Chances at NYU Stern (ED) and others

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>GPA
-UW: ~3.55
-W: ~3.9 (if you bump up 1 point for AP/honors)
-Class rank: not reported, but if I had to estimate, I would say top 1/3.</p>

<p>SATI
-1940 (630V/660M/650W/11 essay):retake.
-got 216/99%ile on PSAT (I don't think I was commended because I didn't get anything from NMSC.)</p>

<p>ACT
-SAT to ACT: 28-29
-Taking in Sept, studying hard, I should be able to get 30+.
-If ACT is really easier than SAT as people tell me, then expecting 32-34 with some studying over the summer.</p>

<p>SATII
-Bio/E: 630
-USH:
-French:
-Math II:</p>

<p>AP
-USH
-French Lang
-Maybe English
-Econ
-Euro
-Enviro
-Calc AB</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
-2/3 clubs
-Logistical Director for Symposium
-Executive Committee for Symposium
-~120 assorted volunteer hours
-Dickinson College Int'l Business/Management Program (2006)
-One month (business related, I think) internship in Korea</p>

<p>Other considerations
-Recommendations: should be great/excellent
-Essays: No reason for turning in a mediocre one...great/excellent
-I live in CA if that matters...
-Competitive-ish high school in CA
-Top15 school placement rate: ~15%
-Intended major: Finance or Economics and Political Science</p>

<p>First Choice:
-NYU Stern (maybe ED)
-University of Michigan(rolling, early october=very early)</p>

<p>Reach:
-NYU Stern (most likely ED):20/80
-Carnegie Mellon/Tepper:25/75
-Wesleyan University:15/85
-Tufts University:?
-UVA/McIntire:20/80
-Georgetown University/McDonough:20/80?</p>

<p>Low Reach/Match:
-University of Michigan (as early as possible):40/60
-Boston College:50/50
-Univ. of MD/Smith:45/55?
-UIUC/Business:55/45?
(need more schools here!!!)</p>

<p>Low Match/Safety:
-Indiana U/Kelley:80/20
-UC Davis(instate): 75/25
-UC Irvine(instate): 70/30
-Babson College:65/35?
-Northeastern U.:70/30</p>

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<p>Soo....bumpbumpbumpbump...</p>

<p>Thanx in advance!!!:)</p>

<p>Please?!?!?!!?</p>

<p>Can anyone explain to me the ACT situation at some colleges where the ACT range is much lower in SAT equivalents than the ACT ranges?</p>

<p>Like for ex:</p>

<p>NYU
ACT: 25-29 (1100+ M+V to around 1300 M+V SAT equivalent)
SAT: 1310-1440M+V</p>

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<p>School to add to your reach would be Emory.</p>

<p>Schools to add to your low reach/match would be Penn State, Florida and Pitt.</p>

<p>Schools to add to your low match/safeties would be Purdue and Bentley College.</p>

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<p>If you take the tests after studying over the summer, wouldn't it be too late to apply ED?</p>

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<p>you have a solid shot at NYU stern</p>

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<p>futurenyustudent:</p>

<p>UCD: Safe Match</p>

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<p>Well the ACT is in September. I'm taking the SAT in June.</p>

<p>I'll be ordering early scores for the ACT and rush reports if that's an option.</p>

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<p>If I were you I would definitely apply ED to NYU Stern. You're in NY and very close to their standard student profile. The fact that they can improve their yield rate and fill out the class early obviously works in your favor. I think its your best chance to get into NYU Stern, because I agree with your assessment that your chances drop for RD--though probably not as far as only 20%.</p>

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<p>Stern is a reach.</p>

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<p>I'm in CA but I'm at a competitive high school, probably equivalent to some of the NY public schools but with more grade deflation...:)</p>

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<p>If you're OOS, then I agree that Stern is a reach--and more than I originally estimated. You might want to reconsider whether it's worth wasting you ED on Stern versus using it at Michigan, where I think you have a much better shot.</p>

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<p>NYU takes state residency into account?!?!?!!? That's weird...NYU is definitely private though.</p>

<p>Anyways I could technically apply to Michigan anyways because it's rolling and it's not considered "early" admissions, rather it's considered a big long regular round...:D...but anyways ED is going to improve my chances obviously because I don't have to compete with Wharton rejects haha....:)</p>

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<p>I know they're private, but they let a lot more students in from New York than from anywhere else. This could be because they get more applicants from that area, but I presume its also related to limited student housing in the New York area and the likelihood that people who already live in NY are more likely to go to NYU if accepted.</p>

<p>Keep in mind that one of the things US News and World Report ranks on is yield. To improve yield, NYU would be crazy not to accept more people in-state than out-of-state since they are just a lot more likely to attend--and this keeps NYU's rankings up.</p>

<p>Yeah, I forgot Michigan was rolling--so I guess that means you can still apply to Stern ED and early rolling to Michigan?--I'm not sure how that works with the dates for acceptance and all.</p>

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<p>I can apply to Michigan anytime I want between early september and february 1st. I'll probably apply to Michigan a week or two before NYU ED because I'm taking the ACT in Sept.</p>

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<p>Hopefully you'll have the EA acceptance from NYU by January--and if not, one from Michigan around the same time.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>hopefull stern for EA, otherwise, Umich for reg.</p>

<p>bon chance</p>

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<p>Wait...Stern doesn't have EA.....its ED. Thanks anyways. :D</p>

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<p>So...I've kinda decided that Canadian schools are an option too...I shouldn't be confined to the US.</p>

<p>So can I have chances for:
-University of Toronto
-McGill University</p>

<p>Thanx.</p>

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<p>McGill and University of Toronto don't post their average SAT scores, just average GPA scores, % accepted, and amount from international.</p>

<p>For McGill, 3.8 GPA and 51% accepted, 15% from international; for Univ of Toronto, 3.0 GPA and 66% accepted, 4% from international. Note that McGill gets 21,000 applications, but Toronto gets 59,000 applications.</p>

<p>For McGill you would have a tough time based upon the GPA--reach (and McGill is the toughest of all Canadian schools get to get into).</p>

<p>For Toronto, you have a great GPA, but as you can tell they take very few international (although they probably don't get a lot of international based upon their stats not being so great)--so I'd say match, but not safety.</p>

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<p>Bumpbumpbumpbumpbump</p>