<p>It’s always easier to get into a college as a freshmen than a transfer. This is true in NYU’s case. </p>
<p>When schools consider transfers, they’re looking to fill empty spots and only empty spots. And by empty spots I mean those places that were available but not filled by the incoming freshmen class (e.g. say there were 5,500 spots but only 5,250 freshmen enrolled). As well as those spots vacated by drops outs and out transfers (e.g. those who dropped out of NYU due to cost, difficulty, personal reasons as well as those who transferred to another school for the same reasons).</p>
<p>Thus when NYU is looking at your application they’re looking at your test scores and your college grades; To increase your chances, schools want you to show you can do college level work and do it well - get a high GPA. The system isn’t designed for you to “increase your chances” in other ways. </p>
<p>Getting in as a transfer is designed to be (or supposed to be) just as competitive as getting in as a freshmen. However, that’s not always the case. It’s harder to get into NYU as a transfer than as a freshmen. But, schools like Emory it’s easier to get in as a transfer than as a freshmen.</p>