Transfer student for CAS Ethnomusicology major

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<p>I am currently attending Santa Rosa Junior College in California. I have just recently applied as a transfer student for the spring semester at NYU's College of Arts and Sciences. I applied as a musicology student. I am wondering what are my chances of being accepted considering the following:</p>

<p>1) I have a 3.9, unweighted college GPA
2) I have only been in college for three semesters, but I am at a junior level standing concerning credits.
3) I have taken 90% of the pre-reqs for my major, and I have a large breadth of general education classes completed.
4) I am minoring in anthropology, and am currently taking both physical and cultural anthro.
5) I am involved in several extra-curricular activities such as working as a paid Legal Clerk and Music Theory Tutor, singing in a vocal jazz ensemble, and community service through music. </p>

<p>I understand from the information on the CAS Music webpage that only a few students are let into the program each year. I realize that is very selective, but I am curious if I have a decent shot. </p>

<p>Thank you for any responses to me question, and I appreciate your time.</p>

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<p>NYU’s website is not entirely clear about this, but it appears that the music major in the College of Arts and Sciences is a general music major and that the ethnomusicology program is a graduate specialization. So, you should check this out.</p>

<p>BTW, unless you have unlimited money or don’t mind excessive student loan debt, I’d suggest looking at other options besides NYU. Indiana U. has a Department of Folklore & Ethnomusicology that has a much more extensive program than NYU. It’s in the College of Arts & Sciences.
[Folklore</a> and Ethnomusicology | Indiana University Bloomington](<a href=“http://www.indiana.edu/~folklore/undergraduate/requirements.shtml]Folklore”>http://www.indiana.edu/~folklore/undergraduate/requirements.shtml)</p>

<p>The anthropology dept. is pretty good, too. [Indiana</a> University Anthropology Department](<a href=“http://www.indiana.edu/~anthro/noflash.html]Indiana”>http://www.indiana.edu/~anthro/noflash.html)</p>

<p>The Jacobs School of Music at IU is #1 in the country.[Jacobs</a> School of Music](<a href=“http://www.music.indiana.edu/]Jacobs”>http://www.music.indiana.edu/)</p>

<p>About IU <a href=“http://www.iub.edu/:[/url]”>http://www.iub.edu/:&lt;/a&gt; Bloomington, IN is the quintessential college town. A beautiful campus. It’s only an hour from Indianapolis in an area of beautiful state parks and US forests. Very internationally diverse.</p>