<p>Hello to all... I am going into my senior year and I plan to go into some area of science. My stats are listed as below...
GPA: UW 3.73 (the highest GPA you can get at my school is a 3.88) On a 4.0 scale my GPA would be a 3.84.
ACT: 28 composite
Reading: 29
English:29
English/Writing:31
Math:25
Science:30
Essay - perfect
As far as high school rigor goes:
3 IB classes (8th grade year)
All honors classes freshmen year (I used to go to school in Tennessee, but then moved to Philadelphia sophomore year). At my current school only the science classes are considered honors, and no APs are offered.
ECs:
(Co-Founder of the Science Club)
Engineering Club for 3 years
Chess Club for 3 years
Varsity Soccer for 3 years
Wing Chun Kung-Fu for 2 years.
Played Club indoor soccer for YSC sports in Philadelphia.
1st Place Winner in Earth/Space Science in the city wide "George C. Washington Philadelphia Science Fair" sophomore year. I did a project on Terraforming Mars.
Honorable mention in Earth/Space Science for the Delaware Valley Tri-State Science Fair.
Honorable Mention in the city wide "George C. Washington Philadelphia Science Fair" junior year for the category of Physics. I did a project on the Manipulation of Electrons in CRT televisions. (mentored by Stephon Alexander of Haverford University).
Distinguished young scientist of the city of Philadelphia 2010-2011.
Volunteer @ MANNA food packaging service (once a week)
Volunteer @ The Franklin Institute (Big Science Museum in Philly)
I am a member of a five man research team at the Joel Bloom Observatory where we take composite images of the Sun with astronomer Derrick Pitts.
Member of the Rittenhouse Astronomical Society of Philadelphia.
Finalist of the Ableton Live Summer Music Challenge, which was a global contest for producers under the ages of 18. (2010-2011).
URM (African-American male, if that helps at all..)</p>
<p>Honestly I’d be surprised if you didn’t get in just through your EC’s you seem well on your way there plus your gpa is well beyond the average gpa of nyu !</p>
<p>I agree. Your GPA is very high, ACT is on the low side of the average, ECs are great. I assume you’re going to apply as a science related major to CAS? If so, I definitely think you have a great chance at getting in. As long as your essays are good, along with your recs, you should be in the clear.</p>
<p>I’m planning on applying as well although I’m the opposite and am terrible at science. Thus being I have a GPA of 3.45 UW and about a 3.6 W but an SAT of 2280. I’m planning on going in to an international business major and have had international volunteering experience as well. Please tell me what you think . Any feedback is appreciated !</p>
<p>From what I’ve collected, NYU cares a bit more about GPA than test scores as its a better representation of what kind of a student you are. Your GPA is low for NYU. Even more so for Stern. You’ll be up against students with higher GPAs and similar ECs and volunteer experience. I guess my advice to you is nail your essay.</p>
<p>@Correkid NYU’s GPA average is 3.7 unweighted, or that’s what it says on my Naviance. 
But the 3.7 is for CAS, not sure what it is for Stern. </p>
<p>@churchill1995 I think you have a decent chance! 
Like Correkid said, work real hard on your essays and make them unique and individualistic to you. </p>
<p>I have always thought that NYU would value SATs over GPAs… someone could go to a ridiciously easy school and end up with a 4.0 GPA but with a very low SAT, and there could be someone who goes to a difficult, competitive school with an average SAT but they also have a high SAT.</p>
<p>That last post was directed towards @jennii, by the way.</p>
<p>From what I’ve been told from NYU admissions counselors in the past, they are moving away from placing primary attention on SAT and ACT scores and are shifting to look more at GPA. </p>
<p>Someone can go to a ridiculously easy school, but that’s usually always factored in, as there are ways of telling. </p>
<p>I personally think my ACT score does not reflect my intelligence or work ethic, so I disagree with you @helloparis</p>
<p>thanks for the feedback so far. My parents say it’s better to be a big fish in a small pond but I feel like I could make a lot of connections at NYU that could take me farther into my field when I graduate. Any current students at NYU now?</p>
<p>bump!!!</p>