<p>I'm currently a freshman at RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) majoring in Communications, and I've come to the conclusion that I need to transfer (I actually knew back in May, but I wanted to give the school a chance first).</p>
<p>I'm interested in NYU Steinhard's Media, Culture, and Communications program, and I'm trying to figure out what could help my chances. I applied undecided to NYU CAS as a first year applicant, but was rejected. I've heard that reapplying to a school can increase your chances because it shows interest. Other than this, and the obvious "Do really well, Get awesome recs, participate in extracurriculars" I'm not sure what else can help.</p>
<p>Don’t blow off the essays and supplements. The supplements are really short and so is the essay, so choose your words carefully. NYU gives odd supplement questions for a reason - they want to see that you can think out of the box. I transferred to Steinhardt MCC in '08. They look really closely at your fit with the program. Try to intern somewhere with a communications angle- I was a copywriter for a non-profit before I transferred. Steinhardt LOVES seeing internships.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’d like to get an internship, but since I’m a freshman and I’ll be applying in the middle of my second semester, I don’t think I’ll be able to get one between now and then. I’m going to try to get an internship for this summer in NYC, but I’ll probably know my admission decision before that happens.</p>
<p>Fortunately, I did some journalism related internships during high school, and I suppose I could always try working at an on-campus publication, not sure if that’s as impressive as an internship though…</p>
<p>When did you transfer? After Sophomore year? I’m not sure if I’m just making up excuses for not getting an internship, but I thought it was very difficult to get one during your freshman year.</p>
<p>I transferred in the middle of sophomore year, so I was an intern for spring of my freshman year and part of the summer. That’s partially why I was at a non-profit that really had nothing to do with my core MCC interests- they were willing to take freshmen.</p>