<p>Stats dump:
HS GPA: 3.7UW - 4.0W
College: 3.93
ACT: 31(should I retake?)
SAT 2's: USH-770 Math2-800
Significant ECs: Research with a famous Development Economist(has a wikipedia page). Started my own company to tackle a specific problem at NYU(shows initiative)? Started a DECA club at my high school. Research at Stanford's Psych department. Chairing a committee to set up a 10K run in New York City for an organization called charity:water. Also was president of a few clubs in high school, we organized a few charity events that helped raise over 10k for polio through Rotary International. Nothing too phenomenal. </p>
<p>Classes:
2 Gen ed liberal arts classes
Freshman Writing
Development Economics (through UT Austin)
Principles of Macroeconomics
Analytical Statistics(Math-stats?) basically stats with calculus(not intro).
Linear Algebra
Economic Development(300-level class/I'm the only freshman)
Chinese 1
Piano Lessons(not really academic but w/e)</p>
<p>I have a very specific interest in the intersection of culture and women in the context of economic development. My research displays this interest. My main reasons for transferring are because I find the community at NYU to be quite far from intellectual, and there's only one real Development Economics class at NYU and I'm taking it next semester...</p>
<p>What are my chances for: Columbia, Yale, Dartmouth, Brown, Rice, Michigan, Williams, Northwestern, Penn, and Tufts?</p>
<p>Your chances are almost zero percent. By the way, NYU’s economics department is ranked more highly than any of the ones that you listed. It seems to me that you are “trading up” (but you actually aren’t as far as economics is concerned).</p>
<p>Please enlighten me as to why my chances are almost “zero percent”? The campus reeks of pre-professionalism, and I’ve failed to connect with the people here socially.</p>
<p>He says you almost have a zero chance because that’s what the attrition rate at those schools are. Doesn’t matter if you believe you are an intellectual saint and your current university is not intellectually capacitating enough ( I highly suggest not throwing that in there, it’s obvious you want to transfer to jump up in prestige, not because of the economics department). Come up with a better reason to transfer and you may have a chance. But don’t for a second believe those schools are going to want you if you trash nyu and label it as intellectually inferior. They have enough elitists in those universities, they don’t need another!</p>
<p>So why don’t you now admit the real reason that you want to transfer. Do you know what really gives it away? The fact that you’re applying to Dartmouth. Their economics department is not so great, and certainly worse than NYU’s.</p>
<p>Im sorry, my post might have more hubris than intended. Let me explain. </p>
<p>While it is true NYU has better overall Economics programs, a majority of the schools I’ve mentioned have better Development Economics programs. Regarding intellectual fulfillment, the lack of a physical campus is pretty damning… as in it’s extremely difficult to meet people if you’re not wealthy enough to go out everyday(I’m on a half scholarship to NYU). It’s definitely a cultural thing. NYU is very pre-professional. And school feels a lot like going to work in the city. Regarding Dartmouth, if you look up Eric Edmonds, you’ll see Dartmouth offers a modified Development Economics major itself since they offer an entire sequence of courses for Development Economics. Also, Dartmouth is known for its notoriously strong sense of community. I thought I’d enjoy the city life… but I’ve come to really hate living in a cold, impersonal city that’s a playground for the truly wealthy. I’m not trying to belittle NYU, but I’m extremely unhappy here…</p>
<p>don’t listen to “almost zero percent.” you have approximately a ten percent chance for most of them. write strong essays, get enthusiastic LORs, and best of luck to you. I bet you get into one of those schools.</p>
<p>hey! i’m going to be a freshman at nyu next year and for financial/personal reasons i need to transfer out… i hope things work out for you:) can u give me any advice about the transfer process/ doing well at nyu?</p>