Chance me for NYU Stern ED?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello everyone and thanks for reading this thread! I just want to know what my chances are for my dream school NYU Stern, Im going to be a junior so I know I have time, but I would like to know where I stand. I have a passion for business, specifically finance and investments. NYU Stern is my first choice and I really want to go there.</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT: 1970 CR: 570 M: 700 WR: 710 (I know I have to bring up my reading score by a lot)
GPA: Weighted 3.65 (Our school doesn't do unweighted plus Im going to be a junior so I have time to bring it up).
AP Course Load: Ap Comp Sci, Ap chem, and Ap psych all Junior year. Ap Physics, Ap Calc ab, and Ap English Lit all senior year (hopefully)
Rank/Percentile: N/A
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel, etc.): DECA States CDC 4th Place and top 10 (Business Finance, and Principles of Hospitality), DECA International CDC 2014 Top 10% of competitors in Business Finance, 2nd Place The Young Entrepreneurs 10K Business Plan Competition, 1st Place Intel-OARS Environmental Innovators Contest</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): High School Quiz Show Club (Co-Captain), Robotics (Captain), Investment Club (President and Founder), Farmers Market (Manager), Speech and Debate Club State competitor, DECA, JV tennis, Private percussion lessons.
Job/Work Experience: Internship at Northwestern Mutual for 2 years (one of the biggest firms in finance/investments)
Volunteer/Community service: 150 hrs+
Summer Activities: Internship, Coach in tennis, volunteering, Precollege program.
Other: Im a part of a global network for young investors and entrepreneurs, I maintain an investment portfolio that yields 110%+, Im starting a business that involves a platform for learning how to trade stocks and invest, I have talked to high-net worth individuals about my interests. </p>

<p>Please tell me if I have a shot at NYU Stern ED if I bring my GPA and SAT Scores up, and also please tell me what I can improve on. Thanks! :-j </p>

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<p>Bumpppp :slight_smile: </p>

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<p>I can tell that you must be a lover of NYU! I think it would be very doable for you to improve your SAT to a 2100 which in my opinion is a great score for what you want. Get a CR tutor or just do a ton of practice and you will improve (I improved from a 600-670 in 2 months by just practicing). Your gpa will be a little tougher to improve but try really had and you will indeed have a shot. Chance back?</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot conservativearts! Sure I will chance back! I have to improve my reading score. :-j </p>

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<p>Your GPA kills you. Stern is hard to get into for someone with average stats. And although all the business ECs are good, it seems obvious that you can’t handle the course load well. Finance requires one to be extremely good at quantitative analysis. You have the other qualities, but no analyst or trader is gunna survive without good math skills.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the feedback Oberyn! How do you suggest I improve?</p>

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<p>definitely a great chance, you have lots of awesome business ECs! I applied to Stern ED1 too haha. Good luck and I hope we both get in! :)</p>