NYU 2008 Transfer

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi</p>

<p>I am currently a sophomore at University of Maryland.
Here are my grades:
VISUAL CONCEPTS, A<br>
INTRO TO ART & MEDIA, A<br>
ART HISTORY II, B<br>
ELEMENTARY FRENCH I, A<br>
MUSIC THEORY, B<br>
*** SEMESTER ACADEMIC HONORS ***<br>
DRAWING I, B<br>
ART HISTORY I, B<br>
ENGLISH COMPOSITION, B<br>
SCI 100, B<br>
UNIV. OF MD. (UGRAD) CUM TOTALS:<br>
GPA ATT CREDITS<br>
3.31 32.0 32.0<br>
Current Classes:
17.5 credits
PE (Crew)
Cultural Anthropology
Visual Concepts II/Camera Vision
French II
20th Century Art
Sociology (Issues in Health Care)</p>

<p>I have some pretty mediocre high school grades, I went to the Baltimore School for the Arts, and I have a strong visual arts portfolio. I’m a good writer and can write a damn good essay. I’m trying for a 4.0 this sem. Also, I’ve interned at an architecture firm, play varsity sports, and have interned/worked at a public media center in inner city Baltimore for a few years, organizing youth programs, editing and shooting video, and putting together cable access TV shows. References abound.
Here’s some art:
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My last ACT score was 26, but I’m going to try it again.
Do you think I have a shot?</p>

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<p>Stern might not accept Senior year transfers as they require you to complete 2 years there. I think they don’t. Although I would suggest taking it during the summer before you intend to enroll. I think if you do this you might be able to transfe there after all (although it will be tough Stern is teh crazy and transferring to Tisch is so rare it is amazing).</p>

143

<p>all this talk about stern being incredibly hard to transfer into is making me nervous. Maybe i should apply for CAS and just do economics.</p>

144

<p>You would have a much better chance MUCH better.</p>

145

<p>Eh…they may see that you are looking for an easy way in at some point in the application. That would be a major turn off right there.</p>

146

<p>Hey..guys:)
I am planning to transfer to NYU. (Fall 2008)
I have some questions about CAS and Gallatin.</p>

<p>I have little infomation about NYU (esp. Gallatin) cuz I am an intl transfer student.</p>

<p>1) What are advantages of going to Gallatin?..compared to CAS..</p>

<p>2) Which school is much harder or more competitive to transfer
bewteen CAS and Gallatin??</p>

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<p>I am also thinking of transferring for fall of 08 or 09 Well since I want to go to Gallatin or Steinhardt (CAS looks good to im so wishy washy) I would say that what draws me to Gallatin is the freedom to create your own academic program. Gallatin is good for students who are self motivated and are ready to take charge of their college education. CAS is like a tradtional college with majors and minors. Well I think it’s about the same since Gallatin gets fewer applicants but has fewer spaces. Also Gallatin likes strong writers and so your essay will count more I bet. CAS is more about numbers or seems to be.</p>

148

<p>I am very interested in transferring to NYU in the fall of 2008.</p>

<p>I had horrible high school records… My Sats are: Verbal-670 Math- 590 Writing- 610</p>

<p>I’ve changed my work ethic in college, am attending a local community college. I will have 30+ credits by the end of spring 2008. I expect my gpa to be no less than 3.8, through this portion of the fall semester it is easily 4.0. I love the idea of going to school in NYC.. my major would be along the biological sciences or pre-med if they offer it, applying to the CAS. What do you guys think of my chances?</p>

<p>Edit- I am also president of the pre-med/allied health club here at my CC.</p>

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<p>if you took some good math courses (i.e. calculus or even physics) in your cc, then you would have a much better shot. good luck.</p>

150

<p>gotta bump this seeing as how there are new threads about NYU.</p>

<p>well anyways, is the gpa the main focus NYU looks at? is it a death sentence if you got a low gpa?</p>

151

<p>I’m debating whether to apply or not.
Is anyone looking at Gallatin and maybe know a little bit about it? (I’m not exactly sure how it works…)</p>

152

<p>Modern, I think GPA holds a lot of influence. Do you mean high school GPA or college GPA? Obviously, they both matter a lot. </p>

<p>I will be able to pull of a 3.7+ but I was wondering about other things NYU wants to see besides good grades? I work on campus, I tutor young children in spanish, I am going to work in an Autistic House next semester with autistic children, and I am in two clubs on campus. </p>

<p>Ahhhh, this is so nerve wrecking! I hope we all get in!</p>

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<p>To get into Gallatin you basically have to have your major planned out. And at Gallatin you create your own major. I heard that someone majored in happiness once. haha. but anyway, it is for people who are self-driven and know what they want to do. Gallatin students can take classes in all of the schools except Tisch I think. Have you gone to the NYU website and read about it??</p>

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<p>my gpa jump from hs to college is big but not as big as the gpas on here…i hope the essay helps out big</p>

155

<p>Does NYU need SAT2s for transfer students? I know they need them from HS students…</p>

<p>And how much do they weigh SATs from a 2 year college student with a high GPA?</p>

156

<p>not much. more college credits means less focus on hs grades and sats</p>

157

<p>You think I’d have a shot at Stern with 60 credits at Baruch with a 3.7 GPA & 1130/1600 SATs?</p>

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<p>.possibly.</p>

<p>edit: though unlikely. everyone i know who transferred from baruch to stern had scores ranging from 1250-1500 (with sophomores scoring scoring higher). it does depend whether you are a sophomore or junior transfer. however, scores do count no matter how long you’ve been in college. many people dismiss this fact. a high score will always help tremendously.</p>

<p>maybe you can prove to the committee that you are capable of handling the subject well in which you’ve performed poorly (i.e. verbal if thats the case). perhaps you can get an english professor to write a good letter of recommendation mentioning your great writing talents? its just an idea…</p>

<p>good luck</p>

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<p>What are important things to get into Gallatin besides college gpa??</p>

<p>and also what are important things to get in CAS besides college gpa?</p>

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<p>passion for the school, passion for your program of study, evidence of knowledge and thorough research of nyu as a whole</p>