I’d say you are in the ball park with great stats.
Tufts offers interviews. They are optional. You can request one on the application.
Are you applying ED anywhere? Your intended major is philosophy. Excluding cost and assuming your academic interest is definitely in philosophy, NYU should be your #1 choice.
An interest in history and philosophy isn’t unique, and it won’t make you stand out. NYU admissions sees plenty of philosophy applicants every year.
Your chances are good.
If you have any questions about studying philosophy (specifically at NYU), law school or graduate level study in philosophy, feel free to send me a message. I did a triple subject BA at NYU including philosophy, went to law school, and now am a graduate student in philosophy.
@NYU2013 Thanks for responding! I actually am applying ED somewhere. I am applying ED to UPenn. I’m trying to see if I can get into their PPE (philosophy, politics, and economics) major. NYU, however is definitely a top choice of mine, and statistically, it is probably the second most likely school I end up at after Penn (I have legacy at Penn so it’s actually a bit higher admissions rate than NYU’s 34%). What I meant by the unique interest wasn’t more so the fact that I am a philosophy applicant, but more so the credentials I have to back it up. And I definitely would love to hear about your experiences; you seem to have taken a path very similar to what I want to do.
Well, I’m sure you’re aware that NYU is ranked #1 in the world for philosophy. As such, it provides an excellent and unique opportunity to study philosophy. The department is exceptionally well funded, class sizes tend to be small, especially in upper level courses (I had a number of class with only 10 or fewer students). There’s also generally a very decent class offering with a nice breadth, so you’re not pigeonholed into taking courses you might not want to take (except of course for the required courses, some of which you may not like, depending on your interest areas).
@NYU2013 I am aware of the ranking, though I am pretty sure there was some controversy about regarding bias or something else that influenced the recent rankings. What you mention sounds very interesting, and I definitely will be considering it. It’s interesting to hear about the class sizes. I am particularly interested in the intersection between philosophy and: law, politics, economics, and intellectual history, and religion (in the historical study of it, not the theological). I enjoy learning about ethics as well, and I hope to take a class or two in Symbolic Logic. The one area I don’t particularly like is science. Pretty much, you could say that a combination of philosophy and the humanities is my ideal path, eventually preparing for law school. Would you say that the courses are more aligned with what I like to study?
NYU has been at the top of the rankings for like 15 years, and the ranking is run by someone at UChicago (a legal philosopher, actually). So I wouldn’t think bias would be a problem. The rankings themselves are subjective (philosophers are asked to rank which schools have the best faculty) so bias is sort of expected.
NYU has pretty standard classes in things like justice, political philosophy, ethics, etc.
As an undergraduate it’s unlikely that anything you take will be very law inclined. Philosophy of law is typically reserved for graduate students. This is actually my area (law & philosophy), though it’s not really deeply studied until the law school level; and in law schools it’s typically taught very simplistically because non-philosophy students take it.
Lol NYU CAS is probably the easiest school to get into. You’ll get in don’t worry!
@NYU2013 What subsect of philosophy would you say is the most emphasized at the undergraduate level at NYU?
@intlnyu I do think I’ll get in, but I can’t quite call it the level of a safety school.
So far I have been deferred ED to Penn (I will write an update letter in mid-February and hope for the best in RD), and I have been accepted to Northeastern and offered a $10,000 per year scholarship. Will hear back from UChicago on Friday, and I’m waiting to hear back from UMass Amherst sometime later this month. My list is now Penn RD (deferred), Columbia RD, UChicago EA, UMass Amherst EA (hopefully honors college and in-state), NYU RD (would love either honors college or aid but not expecting either in the slightest), Brown RD, Duke RD, Northwestern RD, Michigan RD, Georgetown RD, BU RD (hopefully honors college and Presidential Scholarship), WashU RD, and Northeastern (accepted w/ $10,000 merit scholarship per year).
Accepted to the University of Chicago EA!!! 
After a lot of thought, I have decided to enroll at UChicago! So excited to be a Maroon! Thanks to all of you who gave me feedback.
Congrats! All of my friends that I know who applied EA UChicago got deferred. Also, could you chance me? Thanks!
NYU, GWU, Tufts are all safeties. UPenn accepts half of the legacy applicants ED, and your stats are solid, so I’m positive about this. Columbia is highly unlikely, given that you are apllying as a white male without connections, D1 athletics, or an essay about how you convinced Kim-Jong Un to back down this past summer
Sorry I’m late to the party :()
@Alex99 Lol I guess you didn’t see my above messages. I was accepted to UChicago EA and enrolled there, so there is nothing else to this thread. I’m a senior by the way. I’m guessing you thought I wasn’t.
Congrats on getting into U of C. Sorry to hear about the Penn ED deferral. It really is too bad that your legacy status didn’t help more at Penn. Is your dad upset?
@sgopal2 Thank you! It’s no big deal. I realize now it was a mistake to apply there in the first place. I like U of C better. It all worked out for the best. My dad isn’t upset at all. He’s ecstatic. To tell you the truth, my dad hasn’t visited Penn since he graduated 30 years ago. He never once donated or interviewed, so he was like the least loyal alumni ever haha.
Ok good luck to you. My wife went to U C and absolutely hated it. The teachers are quite cerebral and don’t believe in curving grades. She found it difficult to get past most of the intro level weed out classes with a decent GPA.
So if you are interested in grad school keep this in mind, as you will need a strong GPA. Simply having a U C degree isn’t enough.
Have you withdrawn from everywhere else? Or are you still waiting to see what happens RD?
@sgopal2 I’m sorry your wife had a bad experience. I’m well aware of the grade problem, but I’m sure that there will be some adjustment. I have withdrawn from everywhere and enrolled at Chicago.
Ok good luck. I’m sure you’ll do fine.
Just keep in mind that legacy plays almost no role at U of C. You might not be thinking about legacy now. But in 20+ years from now when your kids are ready to apply you’ll be thinking about this again.