Chance me at NYU Stern?

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<p>Hi everyone!</p>

<p>I'm going into senior year and I'd like to know if NYU Stern is within my reach for college! I go to a highly competitive high school (where the top 10% have GPAs of about 3.95 and above) and my school doesn't weight GPAs but I did it myself just in case.</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.74 U/W, 4.0 W
SAT I: 2390
ACT: 36</p>

<p>AP Tests: Bio: 5 | Microeconomics: 5 | Physics B: 5 | Physics C Mechanics: 5 | Calculus BC: 5 | Music Theory: 5 | Spanish: 5 | English Language and Composition: 5 | Psychology: 5 | US History: 5 | Computer Science: 5</p>

<p>SAT IIs: Bio E: 800 | Physics: 790 | Math II: 800 |World History: 780 |US History: 800</p>

<p>Advanced Courses:</p>

<p>Sophomore year: Physics Honors (C/B), Precalc Honors (B/B), AP Comp Sci (A/A)
Junior year: APUSH (A/A), AP Music Theory (A/A), Calc BC (A/A), Am Lit Honors (A/A), AP Biology (A/A), Spanish 4 Honors (A/A)
Senior year: AP Literature, AP Spanish, AP Chemistry, AP Gov/Econ, AP Stats</p>

<p>Outside Courses (taken at a local community college): Psychology: A |Political Science: A | Linear Algebra: A | Physics (the AP equivalent at our school): A</p>

<p>Ranking: Unknown until early next year</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (Notable):</p>

<p>2003-2014: Violin
2013-2014: Concertmaster of an orchestra (not school)
2013-2014: President of our FBLA chapter (ranked top 5 in the nation)
2012-2013: Western Region Board Member in FBLA
2012-2013: Section officer in FBLA (outside of the local chapter)
2013-2014: National officer in FBLA
2010-2014: FBLA Member
2010-2014: DECA Member
2013-2014: Vice President of Photography Club
2012-2014: Varsity Soccer (2 years), now captain
2013-2014: Varsity Track and Cross Country
2005-2014: Soccer (Have gone to the top tournaments in the country)
2013-2014: Local Teen Commissioner
2011-2012: Club Commissioner (in Leadership)
2013-2014: ASB Officer (in Leadership)
General: Over 400 hours of community service</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>Winner of the Young Artist Competition (I get to play solo next year with an orchestra)
1st place in the nation in Entrepreneurship in FBLA
1st place in the nation in Management Decision Making in FBLA
1st place in the world in Entrepreneurship in DECA
Presidential Volunteer Service Award (Gold level)
National Merit Scholar (PSAT)
National AP Scholar (for AP tests)
Semi-finalist in the USA Biology Olympiad
Attended the LBW Program at UPenn (not really an award but it fits here best)</p>

<p>I know that NYU Stern is a very selective program but I would absolutely love to go there so I would like to know if you think I could get in!</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Match!
With your SATs and ECs (esp FBLA), you’re pretty much in</p>

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<p>How much do you think the low GPA will hurt me? Because I’ve heard that NYU Stern was a little more numbers based than the other schools at NYU.</p>

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<p>I think you are over-qualified almost.
with that EC, SAT and so on… with most people have a very decent shot at 2100 SAT in ED1 , i am almost certain you will get in for sure for ED</p>

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<p>Um, you have an excellent chance, that GPA is around average at Stern.</p>

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<p>Go to Wharton instead</p>

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<p>Match for Stern. Good luck!</p>

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<p>You’ll get into Stern without a doubt. Shoot for Wharton! (Coming from a Sternie)</p>

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<p>Stern’s standards aren’t that high. You should be fine with those scores.</p>

<p>Unlike the others in this thread, I advise against applying to Wharton though. Penn’s hierarchy of importance is GPA->Scores->Recs------------------->Essays and ECs. Your GPA isn’t high enough to be competitive. Even in the off chance that you do get in, while Wharton has a better name than Stern, oftentimes their students are marginalized when it comes to interviews in NYC because these kids have to drive up on a Friday and wait in line with the rest of the kids from HYP et cetera, while the average Sternie can walk a few blocks to an interview any day of the week, this also makes the average work schedule much more flexible.</p>

<p>I’d suggest also applying to Ross and McIntire. Location wise, you lose out. But you’re breaking even with lower tuition fees and an actual campus (if that’s your thing). If you’re trying to get in on the more international aspect of business, apply to Berkeley; the school itself is on the backslide (not to mention the fact that it’s a cesspool of wannabe activists and self-fancied philosophers), but Haas can still throw its weight around and it’s a powerhouse when it comes to placement in Asian countries (see: developing markets). Again, these schools will suffer the same way that Wharton does IF your goal is working in NYC.</p>

<p>Regardless, I’m confident that you’ll work hard wherever you end up, and if it is indeed Stern, I look forward to welcoming you sometime in the fall of 2014.</p>