<p>GPA UW: 3.1-3.2ish/4.0 (and a really bad junior year due to family problems)
Rank: school doesn't rank
SAT scores- CR:720 W:760 M:770
SAT 2's- Math II: 750 US HIST: 740 Biology:680(Going to take again in Nov.)</p>
<p>Race: Korean-American
State:NJ</p>
<p>Alumni:
Dad got Master's Degree at NYU for Business
Uncle went to Georgia tech as grad school</p>
<p>Intended Major: Pre-Med I really really want to become a doctor in the future</p>
<p>EC's:
-Volunteered in local EMS squad as a cadet (Not eligible yet to be an EMT must be 18)
-Currently taking EMT classes (Will try to be a volunteer EMT during college)
-Band from elementary school to 10th grade
-Choir from 8th grade to 12th grade
-Volunteering at local hospital 100+ hours
-FBLA 11th and 12th grade
-Tutoring my less intelligent friends in Math and Science
-Devout Christian? (Idk if this counts but I go to 2 churches on the same day. An American church from 10-11:30 and then a Korean church from 1 30-3 30 every Sunday)
-Self taught Guitar
-Can play piano, took lessons since I was in elementary school</p>
<p>PS- How much will getting a 4.0 GPA in senior year 1st semester help me in admissions? Because my grades dropped drastically in junior year to like 2.3ish and I wonder if NYU's admissions officers will even see the senior year grade.</p>
<p>One question you’ve got to ask yourself is if you really have the work ethic to become a doctor at all. A 2.3 GPA and high SAT score indicate that you have the smarts but not the work ethic.</p>
<p>Anyway you have a really low chance at NY, if your dad did his undergrad there too that would help. A 4.0 in senior year would help too, but not significantly. </p>
<p>Just try to make your essays and get good teacher recs and maybe you can get in NYU. High reach though.</p>
<p>You are on the right track. Work hard for your senior GPA. Apply ED.<br>
NYU is not good at FA, but I guess you don’t need it.
EMT is really impressive.<br>
Good luck !</p>
<p>Flyinglandbird, if he applies ED, they won’t see his first semester senior grades. </p>
<p>My advice is to work like a dog, get great grades first semester, and apply RD.</p>
<p>And choose some good safeties. In the meanwhile, apply to a few safe early action or rolling schools- it feels good to have some acceptances to fall back on if necessary.</p>
<p>What do you want to major in? Pre-med is not a major, it is a set of required classes. I also agree with those who said if you really expect a superb set of 1st semester grades, apply regular decision.</p>