Chances of Transferring to NYU Stern??

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<p>Sophomore at a community college
High School GPA: 4.06 W (AP and Honor courses)
College GPA: 3.85 (after this last semester, it will most likely be a 3.9)</p>

<p>Activities/Work Experience/etc:
-active member of Key Club in high school: doing beach clean-ups, volunteer to clean elderly homes, canned food drives
-participated in the Entertainment and Tourism Academy: career enhancing tours for various hotels and restaurants
-job shadowed the manager of the Californian Restaurant at the Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa
-independent caterer/pastry chef for a client's bridal shower
-youth leader for my Eucharistic Youth Community for over 10 years: try to build future leaders and encourage children to develop their own moral ethics
-treasurer of the Doctors of Tomorrow Club: in charge of fundraising our campus' largest events, such as the Biomedical Conference, Science Night, and our Annual Health Fair
-student representative of the Instructional Food Service Committee: attended meetings and gave personal input on how to improve school's food service
-volunteered as test proctor and interview judge for the OC Academic Decathlon
-participant of the Spokesman Toastmasters Club: provides an opportunity to practice and improve speaking, listening, and leadership skills</p>

<p>Awards:
-Scholar with Distinction in High School
-Certificate of Merit in French in High School
-Honors Program (which requires at least 18 units of honor courses)
-Dean's List
-Phi Theta Kappa (International Honor Society for Two-Year Colleges)
-Alpha Gamma Sigma (California Community College Scholastic Honor Society)</p>

<p>Other Potentially Significant Information:
-finished high school after my junior year by taking the proficiency exam, in order to get ahead by graduating early and to save money by going to a community college
-typically take at least 6 classes (which may exceed 20 units per semester)
-teacher evaluation form, plus a letter of recommendation from my English teacher
-finished financial accounting, managerial accounting, microeconomics, macroeconomics, intro to business
-currently taking statistics, calculus, intro to marketing, personal selling, and intro to computer information systems</p>

<p>What do you think of my chances of getting in? Thank you for your input! :)</p>

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<p>Hey,</p>

<p>I am also a community college student, a freshman, but very very interested in transferring to NYU Stern. I think that you have a pretty good chance at getting in. One thing that I like about your info is that its really diverse and different, but it really is solid. As long as you write solid essays and connect the dots all together, I think the odds are in your favor. The only thing is that I am a little concerning about is the amount of units you have taken. If you are taking 6 classes a semester and around 20 units a semester that should add up to a lot of units. How many do you have? Most private schools don’t like it when you’ve completed in excess of around 2 years of coursework as an incoming junior. At the same time it also does show your motivation. It looks like you have completed all their recommended prereqs which is really really good. I still think that you have a good shot.</p>

<p>Personally,</p>

<p>I had a low gpa in high school, I did do International Baccalaureate though. I had a 2.9 unwtd gpa and 3.4 wtd gpa. But, I had decent SAT’s (2100), over 800 hours of volunteer work at the American Red Cross, received a couple of awards including a president’s award for that, had an Associate Diploma, and was a part of some clubs.</p>

<p>So far in my community college, I have a 3.86 gpa (I took a biology class in high school, that was my only B) Hopefully, by the time I apply, I will have more or less a 3.93 gpa.
Currently I am in Calculus 2, financial accounting, modern humanities, and microecon, and will go to Calc 3 and might take linear algebra. I have done macroecon, and the first english comp class. In addition, I will finish mangerial accounting, intro to business, the other english class, and take another science.</p>

<p>Apart from that,
I currently am Vice President of Muslim Student Association, should be pres next semester
Vice President and Co-Founder of Fitness/Health Club
Inter Club Council Representative of American Marketing Association (its a essentially a combination of a student body and a club position)
am a member of Transfer Student Organization
in the process of founding a business economics club
Also, I have joined Phi Theta Kappa this semester
and am most likely getting an accounting internship over the summer
In addition, I am really considering tutoring as well, but not sure.</p>

<p>What do you think of myself?</p>

<p>I did mediocre in high school terms of grades, but definitely have improved my work ethic and still had some decent things in high school.</p>

<p>Hey I am also at a california community college! How did you join alpha gamma sigma?</p>

<p>Hope what I told you helps,
thanks.</p>

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<p>It seems both of you have decent credentials. With xxmzchoixx having somewhat stronger credentials. However even with a near perfect GPA and great extracurriculars it is very difficult to transfer to Stern both externally and internally from a difference NYU school. I’d say you have a shot at getting in but don’t put your hopes on it. But think of other options. If you are thinking of majoring in Economics at Stern, you can also take an economics major at CAS which is much easier to transfer into. Or if NYU is just out of reach, try CUNY schools such as Baruch or Hunter.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your response. I agree with you that xxxmizchoixxx’s credentials are somewhat stronger. However, I believe that if I had written in more detail the highlights of what I had done with these clubs, then it could have boosted my credentials some more. Not trying to be cocky, just trying to keep my hopes up. Just wondering, were you a transfer student as well?</p>

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<p>No, i’m not a transfer student but my brother was. He transferred from CUNY Baruch to Stern two years ago. Before, I skimmed through both of your posts and didnt realize that you have WAY improved your GPA in community college. Well, good news is, even though it is difficult to transfer, my brother actually had similar stats to you and mizchiox. Although he also had extremely good recommendations from Goldman Sachs from his internship there. But there is hope for you too! You have nothing to lose so you should definitely go for it. My brother thought he had no chance of getting into Stern as a transfer.</p>

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<p>Second Semester Freshman at University of Miami - Top 40 Business School</p>

<p>High School GPA - 3.9
College GPA - 3.68 (A B- in English killed my GPA, had 3 A’s and an A- in other classes)
Second Semester predicted GPA - 3.8
Predicted Cumulative GPA - 3.74</p>

<p>EC’s -
American Marketing Association
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
Rotaract International
UM Make a Wish Foundation
Brazilian Students Association (I’m not even Brazilian, haha)
Duke of Edinburgh International Award
UM Ethics Club
Hurricane Productions Concerts Club
Was a Sports team captain in high school
Prefect in High School
Summer Internships at family business for three consecutive years.
Dean’s Lists</p>

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<p>hey i like your extra’s, and your internship is a big plus in my opinion
do you have any leadership positions?
the biggest thing you need to raise is your GPA, but you are from a very decent school so if you can get ur gpa to 3.74 i think youd be good
if you can write really good essays i think you have a decent shot</p>

<p>hopefully i can get it too</p>

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<p>@ill23will4, I think you have a great chance of getting in! You have a high GPA and plenty of good extracurricular activities. As for Alpha Gamma Sigma, my school actually invited me to join, but you can always apply for it at your school, if it’s available. </p>

<p>@giantmidget, your GPA is a little bit lower than average. Since it’s only your second semester, you still have time to raise it to at least a 3.8. Your extracurricular activities seem decent. But it’s not about how many activities you’re involved with, it’s about the quality of each.</p>