NYU Transfer things

Colleges & Universities New York University
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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>So basically, I’m a pretty smart kid. At times, I was a bit of a rebel. I didn’t fit the mold. I got into a crowd that also didn’t fit the mold and mostly blew off school to read books and watch movies. I was in the middle-ground. I cared about school, got pretty good grades and then got into AP classes and honors and that jazz. I was never a lights-out student. This is not because I was not smart enough, but rather because I felt uninterested and disaffected. It’s stupid in retrospect, but isn’t that what retrospection is for? I was the editor of my school’s newspaper and I was on the debate team. I applied to NYU and got denied. Like, the other day. I was likely a bit too confident. I really, really wanted to go there. Anyways, I still want to attend NYU. I will be attending a decent school in Chicago next year. My plan is to study journalism, but I’ve started to to sway into other interests. I want to do film.</p>

<p>Which begins the complications. Now, I have no clue about transferring, so bare with me. It’d be great if someone who knows NYU could aid me.</p>

<p>Now, I applied to Gallatin. However, with this new interest in film, I am thinking applying to Tisch, which is even harder to get into. My plan is to apply to both Gallatin and Tisch at the same time. Is this possible? Or should I throw out Gallatin and go CAS?</p>

<p>Also, do I do one year at my school and begin my second and apply at the same time? I’d like to start my junior year at NYU. I would not like to start my second semester of junior year or, worse, my senior year there. </p>

<p>What do I do to make my application standout as a transfer student? I’m not talking shallow thing like “do ECs.” I know that. Naturally, the process of applying as a transfer must be different from a high school position. My coveted position on my paper and debate team will mean a lot less now, right? I mean, can it be out-of-school stuff? I plan to start a community screening of indie/foreign films. Is that stuff worth adding to a transfer application?</p>

<p>Do I have to resend my ACT? </p>

<p>What are differences between undergrad applications and transferring applications?</p>

<p>Anything else I should know? </p>

<p>Sorry, this is stupid long. Please, help me out with anything I might need to know. I don’t want to be “chanced” or give my stats. I just want advice to help me as a hurdle this setback.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>I dont know much about the transfer process, but i am going to Tisch next year, and one thing i can tell you about Tisch is that it is CRAZY competitive. Ive been engaged in some local high school film festivals over the past couple weeks and nothing ive seen (out of probably 200 videos) comes close to the caliber of Tisch portfolios that i have seen. If you want to try to transfer into Tisch, you need to start getting some film experience now. Transferring into Tisch is apparently even harder due to the smaller number of spots and increased competition. As far as tisch goes, i believe the way to make yourself stand out is to do something unconventional that you have an interest in. I worked on special effects; I believe that helped my application. I think transfer applications are very similar to high school applications; its just a matter of being interesting and different.</p>

<p>Though i do believe you can transfer as early as sophmore year.</p>

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<p>You can only apply to one NYU college, so it would best to just apply where you feel your ultimate major will be, as people have discussed that transferring within schools at NYU can be difficult.</p>

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<p>(1) Do you have a portfolio completed for film? Have you taken film classes? Tisch film is very credit intensive, as are all Tisch majors, so if you haven’t already started on required classes, you’re behind. If you haven’t completed a portfolio for Tisch well, you can’t even apply. </p>

<p>(2) You can only apply to one school at any give time within NYU, not both. </p>

<p>(3) The latest you can transfer into NYU is junior year. Which means you have to apply March of Sophomore year. </p>

<p>(4) Add everything that distinguishes you from every other applicant to your application; within reason. Don’t add irrelevancies obviously. </p>

<p>(5) Most people say CAS over Gallatin because the CAS reputation is typically taken as stronger. (Many people in CAS/Tisch/Stern refer to Gallatin as the school where you major in kittens and minor in cupcakes)</p>

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<p>Maybe I did not make this clear. Sorry, if I did not. I have not entered college yet. I’m still a senior. I’m taking a film class, yes. It’s mostly on theory, not production, though. I had a major changing point that made me realize I want to do film. I’ve started with small short-film production recently to build a portfolio. Should I also take film production classes at the university I plan to attend for two years?</p>

<p>I’m not interested in prestigiousness all that much, really. I like NYU for NYU and NYC. I know Gallatin is a strange program. I was just wondering because I know CAS is considered a strong program. In fact, if you could maybe articulate a bit on that “cupcake” reference. Is Gallatin filled with pretension and “unique” kids?</p>

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<p>Take a look at what classes NYU Tisch film students take their freshmen/sophomore year and try to pick them up at whatever university it is that you do attend. You’re going to NEED to take as many film classes as possible and ones that match up with those at Tisch so that you can transfer, otherwise you will be unable to complete the Tisch film major on time. Make sure you build a strong portfolio since it is, of course, the most pertinent part of your application to Tisch. CAS is the third strongest school at NYU: Stern -> Tisch -> CAS.
Gallatin is a good school for those students who have drive, know exactly what it is they want to study and the only way to pursue such a course of study is through individualized/self-led study. However, a substantial population of the Gallatin student body is known to take easy classes to get through college with a high GPA. Those of us in the other colleges see this is a bit unfair and therefore reference Gallatin as the school of kittens and cupcakes.</p>