<p>I'll be a sophomore at UT McCombs but I have always wanted to live in New York. It could just be a phase or something but I know there are a lot of people who want to live in NYC just to experience it. Other than the prestige factor at primarily Columbia, I really have no other reasons to transfer, of course, I can do more research but generally I really just want to live/study in New York. Is this sufficient?</p>
<p>Sufficient for who? Are you trying to convince yourself, or the admissions people? </p>
<p>Just so you know, Columbia has more of a campus feel, while NYU is really just buildings located all around the city. I have not attended either so I can’t comment on the quality of the programs.</p>
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That’s not gonna cut it. But at least you’re honest, which is good.</p>
<p>Just to supplement Caillebotte’s “that’s not gonna cut it,” for schools like Columbia and other highly selectives, they are quite specific about their transfer group. They would would probably sniff out applicants with that attitude pretty quickly, as they expect a lot of specific reasons about why you wish to go to their school.</p>
<p>Nothing wrong with transferring to live in NYC. I did that many years ago when I transferred to NYU. I loved going to school in the city and it was nice to be able to stay after graduation in my apartment and not have to come home and start all over after college like most of my friends. The job opportunities were right there.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Yeah, that won’t cut it.</p>
<p>There’s a whole short essay that specifically states “BESIDES our New York City location, please write an essay that explains why you feel New York University is the best fit for you.”</p>
<p>Not really… you should like the school for other reasons. If you just want to live in the city why not try to move after graduation? By the way I live and study in New York and it’s not as glamorous as you might think. It’s also very expensive to live here, even if you’re living in dorms you’ll spend quite a bit just buying necessities.</p>
<p>Terrible reason. (Reject speaking from experience)</p>
<p>It’s a decent and perfectly legitimate reason from your perspective, but it’s not going to be very interesting at all to the admissions committee because it’s not going to help them pick out the candidate whom they believe would both benefit the most from transferring to NYU/Columbia and who would contribute the most to the school.</p>
<p>When they have lots of (very good) applicants and not nearly as many seats to fill, they really are going to want to pick people to whom NYU/Columbia will offer far more than just a neat location.</p>
<p>what short essay? I Dont think there was one like that when i applied</p>
<p>I decided to go to NYU just because it was in the city and it really is great but you should be aware that the cost is over $52,000 per year so you should ask yourself if it’s really worth it. I think it’s a great school and a great place to be but in retrospect i don’t know if i made the right decision.</p>
<p>If you go for NYU-Stern, you’ll get to experience the city and even better job recruitment/placement. You’ll more than compensate for your extra costs when you start your career making something in the six-figure range and (up to the seven-figure range by 30 or so).</p>
<p>Columbia is a toss up. You’d have to not like your school to spend a lot of money to go there, unless you really need a networking advantage.</p>
<p>Yes Stern Rocks!!</p>
<p>But i doubt ull get poor recruitment at columbia. Itll be amazing as well, maybe not at the same lvl as Stern since stern IS A BUSINESS SCHOOL (meaning nearly every1 wants a career in business as opposed to columbia cas/eng schools) but amazing as well</p>
<p>Two worst reasons to cite in an essay:</p>
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<li>It’s an Ivy!</li>
<li>It’s in New York City!</li>
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<p>First of all, I second hellojan. They specifically said this at all the orientations.</p>
<p>Now, YOUR reason for wanting to transfer can be whatever you want it to be. What matters is the reason you express in your application. And like everybody else had already noted, wanting to be in NYC won’t cut it. If you can effectively explore other reasons for wanting to be at Columbia/NYU (academics, opportunities, etc…) and present them clearly on your application, they’ll take you (provided… you have everything else). It won’t matter what your real motivations are. But flat out telling them you just want to be in NYC will get a big red ‘R’ on your folder right off the bat.</p>