<p>I fulfilled NYU's SAT requirement by sending 3 SAT IIs.
My scores are:
1.) World History- 800
2.)Literature-750
3.)Biology-740</p>
<p>With these scores and the fact that I didn't send an SAT I result (score was a 1940- which is below NYU standards), what are my chances?? And, if I do get in (hopefully :)) ), will these SAT IIs make me eligible for merit scholarships or does NYU only dish out the $ to those who submit the SAT I score??</p>
<p>thanks for helping!</p>
<p>bump! :))))))))))</p>
<p>I think you should have just sent a 1940, that’s not a bad SAT score and they would have saw your 3 SAT IIs which were good and would have taken that into consideration.</p>
<p>This is a tough issue since this is the first year that NYU has given the option of only providing SAT Is, SAT IIs, ACTs, or AP Scores, etc. and not in combination like in the past.</p>
<p>My informal reading of these posts indicate students appear to do better (have higher scores) in SAT IIs vs. SAT Is. Maybe there is a comfort level and really specialized expertise in chosen subjects (SAT IIs) vs. SAT Is, which test a broader range of thinking, analytical, and memory skills.</p>
<p>While a 1940 might be good enough for admission to CAS and other schools (not Stern probably), with average score of around 640-650 on the 3 sections of SAT Is, honestly, these are not stand-out scores for s scholarship, while as subject test scores all in the 700s+ (with one perfect score of 800) really look much better by themselves. They seem to be in more of the “scholarship range.”</p>
<p>However, I believe the Admissions Office puts the whole picture together, which means they are likely to look at how strong and unique the personal essay/ short answers, recommendations and ECs are, in addition to the GPA and rigor of classes, along with the type of High School you come from (how competitive it is) and your ranking within the school, if available. So the total picture must be a very strong one or at least there has to be one really outstanding area of achievement with recommendations and essay/ short answers to support the strength.</p>
<p>So, for the purposes of scholarship awards, the significance of SAT II scores by themselves is hard to determine , especially with this being the first year in standardized scores policy change. However, absent info from the other parts of the application, I would say the OP did the right thing to just report the more stellar SAT II scores (minus the more average SAT I scores) for the purpose of scholarship consideration. IMHO.</p>
<p>800+750+740 sat2 != 2290 sat1</p>
<p>Thanks for all your answers!
@Evolving btw, in my mid-year report I’m 12/574 while last year, I was 62/574 with a 3.83 GPA UW. If I can say that I had solid essays and short answers in my app,are my stats (along with my SAT IIs) “average” by NYU standards to be accepted w/out merit aid or are they just enough to get me significant merit?</p>
<p>thanks again!</p>
<p>Average to get accepted.</p>
<p>Fromcalwithlove, you are saying your ranking matched against your entire class has moved up from 62 to 12. That is quite a jump up in the ranking. Congratulations!</p>
<p>I hope you had a very strong letter from your guidance counselor documenting this huge jump, which looks very good.</p>
<p>I would say if this had been highlighted in the right way by yourself (in essay/ short answers), your counselor and recommenders, it might have given you a significant bump.</p>
<p>It is hard to say what will stand out for the Admissions officers, but certainly that jump in GPA and your really great SAT IIs are strengths in your application.</p>
<p>Let me “briefly” share my son’s stats with you. He actually superscored 2090 as his high scores for the SAT Is (his SAT I high scores were reached in 10th grade really and then he decided to focus on ECs and school work), which I thought was the weakest part of his application. However, his weighted GPA was 4.4 with 8-10 AP courses and college courses combined. He scored all 5s in his AP exams except for one 4 (he took 6 AP exams). He was in the top 10% in one of the most competitive public high schools in the nation. He scored 760 and 780 in the two SAT IIs he submitted.</p>
<p>His standout strengths though had to be his ECs; he was Class President, winner of Journalism commentary, social justice and civic action, Principal’s Leadership awards.
He also started a non-profit organization providing for needs of children from more needy families. He started the school TV station and was director. He also started volunteer/ public service (with other significant activities not mentioned here) as early as 8th grade with a continuous record of involvement over 5 years.</p>
<p>He received excellent and probably unique recommendation letters from his guidance counselor (who was obviously proud of him), the assistant principal (who thought the world of him), the principal (who recommended him for multiple awards and committee involvements) and teachers (who thought highly of his class participation and intelligence). He had tremendous oratory skills debating School District Board members many years his senior in defense of student issues.</p>
<p>So, hopefully, this gives you an idea how the Admission Committee/ Scholarship Committees may think. One “weaker” area may not affect a candidate’s chances for a scholarship if there are other stand-out areas.</p>
<p>@Evolving, your son had really nice stats and even greater ECs! And judging by your post, I hope the adcoms would also be wowed by my strong points. (classrank, gpa sat iis, maybe even ecs)</p>
<p>thanks for all your help!</p>
<p>As far as aid goes its more based on need than merit. For example, i had a 36 ACT, a 95 GPA, 10 APs, and good extra curriculars and I was only offered loans. You have a solid chance of getting in but dont count on scholarships. NYU is at the tier of colleges where they dont have to throw money at you to get you to attend. There is always someone on the waiting list ready to take your place with the money they want.</p>