<p>I've recently toyed with the idea of transferring, but I know almost nothing about transferring in terms of what is given considerable weight-- high school grades? sat scores? college transcript?</p>
<p>A little about myself:
-I'm a rising sophomore at NYU (CAS) with a 3.8 GPA, concentrating in History (cemented plan) and cinema studies/film (an area of exploration). </p>
<p>My reasons for transferring:
- Too expensive (lack of financial assistance)
- Hard time making friends as a lot of the kids are either too socially pretentious (I don't mean pretentious as in quoting Nietzsche but as in "im better than you because i listen to obsure music, i'm hip, and contaminate my lungs with nicotine everyday because i'm livin' the good life, yo" or too ditzy. I am, obviously, just stereotyping as there are people at NYU that I find original, nice, down to earth, and interesting but it seems I'm having a hard time finding my niche and people more like me. </p>
<p>So my questions are
1) Are these good enough reasons? Do admins scoff at people who want to transfer for financial reasons? I mean it seems like a good reason to me but I always assume it has to be a reason that is associate with academics or advancing your studies, or something along those lines.
2) What do colleges look for?
3) Last semester of senior year, I had severe senioritis so my grades werent too great. I also have an average SAT/ACT score. So A) How does this play out if I'm doing well in college now B) Should I retake the SATs/ACT?
4) I also have this notion that people who transfer have a hard time adjusting to their new colleges because they weren't part of the community in the beginning, or later when applying to grad school they'll appear as being a fickle candidate. Maybe less so if you're applying for a sophomore standing but I'll be applying this coming year for a junior standing. These are just some of my concerns, so if anyone has anything to comment about it to alleviate them...(?)</p>
<p>And finally, I wish to apply to Columbia (and possibly Yale), as these are the only school(s) I would consider because I actually do like it here. </p>
<p>These are my reasons for the two schools
1) Both schools give good need-base financial packages
2) I applied ED to Columbia senior year, and attended a pre-college summer program there 2 years ago and have a lot of friends at the school (some are faculty members), it's in NYC and will not be a drastic change from NYU because I love the city.
3) For Yale, I'm majoring in History and they have a great program and are great with financial assistance. </p>
<p>And lastly (sorry), what are the effects of transferring to post-undergrad plans? I dont know, it might seem like a silly question, but again, I am speaking with little knowledge of the process. </p>
<p>Thanks for everyone who can help</p>