<p>I'm still in high school, I graduate in August from online schooling. My original intentions (3 year plans) of graduating a few months early were for the military. At the moment I am deferring that for personal reasons and continuing my writing. I've never considered college an option because I was never interested in the slightest. Therefore I didn't put much effort into making sure I had outstanding credentials. Recently I fell in love with NY, cheesy, I know but I was inspired. I became interested in NYU though the deadline for the next semester has long passed. I never took SATs or ACTs because I didn't have a use for them, and now I lost the oppertunity. I have decent grades, A's occasional B. Always a C if it involves math, my exception, I can't do it :P So my grades are good/average not over achiever but an achiever none the less. Since i'm home schooled I don't have teacher recommendations. I only have one 'extra curricular' and it has nothing to do with school or writing. I was in the Police Explorers for almost 3 years. I got awards for it and displayed immense leadership. This summer I plan to take writing courses to improve my writing and academic records. What else can I do to gain some sense of superiority? Looking at statistics is going to alter my admissions but if I had the oppertunity to submit an essay or portfolio i'd have more effect. Anyone have some guidance or advice? I'm in a bit of a last minute hole, not sure how to get out. I'm only 17 and trying to figure this out on my own and I obviously know little about university. Also, anyone know when they start accepting admissions again for maybe spring? Any guidance is appreciated. (Interested in any type of creative writing)</p>
<p>“Anyone have some guidance or advice?”</p>
<p>Go to NYU’s website and see their admissions criteria. Plus you have to know that NYU is notoriously one of the most expensive schools extant. Do you need fin aid or can you pay full freight (approx $50K /year)?</p>
<p>Frankly, your transcript does not sound firm enough for a school as selective as NYU. That, plus the fact you have no ACT/SAT, means you’re many many steps away from assembling your application package. </p>
<p>Put out of your mind any thoughts of starting NYU in the spring. </p>
<p>Start with finding a good time to take either test – that means getting some test prep books/classes first. You need to simultaneously look at a broad list of schools.</p>
<p>To say: I wanna go to NYU without any basis for qualifying is like my saying I want to be an NBA starting center (I’m 5’4")</p>
<p>It sounds to me that your best shot at attending NYU – IF you can afford it – is to enroll in a community college, excel in your studies, and seek to transfer.</p>
<p>Find one of the ancillary schools where the admissions standard are lower rather than one of the main schools. Go as an unmatriculated student . Just about anyone can take NYU classes of some sort from some branch of NYU if you have the money to pay for it.</p>
<p>Also, it seems to me that transferring into NYU if you do well at another school freshman year is not so difficult. Again you have to pay for it. But every single kid I know who applied to transfer this year, and I know a half dozen of them, got it. They all got at least all Bs their first year elsewhere, but they were also good student with good test scores, well within the NYU’s 50% in stats in high school but got rejected the first time around.</p>
<p>But getting into some part of NYU is not difficult. BUt paying for it is a whooole other story.</p>
<p>In the event that you aren’t a ■■■■■…</p>
<p>Personally I think your best course of action is to go to community college this fall and work on applying to colleges for September 2013 admission. That will give you experience with college level work and time to take the SATs and/or ACTs. As a home-schooled student you will likely need those tests plus SAT subject tests in order to be considered for admission to colleges like NYU.</p>
<p>As for recommendations, go to your Police Explorers contacts. Hopefully you can add in one of your community college professors as well. If you want to pursue creative writing then you’re going to need samples and hopefully some awards supporting your talents. That said (and the reason I think you might be a ■■■■■) you need to improve your spelling, punctuation and vocabulary usage to impress admissions committees (e.g., it’s opportunity not oppertunity, and gaining “some sense of superiority” won’t help you get into college, demonstrating your talents, skills and desire might).</p>