Chances of getting in?

Colleges and Universities A-Z New York University
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<p>I'm really nervous because of my freshman year GPA. I took one honors class and ended with a 3.07 (I know, ouch.) and sophomore year, I ended with a 3.8! Junior year I (so far) have a cumulative GPA of 4.2! That's with all honors and an AP too. Anyways, averaged together, that's only like... a 3.5 or 3.6 in total. I know there are other factors in the admission process, but should I even bother with such a low cumulative GPA? I'm so nervous -_- I also know that next year I'll be taking 5 AP's... Lit, Calc, Stats, Psych, and French. Help?</p>

<p>Oh and P.S., I haven't taken the SAT's yet :/ Next month though! How important are SAT's in general? Because I'm not really a good standardized tester.
To top it off, I also have a bangin' essay planned! Like seriously though. It's really good.</p>

<p>Also:
Teach music theory
Music leadership award, also a musical leadership role in my choir
Choir for 7 years
RAOK (Random Acts of Kindness Club)
Key Club
French Club
Musical
SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)
Art Club
leadership position in a peer counseling group
100+ Hours of Volunteer Work</p>

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<p>You seem like you’re in good shape. Just keep up with the high grades && take challenging courses your Senior you.</p>

<p>Oh, and study for the SATs to get a good score && write a good essay.</p>

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<p>Wow, this is so weird. I had a 3.1 freshman year, 3.7 sophomore year, and a 4.2 this year (so far, Junior year) I have been wondering the same thing also. I have a lot of ec’s like Spring musical every year, multiple chorus group, 100+ community service. Sounds like we’re in the same boat. I hope we both have a chance!</p>

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<p>They only look at unweighted gpa, not weighted, so you need to recalculate that. They still care lots about rigor so of course the weighted gpa does still have some meaning.</p>

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<p>I’ve been seeing a lot of mixed messages about applying early decision. Do you know whether applying early decision would help or hurt my chances? (Financial aid isn’t really an issue)</p>