transferring out of NYU tisch

Transfer Students
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<p>i know... its wierd. it was totally my dream school, but nyu is unbelievably expensive. And not just the financial aid part, thats okay... its just sheer cost of living in NY. I work two jobs (sounding kinda melodramtic, sorry), but it's starting to suck and detracting from having any remnant of a social life... I'd rather be broke on a campus with friends than in a big city, broke, and still friendless... and on top of that, I take my academia pretty seriously, and while Tisch is great, I'm not sure what I think about the rest of NYU.... </p>

<p>Anyways, I should start looking elsewhere, and I'm really hitting my head as to where i could go. I'm currently a cinema studies major (and if i stay at NYU i'll attempt a double tisch major with cinema studies and dramatic writing) But if I leave I think I'll do film studies and comparative literature. </p>

<p>so I'm thinking:
Wesleyan
Brown
Columbia</p>

<p>And that's all I got... I got accepted to Reed College last year, and I'm thinking of applying back. Maybe the Claremont schools??? I havent looked into those much... UChicago? Not sure about reviving my social life there though..... </p>

<p>I mean... I don't know if this helps, but my stats aren't overly impressive.
720 V, 6-Something (80?) M, and 720 Writing.
5 APs, with scores of 5 or 4, in Eng. Lit and Lang, AP Geo, American History, and Modern Euro... I also did AP latin, but i kinda mucked that up...
Highschool was decent... it was a pretty competitive boarding school and I had a crap load of extra curricular so I was proud of myself... Graduated with a Classics diplomma (means I did like a bizzilionty levels of latin and greek). Lots of drama/theater work: stage managing, directing, one acting stint... not as impressive. a WHOLE lot of playwriting...
I've done a lot of Job Experience, I've worked on Broadway twice (reading and writing reviews for scripts under a producer), I worked at HBO for a summer, and I've lived and traveled throughout China teaching English (no program... just a credit card and cell phone... and i'd rather be back there than at bloody university) . My Chinese isn't spectacular but its there. </p>

<p>Uh Uh Uh. I'm black. Schools seem to like that. I'm a girl. Schools like that too. </p>

<p>I like my arts... I really don't want to give them up. I dont care about size. Don't care much about place... I don't even care about country (send me back to china please!) </p>

<p>okay thats long and grammars kinda crap. eh. but please please please, advice would be lovely!</p>

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<p>Yes, your grammar (and spelling) is "kinda crap," so make sure your essays are well edited. I fail to understand your desire to transfer to Columbia, as it is also in New York. We can't tell very much without your GPA.</p>

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<p>i think you have an AWESOME chance at Columbia and Brown. Apply for god's sake! the thing is, columbia wouldn't help you at all with your situation. you're still in NYC at a VERY expensive school with a program weaker than tisch. i'd try staying and maybe asking for more finAID. i don't know my art schools very well, but i'd say tisch is top notch. if you do want to apply though, i think you'd get in a lot of places if your numbers are good: a black girl teaching chinese is one on a million.</p>

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<p>"I'm a girl. Schools like that too."</p>

<p>Not so much any more; women are now the majority of college students.</p>

<p>This article is a few years old, but the situation hasn't changed:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/09/education/09college.html?ex=1152590400&en=815f1b0e42c962a6&ei=5087%0A%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/09/education/09college.html?ex=1152590400&en=815f1b0e42c962a6&ei=5087%0A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>asking more money from nyu is a joke. what i meant about affording columbia more than nyu is that nyu (socially) is ridiculously expensive (theres no campus, just dorms, parties are nearly impossible) this means lots of clubbing, lots of buying your own drinks... basically if you want to have a social life plan on spending 200 dollars a weekend.
from what i've heard from my friends at columbia is that friendlier dorms and a more centralized community defuses the cost of living in new york. as well, the price of columbia's dorms isnt anything in comparison to what NYU could be asking me for next year, (we're talking about 6,000 to 8,000 increase next year) and they wont raise financial aid to meet rising housing costs....</p>

<p>college gpa is 3.7</p>

<p>anybody know anything about uchicago? i've just gone through their film studies department and they've got some brilliant professors... like the people i read in class. thats pretty sweet. doesn't seem to artsy a place... but maybe they'll like some difference in their normal applicant pool.</p>

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<p>I'm a film and television major and your situation sounds very very similar to mine. It's kind of creepy how besides major and the fact that you are a URM...we have almost the same application.</p>

<p>I also suggest WashU. It is St. Louis but the major is upcoming and very critical analysis focused. Also, the screenwriting professor there is top notch and a super helpful guy.</p>

<p>best of luck in your search.</p>

<p>what year are you anyway?</p>

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<p>My D is attending Northwestern--more academic rigor without a conservatory theatre program. Location is in the burbs-but near enough to Chicago with the train(20 minutes). Great alumni contacts in the film/theatre realm. Financial Aid is need based/no audition-strictly application/test scores/LOR.</p>

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<p>freshman....
we can meet at kimmel and talk about how nyu should give us more money!!!!</p>

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<p>I'm a tischie too, in the drama department. I think you have impressive stats: good grades and a lot of talent. However, I'd consider Brown to be quite a reach school. Their transfer stats are dismal; furthermore, they already have a lot of artsy kids. As a transfer student, you're filling in positions that the school needs more of. (I, too, considered Brown, but decided that I wouldn't be as unique of a candidate for them.) Consider schools that are really going to be receptive to your particular interests.</p>

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<p>Tisch was my dream school back when i was in HS but I got rejected. I'm really surprised people want to transfer out. but then again money wouldn't be a problem for me.</p>

<p>You should consider Emerson College. Your stats should help financially and it cost less than NYU. It's also in the city so there's plenty to do and you don't HAVE to spend a lot of money to have fun. There's plenty of parties to go to (sometimes with a fee if you're gonna drink) and free movie screenings. Also, it's Boston.</p>

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<p>You have a decent chance at Wesleyan; their transfer rate was in the 20s last year. Middletown is a much more manageable city if you're on a tight budget. And, as a LAC, Wes comes with its own mercurial "bubble". A very doable alternative for somone who likes NYU but wants a more traditional campus atmosphere. You may also want to check out Vassar.</p>

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<p>I really don't think Boston is that much of a step down from NY. And no offense to Kynpsychopath, but I think emerson is only strong if you are extremely pre-professional. If you are more of a critical studies person and interested in critical thinking/liberal arts education (a la reed), emerson is definitely not the place for you.</p>

<p>Just my two cents.</p>