Chance me for Stern ED1

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Act: 34, Superscore 35
GPA: 3.97, 5.33 (Weighted from 6)
Rank: 23/493, 4.6% at the number 1 public school in Ohio
SAT Subject Tests (Optional): Math 2: 770
AP Classes: AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Computer Science A, AP Biology, APUSH, AP Language and Composition, AP MacroEconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP Music Theory, AP Literature, AP Government (5s in macro and Calculus, 4s in the rest)

Activities:

Camp Counselor Volunteer: Received Honor Camper, supervised cabin of 8-12 year boys, led activities and designed projects, solved problems in times of distress
40 hours/week, 3 weeks/year
Senior Ensemble, Soloist, and Chamber Choir: Chosen for select Chamber Choir, co-section leader, competed against music majors, Sing for A Cause: Raised thousands for Alzheimer’s
8 hours/week, 40 weeks/year
Racquetball: Junior Olympics Solos Champion in Blue Division, Junior Olympics Doubles Runner up in Consolation
4 hours/week, 45 weeks/year
Student Tutor, Carpe Diem School Society: tutored struggling underclassmen, Tutored with Leander and his “Fs” became “As”, taught from their perspective, nicknamed the “go-to” guy
2.5 hours/week, 30 weeks/year
Short distance runner/hurdler, Cross Country: States 4100 2nd place, States 4200 4th place, ran cross country and track yearly, led warm ups and coached form to underclassmen
10 hours/week, 20 weeks/year
Volunteer University of Cincinnati Medical Center: forged meaningful connections with patients, assisted doctors with examinations, created original games to fabricate a hospitable environment
4 hours/week, 8 weeks/year
Volunteer at UC Health Business Center: aided office-workers with file managing, client-info. organization, and database sorting, taught the duties of a business and finance worker
4 hours/week, 8 weeks/year
Self-Interest in Stocks: Paper traded with virtual money in dozens of companies, took 2 Udacity courses on Intro to Stocks, Self-Research online in stock trading
3 hours/week, 30 weeks/year
Piano: Studied and took classes since kindergarten, spreads joy and positivism by performing for others, currently working on Moonlight Sonata Mv. 3
3 hours/week, 45 weeks/year
Swimming: taught and coached peers in swim form, adept in each stroke, led preworkout warm ups, improved by 12 seconds: 100m backstroke at regionals
11 hours/week, 10 weeks/year

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I think you’re fine.

Edit: as long as you’re actually passionate about studying at Stern, you’ll probably get in. But if that doesn’t come across, it seems more likely they’d deny you for that than your stats.

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I am hesitant about my essays, and that they are not on par with the rigor they expect.

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I feel like my stats are mediocre or only a little above average, and my Ecs are not that outstanding.

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This is all assuming that you are regularly on a 4 point GPA scale; I didn’t see that it’s weighted to 6 pts until now. What’s your normal scale?

You are correct that if your essays do not live up to what you show in the rest of your application, it’s possible that they’ll think you’re not a good fit and throw out your application. But honestly, just connect your experiences to some courses and why NYU is the best place for you and you’ll be fine.

I highly doubt that this is true. Your stats are awesome (assuming you’re normally on a 4 pt scale) and your classes are rigorous. I guess I understand the idea that your ECs are not outstanding; there’s a lot of them and you seem to have done well, but yeah, they’re not super unique.

I’m also likely applying ED1 to Stern (haven’t decided between programs just yet). I’ll be honest – my stats are not nearly as good as yours. Quick rundown: GPA 3.74 (/4), ACT 32, AP: Psych, Physics 1-2, Stats, US/Comp Gov, Micro/Macro Econ, Lang, Env Sci. I’m still applying to Stern because I believe that my EC’s (nat’l merchandising deal, many relevant internships and leadership positions in real jobs, etc.) and LoR’s will be enough to give me a chance, but I’m still worried regardless. So I totally get where you’re coming from.