Chance Me? Gallatin or GSP

Colleges and Universities A-Z New York University
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<p>Gallatin ED
1st Generation College Student
Private High School: Top 20 in Nation</p>

<p>~~Academics~~
-UW GPA: 3.15 <em>school does not weight</em>
-6 AP's; none available until Junior Year
----Lang & Comp: 5 | Latin: 3 | Biology: 4
-5 Honors</p>

<p>~~Testing~~
-ACT: 31
----English: 32 | Math: 28 | Reading: 30 | Science: 33 | Essay: 11
-Not giving subject test scores, but they're all in the 600 range</p>

<p>~~ECs~~
-Science Research: 10, 11, 12 <----VERY TIME CONSUMING
--Best in Category for 2 years @ Regional Fair
--Awards @ State Fair
-Hospice Volunteer: 12 (Must be 17 to volunteer)
-Middle School Trip Counselor: 11
-Middle School Trip Head Counselor and Planning Committee: 12
-JV Cross Country: 11, 12
-V Lacrosse: 11, 12
-JV Tennis: 9
-Summer Internship in NYC this July; interned with a fashion company and was <em>invited</em> back to help at Fashion Week, as the show internships are super competitive and I was the only high schooler amongst college students. </p>

<p>~~Essays & Recs; Miscellaneous~~
Writing is my greatest intellectual talent, other than science, so my essays were very good. My college counselor sent me a personal email that said my essay was "The best I have ever seen-Enough said". My little essays were very good as well.</p>

<p>My teacher recs are coming from the teachers of the classes in which I received the lowest grades. However, they are very good letters and they gave me the highest marks on the recommendation form. My counselor wrote a lot about my writing skills and an illness that caused me to miss much of my sophomore/junior years. </p>

<p>I also had a doctor write me a letter in order to verify the absence and the platform for my GPA drop. In addition, a distinguished alumna wrote a letter for me. </p>

<p>My GPA is low because of those extraneous circumstances, which I explained in my essay; however, I did so very uniquely. </p>

<p>Thank you! Only 13 days left!</p>

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<p>I'm desperate...</p>

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<p>Also, forgot to add:
9th Grade: Cum Laude, National Latin Exam
10th Grade: Magna Cum Laude, NLE
AP Scholar</p>

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<p>Are you sure Gallatin GSPs? I thought it was only for Tisch, Stern, and CAS, maybe Steinhardt. But perhaps I'm wrong. I just don't see how you could GSP for Gallatin though...did you check to see if Gallatin does GSP?</p>

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<p>Your ACT score is good GPA a little low, but you knew that already. However, if you wrote an essay explaining your particular major, your GPA being a little off par might be looked over entirely...Gallatin really looks at the whole person rather than mainly numbers.</p>

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<p>Gallatin definitely GSPs.</p>

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<p>Do you think that Gallatin would GSP me? Do I have a snowball's chance in hell, essentially, is the question here.</p>

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<p>PS, thanks for the responses!</p>

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<p>Is the major you created for Gallatin something interesting which reflects you? I think that also plays a part.</p>

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<p>Yes: I want to do pre-med, but I elaborated on my desire to perform a concentration combining (somehow) fashion journalism, psychology, and sociology. It's reflective of me in that:
a) My writing scores/samples are great
b) My science ACT is my highest subscore
c) My science research is successful and behaviorally-based
d) I had a fashion internship
e) I've taken 8 science courses in high school-5 are honors and 2 are AP</p>

<p>I elaborated on all of the above in my 4th personal statement, which was long enough to suffice for the extra Gallatin essay.</p>

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<p>Bumping...11 days :(</p>