<p>I'm thinking about business major at NYU. Is my stat a match, safety, reach, or super-reach? Do you guys know any other good universities my stat would be good for?</p>
<p>my stat is this:</p>
<p>SAT:1900...
rank:25/550
uw:3.8 w:4.7</p>
<p>EC:
chorus (9-12)
swim team (9)
high Q (10-12)
Tri-M (10-12)
NHS (10-12)
Interact (10-12)
BETA (10-12)
PEER (10)
Great Decision (10-12)
Mu Alpha (11-12)</p>
<p>Leadership: my weak one..-(
Youth Leadership (11-12)
Relay For Life Captain (10-11)</p>
<p>Summer:
Internship at two companies in China (10-11)
took online credit courses in business</p>
<p>Angeley...not to make you feel bad, but no chance. I applied ED w/ the same stats and much better EC's and got rejected. Stern is all #'s..sorry :( - I doubt they even care about essays or EC's.</p>
<p>for almost everybody, sterns a reach. for one, there's too many applicants (most of which are qualified or maybe even overqualified). If I were you, I'd apply to cas and check out the economics program there. good luck~</p>
<p>I just finished applying to schools - uhm a 1900 and 2140 is a huge difference...how do u make that mistake...ur overall score doesnt matter - whats your M/V ... if its not above a 1350 for RD..don't even consider a chance.</p>
<p>Okay don't put what I said in stone, but for STERN you have to keep in mind that Wharton rejects/deferrees apply to Stern and Stern accepts them for the most part because they are usually the more qualified applicants. Honestly, I'm pretty sure Stern is a #'s game and other things don't really matter. You rarely find someone below a 1300 at Stern - I only know 1 guy that does (1280) and he is just really lucky. He's also from California and the only NYU applicant. If you are from the East Coast it makes it that much harder. </p>
<p>For the rest of NYU, I can't speak on their behalf. I know tisch isn't #'s but more about artistic skills because 2 kids from my class got in ED w/ really low gpa and scores.</p>
<p>While I was applying to Stern ED, I was contacted by some guy who was bribing me to pay him for a spot at Stern (inside source connection)...I thought it was a scam and afterwards he e-mailed me saying 13/14 of his customers got into Stern through him who were borderline. So not only is it a #'s game but also corrupt. This may sound like I'm just bitter for getting rejected, but it isn't. I'm probably applying to Stern as a transfer either next yr or the following.</p>
<p>parikhs-- i really think you have a very big misunderstanding about the admissions process.</p>
<p>1) "if you dont even have a 1350 dont even consider"-- that is probably one the most false statements about it. SATs are not everything. Its a three hour test, it doesnt confirm if you're smart or not, or if you're qualified or not. If someone who's applying to stern has really good EC's that are all directed at Business and Economics and has interned and really shows the enthusiasm for the subject and school, it counts a lot. And if you're just making a general statement about NYU or any college for that matter, its really not true. As a matter of fact, college admissions officers stress that they are looking less into the SATs as ever before. They know a three hours test doesnt mean anything. Someone who has a 1900 (for example like the person above) has as much chance as a person with a 2200. And you can't base these things on just the results of people who have gotten in.</p>
<p>2) Just because someone lives in CA, it doesnt mean they have a higher chance of getting in. And your friend is NOT the only CA person to have gotten in with that score. As a matter of fact, I'm from CA, and I dont think I have a bigger chance. A lot of private high schools in NY are huge NYU feeder schools. So i dont think they take demographics into that BIG of a consideration. Obviously, if you're from Uzbekistan or United Arab Emirates or Paris, I can understand. But CA and NY-- i dont think so.</p>
<p>Sorry, its nothing against you. I'm just strictly putting my opinions out there.</p>
<p>mich I know what you mean, but if you saw my EC's and essay, you would think they would at least put me in GSP. I started 2 companies, one of them with a revenue of $18,000, founded a youth organization that donated tons of $ to hurricane katrina, internship, held a normal job, did real estate development (bought land, built a house, and rented it out). I showed all of this in a very organizaed manner on a resume and attached it to my application. My essays showed my passion for business. I couldn't possibly do more. When I contacted my regional rep, he said the SAT scores for the competitive applicant pool was "1350 - 1500"...basically saying my SAT scores didn't cut it. I'm also Indian so that hurts me. My opinion is biased, but I think it holds some truth. NYU has 1 the most applicants of any school (30k or so)...do you actually think they read everyone's essay and recommendation letter? </p>
<p>The guy that bribed me told me how the whole process works and I am actually starting to believe him. He said in the first round, it is strictly SAT's and GPA. You need 1 vote from one of the adcom to pass that round. There basically is an imaginary cutoff in the first round. In the second round, you need two votes, etc.</p>
<p>Parikhs, I'm sorry about the rejection. From what you've said about yourself, I can tell you're very qualified. I actually believe that admissions at NYU sometimes is a numbers game, especially for the RD pool. Good luck to the other schools you apply to. </p>
<p>Was there a post about how NYU calculates GPA? Would anybody like to refresh my memory?</p>
<p>i'm sorry to hear that your enthusiasm wasnt enough and about your rejection. to be honest, i'm a little surprised that you're still spending time in this forum. my story is very similar to yours. I applied ED to Columbia and I showed an immensity of passion in my essay for my studies, for literature, and arts and poetry. I attended the Summer program at Columbia, participating in literary magazines. And at school, I'm the president of Model UN, take classes at the Art Center College of Design, and so I really know what you're going through. I used to live day and night on the Columbia forum, chatting with who i thought would be my future-peers. Too bad, my letter was not a positive one. But I've stopped getting involved with anything Columbia, including the forum. But yes, my SAT is not a 2400 or even a 2100. So maybe I know what you're saying about the numbers game. But the way I see it, I don't think they strictly look at your SATs. And again you can't base your assumptions on people who have gotten in and their SATs, because it could've been that they did something extraordinary either academically or not, and thats what got them in and they so happen to have a high SAT score. I mean, I guess if you can get a high SAT score, you're bound to be a bit intellectual (or just wealthy enough to pay for Princeton Review), but there are plenty of people out there who have done extraordinary things without the great SAT who still have gotten in. I dont know why people are not taking it seriously when they tell you that its a holistic review. I honestly think it is. If you have a low SAT, you can make it up elsewhere in your application. So in truth, everyone has some bit of chance. </p>
<p>I'm sorry about your situation, but i completely understand as I was rejeected from my top choice school as well.</p>
<p>mich sorry to hear about Columbia, but I believe they are 2 different schools. Columbia is an ivyleague school and from what I know about them, they honestly do a hollistic review of your application. I applied to Cornell, and even though my stats are low I believe I have a chance because my EC's, essay, and passion for business in general will make me stand out from the rest who simply play the #'s game. NYU has tons of applicants and for them to hollistically review all seems nearly impossible. My english teacher knows admissions reps at Georgetown and NYU and said that they even told him that sometimes recommendation letters remain unopened. </p>
<p>As for applying, I say don't hold back. What is another $60, if you do get in you'll be paying ~$50k anyway. Also, keep in mind that this is my observation of NYU Stern, not CAS. I believe CAS is filled with a wide range of applicants (from high to low SAT's), but at Stern it seems to be mainly all high caliber students (w/ high SAT's). I've talked to Sternies and they've all said for me to reach for a 1400+ or else my chances are low. </p>
<p>The only reason why I am posting in this thread (in NYU forum) is because I clicked "most recent posts" and saw a chances...so I thought I'd add my opinion. </p>
<p>Each school seems to have their own niche. Lots of my friends applied to Georgetown EA and there was a trend with the ones that got in. All of them that had 4.0 UW GPA's got in no matter what their SAT score was. 1 of them had a 1220 SAT, but 4.0 and got into the business school. On the other hand, my other friend had a 3.8 and 1420 and didn't get in. His essay was far more better than the other friend's as well. </p>
<p>Anyway, APPLY and wait to see what happens. GL</p>