<p>applying to gallatin for spring '09, coming from Oberlin college</p>
<p>HS gpa: 3.2 (kinda stinks, but went up year by year and was a top public hs...couple of people from my class even got into nyu with a lesser gpa)
college gpa: 3.75 (4.0 last semester, but only on three graded courses)
SAT's: 1400/1600, 2120/2400
SAT II's: 710 History, 710 biology (i think)
EC's: Treasurer and acting President of an activist group on campus, involved in a few other groups on campus as well, was opinions editor for my HS paper. Interned for a tenants rights group in manhattan for a month in January. </p>
<p>My father is an alum, I think I got two good recs. from professors</p>
<p>College GPA: 3.75 (62 units w/o my 6 AP scores)
SAT: A pitiful 1800
SAT II: Spanish 770, History 690, French 600
High School GPA: 3.6 (with 7 AP classes & 6 Honors)</p>
<p>----> I got a 4.0 for the last 3 semesters, but I messed up badly my first.</p>
<p>Activities:
Phi Theta Kappa Treasurer
Student Government Senator/Appropriations Commitee Chairman
Economics Club Treasurer
Phi Beta Lambda Delegate
Scholars Honors Club</p>
<p>Awards:
Dean's List
President's Honors List
AP Scholar w/ Distinction
Phi Theta Kappa Service Award
Scholars Honor Award</p>
<p>Essays/Recs.:</p>
<p>Rec. Letter from CEO at the place I intern (went to Columbia U).
Rec. Letter from my Econ professor.</p>
<p>I think my essays are good? I edited them for about 30 hours.</p>
<p>youre a sophmore? what school are you coming from? that pretty much makes or breaks you</p>
<p>if you are coming from a top/competitive university you will have a really good shot...would really depend on your essays, if they are good then you're in pretty good shape</p>
<p>if your coming from a lesser university or a cc, you won't have a real shot</p>
<p>Hey nyu44 and everyone who is a prospective transfer student, if you at least have 30 or 32 credit hours (1 yr.) of college level work, you don't need to submit the SAT'S. NYU says if you have taken them in HS sumbit those results, but however if you've never taken them then they're not necessary. My advice is use the loophole here and don't submit your test scores if there really s****y Also, I forgot to tell you, if when you submit the HS transcript and your scores are on there, the admissions committee is going to see them regardless. Hopefully, with that being said your scores aren't on there. Here is a link regarding standerized testing info. NYU</a> > Undergraduate Admissions > Applying for Admission > Transfer Applicants > Standardized Tests</p>
<p>it will still be a big factor after your first year...if you do not submit them that would be very suspicious...if you wait until you complete after 60 credits i do not think you are obligated to submit them</p>
<p>That is not true. I just spoke with an admissions officer about it a couple days ago, when they came to my school. Quote "If it is not required we will not hold it against you for not submitting them"</p>
<p>if you have over a years worth of college credit it is NOT required. I have asked them about this numerous times because I was concerned about it.</p>
<p>I didn't finish my 1st semester yet, I just started last month, and my sat 1 score is really low, and im not in the mood for taking sat 1 again. So what do people suggest?</p>
<p>Correct me if im wrong, but I think NYU focuses on college GPA, activities/clubs/internship and essays more than anything else on the transfer application, maybe second most important to them is the recommendations and high school GPA, but the SAT 1 and 2 is made only for to show how well your going to do during college. So I don't think they will care about my SAT score if I get a 4.0 in college and join lots activities/clubs and write outstanding essays plus good recommendations and a 3.7 high school GPA, or will they?</p>
<p>you are still a freshman...the primary area of focus for them will be your high school performance as they will not have much to go off of from your college performance...sat's will matter as well...how much? that's a value judgement, one that will probably vary from admissions officer to admissions officer, and I wouldn't be prepared to say how important it is beyond saying that it will certainly be something that they look at...</p>
<p>nyu cas more than other comparable schools looks at your measurable performances (hs + college gpa's, sat's)...they place considerable less emphasis on your essay than other schools</p>
<p>elvis32 - FA sucks, unless your family is living in a box selling pet rocks on the street, don't expect a lot. </p>
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<p>When you apply to college from HS, they take into account how competitive/good the HS was, so wouldn't colleges do that for transfers? Like wouldn't someone with a 3.8 from Columbia have a better chance of transferring to NYU than a 3.8 from an average college?</p>
<p>Dufflebag how do you know so much about the admissions officers? It's like you are one of them--or at least you speak like if you are one.</p>
<p>"they place considerable less emphasis on your essay than other schools"</p>
<p>I really don't see how you'd be able to know this. Are you there while they read them? Last time I checked essays are under the VERY IMPORTANT list for NYU, while many other schools just state IMPORTANT. So I'd rethink that guys.</p>
<p>I agree with Lovehate, just because when I inquired about essays at a nyu information session I attended, they said the same thing, it is a very important factor to your NYU admission and in many cases it can make or break a potential applicant.</p>
<p>i know people on here are always over compensating for their own insecurities and percieved shortcomings, but don't take it out on someone else...take a deep breath, in, out</p>
<p>that being said</p>
<p>of course they are going to say they value your essays, you will not find any colleges in the country who say they don't...srsly</p>
<p>but what they say and actually do are two different things...nyu cas is not nearly as holistic in their review of applications as many other comparable institutions...i thought that was a give in on here but apparently not...my hs guidance counselor, essay instructor, and the person who assisted my sister through the college admissions process said as much, so...</p>
<p>again, take a deep breath and stop getting personal and deflecting all of your insecurities onto someone else...if you disagree with me then thats fine, but do so in a more calm, composed manner...</p>
<p>Duffle, I really see nothing in love's response that would indicate s/he's anything but calm. S/He actually asked a valid question, which you did address in your latest post. </p>
<p>The reason he used caps when highlighting "IMPORTANT" and "VERY IMPORTANT" is cause that's exactly how US News in their best colleges guide displays it. On each school listing for admissions, they first put what's "VERY IMPORTANT" to the school when it comes to admissions, which for NYU includes the essay listed first, (which not many schools list as being very important as love pointed out) followed by what's just important to them. And the information they list comes straight from the school, even includes a messages quoted straight from their admissions office so you know it's coming from the source.</p>
<p>That's not to say it's true but make of it what you will.</p>