<p>NYU CAS chances?!</p>
<p>Grade: 11th</p>
<p>SAT: 2390 (800 M, 800 W, 790 CR, 12 Essay)</p>
<p>ACT: Not taking it</p>
<p>SAT II: Math II (800), World History (790), Chemistry and English (June 2013 administration)</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0 UW (subject to drop), 4.97 W</p>
<p>Class Rank: 15/652 (will be finalized in September)</p>
<p>Classes taken this year: Pre-AP French III, Pre-AP Physics, APUSH, AP Calc AB, AP English III, AP Chemistry, AP Statistics</p>
<p>Course plan for senior year: AP French IV (iffy), Honors Anatomy and Physiology, AP Calc BC, AP Biology, Honors Organic Chemistry, AP English IV, AP Government/Economics</p>
<p>AP Exams Taken: AP European History (5) and AP World History (5)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars: Science Bowl Club (Vice-President), Piano (11 years but no big prizes), creative writing, National English Honor Society, National Honor Society, writing for various independent sources, math tutoring (Tuesdays and Thursdays), independent nanomedical research at a health facility with eventual publication, junior volunteer at Memorial Hermann</p>
<p>Other credentials: Regional Gold Key & Honorable Mention winner for Scholastic Writing (10th and 11th grades, respectively), 2nd place at Houston Science Fair (9th grade), invited to participate in the New England Young Writers' Conference in Breadloaf (had to decline due to AP exams), attended the Iowa Young Writers' Studio (Summer 2012), will be attending the Bard College Young Writers' Workshop (Summer 2013)</p>
<p>If it means anything, I also enjoy singing, although I've never been affiliated with any choir groups in high school. But I hear that NYU has some great a cappella opportunities. As a kid from the suburbs, it's always been a dream to end up in a big city. NYU appears to be pretty selective and holistic (according to my college counselor), so I'd like honest analyses on how likely I am to end up there if I apply ED. I intend to double-major in English and biomechanical engineering, if they allow it.</p>
<p>I'm also looking into USC, Vanderbilt, UC Berkeley, University of Chicago, and Rice. Ivies aren't in the game plan, so those last three will probably be my reach schools.</p>
<p>And NO, I don't already know the answer to this question. If I did, I wouldn't be obsessively ascertaining that this information is absolutely correct. The "holistic" part of the admissions is what worries me.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance from a very stressed, exhausted, and prematurely gray junior!</p>