Chances for Stern RD

Colleges and Universities A-Z New York University
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<p>Hey all, I got deferred at Columbia ED...so I'm applying RD to my other schools. I'm applying to Stern RD...so I was thinking if ya'll could take a look at my stats and see how they are.</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown): 790 M 670 CR 690 W
* ACT: NA
* SAT II: 750 Math II, 740 Math II, 630 US History, 640 Physics
* Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
* Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/292
* AP (place score in parenthesis): Comp Sci A (3), US History (3)
* IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
* Senior Year Course Load: Calc AB, Stats AP, English Lang AP, Physics AP, Calc BC AP
* Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Program commended student, FBLA Regional/State competition twice placed in top 5 in my event.
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<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (founder/Sec-gen), FBLA, Academic Comp team (Captain), SHS, NHS. Tennis for HS team
* Job/Work Experience: None
* Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer basketball coach, tournament scheduler for baseball league
* Summer Activities: baseball team, summer program @ UPenn.
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<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
* Country (if international applicant):
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: South Asian
* Gender: Male
* Income Bracket: High enough to pay without financial aid.
* Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Legacy: Brother who currently attends NYU Stern

  • Strengths: Summer program at UPenn, Columbia SHP, think I am well rounded with sports, academics, etc.
  • Weaknesses: Weak SAT IIs, I guess too typical of a student? </code></pre>
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<p>I'm shocked you were deferred at Columbia!</p>

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<p>i can't really chance you but i just wanted to say, sorry about your deferral=/, with your stats you are bound to get into a great school.... good luck =)</p>

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<p>I can't believe that Columbia deferred you... you have a really good chance at stern.</p>

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<p>I wasn't <em>that</em> surprised...I basically was the typical applicant at Columbia...</p>

<p>How much do legacy connections help at NYU?</p>

<p>(I have the same SAT score as my bro, but lower rank..we're a larger class though).</p>

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<p>Stern's been getting tougher each year. You have a fighting chance though, good luck man!</p>

<p>Sorry about Columbia. I saw the stats thread. 0_0</p>

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<p>Most colleges have been getting tougher each year...heck at Columbia engineering they said apps were up 20%..ridiculous.</p>

<p>I just hope these stats are enough to get me into NYU Stern...I'm gonna try to ace this semester with as good grades as I can get in 3 APs.</p>

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<p>hey guys, i'm debating whether to apply to stern or CAS...i don't have much biz-related ECs except for i guess ... consumer bowl (captain) and FBLA (the only club i'm not an officer in) and biz-oriented part time jobs. will stern be that difficult for me like that?</p>

<p>SATs: 2160 (720M...sucks)
SATIIs: 800 chinese w/listening, USH and math II = CRAPPY...didn't even break 700
rank: 11 (top 5%)
W GPA: 4.6
UW GPA: no clue</p>

<p>ECs:
-officers for consumer bowl, key club, newspaper, math league.
-other clubs: NHS, FBLA, and teen pep</p>

<p>jobs: chinese instructor, telemarketing, and prudential financial assistant</p>

<p>essays: should be very good...idk my AP teacher who graduated from UPenn liked it.
recs: can't read them b/c i'm gonna assume that they're good to very good?
GC rec: good?</p>

<p>others: i'd like to send a music CD and also an extra rec letter from a college prof</p>

<p>anybody? how hard would it be for me to get into stern? since i obviosly don't have much biz-related stuff</p>

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<p>Hmm...you look to have good stats (very similar to mine, oddly).</p>

<p>I would give it a shot if you do plan on majoring in business..if not I'd say CAS.</p>

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<p>yournamehere... I think you have a really good shot... but why would you send a music CD?</p>

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<p>NYU doesn't want any extra material like videos or CDs unless you're applying to a school that requires a portfolio.</p>

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<p>what i would include in the music CD is somethin i'm really dedicated too...and unique too. i just think that it could help my chance. but if NYU doesn't want it, i guess won't send it then. sigh</p>

<p>i'm not worried about CAS, cuz i'm pretty sure i can get in. stern is totally different though</p>

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<p>yea...dont send in extra stuff...they receive almost 40000 applications a year, i dont think they'd even watch wat's in the CD. and o yea..i think u have a great shot at stern</p>

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<p>alrightie i'll take ur advice! =) but seriously...stern seems impossible w/my non-biz ECs and lowwww SATIIs. i'm so dead scared of rejections now</p>

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<p>ECs are way overvalued...wayyy wayyy...they'd want it, but a lot of kids dont even have a chance for it, esp for internationals. eg:its illegal in china to work for money under 18, and that makes ppl with NO work experience. its ur grades, scores, and essays that matters the most, well..and recs too.</p>

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<p>You're in at Stern. it should be your safety</p>

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<p>sansri88, I think your stats are really good, but then again we never know how admissions are. I can't believe Columbia deferred you!
Good luck with NYU :) I'm sure you'll do fine.</p>

<p>yournamehere, it really depends on what you wanna do. I was once in your shoes and then it came to me then that I don't really want to be studying things that are very business-orientated, so I applied to CAS (undecided, but I'm thinking of Econ).</p>

<p>I don't think that you need biz ECs (it would help, but not necessary I think), but you do need to show leadership from your ECs from what I've heard and they also wanna see commitment, not doing ECs just for the sake of it.</p>

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<p>Thanks :)</p>

<p>quag_mire, I presume you go to NYU now, eh? What dorm are you in? Lol...my brother is in Water street.</p>

<p>If I get into NYU and I end up going I'm gonna apply for explorations and try to get Goddard...that was a great place.</p>

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<p>so...i guess leadership in like key club, math league, consumer bowl team etc etc doesn't really cut it?</p>

<p>what kind of commitment do they expect to see? i'm always just curious about that when it comes to colleges</p>

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<p>I'm a freshman. I live in Rubin. Your brother must be an upperclassman</p>