<p>Thanks for the feedback.
-- SAT I-2100 -- 1st time
710 CR,650 M, 740 WR *messed up math, should be better my 2nd time
-- SAT II-Just took 2- Probably in 630-750 range</p>
<p>-- AcademicGPA (10-11)-4.08 W/3.6 UW -- NO RANK (TOP 30-35 % not sure?)
*TOP 25 HighSchool IN USA-Does that help?
*Upward trend every year after bad freshman year- Does that help?</p>
<p>ide say
write great essays n stuff, and hopefully raise ur sat...
if u do that
ide say
high match (im exactly where u are, xcept, i have a enourmous upward trend, and im applyin ed next year)</p>
<p>I think you've got a decent chance at admission.</p>
<p>If you want anyone to give you recommendations on other East Coast schools, you're going to have to give us criteria for what you're looking for. Otherwise, there are dozens of schools where your statistics fit.</p>
<p>As for letting NYU know that it's your top choice, write a short letter to the adcom stating so and explaining why.</p>
<p>hey thanks everyone. Hmm im wondering do you guys think bad freshman grades are ok? I just asked my counselor for them and they are pretty sad..... but on the bright side I have improved A LOT. </p>
<p>anyways... Do you guys know anything about Boston University and the just the city of Boston in general? How is it compared to New York?</p>
<p>Are you from New York? Because there are several schools in the city in (and in LI too) that NYU has good relationships with. </p>
<p>I'm from Queens and am currently going to a school in Boston. Boston is definitely no New York, where every few blocks in Manhattan has something completely new and interesting. The subways also close around 1 here, so if you go clubbing you're going to have to walk home or dish out $$$ for a cab. But Boston definitely has it's good points. Once you get the hang of where you're going, the city is pretty walkable. Quincy Market is a really great place for shopping (it's their version of South Street Seaport) and food. I went to the North End the other day (the Italian section) and loved it...it was really vibrant (one of my friend's TA's said it's like being in Italy). Cambridge is also really nice....they have a really good mall there. I go to Northeastern and can walk to Fenway Park (although it's not a short walk). I think BU is closer to Fenway than Northeastern.</p>
<p>BU is HUGE. There are so many kids attending that some are staying in the Hyatt this term (which is actually a really sweet deal) and are getting their first-choice housing for next term.</p>
<p>If you want to know more about Boston you'll probably get really good info if you post on the BU board. But good luck w/ NYU!</p>
<p>Northeastern is what you make of it. It's for those who are very independent and want to immediately enter the workforce upon graduation. Northeastern, in short, is the coop program(a program where you work for 6 months during parts of three years and you graduate in 5 years). It's the university's strength, and it's weakness, in my opinion. If you're looking for a traditional "college experience," don't come to Northeastern (the same can be said about NYU). There isn't much school spirit around here because half the school is on coop at any given time. Our football/baseball/soccer stadium also is in another city (Brookline) and you need to take a bus to get there unless you want to walk for an hour.Also, I'm a political science major and have found my teacher of comparative politics to be pretty nonchalant about things, although there is a mix of good and bad professors here (I really like my math and music teachers), but overall, they aren't too engaging. The school is big enough for you to find a niche and group of friends, and while the school is dominated by New England suburbanites(which, don't get me wrong, includes people with diverse opinions except on the Red Sox), I've met a few kids from the West Coast. </p>
<p>In terms of the coop program, I can't really judge it because I am yet to go on coop, but it's a good deal for padding your resume and getting work experience while actually getting paid. On other hand, if you have grad school ambitions, you're probably better off going somehwere else where you will graduate in 4 years rather than 5.</p>
<p>Northeastern is a decent school, not great, but not bad either. I'm actually applying transfer to NYU because they have a particular major I want that most schools don't have. Northeastern's good if you don't mind the tuition...</p>