How to Go About Preparing for Transferring

Transfer Students
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<p>I got into [Mt</a>. Aloysius](<a href=“http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=1324&type=qfs&word=Mt.%20Aloysius]Mt”>http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?match=true&collegeId=1324&type=qfs&word=Mt.%20Aloysius) and [St</a>. Francis](<a href=“http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=1505&type=qfs&word=St.%20Francis]St”>http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=1505&type=qfs&word=St.%20Francis) but I don’t plan to stick with either one. I want to transfer to a school in New York so I can, at the very least, experience it before I die and get it out of my system. :D</p>

<p>I didn’t apply to any schools in NY for three reasons-- my grades dropped my senior year of high school (I graduated from a cyber school. I could keep up in classes like English, History, Web Design, etc. but Chem almost killed me.), my SAT Math score was only 500, and I was unsure of my ability to live in another state (I live in PA) so I hesitated. Now, though, I want to give it a shot and I’m not sure what to do.</p>

<p>First of all, I think St. Francis is better but I’m still stuck on Mt. Aloysius. It feels like home, like I could really get the help I need there to prove that I’m not a bad student (not that I couldn’t get that help at St. Francis). However, I’m not sure if going there would, in any way, hurt my chances of transferring.</p>

<p>Secondly, what classes should I take? I’m not sure what I want to major in yet so I’m looking to start out in Exploratory. NYU (Yeah, I know, far reach but hey, why sell myself short before I even give it a shot?) suggests taking liberal arts courses but would simply taking “regular” classes hurt me? I’m not looking to slack off, I just don’t know what I want to do yet.</p>

<p>Mind you, I plan on talking to a counselor and trying to get involved in things that’ll make me look better. Also, since I’m going to try and aim higher than where I’m currently at, I know there’s a chance I could fail and am open to suggestions for other schools. The areas that I’m interested in (so far) are Computer Science, Business, and Communications and Journalism.</p>

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<p>Besides the obvious NYU and Columbia in New York City, there’s also Fordham University. You may want to look into that as well.</p>

<p>(Also in the NYC but “below” NYU/Columbia/Fordham are Pace University, Marymount Manhattan College, Wagner College, St. John’s University, New York Institute of Technology)</p>

<p>If you want to go to school in New York you should definitely apply to NYU and Fordham. (Maybe also one from the second list as a backup) A good tranfer applicant is one who has a high GPA in courses that readily transfer. By liberal arts curriculum, they mean they want varied courses in the main fields…a math (pref Calculus I), english/writing, a history, a science. Remember that your college GPA will be by far the #1 factor, so you’re going to want to make sure you take what you can handle and that you spend alot of time on your studies.</p>