PART 2 FAQ:    • Transferring to an Ivy League FAQ: an...  
Hello, watch in 4k! This video is about how and why I transferred from NYU to Harvard, but is mostly advice on the transfer process generally. We will cover: personal, good, and bad reasons to transfer, and specific advice tailored for if you're applying to very selective transfer programs. The nitty gritty of it all (instead of reading through hours of toxic forums I'm guilty of this, hopefully this is a somewhat more levelheaded but also detailed overview)

  / msmarygao  

0:00 intro!
0:38 important words of wisdom for the stressful process
0:44 the 4 reasons why I wanted to transfer
3:56 categorically "good" and "bad" reasons for transferring
5:53 tailored advice for very competitive schools
8:06 how to craft a personal narrative
11:50 how to use every part of the application
14:31 reading a bit of my essay cringe

*This advice applies to Stanford, MIT as well which are not officially part of the Ivy League (Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc.) but the point being that this advice is tailored to applying for very competitive schools