Chances for NYU Stern?

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<p>Hello there, I was wondering what would my chances be for NYU Stern. </p>

<p>SAT - 2230 (700r, 770m, 760w)
GPA- 3.61/4 UW, 4.54/5 W
36/780 class rank
SAT II - 800 MathII, 780 Chemistry, 770 US History</p>

<p>Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction, National Merit Semi-finalist, Multiple small awards from my school (only come from school, not too big, though I have ~7-10 of them)</p>

<p>EC's:
In school:
Mathletics (9-12, captain from 11 onwards, took 1st all but 11th, took 2nd for that year, 12th is virtually guaranteed 1st since he have enough points to literally not show up to the final meet and still win)
Young Engineers (10-12, treasurer from 11 onwards, cut 10th, came in 4th 11th, 12th projected to be 2nd, maybe even 1st if the 1st team implodes on E&M as they did last year)
Programming Club (11-12, co-founder, current VP, working to get a nationally viable Algebra 1 teaching program, expected to be complete by late April)
As to sports, I don't have any in-school, but I do compete in NASTAR for skiing, and I just missed states twice, in 10th and 11th (12th I couldn't compete due to family crisis)</p>

<p>Essay: Wrote about getting lost in an airport and getting sent back by a friendly (lol) stranger in China, everyone who read it said it should be left as is.
Recs: teachers all loved me, and counselor I felt might have raved about my ability a bit.</p>

<p>Other: I participated in the founding of a cultural exchange program in which I was a treasurer (between US and China), and got an intern under my Uncle in a business in China. I'm also a Male Chinese (this will hurt me, how much is the question).</p>

<p>So, how do I stand?</p>

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<p>As far as I can tell, you have a reasonably solid shot. And being a “Male Chinese” won’t ruin your chances. Part of the reason why NYU and particularly Stern has such a high Asian population is because they don’t use race as a major consideration in admissions, instead basing the process almost entirely on merit. Someone will correct me if I’m wrong</p>

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<p>You have great stats, but you should probably try to get some business related ECs.</p>

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<p>@Snappy whoa, didn’t know NYU did that. That relieves me a lot!</p>

<p>@Ivygolfer there’s only so much I can do after summer of Junior year that I wanted to go into business and realizing that I lack business EC’s. Oh well, I guess I can’t change anything now.</p>

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<p>u have pretty good ECs. I was accepted without any type of business related ECs or business classes. NYU look at ECs for leadership, passion, and the ability to balance that with school work.</p>