Chance me at NYU please

Chance Me / Match Me!
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(Here are my stats)
Gender: Female
Race: Asian
Home State: California
High School: public school in suburb
Income: 40k-50k; family of 5
GPA: 3.4 (non-weighted); 3.5 (weighted)
Class Rank: 200 out of 650ish

SAT: 1280 (new SAT out of 1600); 780 Korean w Listening (SAT 2), 670 US History (SAT2), 610 Literature (SAT2)

AP Scores: 5 on AP English11, 4 on AP Psych, 4 on APUSH

General Classes in HS: Mostly all honors classes, 4 APs taken in total (taking AP Econ in my senior year)

Extracurricular: President of an animal rights club (2yrs), volunteer at local pet shelter (2yrs), school marching band 1yr (nationally recognized band), school indoor band 4yrs, orchestra 2yrs (first chair and Student Director of the orchestra), 8 yrs equestrian, 4 yrs of a martial art, 3 yrs of another martial art, 2 yrs asian traditional drum player, 1 yr asian traditional flute player, 500+ hours in volunteer service

Notable Awards: Presidential, Congnressional, and Legislature Awards for Community Service (non academic)

Intended Major: Psychology

Also Applied To: George Washington University, Boston College, Stony Brook University (accepted), UMass Amherst, UMinnesota Twin Cities

Please chance me for my other schools if you can (or want to). It’ll be a great help. Thanks so much!

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Hopefully this will give me additional insight, as most other “Chance Me” posts I’ve seen are from people who have an incredibly high GPA/SAT scores, and impeccable extracurriculars/sports/leadership positions. I’ve lost confidence in my application due to my mediocre GPA and scores, despite having rec letters from two of my favorite teachers (AP Psych & APUSH teachers) who continuously encourage me. I am also hoping that my Personal Insight essays will somehow set me apart from my test scores, although I feel my “Why NYU?” Prompt response may have sounded a bit generic.

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Hi, no one here can tell you your chances but last year, of those accepted to NYU, here is where their stats fell:

33% overall acceptance rate

Of those accepted:

GPA
3.00-3.24: 10%
3.25-3.49: 23%
3.50-3.74: 34%

3.75-4.00: 29%

Reading SAT
500-599: 15%
600-699: 52%
700-800: 32%

Math SAT
500-599: 12%
600-699: 43%
700-800: 44%

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Your GPA and SAT scores are below the 25th percentile at NYU and BC. These schools are reaches for you. GWU and UMass are matches, though.