Transfer Student with Low Gpa

Hey fellow users, I am having a bit of an existential crisis. In the fall of 2013, I began my freshman year at a four year school as an engineering student. During that time I was commuting to campus about 2-2.5 hours a day plus working ~20 hours a week to pay my tuition while taking 18 credits. Consequently, I ended my freshman year with a 2.6 GPA (horrible I know). The following year I decided engineering was not for me and ended up declaring as a Math/Econ major. Although I finishes sophomore year with a 3.4 GPA, my cumulative GPA stands as a 3.0, which is not very good. Currently, I am taking a gap in hopes of transferring out of my school. During my time at school, I had a small amount of ECs - a club sport and a student government for commuters - and a low GPA. Furthermore, I want to transfer to NYU, which is a bit more selective than my current school, but I am not sure what can help my chances. Would it be a good idea to re-take the SAT and score a 2000+ (my HS score was ~1800) or should I not bother and focus on resume builders such as volunteering? Also I want to go into business school in the future so could taking the GMAT help my undergrad apps while also double for my graduate school applications in the future?

Basically I just need a crap ton of advice so please comment below.

Thanks!

Have you looked into the tuition costs for NYU? Secondly, each college has clear requirements for transfer applicants. Maybe SAT maybe not. Certainly do NOT take the GMAT – no college’s undergrad transfer office would know how to evaluate that. I wish I had more answers for you rather than force you to look at more questions. Best of luck to you nonetheless.

NYU’s website states that the SAT is not mandatory for any transfer with over 30 credits (I have 60). I just want to increase my chances at getting in. Also, I know NYU is expensive so I have other alternative public schools I want to apply to like UMich and Barcuh (CUNY). Ideally, I want to be in finance after college and my school does not have good OCR for jobs in that industry, so I want to transfer to a school that does have a good OCR and placement.

UMich OOS is freaking expensive too. Plus a 3.0 college GPA probably doesn’t make it in to UMich. Can you make an appt at your current school to ask for alternatives?