u/Mattxdude

TLDR: I want to work in finance (IB preferably), I'm a freshman at UCSB, applied to transfer to NYU and USC (econ both), got in NYU, got a SGR from USC yesterday.

When I was a senior in HS I thought I wanted to stay close to home so I only applied UCs and USC. I only got into UCSB and I totally regret not appealing the USC decision. I had a 4.3 W 3.9 UW in HS. Now I have a 3.79 at UCSB and I think I will end with a 3.82 here. I initially applied to transfer at the 2 places I could really see myself. I didn't apply anywhere else because I didn't even know that the chances were pretty good to do 4 year to 4 year transfer. USC was always my top option and I applied nyu as a back up but not really thinking about it. Now that I got in NYU, I realize that CAS econ is not worth it to go and pay almost 100k a year for. However, even if I study econ at USC, its still worth it for me personally. I just want advice on what i should do from here. I honestly like UCSB and have made friends but I want a high paying finance role and UCSB just doesn't seem like it'l help me.

Additionally, I followed the usc transfer planning guide dilligently. I based my schedules around it so that I would complete the reqs. This was super hard to do and I totally went out of my way to do it. For example, I took classes called Antarctica and Dinosaurs which don't help me at UCSB at all, solely for USC. I was so bummed when I got a SGR yesterday. My ECs and essays were honestly really great. I am probably the most involved freshman you can get at UCSB. I am currently taking dinosaurs now but it's notorious for being one of the hardest classes here. It would take up so much of my time to get an A so I made it pass no pass as it won't even count towards my curriculum at UCSB. I would probably get a B+ if I did my very best though but that would drop my gpa. I will get As in my 2 other classes this quarter so my quarter gpa will be 4.0.

I toured NYU and I honestly loved it. The city, the people, the school itself (i actually like the no campus thing). The only problem with nyu is I can't transfer to stern. For the price out of state and the distance to my home it's prob not worth it for me.

Let me know what you think I should do with my life from here ngl. This is definitely a first-world problem but it pisses me off because my friend who worked less hard than me in my same position got in USC. 😭

TLDR: I want to work in finance (IB preferably), I'm a freshman at UCSB, applied to transfer to NYU and USC (econ both), got in NYU, got a SGR from USC yesterday.

When I was a senior in HS I thought I wanted to stay close to home so I only applied UCs and USC. I only got into UCSB and I totally regret not appealing the USC decision. I had a 4.3 W 3.9 UW in HS. Now I have a 3.79 at UCSB and I think I will end with a 3.82 here. I initially applied to transfer at the 2 places I could really see myself. I didn't apply anywhere else because I didn't even know that the chances were pretty good to do 4 year to 4 year transfer. USC was always my top option and I applied nyu as a back up but not really thinking about it. Now that I got in NYU, I realize that CAS econ is not worth it to go and pay almost 100k a year for. However, even if I study econ at USC, its still worth it for me personally. I just want advice on what i should do from here. I honestly like UCSB and have made friends but I want a high paying finance role and UCSB just doesn't seem like it'l help me.

Additionally, I followed the usc transfer planning guide dilligently. I based my schedules around it so that I would complete the reqs. This was super hard to do and I totally went out of my way to do it. For example, I took classes called Antarctica and Dinosaurs which don't help me at UCSB at all, solely for USC. I was so bummed when I got a SGR yesterday. My ECs and essays were honestly really great. I am probably the most involved freshman you can get at UCSB. I am currently taking dinosaurs now but it's notorious for being one of the hardest classes here. It would take up so much of my time to get an A so I made it pass no pass as it won't even count towards my curriculum at UCSB. I would probably get a B+ if I did my very best though but that would drop my gpa. I will get As in my 2 other classes this quarter so my quarter gpa will be 4.0.

I toured NYU and I honestly loved it. The city, the people, the school itself (i actually like the no campus thing). The only problem with nyu is I can't transfer to stern. For the price out of state and the distance to my home it's prob not worth it for me.

Let me know what you think I should do with my life from here ngl. This is definitely a first-world problem but it pisses me off because my friend who worked less hard than me in my same position got in USC. 😭

TLDR: I applied econ to usc transfer and a transfer req is to take an earth science class at my 4 year and it's dam near impossible to get an A

So I'm taking 3 classes this quarter and I know I will get As in 2 of them but not the third which is "Dinosaurs". I took this only for USC transfer - it does not benefit me at all at my current 4 year. Also this class would require way too many hours in order to get an A so i'd rather put my time into my econ classes. I could probably manage to get a B+ but that would lower my GPA. if I make this class a pass, then it doesn't affect my gpa and I will have a 4.0 for this quarter. Am i cooked?

Does a pass look bad in an elective that has nothing to do with my major? My other classes are As.

Does a pass look bad in an elective that has nothing to do with my major?