Hi! I applied Early Decision I to NYU and as December 15th looms nearer and nearer, I get more anxious about whether I will get in or not. I absolutely loved the school and the city when I toured there. I applied knowing that it would be a binding decision if I got in. Here are my stats:
Background info:
White Female
Both parents went to college
VA resident
Weighted GPA: 4.137
Unweighted GPA: 3.9
(My GPA will go up a little after first semester’s grades)
SAT Score (superscore): 1420/1600
Curriculum:
AP European History (4 on exam)
AP US History
AP Language and Composition (5 on exam)
AP Physics
AP Environmental Science
AP Calculus
AP Government
Dual Enrollment Pre-Calculus
Dual Enrollment Composition
Keep in mind I go to a small, rural school where there are not many AP classes offered. I have taken every opportunity to take an AP or Dual Enrollment class. If one was not available, I took its Pre-AP (Honors) equivalent.
Extra-curriculars:
Choir (both in-school and out-of-school commitments)
Theatre (in-school and out-of-school)
4-H Volunteer (teen counselor at summer camp/group leader, member of executive committee)
Law Club
Dance
Awards:
Member of NHS
Golden A, A Honor Roll
TASP Finalist
I am sure that my recommendation letter is glowing, as the teacher who did it has been teaching me since 9th grade and I am currently an intern in his class.
I am applying into the College of Arts and Sciences. I am not particularly confident in my “Why NYU?” essay but I think my Common App essay is personal and moving.
Be honest! I am not planning on starting any other applications until I find out whether I got into NYU, but if my chances don’t look promising I know I will have to start on a few. Thanks!
I forgot to say but I’m also ranked 17th out of 346 students. Might not sound that impressive but our grade at our school is incredibly competitive and between valedictorian and myself there is probably a .1 split in GPA at most.
I think you have a very good chance. I’d be surprised if you didn’t get in. I applied ED to NYU too! (Steinhardt) Praying everything goes well, hope to see you in nyc next fall. 
Thank you, @koreanstudent I hope that we see each other there as well!
I was doing some more research and realized that I put LSP as my second school of interest. Truthfully, I am not interested in LSP and am afraid that they will put me there just because they think I want to go there, even though my primary school is CAS. Should I call/email and have them change that? I really do not want to be denied from CAS and put into LSP because of that.
I applied with similar stats to you and got into CAS RD last year (and fewer extracurriculars too) so I think you have a good chance
They’ll put you in LSP if they think you’ll fit in LSP. I don’t think they’ll ignore your first choice and put you in LSP if they think you’ll be good in CAS just because you listed it. You could also be offered LSP even if you didn’t put it down…still, if you’re really worried, calling and asking couldn’t hurt.
Would i get into nyu with grades for Computer Science for TANDON or Cas ???
GPA is low: 88% cumalitive average (taken AP classes in calc, economics, stats, physics, geo)
Old SAT: 2000
ACT: 32
New Sat: Probably 1450-1500, Didn’t get scores back yet
Good Recs from teachers
Extra-circulars:
Math Team (1yr)
200 volunteer hours in tutorial center
Job as a teacher at another tutorial center
Board Position in stock market club
College Course at NYU over summer for Computer Science (got certicate and nyu transcript with an A-)
Another course in Computer Science Javascript Classes at NYU (got certificate and an A)