The March Sat scores came out this morning and I received a 1100 (570 R and 530 M). I also got a 17/24 on the essay (6/5/6). I know I didn’t supply much information about my academics or anything in that nature, but do I still have a chance at NYU with an 1100 SAT score? Any information, comments, or advice would be helpful. Thanks!
(I have a 3.3351 GPA right now for 1st half of my junior year and want to raise it by a 3.5 by the second half).
edit: My GPA is actually a 3.3551 so it would round to a 3.4
try the act?
My daughter had a similar sat, 4.0 weighted gpa, 3.6 unweighted, amazing EC’s and essays and was rejected this year.
Forget about NYU.
With these gpa/test scores, if you’re admitted, it’ll be to a transition program and your family will have to foot the entire 70k bill (per year). Unless you’re from a family of millionaires )in which case they better invest in test tutoring for you) it’s just not possible.
If you want a large university in a big city, look at UMN Twin Cities or LMU LA or IUPUI or NCSU or FIU or Loyola New Orleans, or if you want New York specifically Fordham, Manhattan college, SUNY New Paltz.
Run the NPC on all of these and keep in mind half of these are reaches for you.
I hate to say it, @ascholar13, but I have to say, I agree with @MYOS1634 for the most part. An 1100 is at least 100 points below the average for the school, and so you would already be struggling. Your GPA for junior year, is it similar to what your cumulative GPA is for high school?
I definitely recommend taking the SAT again and even potentially taking the ACT. (You may do better on the ACT) You should try to bump your scores up as much as you can, prep for the test and make sure you get a good night’s sleep the night before.
Extracurricular activities can help your application, but they aren’t necessarily a saving Grace; i.e., they won’t be the factor that gets you in if your SAT and GPA are well below the average.
Something you can do to boost your chances a little bit is to apply ED, but I would advise against it unless you really think you have a shot at NYU.
I recommend looking into some other schools that you can see yourself going to but aren’t as competitive as NYU. (Matches, “safeties,” etc.) Talk to your guidance counselor.
Good luck with admissions, and I hope everything goes well.
my gpa for junior year is a 3.8370 , my cumulative gpa is the one I initially put in my main post. I didn’t prep as much as I should have for this Sat, mostly because I waned to take it to get the feel for the real SAT with intentions to retake. I definitely will look into the ACT as well
@hedgehogaethers
what other colleges did she apply to?
@socalmom007
Why do you like NYU?
What’s your parents ’ budget?
If you haven’t yet, run the NPC on a couple colleges (a public instate college, NYU, Fordham, Loyola New Orleans, and Suny New Paltz). Then, bring the results to your parents.
@MYOS1634 ever since I was younger, NYU has been my dream school. I love the diversity and community the school has and the amount of opportunities that are right in the palm of your hands. Though, my parents’ budget definitely wouldn’t be in my favor. My parents are divorced and I would rely on my M’s income, which means I would have to apply for Financial aid. I also know that NYU is known for not supplying much no matter the circumstances 
She was accepted at U Mass Amherst, Ithaca College, Sarah Lawrence, Manhattan College, UT Austin, Purdue, Cal Poly slo, etc…
Hmm, nyu is not very diverse and its community is still a work in progress due to having no campus (although living learning communities and the Residential College makes indie that downside.) it sounds like you have a 'romantic ’ notion of nyu that doesn’t quite match the reality but that’s okay, it can be one if your 'dream schools. ’ Finding dream schools is easy. Finding affordable reaches, affordable matches, and affordable safeties you like is the real work.
So, run the npc on all the colleges I suggested as well as a few others of your choice, and bring the results to your parents. Be ready for them to be in shock - when we were going to college, Harvard tuition was 15k. The first criterion in choosing schools must be affordability and many parents don’t realize how much costs have gone up, that very few colleges ‘meet need’, and that colleges themselves define what ‘need’ is. Merit depends on test scores so 'prepping ’ is essential.
Calculate your EFC as often what the government thinks you can afford is very different from what your parents can actually afford.
@ascholar13 if NYU is your dream school and something you’ve wanted for a very long time, then go for it! for most people, money is a problem at NYU, but you’ll definitely regret it if you don’t apply at all. and you can’t change your previous GPAs, so work the hardest you’ve ever worked in school to raise it, and study for either the SAT or the ACT and get a better score. instead of asking for your chances with a low score, spend that time studying for the next one!
@MYOS1634 Just curious, but what’s the transition program you mentioned?
Liberal studies core program and, to a certain extent, global liberal studies with first year away.
(FSU has a similar ‘transition’ first year abroad, except the students pay full tuition there then get automatic instate tuition for the remaining three years, equivalent to an 80% oos tuition waiver. At nyu, you’re full pay, no waivers for spending your first year away.)
@MYOS1634 Oh yes, I’ve heard mixed reviews about the those programs, especially LSP. But would you say they are in some way, worse than the other schools/programs at NYU?