Chance me for Stern! Believe me, I'm nervous!

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<p>GPA: 3.63 UW
ACT: 29
SAT II: 700 MathII, 500 French w/ Listening (epic fail, I know.)
AP courses/tests:
AP Microeconomics
AP US History (self-studied)
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Macroeconomics (self-studied)
AP US Government (self-studied)
AP Comparative Politics
Taking AP English test this year</p>

<p>College courses at the U of MN: Sports Management, French
Also taking 3 college courses this upcoming semester (Starts tomorrow!)</p>

<p>Rest of courses are pretty much honor courses as well as a slew of business courses.</p>

<p>ECs:
Quiz Bowl (9-12)- Qualified for 2008 and 2009 QB National Tournaments. 15 hrs/week, 15 weeks/yr
Debate (9-11)- Most Improved Debated Awards, First Place Speaker Award, Semi-Final Trophy at Tournament. 25 hrs/week, 10 weeks/yr.
Maintain own stock portfolio (10-12)
French Club (9-12)
A few others</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Own my own business, 25% profit margin (8,000+ in sales)
Marketed website as well as co-administered it</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Indian (prob a negative)</p>

<p>Essays: I think they were good-pretty good.
Teacher Recs: Pretty good
Counselor Recs: She thinks I'm very smart, but I have no clue what she ended up writing.</p>

<p>I know my GPA and ACT/SAT II are a bit low, but I'm thinking taking 13 AP/college courses by the end of the year might help offset that somewhat. Though, those are my weaknesses and I'm rather worried about it.</p>

<p>Feel free to be as honest as you can! I really want to go to Stern, but I'm really not sure if I will get in!</p>

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<p>hmm gpa and act are alittle bit below Stern's avg. But you got along of things going for you. The major thing is you own your own business =O. And a successful one at that. That might be a major hook to get you in there.</p>

<p>So you do have a chance, depends on the admission process now =]. Good luck</p>

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<p>You didn't tell us your SAT subject test scores (which are required for NYU Stern)--could you let us know about these.</p>

<p>NYU</a> > Undergraduate Admissions > Applying for Admission > Freshman Applicants > General Requirements</p>

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<p>NyJeo- Thanks for the input!</p>

<p>Calc- Oh, yeah. I forgot to add those. I just did.</p>

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<p>it will be tough, but stranger things have happened.</p>

<p>good luck =D</p>

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<p>GPA and ACT scores are slightly towards the lower end of Stern's average. But you have good ECs (I think owning your own business would help), so that is a potential hook that can get you in. Good luck!!</p>

<p>Help me out?
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/640259-cas-econ-vs-stern-econ-cas-econ-vs-stern-finance.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/640259-cas-econ-vs-stern-econ-cas-econ-vs-stern-finance.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Thanks guys!</p>

<p>username101- I replied as best as I could. Hope it helps some.</p>

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<p>Any more opinions?</p>

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<p>i got rejected with a 30 on my act but owning a business is a definite plus. I had many business related EC's and was still denied =( the sad truth is stern is an extremely competitive school. it is impossible to tell whether you will gain admission unfortunately. best of luck to you</p>

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<p>Yeah, Stern is most definitely very competitive. I'm so nervous!</p>

<p>Thanks for posting and hopefully you'll get into another great business school!</p>

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<p>Anyone else willing to?</p>

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<p>i don't see why your ethnicity being indian would be a "negative".</p>

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<p>Well, I love being Indian and I even wrote a short essay on why I'm proud of it! </p>

<p>However, Indians are somewhat of a majority at Stern so, from an admissions stand point, it's considered an "un-hook."</p>

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<p>it's holistic admissions. i still doubt that any ethnicity would be considered an "un-hook" as long as they're a strong candidate in their own right. -shrug- that's what they told us when i was getting trained in the office of undergrad. admissions for the tour guide job. (ultimately didn't get it, heh.)</p>

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<p>I know. Just from reading on here, it seemed that ethnicity does play a bigger role than some think and that it might impact me? I dunno.</p>

<p>Anyways... what do you think about my chances?</p>