<p>NYU is notoriously bad with financial aid. You might get in, but there’s no guarantee you’ll be able to afford it.</p>
<p>Your credentials are amazing! Its just tweaking, like your test scores. What looks really good to me is your high school (top 5% in a class of about 1000). I can’t say whether or not these schools are reaches or not, because not every app is the same each year, so its something different to expect every year, but I can say that you fit in to these schools standards. If you feel finances may be a problem, Ivies give 100% financial assistance, meaning they pay basically what your parents can’t. So Brown/Cornell are nice schools, and aren’t rediculous to get into like HYP! NYU will DEFF take you, I can almost guarantee that (98%!!) Ivies for someone of your standards is almost like a cointoss, which actually is a great thing compared to most applicants. keep up the great work, because I’d say you have your foot in the door.</p>
<p>Anonymous Student… if I get a 2100 or higher I think I’ll be in pretty good shape for the Ivies. </p>
<p>Polarscribe… I know. Unfortunately. Which is why I’m hoping for Fordham! </p>
<p>Dappling… thank you very much!</p>
<p>Best of luck to all of you! =]</p>
<p>Honestly, with a resume this impressive and credentials this amazing, you definitely have a shot. Your SAT scores are obviously not in the top 5% - you didn’t need anyone on this board to tell you that - but with your credentials and resume, you may not need to make all this hoopla about them. </p>
<p>What I would do is narrow down your LONNGGGGG ass list of things that you do to things that you are most passionate about. Sample the CommonApp and figure out how you are going to phrase everything. You need to make sure that your passion not only shines in your essays, but that your activities flow and come together. I am an intended PoliSci major who combined my political activism, debate career, leadership experience, and internships all together to show my passion for Government. </p>
<p>BEST OF LUCK TO YOU - this is an exciting time that may seem nerve-wracking over the next few months, but a person with credentials like you deserves to pat yourself on the back. Wherever you apply you stand an excellent chance and smile at least once in the next few months and say that to yourself.</p>
<p>Carman… thank you for your advice. I appreciate it. =]</p>
<p>I basically agree with what a lot of other people have said in this thread. If you get a 2100+, you’re probably in everywhere except Cornell and Brown, and you’d have a decent (~15%) chance at each of those too. From a financial aid standpoint, you’re right that your best options are probably Macaulay Honors and the Ivies (unless you get that Fordham scholarship - I’m not familiar with how selective it is). Any of those four options (MH, Brown, Cornell, or Fordham with the scholarship) would be financially feasible for you - and you have a reasonable chance of acceptance with all of them. Good luck, and thanks for the chancing!</p>
<p>I’m very sorry to butt in like this, but I’m finding it difficult to start my own thread so I wanted to see what you guys thought. FYI, I read everything you wrote and I have a friend who goes there - I asked her - yes, she thinks you have a very strong chance.</p>
<p>I was wondering about my chances of getting into Dartmouth - here’s my info: </p>
<p>I haven’t taken my ACTs yet, but I’m hoping for a 32.
Basically:
lived in six different countries (born in Gabon, Chad, Ecuador, Bolivia, Uruguay, now in Peru)
am Burmese-American
bilingual (Span. and Eng)
Possibly top 10-15% in class - uncertain
Subject tests Bio (590 - will retake) and Span. (750)
Charity: Building houses for homeless, visiting foster home for abandoned girls, founder/president of animal relief club
Played 1 yr. varsity soccer team
Played 4 yrs. varsity basketball team - elected cptn. during that time
Piano player 9 yrs.
NHS member
global leader in Global Issues Network - students get together and try to solve global issues
worked in school’s summer camp for 1 year, later worked in U.S. Embassy for another year
IB student - last year three higher levels with Span. A2 SL. In Span. A2 SL, got a four and so dropped to HL Span. B - will this impact my chances of getting in significantly?
I believe when converted, my GPA is 3.71. In IB, I have either a 6.1 or a 6.3 (teacher will let me know ASAP) out of 7.0</p>
<p>THANKYOU</p>
<p>I think you have some pretty good chances at those schools, considering your outstanding EC’s. Probably low reach for Barnard, target for NYU, safety for CUNY, match for Fordham, and high reach for Ivies (they are for pretty much everyone). If you’re really looking for financial aid and cost effective schools, unfortunately Barnard does not have an endowment to give out generous financial aid, and NYU costs a lot, and in terms of quality of education, you could probably get a better education elsewhere for less.</p>
<p>Please chance me back?
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