GPA: 4.0 (unweighted) 4.7 (weighted)
Course Rigor: IB Diploma Candidate
SAT: 1520
SAT II: Taking literature and math 1 soon
APs: I go to an IB school, so only a few APs are offered. I did a few that were offered. WHAP (4) Human Geography (4)
ECs:
-Jewish Leadership Youth Group (President, VP of programming of my chapter)
-High School’s field hockey team
Teacher’s Assistant at my synagogue’s Sunday school
-Writer for national food blog (Spoon University)
-National Honor Society (Treasurer)
-Jewish Student Union (President)
-Internship at local (big city) lifestyle magazine
-I regularly babysit
Have won many awards in my youth group
Summer programs: 2 leadership camps for my youth group, NYU career-oriented weeklong exploration-like program, Group Israel leadership trip
I have visited NYU several times, attended every info session in my city, and emailed with the regional admissions person for my state
About me:
White
Female
Upper middle class
Large Texas high school
You are very qualified. What school do you plan on applying into? If there is no financial concern, I would recommend applying Early Decision, which is binding but will increase your chances of acceptance dramatically.
To be honest, it was very difficult to get into college this year. Almost every school’s acceptance rates dropped significantly. While I was admitted into NYU CAS and will be attending in the fall, it was in no way smooth sailing. I think you’re very qualified, even more than I was, but there were thousands of people just like you who were rejected, and thousands of people whose stats were no where near as good as yours who were accepted. There’s honestly no way to know what the admissions officers are looking for. I want to say that you have a good chance, but even I could be wrong. Good luck anyways, your stats are excellent, so you’ll definitely get in somewhere, just focus on perfecting your essays and making them sound as genuine as possible. I didn’t get rejected anywhere this year (thankfully) and I attribute that to my essays that I spent a lot of time on. Authenticity is key!