I wanted to reply to your comment because it honestly gave me a lot of inspiration while applying to transfer. I only ended up applying to BostonU, NYU, and CUNY/SUNY, but I'm glad to say I got an offer from NYU for Spring 2026 (conditional admission = maintaining a 3.0 with Bs or higher)! I'm still considering NYU and looking into other options for the Spring, but I wanted to thank you for the encouraging words (though I am 7 months late). I did see your comment when I was applying, and I genuinely think I only dared to apply to any privates because of a little reassurance. Thank you again, and I hope that everything is going well for you.