<p>Int student- hispanic</p>
<p>SAT: 650M 690R 790W 12 essay
ACT: 30, 12 essay</p>
<p>High school: 2 APs, 93/100 "GPA" (school didn't the grade point average system), some honors classes, a few extracurriculars.</p>
<p>College (I am a freshman at penn state in the Comp Sci. major):</p>
<p>GPA so far: 3.63
-participated in 2 clubs and am in a team.
-hope to be more active next semester ( I will still be a fresh because I started college in the spring of '07)</p>
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<li>volunteered during all summers since high school.</li>
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<p>SO, what are my chance? I know NYU is a reach, but , in your opinion, what are my odds? Also, does NYU require recommendations from college freshmen (I will have about 32 credits by the time I apply)?</p>
<p>Did you apply to NYU-Stern as a high school senior? How was your high school transcript. Hard to give full weight to one semester of college alone.</p>
<p>I pretty much described my transcript above. No, I didn't apply. Next semester, I will be taking a couple of honors classes and hope to raise my gpa to a 3.8. That is nothing important that I left out, really.</p>
<p>If you did't apply as a high school senior, why change now? Is PSU that bad? I see you are also looking at CMU. Both are good schools. Good Luck.</p>
<p>If you have more than 32 credits, NYU will put less emphasis on your high school report and more on your college performance. I think transfering to NYU is more difficult than applying your senior year due to the limited spots. Nonetheless, I do think you have a decent shot.. good luck!</p>
<p>I see that you've never taken SAT II's before you graduated high school, which is a requirement now... just try to get 32 credits before you transfer.</p>
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<p>Bad or not, I actually know many PSU students who are desperately trying to transfer to NYU.</p>
<p>I am not happy at PSU because I just don't fit in with the student body--but that isn't really important. I want to transfer to NYU because I live in NYC and believe NYU would be a perfect match for me. I didn't apply in the first place because I would probably be rejected, but now I realize how constructive it would be going to a great school without having to dorm in. </p>
<p>Does that mean I will have to take the SAT II before I apply? </p>
<p>As of now, I don't have any recommendations, but I will be taking two honors courses next semester and hopefully get to know the professors well enough to have them write good recs by spring break.</p>
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Does that mean I will have to take the SAT II before I apply?
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<p>I'm not too sure about this, but I do believe that you are not allowed to take SAT's once you graduate from high school. Even if Collegeboard lets you sign up to take them, I don't think NYU will count that at all because SAT's and GPA are supposed to reflect what kind of a student you were in high school. </p>
<p>Just get above 32 credits and then transfer.. after 32 credits, NYU won't put much emphasis on your high school record at all. </p>
<p>Yeah, the 8 people I know who want to transfer from PSU to NYU all hate PSU's isolated location... the social life is pretty sheltered too if you grew up in NYC.</p>
<p>it would be unfair to take SAT's after high school because your score would compare you with other high school kids.</p>
<p>We will know the answer somewhere in feb of next year ; ). Stressed out, do you thin your friends will have a chance?</p>
<p>Would you say I have a decent chance?</p>
<p>My friend has a GPA of 3.5... next spring, she's aiming for a GPA of 3.7.. I wouldn't recommend transfering unless you have at least a 3.5.</p>
<p>In your case, if you can bring your 3.63 up to a 3.7 or 3.8, I'd say that you're already 50% in gauranteed. Of course, I'm not too familiar with this whole transfering process.. make sure you emphasize a lot on your essays and teacher's recommendations because PSU is still not quite in the same league as NYU.</p>
<p>I transfered from PSU to NYU last year... 3.4 GPA into Psychology Program 32 credits all transfered and i was able to nab a few scholarships... i've met 7 kids who transfered from PSU while at NYU. It's a huge change too. but good luck</p>
<p>That is great to hear, luchycharms. so, you stayed at psu for a year then transferred? How were you able to get recommendations--most intro psych courses at PSU are huge?? </p>
<p>Also, could you briefly describe your SATs and HS stats?</p>
<p>Annnd most importantly, when did you apply (towards which month?). It seems that NYU was sort of a reach fo you, I am guessing your essay question and ECs must have been impressive.</p>
<p>Yep i did my freshman year at PSU and Soph at NYU, im a junior now... I justed asked my english 15 prof and my art history... my intro to psych teacher wouldn't write it because there were like 600 kids in the class... but i did well at PSU i think... im just happy everything worked out well..</p>
<p>I went to an urban high school in philly, most kids who actually went to school went to PSU or Temple...it was a shock going to college and seeing the type of schools kids actually came from
SAT 1210 590 V 620 M
SAT II's 590 Writing 590 BIO M 630 Math IC
All AP classes
20/650ish?
3.8 GPA
I was involved in alot in high school from NHS president to Big Brother/Big Sister and i had a job</p>
<p>I didn't get into any school i applied to as a senior except PSU.. i was waitlisted and later rejected at BU BC and Lehigh and rejected at Penn and deferred and Rejected from Brown....</p>
<p>I heard from NYU in April though when I was at PSU tho. it was a good choice i think but NYU is alot more competitive then PSU but I love it there now..</p>
<p>i applied in feb of 06... they called me in march and wanted to know my spring mid terms grades which were all A's....</p>
<p>as a transfer i got into Boston University, Lehigh, Drexel, American, and NYU. I was waitlisted at BC, and rejected from Penn and brown again...</p>
<p>Thanks for the info. I would think that the standards for transfer students have gone up since you applied, but your HS record was indeed very impressive. I am from NYC and feel completely out of place at PSU. Hopefully, I will be able to get a good enough rec next year to have a fair shot.</p>
<p>Good luck in your senior year.</p>
<p>One more question, why would you ask the psych prof for a rec in the first place? Did you expect him just to talk about your grades and that is it?</p>