Chance me for Stern?

Colleges & Universities A-Z New York University
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<p>33 ACT (10 writing)</p>

<p>SAT subjects:
US History: 770
Math 2C: 780
World History: 740</p>

<p>GPA: 3.4 unweighted, 3.9 weighted, competitive public school</p>

<p>Classes this year:
English
Spanish
AP Environmental Science
AP Statistics
AP Macroeconomics
Government Honors
Journalism
Speech</p>

<p>APs:
European History self studied, 5
Calculus AB, 4
Circumstances beyond my control didnt allow me to take 3 others</p>

<p>Asian male from california</p>

<p>Main ECs:
Heavily involved in debate
Journalism
600+ hours at a hospital for 5 years
I daytrade foreign currencies and stocks</p>

<p>Awards:
Special distinction from Nat'l Forensics League
Nat'l Merit Semifinalist
Qualified to California state tournament in debate</p>

<p>Would it be advisable for me to apply for CAS instead? It's a toss up right now.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Everything looks good so far. You’re GPA is somewhat low… does your school rank? Also, did you take the SAT’s? your act scores are fine, but I have the feeling that NYU prefers SAT scores.</p>

<p>As a side note: Don’t put that you daytrade (as it is somewhat frowned upon in the investment community, even though I used to do it in the summer also). Just instead put that you “invest” in stocks and in the forex and that you actively manage your own portfolio.</p>

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<p>Yeah, GPA’s a bit low. I’m actually curious to know why you didn’t take the normal SAT…?</p>

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<p>my rank is around 150/400, the school itself doesn’t weight</p>

<p>I got a </p>

<p>770 math, 730 critical reading, 690 writing, so a 2190 total</p>

<p>I didn’t put it down originally because my ACT score is higher once converted, I think</p>

<p>thanks, nyrablu and scorp</p>

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<p>actually, your sat score is higher according to collegeboard: <a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools;

<p>I got in ED with a lower sat I score: 770 M, 720 CR, 650 W</p>

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<p>Hey…!! My SAT is 2190 as well, 750M 750WR 690R, and I got in ED as well. I’m also Korean. The only thing that could really hurt you is the GPA. I had sports, but you have tons more EC’s, so depending on what NYU likes, I guess it could go either way…</p>

<p>Which actually leads me to ask a general question: Does NYU care about HS sports that much?</p>

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<p>Honestly, I don’t think that NYU values high school sports over any other similar significant extracurricular activity.</p>