2009 Spring Transfers to NYU

Transfer Students
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<p>musicismylife- welcome! i hope you and the rest of us still waiting find out soon! feel free to stress out with us haha!</p>

<p>williams348- i actually was wondering why you were not on, then i saw on the news about the bad weather in new england especially mass. i was shocked on the news when they said it would be a few DAYS w/o power! i hope you and your family are doing ok man!!! it sounds like it was and still is horrible out there.</p>

<p>seirfelats- i did request housing. are you from new york? you should get to know the other people on here you got accepted already like Love3qualsHate and dufflebagjesus, they are good guys and i'm pretty sure they are going to nyu!</p>

<p>my mailman hasn't come yet....</p>

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<p>wow!
still nothing!</p>

<p>when i called last week they said they will have the decisions wrapped up by mid december! so i am guessing that means starting on monday, like duffle said probabaly the 15th or 16th.</p>

<p>my school is out for winter break and this is all that i can think about!</p>

<p>everyone who heard already is very lucky!!</p>

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<p>seirfelats-</p>

<p>do you mean when we sent the confirmation of acceptance letter back to nyu did we check off that we wanted housing? if so, yes i did...however, I didn't know that there was an online form that I had to fill out as well so I didnt do that until like 2 weeks after i was accepted...i still hope i get a decent dorm</p>

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<p>on the application it said something like "Will you be requesting University Housing". Then on the actual reply form it says if housing is offered or not based upon whether you clicked yes on the app.</p>

<p>I read somewhere in my packet that housing forms were due by the 12th? anyone know about this?</p>

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<p>love-</p>

<p>I heard that too, but then they said in an email i think that they extended it to the 15th</p>

<p>are the "forms" that they are referring to the online form? or were there supposed to be paper forms mailed to us or something?</p>

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<p>yeah I have no idea! I'm really confused nothing has come for me and I already sent it my deposit Im waiting in on the info forms (that tell us orientation and housing info) and the fin aid scholarship thing.</p>

<p>ehh they lag!</p>

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<p>so have you gotten anything in the mail from nyu since your acceptance letter? I haven't. I feel completely in the dark, almost as if I'll show up to class the first day to find out that I'm not actually enrolled in the school...ughhhh</p>

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<p>yeah I feel very lost too I'm going to call them on monday...I hope we can move in on the 14th because I presumptuously bought a ticket for that day and don't think they'll refund 900 bucks so this better go through! I spoke to a friend though and he said the 13th is cool.</p>

<p>Michael: Dude I feel stressed for you!!!!!!!!!!! I really hope it's soon so I can have another NYU buddy :D!</p>

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<p>everyone who got in-
i thought you guys would already know where you were dorming by now and everything! they are seriously lagging in a lot of departments it seems! that must be stressful for you guys not knowing what's going on.</p>

<p>Love3qualsHate- it is very stressful!! ugh! my family keeps asking me if i got anything in the mail and i just say nope every day. i don't know if i'm going to get in, but i hope i do. i'm just thinking i am not at this point so if i get a rejection letter i'l be fine and if it's an acceptance letter than of course that will be great!</p>

<p>at least finals are over for me!</p>

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<p>love-the 14th i dont think will be too early at all..if anything it could be a tad late, maybe perhaps i dont know...im kind of expecting orientation to start in the first 10 days of january, but i should probably see if there is any info floating around the internet on that</p>

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<p>thanks for the sympathy michael, nothing for me today either. And I just got a call from the town saying the power won't be restored until later in the week and all schools in the area have been closed indefinitely.</p>

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<p>williams348- that sucks about the power, i don't know what i would do man! i hope your power is restored sooner than later.</p>

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<p>I hope it isn't to early...if you find out any info let us know! </p>

<p>I want to get a feel for the city before school begins.</p>

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<p>michaelw - yup, i'm from new york (the city). you're right... i actually don't know anyone here... i've been checking college confidential a lot at the beginning when i applied but i got so scared of everyone's stats that i went into hibernation for a bit, haha... :(</p>

<p>hi love3qualshate and dufflebagjesus, my name's sophia, i'm an incoming sophomore... i'm going to be transferring from stony brook university (this week is my last week but it's irregular because it's finals week and i've only told 4 people i'm leaving by the end of this week and it was kinda emotional). what about you guys, where are you guys transferring from and how have you handled the "breaking up" process, if there is any?</p>

<p>dufflebagjesus - when did you send in your confirmation of acceptance letter? i'm planning to send it this week when i see how much aid i can get. and about that housing form: you have to fill that out after you pay the housing deposit? i didn't know that either... uh oh... </p>

<p>about class registration: NYU Steinhardt sent me their own letter of acceptance 5 days after NYU's general admission telling me to register for orientation by January 10th or so... Orientation/registration for classes is on January 15th. Classes start on January 20th. They sure like their numbers by the 5s...</p>

<p>So I have a question: did you guys figure out how to apply for housing? Housing was offered to me and I will sending the housing deposit as well as tuition by probably tomorrow or Tuesday by mail... what is this online housing form due Dec. 12th business about?!</p>

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<p>seirfelats-</p>

<p>my AIM is Goknicks82 we should talk sometime (you too love3equalshate!) cuz this transfer process has been stressful for me even after ive been accepted!</p>

<p>I'm transferring from oberlin...i havent really enjoyed my experience here, but ive got to say I'm a lot more distraught about it then I thought I would be...it'll be a bit emotional leaving im sure</p>

<p>I sent in my confirmation letter a couple days after i recieved my acceptance, so maybe november 30th-ish</p>

<p>to fill out the form online, you have to first set up an account (i think you got instructions on how to do that in your acceptance letter)...then go to home.nyu.edu and once your logged in go to nyu life then click on housing forms...make sure 26th street dorm is your last choice for housing, i heard its atrocious</p>

<p>aaah finals 5 more days of hell</p>

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<p>hey dufflebagjesus, i'll add you to my AIM buddylist!
add me as well, my sn is the same as this one (seirfelats)...</p>

<p>we should definitely talk because i'm stressed out as well...
both the happiest and saddest days of my life were consecutive to each other last week because i found out i got accepted on monday (yay!) and then the next morning the first person i told was my dad on the phone and i told him to read the letter and tell me what he thought (if i should pay now or wait until the financial aid package comes because it didn't come with the letter... btw, duffle, did your financial aid come together with your letter and how are you paying for it, if you don't mind me asking?). </p>

<p>my dad and i had a spat about the money and i started thinking about the money because we're actually a family that could get food stamps and such but we choose not to (the 'rents have too much pride) so i know they won't be able to pay for this and i told them i don't expect them to. this is my thing and it's all on me... hopefully they'll be less stress about this because i really want them to just share the joy with me!</p>

<p>when i told some of my high school friends (from brooklyn) on AIM, the thing they said that moved me: "welcome home."</p>

<p>duffle - they don't have my record in the housing link but i do have my email account set up... it's an ugly email... i found out i can change it but i'll change it after everything's confirmed.</p>

<p>i also have one more question for anyone here since we're all transfers/transfer applicants: once i reply to NYU... how do i actually transfer OUT of my current school? deregister from my classes? drop out? officially withdraw from the university on their website? what happens to my financial aid going to stony brook? i am SO confused... do i just disappear into thin air? i thought about not telling certain people i'm leaving and just let them think i fell off the face of the earth even when my facebook will say NYU '11 or whatever... :(</p>

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<p>there are different procedures for each school, but definantly just dont dissapear into thin air...call the registrar asap monday and ask what to do, it could take a few days to do so leave yourself some time</p>

<p>I'm not getting financial aid, my parents pay for my college...i always feel guilty about that but i guess im lucky</p>

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<p>nothing for me still.. thats too bad.. guessing ill get a rejection email soon.. probably monday.. we'll see...</p>

<p>williams - that really sucks about your power and everything, im sorry to hear that.. and about the tree falling on your house, is everyone alright ? and how is the house ? no big damage i hope.. hehe you should call nyu and tell them and theyll feel sorry for u and admit u(in the case that u werent originally admitted that is :p)</p>

<p>yea i think u guys are right, next week is the week.. next friday the admissions officers go on vacation.. until jan 3rd.. so yea, within a week, we will all know.. its just so stupid.. seeing as the deadlines u guys are talking about in here are like already passing before we even get a decision? how is that fair ? so in the case that some of us actually do get in and get a notice next week, our whole process will be crippled cuz we will get the crappiest dorms, we'll have to cut our whole moving process down into like 2-3 weeks.. when if the decisions had been out in november like they should, we would have gotten like 7.. and yea like ur saying.. all the other stuff we have to do.. transferring out.. everything..
i mean, im pretty sure i wasnt admitted, which frankly is nyu's loss :P but to those who are.. that is, if there is anyone who still is going to be.. but if not, then NYU really would have just sent out rejections a long time ago...</p>

<p>anyway, im sorry, im rambling, im in a crappy kind of mood, this whole admissions thing is getting on my nerves... i mean sure, if ur waiting for something good, ur never waiting too long.. but hell, if im waiting anxiously like 6 weeks(counting from november 1) and i get a rejection letter.. then that is just pure suckage :P </p>

<p>oh well.. things will be ok :) tomorrow im gonna start working out really hard for 3 weeks(hope i can keep that) i wanna see how much difference i can make..
and to go a bit more off topic :P im basically gonna see how much difference ill make if i work out every day, (gonna alternate between running, surfing and the gym) and using muscle milk as well as creatine(which is not a drug or anything just so u know :P u can get it at walmart :P it just makes u last longer)
gonna take some b4 and after pics :) so its a little project im gonna be working on, im sure itll be good in getting over a possible rejection letter ;D
and on tuesday my brother is coming out here to hawaii, from back home in sweden so itll be nice.. however, thats the same day my girlfriend and one of my best friends are both going back home to sweden for christmas..
ahh..
anyway, hey, if ur bored, now u have something to read :P
good luck guys :)</p>

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<p>ns89- this situation really is horrible. it's hard to think positive when there is basically no time left to get my stuff together if i do get in. i started working out the beginning of september then decided to take a break and i never worked out again! haha! i need to start working out again myself. this whole process is just confusing, i really don't know what could take them this long. i'm sure they are not going in alphabetical order or anything like that. </p>

<p>i know for sure that i am going to call them monday and ask them to tell me their decision over the phone. i am going to make up some bs excuse that i need to withdrawal from my school by a certain date. i'm sure there are going to tell me you are not in, but at least i will know.</p>

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<p>Hey everyone - I've been reading through this thread the last few weeks but haven't posted yet. I thought for sure I wasn't going to get in but just got the letter today - I'm going! I was accepted to CAS.</p>

<p>For what it's worth (future generations, worriers) here's my basic stats:</p>

<p>3.16 college GPA (I know, right?) from a top-tier school in boston, a few extracurriculars but nothing that stands out too much. Radio DJ, some TV work</p>

<p>2 years of solid summer internships in NYC in the TV business</p>

<p>3.6 back in HS, 2300 SAT, 35 ACT</p>

<p>A pretty solid recommendation from a favorite professor, and an essay that if nothing else was brutally honest.</p>

<p>I'm in Switzerland right now on a study abroad, which might be a hook. Also, I'm just finishing my 5th semester... usually too late for a transfer, as I'll have to take some extra (summer?) courses. OK by me though, I'll most likely be in the city anyway.</p>

<p>As you can see, I'm really nothing stellar on paper - there's hope for everyone.</p>

<p>I guess that's all - now it's just going to be annoying to set up all the logistics from overseas. Good luck to those who haven't heard (chin up MichaelW) and to all my future classmates, hello and congratulations.</p>