<p>do any of you guys feel/felt intimidated when you want(ed) to transfer into a very competitive University?</p>
<p>as for me, I kinda do. At the same time though, I know if I do my best and be responsible, I know I can get into [insert college name here] if I wanted to.</p>
<p>how about you guys?</p>
<p>yes...i feel this way all the time. but you have to take a step back and think to yourself that everyone else is in the same boat as you are. they arent inhuman applicants, they are just like you and me. therefore theres no need to be intimidated. give it your best shot...if you get in, you've fulfilled your goals. if not...just dominate at the school your at and make more money than you would have doing worse at the better school. its all a measure of opportunity costs with higher education.</p>
<p>good luck to you</p>
<p>yeah, of course. for example, these forums can make you very intimidated when someone posts their stats for the same school you want to transfer into and their stats are a lot better than yours. but you know what, just go for it. what have you got to lose, except for applications fees, transcript request fees, and a few hours of work. </p>
<p>and the second part of your post does not make any sense.</p>
<p>"At the same time though, I know if I do my best and be responsible."</p>
<p>????</p>
<p>whoops, too tired to read over my posts. Anyways I edited it, hopefully it makes more sense.</p>
<p>i am intimidated a lot when i read these forums. i see other people trying to get into nyu with better stats than me and feel like i should not even apply. i think i have something to offer though and will not let anyone get in my way >( !!!</p>
<p>yeah, I am applying for transfer to a school that already rejected me, but hey, i am truly interested in studying there, so no big deal, although there is the $75 app fee (which i'll have to sacrifice). :(
and it is always intimidating when someone posts uber stats, i just go wow, is there a chance, then i remind myself that i have a dynamite personality and many other good qualities :D</p>
<p>i was definitely intimidated when i first decided i was going to try to a compettive university (which i ended up in and been going to since last semester). </p>
<p>sometimes i even felt like not trying for this school, just so i wouldnt have to face a rejection if they were going to reject me. and then i started to let whether or not i got into the school define and validate my intelligence, and that became a very burdensome feeling to carry around. </p>
<p>and apj87 is right. everyone is in the same boat as you are and are probably feeling intimidated too, and that's a very understandable feeling. and from your original post, you have a good point that you have control over what you do academically and everything else related to getting into a university (volunteering, writing the best essay you can, etc) . in fact, unless you are able to bribe the admission ppl or whatever, that's ALL you have control over. maybe thinking about this whenever you feel especially apprehensive can help you.</p>
<p>haha neiji, don't feel intimidated!! you have the ultimate defense !!</p>
<p>But yeah, I do feel intimidated especially after seeing last years thread and seeing how so many talented people got rejected. I really hope i get lucky and get in. I hope the ad coms are feeling generous this year!!!</p>
<p>I am so intimidated by other super-qualified applicants. I want to cry.</p>
<p>Yep, feel this way every day!</p>
<p>I get really intimidated when I look at who is applying to UNC. Thats my dream in life. I feel slightly better about UVa because I am a resident of Virginia. But yeah, I totally understand your thinking. Best of luck to all of you!</p>
<p>i feel intimidated i wont make it out of berkeley alive</p>
<p>Just be optimistic.</p>
<p>I try to be but opinions on this forum prevent that. :(</p>
<p>i feel intimidated a lot... i'm really, really, really nervous. and i'm probably only applying to two or three schools, all of which are really competitive. so believe me, you are NOT the only one!!! everyone around me right now knows how nervous i am!!!</p>
<p>I'm EXTREMELY intimidated, I want to go to NYU so badly and if I don't get in, I'll lose it.Everyone here has such great stats, and mine are on the bottom of mediocre. But I'm going to apply and pray for the best</p>
<p>Haha yeah exactly. They're all getting sick of me.</p>
<p>Trust me, being nervous about a transfer app is worse. Because you know that if you don't get in, you're stuck someplace that you hate.</p>
<p>That's why you apply to a safety as well. I'm out of here no matter what.</p>
<p>neverborn, what college do you attend now? and where did you apply?</p>
<p>jL_VisioNz: I attend the Illinois Institute of Technology. I wanted to stay in Chicago (non-negotiable) so I applied to 2 reaches and a safety:
Loyola University Chicago(S)
Northwestern University
University of Chicago</p>