<p>Background:
Location: California
Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese) American
Gender: Male
School Type: Public, sends many grads to top schools
Applying to: Stern (finance) ED</p>
<p>Stats:
GPA: 3.879 UW, 4.512 W
ACT: 31 (Plan on retaking)
SAT IIs: 790 Math Level 2, 710 Physics
Rank: 21/393</p>
<p>Extracurriculars/Volunteer/Work Experience:
1. Future Business Leaders of America (10-12, Secretary 11, Pres 12)
2. Volunteer at Chinese School (9-10)
3. Part-Time Job Summer of 2007
4. Varsity Tennis (10-12, Capt 12)
5. Taught English for a month in Taiwan during July 2009
6. Key Club (11-12)
7. 200+ hours of community service</p>
<p>AP's/IB's:
AP Calc AB - 5
AP Calc BC - 5 AB Subscore - 5
AP Chinese - 4
IB Econ SL - 5</p>
<p>Senior Workload:
IB English 2 HL
IB Biology 2 HL
IB Theory of Knowledge
IB Math 4 HL
IB Global Studies HL
IB Chinese 2 SL</p>
<p>Honors/Awards:
Various awards from FBLA @ Regional and State levels.</p>
<p>Essays/Recommendations:
Essays: Very Passionate for I'm in love with NYU.
Teachers Recs: One will be from Chinese teacher, whom I have known for 10 years (also my high school Chinese teacher)
Guidance Counselor Rec: Will specify my passions so they are emphasized in the letter.</p>
<p>You have a very good shot! You have business EC with FBLA, good rank and a decent test score. If you want you should retake the ACT and try to score a little higher, and I think your SAT II’s are fine for NYU Stern. ED’ing should increase your chances as well, I say you have around a 75%+ chance. Good luck!</p>
<p>Yeah, with your ECs, and rank, you have a great shot at Stern. I would consider taking the SAT 1 also, just in case your ACT score isn’t high enough.</p>
<p>I think you’d have a great shot at Stern. Applying ED will definitely help you. As long as you concentrate on your you’re going to make an impact on the corporate world in your essay, I think you’ll do fine! Good luck!!</p>