A transfer Plan to NYU

NYUjosh
Sun, 18 Jan 2009 05:45:00 +0000

Hey Paddy,

Yeah, it might be a good idea to transfer as a junior, just so you can show your improvement. However, you definitely will need to work harder in college. Applying as a junior is only worth it if you’re actually getting good grades, so waiting a year and a half won’t be valuable, especially with your first quarter grades. Even though you seem to be worrying about your C+, your B and B+ (in culmination with your C+) unfortunately are not up to NYU par. I believe a competitive applicant for nyu should have a college gpa of 3.7 + (obviously this varies from person to person). Core classes do count for something, whether you’re good at them or not, because they’re pretty standard classes that most students should be able to exceed in. Plus, even though you’re taking 5 classes, having had two of them as pass fail won’t make your record look as good as it could be either. Basically, you need to really improve your grades - thats the best advice I think I can give you, and continue to work hard. At this point, I think it would be a fairly large reach, but you still have time to improve. Good luck Paddy!