Transfer
Hey folks, posting on behalf of a friend I'm helping out. He's an international student from the Middle East who went through the A-level system at a British international school. He graduated at the top of his class with **3 A\*s and 2 As**, and scored a **1440 SAT**.
He applied to the Ivies along with a few safeties. He was waitlisted at **Princeton and Columbia**, and ultimately enrolled at **the University of Alabama** with roughly a **60% scholarship (just started)**.
He's currently studying **Electrical Engineering** and is considering transferring after his freshman year. His main targets are **MIT, Princeton, Columbia, and Northwestern**.
We're looking for advice from people who have gone through a similar transfer process, especially **international students transferring from a 4-year university into a top engineering program**.
Would also really appreciate recommendations for any **professional transfer admissions consultants/advisors** who are actually good at this kind of case. Not looking for someone to just edit essays, ideally someone who can help with the overall strategy: course selection, GPA, research/extracurriculars, school selection, and the transfer application.
Thanks!