<p>I'm a member of the class of 2013. I am going to attend NYU in the fall. However, I won't be in the College of Arts and Science. I'll be in the Liberal Studies Program. This is a program with 3 semesters of required courses (Writing 1 and 2, Cultural Foundations 1,2, and 3, and Social Foundations 1, 2, and 3). After completing LSP requiresments, a student is automatically put into the school they originally applied to (for me it would be CAS). This program has some stigma attached to it. People seem to think that LSP kids are stupider than the other kids from the other schools. I don't know how other colleges view LSP, but I do know that they see that a person has taken LSP courses. </p>
<p>Anyway, I want to go to University of Chicago. I visited last year, and I loved it. I can't think of a place I'd rather be. The problem is that my high school has never sent anyone to Ivy League or Ivy-equivalent schools. I think this was a factor in my rejection from UChicago this year. I have a 3.85 cum GPA, with weak grades in Calculus and Physics, but 4.0s in all my humanities classes, including a couple of AP classes. I got a 2000 on the SATs (which I know falls short of the 2100 "cut-off"). I got a 750 on the Literature SAT II and a 720 on the US History SAT II. </p>
<p>What do you think my chances are of being admitted as a transfer student next year? How much do colleges look at high school things for transfer students? What can I do to improve my chances of getting in?</p>
<p>You can do a lot to improve.</p>
<p>UChicago does not rely heavily on numbers to admit students. They are far more concerned with your essays and letters of recommendation, so your test scores and GPA will not, by any means, hold you back. However, realize that transfer chances are much lower than regular admittance chances. Good luck!</p>
<p>Chicago doesn’t have a 2100 “cutoff” - I’m proof of that. (Okay, so I only managed to get in off of the waitlist, but that isn’t the point! 
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<p>I can’t really offer much advice, I’m afraid, but make sure that you do one thing: thrive.</p>
<p>I also know someone who is considering applying as a transfer to UChicago next year, and all I can say is good luck, because it’s evidently much harder to get in as a transfer then as a freshman. And no, there is no 2100 cut-off. I scored under that, and I was admitted RD.</p>
<p>I transferred from NYU myself (I go to an Ivy now, though). The best advice I can give you is to rock your Fall semester courses and get to know at least 2 professors. The most important component of the transfer application, in my opinion, is the “Why do you want to transfer to this school?” question. If you can give a solid explanation of that (i.e. U.Chicago offers a program of study in a field that NYU doesn’t, etc.), the admissions board will certainly place high value on your response. Best of luck!</p>
<p>Also, give yourself time to enjoy NYU before deciding you want to go elsewhere (with no promise that you’ll get in). There are a lot of neat things about NYU, and take advantage of them!</p>