<p>I'm a sophomore at Boston University, and I'm hoping to transfer to NYU for the Spring 2015 semester. I'm applying to CAS Econ, but I listed other schools within for alternative consideration if I don't get into the Econ program. My stats are:</p>
<p>College GPA: 3.81
Credits: 34 (not counting classes in-progress)
SAT: 1900 (don't plan to submit)
HS GPA: 3.33</p>
<p>EC's: Summer internship, TA for 2 classes, volunteer experience, etc</p>
<p>Do I have any shot to transfer? To transfer to the economics program? If not, to any other programs within NYU?</p>
<p>You have a good shot in getting into NYU as a transfer. Most all of the kids I know who got over 3.5s their freshman year taking solid courses at solid universities got in. I don’t know if the econ program is one of those specific programs with limited seats or if you can just transfer into the school that offers it and simply declare it as a major. My son’s best friend is an econ major transfer. </p>
<p>However, be aware that the chances of getting financial aid or merit package from them is are small as a transfer, even smaller than when one applies directly from high school.</p>
<p>I think what OP is planning to do is just fine, though the price tag for two separate students at, say NKU is going to be about $40k for the two of them. Where they will get that kind of money may be an issue, though OP has indicated she is solid. Whether she truly has the money sewn up in guaranteed aid or not, we don’t know. She acknowledges that it may be an issue for her boyfriend, and I agree, especially if he fouled up a stint at CC using federal aid Might not be eligible for anything until he pays for some courses on his own and brings his record up to snuff to get money. Also, he may not be PELL eligible. Both students are still dependents for fin aid purposes. </p>
<p>It is often approved for off campus housing even for freshman if a petition is so made, so that is an option for OP too, if the boyfriend is not accepted there, or doesn’t get the aid to make it possible. They can co-habit in student digs off campus which would be cheaper than two dorm/meal plan charges if they are careful and the market so allows it in that area, and the boyfriend can find a job and take courses singularly as a non matriculating student until he redeems himself to be eligible for fin aid if that is an option or to get into the school if he is not so accepted. Or he may not go to school at all, and work. My close friend married someone in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh while she was a college student there, and he was not in college, didn’t even finish high school. He was however a master carpenter who did wonderful wood work and renovations and that has been what they’ve done for years as a vocation and what they both simply enjoy doing. A better and happier life than a lot of others who married peers educationally.</p>
<p>My post #2 is for the wrong thread and I noticed it too late to delete it. My apologies. If mod can delete, please do as it is irrelevant to this topic.</p>