<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: California Community College
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.9
[</em>] Units completed: 79.5
[<em>] Units in progress: 14
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: None required
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: President of Drama Club, Ambassador of GSA, years in theatre.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Student worker in college
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Talked about my experiences in college up to this point, my passion for psychology, and how much I love the city.
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: One from my theatre professor/director/faculty advisor of Drama Club. It was a wonderful letter.
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Other schools applied to: UCI (accepted), UCSC (accepted), UCR (accepted), UCD (rejected), St. Johns University (accepted), Claremont McKenna College (rejected), and Tulane (still waiting)
[</em>] Comments: I am RIDICULOUSLY excited! This program is like a dream to me, and I cant wait to live in the city!
But I will say that if anyone reading this hasnt hear back yet CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDER! My acceptance was in there for two days before I found it!
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<pre><code>College transferring from: The City College of New York
Entering as: Junior
GPA: 3.9
Units completed: 60
Units in progress: 12
Pre-reqs completed: None required
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<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>ECs listed on app: Nothing worth mentioning.
Essays (subject and responses): I am an international student and I have had a very interesting life so I talked about some of my experiences and what I hope I can achieve while at NYU.
Letters of Recommendation: An amazingly beautiful and very personal recommendation from a highly regarded Professor.
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<p>Tisch Portfolio: Two videos that I directed, edited and filmed. (One was a documentary the other a video chronicling the first year of my Godson’s life) As well as a personal submission which was a children’s book that I wrote and illustrated.</p>
<p>Other:</p>
<pre><code>Other schools applied to: Just NYU.
Comments: I am so happy, I have always known that I would be a director one day so this acceptance just reiterates that I am on the right path!
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<p>P.S Good luck to everyone still waiting and congrats to those accepted! See you all around campus! :D</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: Hofstra University
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 3.8 as of first semester.
HS GPA: 3.4 (unweighted, 4.3 weighted i think…)
Units completed: 15 + some APs
Units in progress: 16
SATs: 2350
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: president of amnesty international (3 years), class president (2 years), co-founder of a humanitarian aid club which raised several thousand $ for Darfur, national achievement finalist (like national merit, but for African-American students), i also took a gap year after graduation… i volunteered in south africa, nepal, and thailand and worked/lived alone in new zealand and australia. in college i joined a comedy club was a member of the SGA.
Job/Work Experience: i was a lifeguard and worked in a fitting room in a department store.
Essays: writing has always been one of my strengths. i personally think i wrote fantastic essays, and the people who read them agreed. for the general common app “why transfer” essay i made sure to mention that my current school does not have the major i want.
Letters of Recommendation: one from my poli sci professor i’ve had for both semesters here, one from an economics professor. both of them really liked me, i got As in both classes. my poli sci prof was actually happy to hear i was transferring because she thought i’d do better in a more stimulating environment.
Other:
Other schools applied to: Wellesley (waitlisted), Barnard (pending), Northwestern (pending)
Comments: I was in complete shock when I got the email. I thought for sure I’d be accepted. I’m disappointed, but I hope to get into Barnard or Northwestern. If not, I’ll be going to community college in the fall and transferring to a UC because I’m from California.
A note to future transfers: It’s a rough process, prepare yourself for it. Don’t assume you’ll be accepted even if you’re confident that you’re a great candidate for a school. If you really want to leave your current school, apply to safeties. REAL safeties. Not “oh, I’ll most likely get in here” schools.</p>
<p>Accepted - SCPS - Hotel and Tourism Management</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: Marymount Manhattan College
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 4.0 as of first semester.
SAT: 1740
Units completed: 16, plus 6 AP credits
Units in progress: 15
Pre-reqs completed: History</p>
<p>Subjective:
ECs listed on app: musical theater shoes, vice president of community service club, counselor at special needs organization, tenor section leader in chorale, class cabinet, spirt night leader and coordinator. Some academic awards.
Job/Work Experience: I worked for 4 years in High School as a Manager of a Party Center.
Essays (subject and responses): For the Common App, I wrote a very honest and creative approach to why I wanted to transfer from my current institution, gave a daily routine of what my day looked like and proved why i needed change academically. I also wrote an additional essay for why I wanted to go to NYU and there program specifically.
Letters of Recommendation: My History and Writing professors sent in a recommendation. I got to know them very well so I could assume they were pretty good. </p>
<p>Other:
Other schools applied to: Pace University and Fordham University (both accepted)
Comments: I’m shocked I was accepted. Due to the fact that my sat scores were terrible and I didnt come from a top school, i mostly accepted a rejection. When i got the email i fell off my bed. I think applying to a smaller, less competitive school within nyu like SCPS probably heightened my chances. However, all schools within NYU are difficult to get into. SOOOOOO happy! I think the passion i showed in my essays and my GPA is what really brought me to acceptance!</p>
<pre><code>College transferring from: MSU
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 3.5
SAT: 2100
ACT: 34
Units completed: 30
Units in progress: 0
Pre-reqs completed: All
National Merit Scholar
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<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>ECs listed on app: Animal shelter volunteer, key club, student council, university activities board, earth club, etc.
Job/Work Experience: in college research with a professor, receptionist in high school 25 hours a week in the summer
Essays (subject and responses): Pretty good
Letters of Recommendation: From MSU professor, pretty good
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<p>Other:</p>
<pre><code>Other schools applied to: USC, ASU
Comments: Can’t wait to go to NYU!
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<p>ACCEPTED INTO COLLEGE OF NURSING: (Btw, transfer credits DO NOT show up on albert for nursing students)</p>
<p>Just completed my first year of college, only sent in fall semester grades.</p>
<p>HS GPA: Freshman: 2.6, Sophomore: 2.7, Junior: 3.1, Senior: 3.4,
College: Fall 2010: 3.58, Spring 2011: 4.0 (Spring grades not submitted)
I would think it is important to note that every time my grades have increased.</p>
<p>Essay: Wrote about how I studied abroad in Thailand and how culture is being destroyed by transportation. Made it clear I want to travel more, especially at NYU.
In the smaller essays I made it known that I already went to school in NYC and loved being there compared to my past suburban life, and that NYU would take me to the next level.</p>
<p>ECs: Tons of art (painted murals, published poems, entered competitions, etc)
Co-founded a political club at my university
Worked at a place similar to starbucks for over a year
Tons of community service involving a lake I used to live near
Worked with IBM and created a video-game
A lot of other good things I’m not going to list</p>
<p><em>I DID NOT SUBMIT ANY SATS OR ACTS TRANSFERRING AS A COLLEGE FRESHMAN</em></p>
<p>Recommendation from NYU professor, only 1 was submitted. (I probably should have sent more in but whatever)</p>
<p>Stats:
College transferring from: St. Thomas Aquinas College
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 3.9 college / 3.7 hs
Units completed: 30
Units in progress: 12
Pre-reqs completed:
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Blackbelt in karate, karate instructor, ran 3 major fundraisers
Job/Work Experience: Interned at a medical practice and a law practice
Essays (subject and responses): Why transferring would benefit me as well as the university i wish to attend =) My short responses were pretty creative and very strong
Letters of Recommendation: One from a lawyer who I interned for, one from my karate instructor, and one from a prof… all 3 were amazing
Other schools applied to: Northeastern, fordham, and binghamton (got into them all)
Comments: SOOOO EXITED !!!</p>
<p>What maths did you guys take at your current college? I’m unsure about which I should take to prep for applying to Tisch. Thanks again!</p>
<p>BTW, if you have any links to a website that shows what curriculum that a prospective student should be taking in order to prep for Tisch, let me know! :)</p>
<p>@jmatu25 I took one semester of Math for the Contemporary World which was just a mixture of different math classes all in one! That is literally all the math that I have taken in college but I got an A+ so I figure it balanced out! Haha! And I think it depends what you want to major in but with me I am a film/tv major so I took several classes pertaining to film and a few core classes. I don’t know if that was helpful but I hope it was! :)</p>
<p>That absolutely helped! I was scared that it’s mandatory to take some absurd math course, like calculus to get in, but I guess for Tisch students, it’s not like that. Thanks again, and congrats on getting in–maybe I’ll see you around the following year!!!</p>
<p>College transferring from: CC
Entering as: Sophomore
GPA: 3.75
ACT: 25
Units completed: close to 60
Units in progress: 6</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>ECs listed on app: volunteered in romania for 3 months/way too many other clubs/organizations to list out
Job/Work Experience: dance teacher/chess teacher/peer health educator/swim teacher/administrative work
Essays (subject and responses): wrote about buffy the vampire slayer
Letters of Recommendation: From HS journalism teacher (graduated in 08)</p>
<p>Other:</p>
<p>Other schools applied to: Michigan (denied), Depaul/Marquette (accepted), University of North Carolina Wilmington (accepted)</p>
<p>Accepted - CAS: Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Fordham University
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.38
[</em>] Units completed: 14
[<em>] Units in progress: 16 (but will enter with 42 credits)
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: None required
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Internship at a political consulting firm, political involvement (worked on 5 campaigns), finance internship, web developer (professional job), CEO of my company in high school, freelance developer, debate member, co-founder model congress, Columbia model congress, vice president of a culture club, lifestyle editor of newspaper, exemplary citizenship and character award x2, math honor society, etc, etc. I listed my top 7 accomplishments and then attached a full 4 page resume additionally.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Noted above. I mailed in a letter stating my development/PR internship at a Israeli organization for this summer after I handed in my application.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Personal essay was about my Jewish identity, the importance in understanding cultural differences (anti-ethnocentrism), and the opportunities NYU offers for MEIS. The other essays were short, but strong. Mainly emphasized culture and its importance, the celebrity was Sean Penn (political activist, diplomatic approaches, etc).
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: Director of International Studies Program at Fordham University, French professor, and then a COO of a corporation.
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Other schools applied to: None. Just NYU.
[</em>] Comments: I was concerned about my C+ and my GPA. If I don’t like a class, or just don’t care about it, then it shows in my work. But the classes I am interested in (culture, politics, international studies) – I have a perfect 4.0 major GPA. And then my ECs speak for itself. I can’t wait to attend![/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: California CC
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.7 high school, about the same for college
[</em>] Units completed: 12
[<em>] Units in progress: 16
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Newspaper, volunteering, leadership positions
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I was accepted into NYU last year but had to drop out after I committed, so I wrote my essay to explain why (extenuating circumstances, family issues)
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: 1, from a high school teacher
[/ul]</p>
<p>accepted to CAS-- art history/business minor</p>
<p>from a CC
entering as tentative junior
gpa: first semester 2.5, then 64 credits of a 4.0</p>
<p>ECS were good, did not hold any leadership positions though
job/work experience: internship and work 25-30 hrs/week in sales
essay: “very captivating”
letters of rec: we love each other</p>
<p>i was accepted to cornell, fordham, and maryland ( WITH A FULL TUITION SCHOLARSHIP)</p>
<p>as much as i hate to turn down maryland’s money… i think i have to</p>
<p>im really nervous about taking 100k in loans, esp when i could graduate for free from maryland…but something tells me this is right</p>
<pre><code>* College transferring from: California CC
Entering as: Junior (I think?)
GPA: 3.97
Units completed: 101 (quarter)
Units in progress: 17 (quarter)
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<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* ECs listed on app: Vice President of a film club
Job/Work Experience: Photography assistant at a photo studio
Essays (subject and responses): I was really positive about my current school, and how NYU was just the next step in the progression of my learning path.
Letters of Recommendation: 1 letter from my film studies professor, 1 letter from my film production professor, 1 letter from my scriptwriting professor
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<p>Other:</p>
<pre><code>* Other schools applied to: UCSC UCD UCSD UC Berkeley (all accepted), UT Austin (accepted), UCLA (rejected), Chapman (rejected), LMU (rejected), USC (still waiting to hear back)
Comments: This has been my dream for a long while, and it feels incredible! I focused on transferrable courses and made sure to get an A on everything, worked incredibly hard, and did as much as possible to make myself stand out. If you put in the effort, you will be rewarded.
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<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: ITESM (Mexico)
[</em>] Entering as: sophomore or junior, I really don’t know
[<em>] GPA: 3.6 UW (different mexican grading system).
[</em>] Units completed: 112
[<em>] Units in progress: 56
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: I don’t know if I had any
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: MUN image secretariat, photography, guitar, drama club, soccer,HS graduation committee, some others.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: sister’s snack, family business, director’s assistant in a play, second assistant camera in a short film
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I talked about how I came to realize I want to study in a different country
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: 2 very good letters, 1 regular. Current and HS teachers
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Other schools applied to: USC, UT Austin, Boston University, Chapman
[</em>] Comments: for Tisch, your portfolio is what matters the most. Try to write essays that will portray who you really are. I really didn’t think I stand a chance but I have been proven wrong… Still don’t know if I’m going… the city calls me, but I like USC and Chapman as well… I don’t know what to do!
[/ul]</p>
<p>Accepted - Tisch School of the Arts - Film & Television Production.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Green River Community College (Auburn, WA)
[</em>] Entering as: Junior
[<em>] GPA: 3.65
[</em>] Units completed: Like 105 (quarter units)
[<em>] Units in progress: 0
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Just GE…math, science, language, english…etc
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Indie film production internship, Equal Rights Alliance, Community Inclusion Program (Assistance with special needs children), Volunteer at Food Bank, Mixed Choir in HS, High School Video Broadcast Team, Hobbies (photography, film obviously, playing guitar, etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: I’ve been working 20+ hours/wk at various jobs since I was a sophomore in high school.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Wrote about my life-changing trip to Sweden amongst other things.
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation: Nothing crazy; an art teacher and philosophy prof.
[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Other schools applied to: UCLA, USC, Chapman University, and CSUN.
[</em>] Comments: Like others have said, it seems to be about your ability to write good stories. I had just finished a course on creative writing before I started the app and I definitely think that helped me illustrate my ideas and stories with a real life-like feel so the reader could really see what I’m describing. I also did the photo option because that’s what I have a lot of experience in. Looks like it paid off!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College transferring from: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
[</em>] Entering as: Sophomore
[<em>] GPA: 3.61 Cumulative. 3.72(Fall2010), 3.5(Spring2011) [Almost had that 3.75, but was 1 multiple choice away from an A in physics ><)
[</em>] Units completed: 33 (Semester - credit hours, I’m guessing?)
[<em>] Units in progress: 16
[</em>] Pre-reqs completed: Unsure(?) </p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app:<br>
College
Break dancing! Or simply started last semester and continuing on what with it. Fundraising chair for Asian Awareness Weekend (AAW), E-Board member for Chinese American Student Association (CASA), a member for Hong Kong Student Association (HKSA)
High School:
Lab coordinator assistant, PSAL Bowling, Asian Cultural Club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked as a waiter
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I didn’t feel they were anything special to be honest. Maybe my interest in chemistry and the development of it was “different?”
[</em>] Letters of Recommendation:
Unsure of the quality of the letter of recommendation (I assume it’s good since I got in ^^). Got one from my Calc II professor, my Gen Psych/Learning professor, and one from my adviser. </p>
<p>[/ul]Other:[ul]
[<em>] Other schools applied to: Columbia (Rejected), Cooper Union (waitlisted)
[</em>] Comments: Can’t wait :].
[/ul]</p>