<p>Is it possible to transfer out of NYU after just one semester? Random question.</p>
<p>No. You’re required to stay there til graduation. </p>
<p>Of course you can transfer out. Why are you asking.</p>
<p>Given the theme of this thread I’d ammend Mom2 statement to say:</p>
<p>Of course you can transfer out, but you can’t start somewhere else until they receive your transcripts and the original college won’t send transcripts if you owe them money.</p>
<p>@mom2 Well I didnt know if you had to be their an entire academic year.</p>
<p>Oh and for NYU, I was early decision (so I’m under “contract” to go), so I can easily pay first semester. So I’m def going there first semester, then am going to see if I can transfer out after the first semester to a cheaper NYC school.</p>
<p>@momofthree Well yeah, I can pay first semester easily. I put all my outside scholarships toward first semester, so it is basically paid for. </p>
<p>So I should get my transcripts easily… I hope?</p>
<p>If your account is paid up they won’t hold your transcripts.</p>
<p>You can also get out of an ED agreement if the school is unaffordable… and that doesn’t mean if you can just afford one semester you can afford that school.</p>
<p>The problem is more trying to find another school for fall term at this late date. I don’t see any benefit whatsoever in doing your first term at NYU if you’ll be transferring out. A complete waste of money.</p>
<p>You could get out of your ED agreement and instead start applying for spring term admission at another NYC school. Just make sure that would work with your scholarship sources.</p>
<p>Well if you read earlier, I was planning on trying to find another NYC school to apply to. There are a few that are still accepting people.</p>
<p>BUT, my mom will not let me. She THINKS we can afford both semesters. So I’m definitely going there first semester. Then she’ll decide for me if I need to transfer. Since SHE is the one footing my college bill, I think she should be able to say where she wants to pay for.</p>
<p>So NYU fall 2010 here I come. Spring… I do not know. But, trust me, I will not be stupid and take out a bunch of private loans 
I just want to be in the city, whether that is Pace, Marymount, Hunter, or NYU.</p>
<p>Let me clarify, we can afford NYU (both semesters). The problem that arises is that my step-dad’s place of employment, Ford, is supposed to close in October. So he will be laid off at that time MOST LIKELY. Then he’ll still get 1 year of pay, but at reduced amounts (like 85% I think?).</p>
<p>So I applied to NYU and accepted NYU thinking it would all be okay. Things pop up sometimes, I guess.</p>
<p>Well, good luck, stohare. You seem like a smart kid and you’ll do great!</p>
<p>Thanks I’ll find this post in December and update you haha.</p>
<p>Just so you know (for planning purposes) it’s a lot harder to get need based or merit aid as a transfer. Acceptance rates can be (a lot) lower for transfers too. Also, there is no guarantee that your new school will transfer all your credits, so you might have to take an extra semester or year to graduate.</p>
<p>Stohare – do your parents live in NY – or do you want to attend NYU because you live elsewhere and want to come to NYC?</p>
<p>You can transfer after a year and I am sure NYU credits would transfer easily anywhere else.</p>
<p>I live in Indiana. My top two choices were Columbia and NYU. Chose NYU. </p>
<p>And we’ll see how everything goes. The difference between the OP and me is that I’m not from a low-income family. So I can afford it… just do not know about my dad’s job situation. And the schools I’m looking at will give me good transfer aid (I called).</p>
<p>Any helpful suggestions?</p>
<p>To OP-You have received lots of helpful advice.
The thing is- you are only looking for advice that agrees with a decision you already made.
I doubt if anyone with wisdom re: financial aid- as it applies to NYU or similar schools- will give you advice that is any different.
So keep asking- but it is kinda sad that someone who hasn’t even started college yet- already * knows so much more than anyone else*.
:rolleyes:</p>
<p>“So keep asking- but it is kinda sad that someone who hasn’t even started college yet- already knows so much more than anyone else.”</p>
<p>And this is why teenagers should run the country.</p>
<p>Hey now… I think this forum is supposed to help people. Not make fun of teenagers…</p>
<p>It’s an old joke: “Teenagers should run the country while they still know everything.” You will appreciate it in about 25 years.</p>
<p>Ha yeah I understand it. I was also joking. :)</p>
<p>Random NYU question, does anyone know if you get paid to be an admissions ambassador or anything (or does it just count as your work study)?</p>
<p>Stohare, the reason I asked where you were from is because you said that, no matter what, you want to attend college in NY. </p>
<p>It seems like your mom is willing to finance NYU, despite inadequate financial aid, so at least for the first term, it looks like your problem is solved.</p>
<p>However – if you are considering transfer later on, or for anyone else faced with a similar decision – it makes no sense whatsoever to go into debt for a college if the chief attraction is the city in which it is located. </p>
<p>For the cost of 1 year at NYU (full pay), a family could subsidize their offspring to live in NYC for 3 years. </p>
<p>I know the syndrome – my daughter wanted to attend school in NY, applying to Barnard, NYU & Fordham LC – but the reality is that she has the <em>whole rest of her life</em> to live in NY. (Which is a possibility – her first job after graduation is in NY). </p>
<p>Here’s where I think students can make a huge mistake – there are colleges in the northeast and midatlantic that are close enough to NYC for frequent visits, but located in other cities or suburban areas, which are far more generous with their aid policies than NYU. For example, a student who can get accepted to NYU might also be a good candidate for admission at Vassar (a 100% need college) – or at many colleges that are generous with merit aid.</p>
<p>When it comes to NYU, I think that’s a big part of the problem. There is no way that a university with financial aid policies as weak as NYU’s would be much of a draw if it weren’t located in NY. I mean… no one would have such a do-or-die attitude for an identical university located in, say, Cleveland. But that really makes no sense, either economically or in terms of the furtherance of educational goals.</p>
<p>So if you do transfer later on – please open your eyes and expand your horizons. You may have many excellent opportunities in other places.</p>