<p>I am currently an undergraduate student at a community college. This is my third semester and I am looking to transfer to NYU-poly in the spring. I just had several questions that I was hoping someone could try their best to answer for me. To make my super long story short, I had never intended on going to a community college, I was accepted to a four-year school for architecture, but after discovering they were not accredited, I was forced to go to community college because it was too late for me to apply to another school. Next, I obviously no longer intend on majoring in architecture, I'm now interested in Civil Engineering. My current major is a Liberal Arts major with a focus on math and sciences because it allows me to take more general courses. I recently applied to NYU-poly as a civil engineering major. I'm starting to get nervous from this forum because my SAT scores are not as good as they probably should be, I received a 1590, 540 on reading, 530 on math, and 520 on writing. I am curious as to if I even need to send in my SAT scores being that I have completed 31 credits and am taking 13 more this semester, also, if I do need to send my SAT scores in, how large of an effect will they have on my chance of admission. I had a 3.6 GPA in high school and currently have a 3.81 cumulative GPA for my past two semesters at school. I'm going to be slightly behind in curriculum when I transfer due to credits possibly not transferring and because I haven't taken any engineering courses at my current college. I am a member of Phi Theta Kappa, which is a honor society at two-year colleges. It requires a minimum GPA to be invited to join, and also requires a minimum GPA to remain a member. I actively participate in their activities and events at my school's chapter. I'm really starting to think that NYU-poly is quite a reach school for me, but I want to go there so badly. I've also had some family problems which have lead to me staying home for so long, which I know obviously can't have much of an effect on my chances because that doesn't reflect in my application. I also haven't participated in many extracurriculars besides Phi Theta Kappa because I work about 30 hours a week and spend my other free time helping my younger sister with her homework because she has a learning disability. I'm just getting very nervous and I'm hoping that someone would possibly be able to give me some insight into transfer student admissions and my actual chance of getting accepted. Also, is there less of a chance of me getting accepted because I'm applying in the spring?</p>
<p>I’m guessing a lot of people don’t wanna read all this so I’ll trim it down:</p>
<p>What are my chances of getting accept to NYU-Poly as a transfer if:
-My cumulative GPA for my first year of college is a 3.81
-I’ve taken 31 credits so I don’t need to submit SAT scores but my high school GPA was a 3.6.
-I’m a member of Phi Theta Kappa</p>
<p>Also, do I have less of a chance if I’m a transfer applying in the spring, or the same chance that I would in the fall?</p>
<p>I think to save money, stay in community college for just one more year (Poly is pricey and doesn’t give much financial aid to transfers – but you can try!), and then transfer over. Of course, contact admissions counselors at NYU-Poly to see which classes you should take at your CC which have credits that would transfer to Poly without a hitch.</p>
<p>Good luck! :)</p>