Chances (INT'L), please!

Colleges and Universities A-Z New York University
1

<p>I know you’re probably getting tired of answering the same question all the time, but I’m not from US so it’s really hard for me to tell. Please, be brutally honest :-) NYU has always been my dream school…</p>

<p>I’m actually graduating from high school this year but for some reasons (it’s a long story) I’m planning on taking a year off and trying to NYU next year. </p>

<p>I’m a white female form Europe.
Very good high school in a big city.</p>

<p>Trying for CAS – Economics / Politics</p>

<p>I went to three-year school to the class with extended level of History, Social Science and Math (we can’t choose classes individually).</p>

<p>GPA: (1.00-6.00 scale) 1st year – 4,93, 2nd year – 4,86, 3rd year – 5,00
Rank: 2 (/~700 students) *
ATC: 32
SAT I: 2240 (CR 750, W 730, M 760)
SAT II: Lit 730, World Hist. 750, Math IIC 740
TOEFL: 109/120 (iBT)</p>

<ul>
<li>I really hope they will take it under the consideration since my GPA looks really bad for people who don’t know our grading system (5,00 is actually REALLY good)</li>
</ul>

<p>ECs (nothing special, unfortunately):
- finalist of Human Rights Olympiad
- school paper for two years (one as editor)
- volleyball team
- class president for a year
- girl scout (leader of a group of about 20 girls), organized a lot of outings and trips
- a lot of charity work
- volunteer helping children with their school work
- summer job in one of the EU institutions</p>

<p>I have nice recommendations from teachers and people I worked for, but nothing impressive here either.</p>

<p>I got a few great scholarships that basically cover everything I need (YEAH!!!) so I’m not applying for any FA. </p>

<p>BTW: I would really appreciate if you recommend me a couple of schools for safety choices. Preferably in a big city (NYC and Chicago would be the best). I’m kinda lost since I’ve never heard of most of them so all I can base on are rankings – and I don’t trust them. </p>

<p>Thanks a lot!</p>

2

<p>With your stats, if you write a good essay, NYU should be no problem. Your EC looks great! Plus, if you do extra work during your year off, you can put that on as well. </p>

<p>For safeties, I’d suggest Fordham (Bronx)or Northeastern (Boston). You should also try Boston University, Boston College, University of Chicago, Northwestern or Columbia. The first two would be a high match, and the latter would be reaches/low reach. I don’t know how to judge your GPA, but your standardized scores and EC are great, and if you write a great essay, you should try some of the reaches.</p>

<p>Edit: most of these other school have a very different atmosphere/campus than NYU. Make sure that you like both the school AND the campus before making a decision. What, other than good academics, are you looking for in an university?</p>

3

<p>just curious, what country are you from?</p>