Desperate for guidance and help

Transfer Students
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<p>Alright, where do I start. Please read all of it if you can, I would really, really appreciate it. The question is at the bottom.</p>

<p>The short: I need to know if I should transfer to NYU-Poly. I am from CUNY KCC/Hunter. I have admittance to Hunter at the moment but chose to stay at KCC for good reasons.</p>

<p>The long: Alright, if you really read this and help me, I will appreciate it forever. (Anxiety sorry for typos, etc.)</p>

<p>First, who I am and the situation. I just turned 24 years old. I know I should've graduated by now but two things happened so I dropped out of high school. I am not a bad student, here's what happened:
1.) I am deaf (hoh) and could not handle the school (they were unwilling to give resource to help).
2.) I got burnt out as a result. </p>

<p>After a few years of doing some work here and there I went back to school. So I easily got my GED and scored the highest among all high school graduates (like I said I am not a bad student).</p>

<p>I am now in KCC as honor student, math/science club, among other groups/clubs/activities.</p>

<p>In other words, I am doing very well since the environment in college and high school are different. In college I can walk out and replace my hearing aids. In high school my teacher literally got me into trouble for doing so (though I never really got into trouble but they tried!).</p>

<p>I was told I can go to any CUNY and possibly SUNY.</p>

<p>I also chose KCC because money is a real problem. I do modeling and other stupid small work (I paid tax this year, about $1500!). I cannot get accepted for financial aid because I am not a full time student among other things (apparently my dad making $60k is too much).</p>

<p>Also I cannot do full time because in order to do, for example, calc2 I need to do calc1. And I've already completed most/all of my gen-ed. </p>

<p>So. We know that age is an issue (I don't want to graduate at 30 with a bachelor) and we know that money is an issue.</p>

<p>I just spoke to the NYU Admission Counselor (she is amazing!). She said I could transfer to NYU with what I have.</p>

<p>So here is the deal. I have about, give or take ~20-25 credits. I need 30 to transfer to Polytech. I love math. I want to do a degree in either math or computer science and have set my mind on it.</p>

<p>But the other problem? She said I should either transfer now or don't because half of the credit (if I earned my associate which is about 60 credits) would not transfer to Poly.</p>

<p>The other problem? She can't tell me which class would and would not because I am not an admitted student. So you see my problem here?</p>

<p>Keep in mind I would like to go to graduate school too.</p>

<p>The question:</p>

<p>Should I keep going to KCC and earn my honors (with other goodies that I can stamp on my resume) in AS of math and then go to Hunter and earn my BA in math?</p>

<p>This means I can more likely transfer to GC CUNY for math. woot</p>

<p>But.</p>

<p>If I transfer now to Polytech (rather than earn my AS degree) I would lose everything. But I would be at NYU, and it means something right? I would stop being honor, stop being in the math/science clubs, peer advising, Dean's List, etcetcetcetc.</p>

<p>~ I also forgot to mention my GPA: ~3.5 (I had a perfect GPA but learning Arabic took it down a notch. I have a B in that class. :( )</p>

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<p>I go to Poly, for background info. But, it doesn’t really matter where you go for your undergraduate. It’ll be the same stuff. Also, historically, transfer students don’t get very much aid. Have you tried asking the admissions counselor for an estimate of what you’d see on your bill? If you went to CUNY because you needed something inexpensive, seems a little counterintuitive to move here, you know? :confused: I’d love for you to go here, and it’s pleasant here, but maybe not so realistic. And uh, CUNYs are underrated; I know of a few transfers from there, and they’ve compared the two schools, and there’s really no one worse than the other; they’re just different.</p>

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<p>static75</p>

<p>Wouldn’t I have a better chance of finding a job or entering graduate school with Polytech? NYU-Polytech offers a BS in compsci/math but Hunter offers a BA in compsci/math.</p>

<p>“Have you tried asking the admissions counselor for an estimate of what you’d see on your bill?”</p>

<p>Yes, they said they couldn’t tell me because they don’t know what credits would transfer and what wouldn’t. They said they don’t want to make a bad estimate.</p>

<p>I’m told that it “most likely more expensive” than any CUNY school I can go to.</p>

<p>I just want to go to a better college if I have the capacity and can afford to.</p>

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<p>Then ask for a rough average of transfer students’ bills. Because I honestly think you’re looking at 30k/yr</p>

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<p><em>sighs</em> If there were only a huge scholarship foundation for someone deaf like you and me (yes, I’m deaf too–most likely to become a scientist. I’m in sort of a limbo regarding MIT as I am on a year’s leave due to financial reasons) to help us to go to college for a degree in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) regardless of cost and type of school. I don’t think enough is being done for the deaf and disabled to help us to achieve more, especially regarding higher education.</p>

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<p>You too?! My life is hard enough without social life, it doesn’t help that society doesn’t seem to want to help.</p>

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<p>NYU is well-known for its terrible financial aid policies, and you’ll likely be offered nothing but a bunch of giant student loans. Don’t do it. The NYU name is not worth saddling yourself with six-figure debt.</p>

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<p>^NYU is equally ****ty to all applicants, disabled or not, :)</p>