<p>Hi, I just graduated from High School. I applied to NYU this year but sadly, did not get in. Instead, I am now going to the University of Miami. It's free for me because my dad works for the medical school anyways. I was wondering what the process, statistics, chances, etc. was for transferring after freshman year for sophomore year to NYU. NYC is where my heart is and I love NYU. I would love to be able to study there for my sophomore year. I am not even sure when the applying for transferring begin. Many say it is easier to get into college by transferring but is that true with NYU? I would most probably apply to the College of Arts and Sciences, btw.</p>
<p>You should take this question to the Transfer Forum. There are a number of people there who are applying to or have applied to NYU. Here is the link: [Transfer</a> Students - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/]Transfer”>Transfer Students - College Confidential Forums) But do talk this over with your parents. NYU gives lousy financial aid, so your family should be prepared to pay the full cost unless U of Miami has a tuition exchange agreement with NYU.</p>
<p>Just to give you a basis for comparison, I’m in a very similar situation.</p>
<p>My University of Miami GPA was a 3.694 first semester and 3.8 second semester (3.75 ish).</p>
<p>I was accepted transfer to Boston College, UVa (off the waitlist), and Vassar (going there). Those are probably close to/as competitive as NYU so feel free to compare and ask me about the rest of my transfer application experience if youd like.</p>
<p>thank you so much! did you apply to transfer as a freshman going into sophomore year? and what were you studying? i wonder if what you plan on studying effects your chances on being accepted.</p>
<p>also, were your credentials in highschool very high? My SAT scores are not very high and my grades got better junior year but were not high for the first two years of high school. I’m not sure if I should re-take them this year since I know that transferring students after one year of college need to show their high school grades and standardize testing.</p>
<p>If you have at least 30 credits with a 3.5 or above GPA. You stand a great chance transferring to NYU.</p>
<p>Yes I applied as a sophomore.</p>
<p>As far as the SAT, I would call the admission office and ask if they think retaking would be beneficial for you.</p>
<p>I think that in the transfer process, more than anything, the schools are looking to refill the class from their own transfers/dropouts/whatever. So, within individual schools (eg the college of arts and sciences at NYU), I’m not sure that what you study matters as much…although they may still seek to find a balance I’m not sure. Once again it would probably be good to call the schools and ask.</p>
<p>My high school stats were:</p>
<p>GPA: 91/100 UW
SAT SS: 690CR 710M 800W (2200)
SAT II: Lit700 French440 MathII530 (I could have chosen the tests better hahah)</p>
<p>High school stats/grades are probably important, but they probably mainly want to see that you can be successful in a demanding college environment (which UM kind of is academically).</p>
<p>Let me know if you have any more questions!</p>
<p>Can your family afford full tuition at NYU?</p>
<p>Thank you so much! And yes they can</p>
<p>In response to your question earlier about whether it’s easier or harder to get in as a transfer, it’s harder. iirc, the admit rate for freshmen is about 30-40% (I don’t remember off the top of my head), but the transfer rate for CAS is about 15%.</p>
<p>I just transferred to NYU, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask.</p>
<p>@Caligulashorse</p>
<p>do you think a 4.0 (chem major) with 66 credits from community college(NJ) are sufficient to get in as a transfer to NYU CAS?</p>
<p>You can’t get any better than 4.0, so academically, you’re fine :'D It seems like most people who got in had somewhere in between 3.7-4.0, so… Given that you’re good academically, I would really focus on your personal statements. I saw a couple people get rejected with 4.0s and 3.9s but some people get in with 3.4s, so it’s clearly not all grade based.</p>
<p>I was wondering if the choice of classes mattered? I am undecided and so I am taking many different classes to see what it is I gravitate towards so that I can choose a major for sophomore year. I am taking Math, Art History, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology. Next semester, I am taking an English class (I placed out of the English class for first semester because of my ACT score) and probably a science class 2nd semester as well, because pre-med could be an option for me. </p>
<p>If I get straight A’s, do the classes I take matter? I know online it says that most transferees are in liberal arts courses but that’s all it pretty much says.</p>