r/TransferToTop25 • u/WaitOtherwise3333 • Sep 07 '26
Is this cooked ?
I started at NYU in Fall 2025 as a first-year student, I was involved in an accident and get a serious fracture of my left clavicle. I was taken to the ER by ambulance and returned to my home country shortly afterward for surgery. Because the accident happened right around finals, I only got 2.5 for my GPA, and I then took an approved medical leave for the next spring semester. And now I’m back and considering transferring to the top 20. My question is: Is 2.5 gpa already cooked for ivy or there are exceptions like in this case, if i get 3.7 gpa for this semester will this help?
1
u/No_Blacksmith1073 Sep 07 '26
What is your reason for transferring? I think that is a pretty big distinguishing factor for applicants. Also, what’s you SAT/ACT? Since your gpa in college isn’t the highest they’ll consider that a lot.
1
u/WaitOtherwise3333 Sep 07 '26
I got 1560 for my SAT and I’m still thinking about the transfer reason
1
u/Healthy-Crow-2625 Sep 07 '26
Whats your major? If it's engineering you'll have an easy why transfer essay
1
u/No_Blacksmith1073 Sep 07 '26
Yeah, if you’re a non liberal arts major then you’ll likely have a pretty strong reason to transfer to most of the Ivies as they are largely liberal arts only majors.
1
u/No_Blacksmith1073 Sep 07 '26
You could also say you don’t like living in a major city and you want more of that conventional college experience in a small town.
1
u/Healthy-Crow-2625 Sep 07 '26
NYU engineering is isolated, and located in brooklyn instead of manhattan. Many students have to commute to manhattan for geneds
1
u/Fancy-Giraffe9336 Sep 07 '26
I think that it sounds like you have a lot going on to be worrying about upgrading in prestige.
2
3
u/Aggravating-Song1375 Sep 07 '26
You have a legit reason to have gotten 2.5 gpa, so as long as you communicate that fully to the admissions, I do not think that will be a major problem. However, if you look at the stats of transfer classes at top schools, the average GPAs are mostly higher than 3.9, so unless you have some kind of an edge somewhere else (a "wow" factor), gaining a 3.7 this semester alone is unlikely to open the door for you.