Transfer who is not sure what kind of school he should shoot for! (HELP?!)

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi there! My name's Pat. I currently go to Emerson College. I transferred here this last year from a community college... but there's some issues with my major, so unfortunately I think I'm going to have to transfer out. I really need some advice as to which schools I can get into with my stats/achievements!</p>

<p>If you could tell me whether I'm in range for those three schools... and suggest Theatre Programs that would be good fit for my stats... that would be so, so amazing. </p>

<p>Schools I am considering:
-New York University [TISCH: Drama]
-Boston University [Theatre Arts]
-Ithaca University [Theatre]</p>

<p>Education:
-Emerson College: Fall '10 - . One semester of coursework completed (doing my second now). 3.58 GPA.
-Bristol Community College: Fall '09 - Spring '10. Two semesters of coursework. 3.77 GPA. (twice on Dean's List)
-Joseph Case High School: Fall '05 - Spring '09. High School Diploma. 2.59 GPA. (I know, right?)</p>

<p>SATs:
-Because I'll be heading into my Junior year and I've completed a full year, I do not need to submit my SATs. (which, isn't a bad thing... they're like 1800 total)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Creator, Producer, & Host of WECB's (Emerson radio station) "How To Succeed in Radio Without Really Trying," a talk/music show about theatre, film, & TV.
-Camera operator of The Emerson Channel.
-Assistant Director of theatre productions such as Blood Brothers ('10), Epic Proportions ('10), Aida ('10), & Caucasian Chalk Circle ('10).
-Director & Designer of a production of the musical The Last Five Years ('10) and a play (which I also wrote) called The Other Side. ('09).
-Actor with 3 different theatre companies, involved in approx. 12 shows in the past couple of years.
-High school activities included: Football team, Basketball team, Newspaper editor, Literary Journal editor, Theatre (obviously!), Yearbook, etc.</p>

<p>Employment/Volunteer:
-Aid to a disabled woman.
-Swansea Recreational Summer Camp [Camp Counselor]
-Sears [Retail - Shoe Department]
-Swansea Public Library [Assistant Librarian]
-Pet Partners [Volunteer
-Animal Advocates [Volunteer]</p>

<p>Essay:
-I'm going to write about overcoming the obstacle of both my parents dying at a young age, and how I'm a stronger and better person today because of it. I'm a very, very good writer, so this should be strong. </p>

<p>Other:
-I plan to submit some sample work I've done (scenes from a couple of plays I wrote, stills from productions I directed, etc.) so they can get a taste for my creativity and passion. </p>

<p>Thank you so much!</p>

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<p>A library assistant is not in any way an assistant librarian! You dont have enough education or experience.</p>

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<p>What state are you (probably your parents) resident in? do you need finaid? Other than federal stuff?</p>

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<p>kayf -

  1. I reside in Massachusetts. I currently live in Boston, MA… attending Emerson College. My perm. address is with my grandmother (both my parents are deceased) is in Swansea, MA. </p>

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<li>I do need financial aid. However, At Emerson I get very good financial aid… which is surprising because they’re known to be very stingy. They gave me about 30,000 in grants/scholarships.</li>
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<p>kmazza… it’s simply a typo. Library Assistant is what I meant.</p>

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<p>Have you asked this question in the theater majors sub-forum? Click on “Discussion Home” in the upper-left of this screen, and scroll down. You will find it inside the College Majors Forum.</p>

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<p>BU, Ithaca = good-very good chance.
NYU= won’t count on it.</p>

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<p>milanista - thank you so much… that’s the type of thing I wanted! :)</p>

<p>Any other good schools you could see me having a decent shot getting into? Fordham, maybe? If you had any other suggestions, it would be much appreciated!</p>

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<p>High, I could be wrong, but I think financial aid for transfers is limited. You might want to think about Purchase College, which is a SUNY, but has reasonable tuition for OOS.</p>

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<p>Well, I transfered to Emerson last year… and they gave me good financial aid?</p>

<p>But even so… does Purchase College have a respected name? I don’t know much about it.</p>

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<p>It has a large theatre program and is located close to NY. I dont know that many schools with theatre programs, and I would be looking for a finanicial safety if I were you.</p>

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<p>I could apply to schools like NYU, BU, and Ithaca… and then see how much aid they give me. If it’s not a lot, I could go to a cheaper school like Purchase. That’s reasonable thinking… right?</p>

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<p>Absolutely</p>

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<p>NYU is notorious for bad financial aid. BU and Ithaca won’t necessarily meet full need. </p>

<p>If transferring (financially) doesn’t end up working could you study abroad/ as an exchange student somewhere for a year?</p>

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<p>I think that would be absolutely amazing… but I wouldn’t know where to start as to where to apply… :-/</p>

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<p>bump… sorry to be pushy… I’m just really pressing.</p>

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<p>bumpedy bumpedy bump!</p>