Anyone else contacted the admission office?
@paradiseeee Maybe I’ll give them a call tomorrow or on Monday and see if they give me a different answer…strange that they told you both different things.
I sent in my application 2 weeks ago! It is my first choice school.
Did anyone else here apply for the Jack Kent Cooke Transfer Scholarship?
major: psychology
applying to the NYU psychology department and CAMS minor <3
gpa 3.94
over 60 units so no sat or hs transcripts required, yay!
President of Psi Beta and officer in Phi Theta Kappa
research: research assistant in a cognitive science lab at UCSD where we study how preschoolers aquire language and recognize music. Solo research study (presenting at 2016 WPA conference) Behind the Glitter: Developing a Positive Emotional Response to Drag Queen Culture
community service: I developed a preschool program at an orphanage in mexico and I am not the program director there, I started an award-winning community college project called Hart (Healing Art) where we provide therapeutic art activities for populations in need for example making journals with homeless youth in San Diego, drive for… victims of domestic violence for Project SARAH, stuffed animals for youth who have experienced severe trauma, supplies for homeless mothers and children at the San Diego Rescue Mission. Started a free psychology tutoring program on my college campus, where I donate time to tutor alone with other students.
awards: All-California Academic Winner Tier 1 2016, Coca Cola New Century Scholar 2016, Senate Certificate of Recognition for leadership and academics awarded by Senator Marty Block 2015, solo recipient of College Life Award by Psi Beta National Council 2015, only chapter to earn the Community Service Award by Psi Beta National Council 2015, one of nine chapters nationally to earn a Psi Beta Chapter Excellence Award 2015, San Diego Gas & Electric Leadership Award 2015.
anything else you want to share: I am also an intern for Circles 4 Change where we offer trauma informed care and restorative practices to at-risk youth in San Diego, only student worker for my college’s psychology department where I do marketing and plan events for the campus community. One of three students at City College to be chosen by the president to be trained by “Stop the Hate,” I now educate the campus community on recognizing and stopping Hate Crimes and Bias Incidents.
Jack Kent Cooke Transfer Scholarship
NYU is expensive…
If you do not know of this scholarship, and you are not accepted this year, I highly recommend applying for the scholarship in the fall of 2016, if you win it would apply to your fall 2017 admission (they do not grant the awards for spring admissions)
The committee chooses 85 transfer students nationally.
You win up to $40,000 a year, for 3 years of undergraduate education
AND you can submit to earn up to $50,000 a year for graduate school (I believe it is for 5 years, but not sure on that. Only winners of the undergrad scholarship are considered.)
They look at academics, finances (you must be in financial need,) and everything “extra” you do… everything you do matters… if you have a leadership position in a school club or honors society, research, community service, awards you have won, anything you are involved in. It is a wonderful scholarship so again, if any of you choose to wait a year, or need to reapply next year please check out this scholarship <3
Race: Asian - Raised in Hong Kong but born in the US, US citizen.
Current school: A community college in New Jersey
Gender: Male
College GPA: 3.85 (Major in Psychology)
Credits taken: 48 credits, will have 63 by the end of this semester. 4 credits from NYU, took a summer class in the psychology department, got an A.
Major applying: Steinhardt - Applied Psychology
HS GPA: Don’t want to mention attended three different high schools overseas, all are taught in English. Didn’t get
suspended or kicked out of school, just not happy with the environment Graduated HS overseas, but I born in the US, so they would take me as a domestic student. But I studied really hard at CC.
SAT/ACT: Doesn’t required if attended a year of college
ECs:
- Participated a MUN conference was held by a university in Hong Kong as a delegate
- Assisted my NYU professor’s project for his research project
- President of Asian Student Association at my CC
- Members of peer mentoring club at my CC
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society member, Psi Beta Honor Society member
Letter of Recommendation: one from my NYU professor, another one is from my psychology professor at my CC
Admissions essay: Strong
Why NYU: Strong
Financial aid: Not applying
Thank you for reading and let me know what you guys think Thanks
I am so nervous right now, just submitted my application yesterday night. I messed up some of the ECs, I think my ECs are weak 
Anyway, I only have very little hope
@waffle111 hello fellow Psi Betan!
Being in Psi Beta has been the most wonderful part of my community college experience. What are you interested in concentrating on in psychology?
@muffinpoptarte hi! I just became part of the psi beta this semester, because the advisor took a semester off we haven’t discuss what to do yet, but im looking forward 
@waffle111 how exciting! I can tell you the it is because of Psi Beta that I was able to partake in so much community service. If you ever have any questions let me know! I am the president of a very active chapter; yet when i started last academic year we had a new facuty adviser and brand new members so we really were figuring it all out from scratch. who knows, maybe we will both be in the NYU chapter of Psi Chi next year!!
@paradiseeee @nyrider Did you guys have your school send your midterm report or did you send it yourself? What about the college report? Thanks!!
@nyrider I sent in both myself. note- my school doesn’t have an official midterm report so I had to have my professors physically fill in the midterm report off of commonapp and then I mailed it out.
I called the office again yesterday they told me unless they ask you to submit, you do not have to send you midterm report.
I’m also applying for Fall '16 (NYU is my top… but very expensive) below are stats:
Current school: Top Liberal Arts
GPA: 3.88
Credits: 42 currently, 60+ by time of transfer
Midterm report: Will be sending, should be 3.8-4.0
Recommendation: Should be good, from head of Gerontology department at my school
Major: Psychology
ECs: Seeing eye dog trainer, Big bro big sis, pre-med society (no, not pre-med lol), slam poetry club
Hooks: Half Asian/minority asian (Mongol), speak Mandarin, impressive abroad experience
SAT: Not submitting, not needed, nor does it even matter as SAT is a predictor of College GPA and was taken when I was 17, now 20 lol.
Hey guys, I’m planning to transfer to the MCC program at Steinhardt as a junior and I know its really competitive so im realllyy nervous. I’m at the honors program thats well known in the NYC/NYC suburban area at my local community college. I submitted my application a few weeks ago. Here are my stats, if anyone wants to chance me that would be great:
College GPA: 3.65 (I had a positive fluctuation throughout my semesters: 1st semester: 3.3, 2nd semester: 3.6, 3rd semester: 4.0)
High School GPA: 3.2 I think…
SAT Scores: Not submitted since I did pretty shitty
EC’s: tutoring at the reading and writing center at my school, volunteering at a family shelter, volunteering at an orphanage in india, part time jobs, National Speech Honors Society (speech/communications club), dance, and stage crew during high school
Recs: From my advisor who is the head of the honors program and who is also my english professor
Essay: pretty strong, pretty proud of it
Honors Societies: Phi Theta Kappa
I also got nominated for the CCTOP program through Steinhardt
@nyuhopefulmaybe Yay, another MCC Steinhardt hopeful!
emphasis on the hopeful! since the MCC program is super duper competitive i’m pretty nervous
Hi, I’m an international student trying to transfer into NYU Gallatin.
I have a question regarding requirements/Common App stuff:
- I only need to submit 2 essays, right? (Why NYU and your reasons for transferring)
- Do I need to send a college report?
Thanks!
Also, I’d be super happy if a current Gallatin student could read my essays and tell me what they think.
@DuboisWoods yes and yes! 2 essays and a college report
@DuboisWoods I think we have pretty much established in this thread that the college report is not mandatory, NYU will contact you if they want it.
@muffinpoptarte I am confused, because I thought people meant that the mid-year or midterm report is the one that is not mandatory.
Yeah, I think @muffinpoptarte meant to say the midterm report, the college report is mandatory