applying for nyu

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi I'm from Australia and I was just wondering how difficult it is to get into NYU for liberal studies? (also applying for financial aid).</p>

<p>I am currently completing my year 12 education with good grades and have done a lot of extracurricular activities: eg: competing at national level for debating and public speaking, state swimming, composed music for school events, dancing for 14 years, diploma in violin and music theory, lots of volunteering, can speak french fairly well etc. </p>

<p>Thank you! </p>

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<p>Hey fellow Aussie! I’m in America now though.</p>

<p>Anyway, getting into a popular university with financial aid is super hard for internationals. What are your specific grades right now? Have you taken SATs, APs, or any American tests? </p>

<p>And just by the way, liberal studies majors statistically don’t get good jobs after graduation. What are your plans, exactly?</p>

<p>Chance me? <a href=“Claremont Mckenna, Duke, Bucknell, Grinnell, UofR chances! - #22 by wohs2015 - Chance Me / Match Me! - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/17632219&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>NYU isn’t super hard to get in if you have great score and grades, etc.</p>

<p>However, it will give you FA for your Freshmen year ONLY, if you get any</p>

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<p>@woandering I’m in year 12, I go to one of the best selective schools in my state and I should graduate in the top 1-3 percent. I haven’t done any of the American tests. However, someone from NYU did come to school and told us we didn’t need to have done any of the tests to get in.</p>

<p>Statistically speaking, I read the NYU handbook and they had pretty good statistics for liberal studies. They also had a really great spread of exchange opportunities which I’m particularly interested in because I’d like to finess my french skills and probably learn italian too. </p>

<p>In terms of what I’d ultimately like to do- I’m really interested in human rights law so something along those lines. </p>

<p>Thanks for your help! :)</p>

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<p>@paul2752 Ah thanks! </p>

<p>And would you know about scholarships? Exceptionally difficult to get I’m guessing? </p>

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<p>I don’t want to sound obnoxious or force you into anything, but if I were you, I’d choose something along the lines of International Relations, Philosophy, or Political Science. By the way, why do you want to go to NYU?</p>

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<p>I don’t know 'bout merit scholarship, sorry!</p>

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<p>@woandering No no I appreciate your help. I need to do more research but I do think Political Science/International studies would align better with my interests so thanks for that!</p>

<p>NYU really appealed to me because it seems to offer a more ‘global’ education particularly considering the opportunities abroad and the internships they offer. </p>

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<p>Again, not to do anything drastic or sound bad here, but plenty of schools in the US offer that, although in the overall list, NYU would probably be near the top. If that is your sole reason, I encourage you to take a look around. If you have perfectly reasonable desires specific to NYU, then go for it!</p>

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<p>NYU has a reputation of being really stingy with its financial aid, so it’d drastically affect your chances of admission. </p>