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<p>I applied as a transfer student to CAS for next semester and I just found today that I got in. I don't think I'll end up attending, because I got into my top choice (Barnard) as well, but I would've been thrilled to attend NYU. It's a really great school and I wish all of you the best of luck in getting in. Anyway, here are my stats, hopefully they'll be able to help someone out.</p>

<p>HS GPA: 3.6ish UW, 3.9 weighted, full IB program
College GPA: 3.87 after 32 credits (2 semesters). I'm also in my school's Honors Program.
SATs (old): 1420... 730 v, 690 m</p>

<p>ECs:
-Lots of theatre (acting, backstage work, stage management, tech work, costume/makeup design, directing) 9,10, 11, 12 and currently
-Varsity Volleyball 10, 11, 12... was captain, won a few tournament team awards, Coaches Award and MVP
-Varsity Soccer 9, 10, 11, 12 and in college
-MUN 10, 11, 12... was Deputy Ambassador for one delegation and was admitted to the Conference newspaper staff at The Hague
-was on the SGA in HS and the Community Service Council in HS
-various community service activities throughout HS and currently a member of Campus Lions Club
-an editor of HS newspaper, and maybe a couple other things I'm not remembering right now.</p>

<p>Academic: National Merit "commended" student, Honors Program here, Dean's list one semester, Presidential Scholars list another semester.</p>

<p>Work: Teacher at a Language Immersion camp over the summer (I received a bilingual certificate from IB in French); intern in GaTech's Microsystems Packaging program; some various work as a camp counselor.</p>

<p>Recs:
- one extremely imperson Dean/Advisor rec... like not one person I had ever met contributed to it and it had to go through several departments because that's how my current school is set up.
- one really great rec from an English teacher... I don't think she was a prof or anything, she just knew me better than my other profs (due to most classes being 300ish students) and had a good understanding of my capabilities as a student. </p>

<p>Essays:
From all outside accounts, very strong. Must have re-written each about fifty times. My main "why I want to transfer" essay focused on things I missed from my HS (academic challenge, diversity, urban environment, etc) rather than critiquing my current institution too much. For both school's supplements I had an answer or two that was rather dry, but then at least two really strong answers that showed off my personality pretty well. </p>

<p>Anyway, I just wanted to thank everyone here for all their help throughout the process. It was really great to hear perspectives from current students, as well as from applicants. Good luck to everyone applying! :)</p>

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<p>Congrats! Not sure if I missed this in your post, but what school did you transfer from? Also, when you transfer do colleges look at your SAT / ACT scores? Too bad you aren't going to NYU...HF at Barnard though!</p>

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<p>I'm transferring from the University of Georgia. Colleges do look at SAT/ACT scores in transferring, but it really depends on the school how important they are... like the top schools will care more about them than less selective ones just because they have so many applicants. It also depends what year you're transferring. I think the farther along you are in college, the less important they become, similar to your high school GPA. I think NYU doesn't even need them submitted after you've been at school for a full year. </p>

<p>It's a pretty tough call between Barnard and NYU, just because NYU and the people there (at least my friends) are so great. I know I'll spend most of my weekends there already though, so hopefully it'll be a "best of both worlds" kind of deal.</p>

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<p>why the !@#! would you choose barnard over nyu!?!?!?!</p>

<p>unless its a money issue.</p>

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<p>Because Barnard gives me access to Columbia classes with Columbia profs... I'm going to double major in Political Science and English, and Columbia University is extremely strong in both of these departments. Financially, it's only a couple thousand less expensive a year, which I appreciate but don't really view as a significant difference. Barnard's also smaller and I enjoy that from a student/faculty ratio perspective. Don't get me wrong, I love NYU as well... it's just I felt more like "this is the place for me" when I was on the Columbia campus than when I visited NYU. But visit NYU constantly, I will.</p>

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<p>Why didn't you just apply as a transfer to Columbia then?</p>

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<p>Several reasons... first of all, it's extremely hard to transfer into Columbia... I think they take maybe 9% of applicants. Barnard takes more like 28%. I would have applied to both, but I didn't really feel like spending the money on two apps when I would get a degree from Columbia University with either one... so I applied to the one I had a greater chance of being accepted into. Also, I really like the idea of an all-girls school now, which I hated in HS. Everyone grows into themselves more in college, but none of my friends have done so as much as girls who went to all-girls schools. I also looked through the Barnard course selections and basically fell in love with many of the courses they offered. Additionally, based on what some friends at Columbia have told me, advisement at Columbia is not particularly strong until you are a Junior... as a transfer student, I would really want as much help as possible from my advisor, and Barnard advisors, I'm told, are wonderful throughout the entire undergrad experience rather than just Junior and Senior years. Really there are lots of reasons, but those are some key ones that come to mind.</p>