<p>So I'm a freshman at NYU and my father committed suicide the first week of school. I was going back and forth from home to school and really couldn't focus on my work. So I will probably end up with 3.2 maybe 3.3 GPA this year. Do you think its impossible to transfer to like Michigan,Yale, Cornell, Dartmouth?</p>
<p>First off, I’m sorry to hear of such a tragic event hitting your family. </p>
<p>I think you need to ask yourself (or at least be able to explain) why you want to transfer. Why is NYU not a good fit for you anyway? </p>
<p>Most schools accept that life can disrupt your course of study and provide a special place on the application for you to explain your circumstances. Schools will take that into consideration. That being said, the schools you list are extremely competitive. Yale and Dartmouth only accept 20-30 applicants out of about a thousand. Cornell and Michigan have more spots to offer. Is transferring to these schools impossible? I’d say Yale is highly unlikely. At the other schools, your financial aid status might also make the difference. Schools sometimes have a set amount of money for transfers and will outright reject you if you cost too much for them to take on. This may not be the policy, but it’s definitely a question you should ask as you investigate schools. </p>
<p>If you are truly dissatisfied with NYU, I think it might be worth looking into additional schools that interest you.</p>
<p>I’m not dissatisfied I just wanted to try and get into a better school than the one I got into originally.</p>
<p>I’d recommend you think long and hard about why exactly you want to transfer. Playing the rankings game won’t do you any favors. What matters is what you <em>choose</em> to do while in school. If the school is getting in the way of what you want to do, then you should consider transferring. Just transferring for an upgrade in status is not the answer.</p>
<p>I’m sorry to hear about your father. I’ll be honest with you. The three privates are out, all of them are more selective than NYU and your college gpa isn’t high enough and you don’t have a good reason for transferring. </p>
<p>I’m not sure about Michigan, you might want to check the Michigan transfer thread; but be aware that you’d be paying full fare unless you’re IS.</p>
<p>You’re dealing with a lot now, my advice would be to try to make the most of where you are rather than spending your time, energy and money applying to places that at this point aren’t going to happen.</p>
<p>Sorry to hear about your dad. Yea, I agree. Don’t spend too much time “upgrading” to better colleges. If the colleges you would be upgrading to were easy to get into and were affordable, then perhaps it could be an option but if the colleges you want to upgrade to are expensive and are hard to get into, just stay where you are at and make the most out of it. Study hard and make connections with people :)</p>