Chances at NYU.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Alright, so I'm relatively new at this site so I've got a couple questions. Also, I apologize in advance if I'm going about this incorrectly.</p>

<p>So I'm looking at NYU but I'm not really sure if my scores are good enough for admissions.</p>

<p>I've got a 3.6 Unweighted, and a 3.8 weighted GPA.
My ACT was a 31.
I haven't taken the SAT or any SAT subject tests.
I've taken a bunch of AP classes and tests.
The thing is though, I had a really weak freshman year due to health problems with my brother (it looked like he was going to die) and my father deploying to Iraq. Do you think a really good essay will fix that though?
Also, I've got a bunch of good Extracurricular activities that I'm really good at or high up in the chain of command at.
My parents make (together) about 140k a year. </p>

<p>So my questions are,</p>

<p>1) Do I have a chance?
2) If not, what can I do to increase that change?
3) If I can get in, what are my chances for financial aid?</p>

<p>thanks so much for your help!</p>

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<p>I’d say you’re a match – you’re qualified, but it could go either way. </p>

<p>ACT score is solid but NYU might want to see SAT I/SAT II scores. Getting your GPA up to 3.75+ will give you a much better chance. You have any ECs? You probably wouldn’t get good financial aid given your parents’ income. No one at NYU gets good FA anyways though…</p>

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<p>i’d say your stats are a match, average gpa high school for nyu is w:4.0 unw:3.6, but the rest of your stats are good, just get good sat’s and write a stellar essay. Its hard to judge if you will get in based on only gpa and act, so keep working hard!</p>

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<p>Seems to be a match to high match. Get good recs, get a good interview, and write some good essays! =]</p>

<p>…NYU sucks at Financial Aid from what I hear, though. Good luck =]</p>