Can I get into NYU?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I just finished my junior year in high school.
-SAT score: 2140 (CR 610, M 730, W 800)
-SAT II score for Chemistry: 790
-SAT II score for Math II: 760
-ACT: n/a
-Unweighted GPA: 3.84
-Weighted GPA: 4.6 <---- actually not sure if that's right because I have no idea how to calculate this </p>

<p>Pre-high school classes that count for high school credits:
-Algebra I
-Geometry</p>

<p>Freshman Year:
-World History Honors
-Biology Honors
-Algebra II Honors
-English 1 Honors
-Spanish 1</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
-AP Human Geography
-English 2 Honors
-Math Analysis (Trigonometry/Pre-Calc/whatever you want to call it) Honors
-Spanish 2
-Chemistry Honors</p>

<p>Junior Year
-English 3 Honors
-Spanish 3 Honors
-AP Calculus AB
-US History
-AP Chemistry</p>

<p>Senior Year (I'm hoping to take these classes next year):
-AP Biology
-AP English Literature
-AP Calculus BC</p>

<p>Extracurriculars!! I don't have many.......
1. I have been a member of my color guard team since my sophomore year and next year I will be a leader.
2. I have been a member of National Honors Society since I was a sophomore---you are only allowed to join starting your sophomore year.
3. I have been a member of FBLA since my freshman year ---> a total of 3 awards won so far
4. I volunteered for my city at a daycare & preschool for two years
^^^^^yeah pretty pathetic but I'm hoping that my grades & SAT scores will override the fact that I have no extracurriculars.</p>

<p>If I apply to NYU, I will applying to the Polytechnic Institute........ oh yeah also I am a second-generation female Asian-American. Please help!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! </p>

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<p>I forgot to add my AP scores!!! Human geo: 4; calc: 4; chem: 3</p>

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<p>also additional information: i’m from southern california, the high school i go to is 50% asian and 50% hispanic and i am at the top 9% of my class. </p>

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<p>SoCal applying to Polytech majoring in EE? I don’t see why you wouldn’t get accepted with these scores. Yes, your EC does need improvement but remember not many female applies to Polytech from SoCal. they would want a diverse student body. </p>

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<p>oooh yay thanks! i’m actually planning on majoring in biomedical engineering though</p>

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<p>Probably. I did with similar stats. The real question: can you pay for NYU?</p>