mandela512

ppl arent posting their stats bc most of the ppl still active on this board put their stats down towards the beginning. i did at least.

this is kind of dying down. you would think it would be busier with all the ppl who apply to NYU as transfers. we could really use some advice from people who have exprienced this process bc it seems like we are mostly in the dark. anyone, anyone? :-)

modernage13

im checking this forum like every hour. i'm just ashamed of my stats right now to post and don't want to know my chances. I like to be blinded a little bit. But still anyone got an answer to my question about unpopular majors? I gotta get in!

ianjt

modern - sorry to say that I really can't see an unpopular major creating better chances for you as a transfer student.

That being said, I wrote this is response to another student interested in Gallatin:

I know, validated by Gallatin's website, that they like strong writers. Make sure when writing your last short answer question, that you focus on why Gallatin's unique methods will help you--answering this way is mentioned as a requirement on the site.

Also, I have seen folks with 3.4 college gpa's accepted into Gallatin. I don't think they can make a decision solely on your academics. They are after particular people, not someone who misses the point. I think that a lot of over-qualified students apply and are rejected because they don't make point of how they will work as a Gallatin student.

Lastly, the website mentions that the students who are applying are invited to submit a personal statement explaining why Gallatin will work for them. This, I think, is in addition to the essay and short answer questions.

modernage13

so is this untrue?

modernage13

this thread seems to be dying..no one is interested in Nyu?

mandela512

i dont know!!! i am very interested! haha.

im going to new york in three weeks and want to look around the campus. anyone have an suggestions about how i should do that since they dont really have a campus and dont really give tours?

ianjt

mandela - Just walk around Greenwhich Village and look for the purple flag with the white torch I know you can't go in the dorms unless you are with someone and give the guard your ID. I think the same goes with the classrooms. It is an amazing place, though. It makes me nostalgic just thinking about it.

modernage13

yea i went into the city yesterday and got to see parts of NYU, well the outside and it is NICE!

oh and how do I apply for financial aid for the the spring?

mandela512

great, thanks. i have a friend who goes there and so he can probably show me his dorm and maybe a classroom or two. did you go to NYU ianjt?

i think applying for fin. aid is the same way for regular students. you have to fill out the FAFSA and the CCS profile (i think NYU has one...) by the due date. it should all be on the website under admissions.

modernage13

for the application part that says degree or diploma received, i'm a sophomore so i didnt get a diploma yet so what would i write there?

ianjt

I am not a student there, mandela. I want to be this spring though

mandela512

well, good luck to you! why do you want to go to nyu, jw?

modernage13

no answers?

ianjt

modern, I think you just write that you got a high school diploma.

mandela, I am after the individualized Gallatin program. I really find the ability to approach your studies in a unique and personal way extremely important for me. Also, I am at the controls of my education, not a standardized program written down in a big book some place.

modernage13

well my adviser said to put down no cause i didn't get one yet from my college. so i did that, and i handed in my application.

now I wait..