Chance Me for Stern RD?

Colleges and Universities A-Z New York University
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<p>Wharton sadly rejected me, so I applied to Stern RD, and it is my second choice. What do you think my chances are?</p>

<p>Race: White
Sex: Male
State: Pennsylvania
School type: Public
Income Bracket: ~250k</p>

<h2>Applied for financial aid: Yes</h2>

<p>GPA: 3.87 unweighted, no ranking</p>

<p>SATI: First Time: 2090 total, Reading (670), Math (750), Writing (670)
Second Time: 2080 total, Reading (650), Math (700), Writing (730)
Third Time: 2120 total, Reading (690), Math (740), Writing (690)
Superscore: 2170</p>

<p>SATII: Math (710)</p>

<p>ACT: First time: 32 composite, English (33), Math (29), Reading (34), Science (30)</p>

<h2>Second Time: 34 composite, English (36), Math (33), Reading (35), Science (32)</h2>

<p>Classes: APs include AP Micro, AP Macro, AB Calc, BC Calc, AP Stat, AP Lang/Comp
Other classes: College class on economic inequality
Everything else is honors except for stupid 9th grade history, and I only took honors history in 10th grade rather than APUSH</p>

<p>AP Scores: AP Micro - 5</p>

<h2>BC Calc - 4 w/ 5 AB subscore</h2>

<p>ECs:
Volunteering:
Senior home (260 hrs)
Fair trade retail store (280 hrs)
Habitat for Humanity ReStore and other various events through Interact (~75 hrs)</p>

<p>Clubs:
Interact (community service club) (leader in 11th-12th), 9th-12th
Diversity Club (leader in 12th), 9th-12th
Youth Advisory Board (president), 12th
Intern at local credit union (president of group of students 12th), 11th-12th
Class Cabinet, 9th-12th
PA Math League, 9th-12th
Chorus, 10th-12th
Peer Sex Education, 10th-12th
Online Policy Development Committee, 12th
Middle School Tutoring, 10th-11th
Mandelbrot Math Competition, 11th
Other random clubs (German club, ping pong club, badminton club) with spotty participation</p>

<p>Programs:
Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week (One week in summer)
Drexel University Camp Business (One week in summer)</p>

<h2>Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (weekend trip)</h2>

<p>Awards:
School's Community Service Award (11th)
School's Character Recognition Award (10th, 11th, 12th)
National Merit Commended Scholar
Alte Herren Award (for high performance on National German Exam)
President's Volunteer Service Award</p>

<p>Essays: Pretty good, probably could have procrastinated less. Talked about my plans to pursue social impact aspects of business inspired by my volunteering and involvement with Diversity Club, such as using marketing to spread messages to further LGBT acceptance
Recomendations: Waived my rights to view. I'm pretty quiet in class, so I don't know my teachers very well, but they all liked me, so I'm hoping they were decent.</p>

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<p>Any opinions?</p>

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<p>Anyone ?</p>

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<p>Okay I’m getting pretty nervous, so does anyone have an opinion?</p>

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<p>Is your SATII Math 1 or Math 2? Your ACT is great, same with AP classes and ECs. GPA, like mine, is on the lower side but might be within Stern’s range, especially with the rigor of your classes. I would say good chance, especially with awards and the fact that your ECs reflect a business interest. Hard to tell, but essays could be your tipping point. I’m not a Stern expert, but wanted to give you a response. At this point, it’s anyone’s guess but I’m crossing my fingers for you.</p>

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<p>SATII is Math 2. I realize it’s low, and the admissions officers will see that math is my relative weak point–I’d have a 4.0 if I had never taken a math class. I’ve gotten an annoying string of B+s in my math classes.</p>

<p>Thanks for the chance!</p>

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<p>Actually, I’d be more impressed with a 710 in Math 2 than a 790 in Math 1. I think anything over 700 is a great score, so don’t feel apologetic about it. Be proud!</p>