Chances Regular Decision

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<p>Hey guys, I was just wondering about my chances to get into NYU Regular Decision for pre-med (NOT Sterns)....I would not be willing to apply ED since I will porbably applying ED to JHU (my dream school)...</p>

<p>First of all, I am entering my senior year at HS in a top notch public high schools in NJ...</p>

<p>GPA is about a 4.0 (my school doesn't rank....)</p>

<p>SAT I: 2150 (first time...plan to retake in October)</p>

<p>SAT II's:
Math II C: 790
Physics: 710
Bio: 660 (I know this is weak)
Chem: 660 (Again...this is very weak)</p>

<p>I will have taken 9 AP classes by the time I graduate...
AP Calc AB, AP Stat, AP Spanish, AP US History, AP Art History, AP Chem, AP Bio, AP English I, and AP English II</p>

<p>All of my grades are B+'s and A's (one B in AP English....but I got a sure 5 on the test...the class is notoriously challenging in my HS, but as a result everyone gets a 5)</p>

<ul>
<li>President of Genetic Research Club at my HS (this is not based on a typical popular election, you have to be selected by a board of Rutgers Professors...there is a whole admissions process...only two kids from my school got selected...I was one of them)</li>
<li>Attending Genetic Research summer program at Rutgers this summer (part of the genetics club presidency)</li>
<li>Also visiting a foreign nation this summer</li>
<li>150+ volunteer hours at local hospital</li>
<li>Vice President of Auxilliary at local hospital for past three years (raises money for the hospital by organizing findraisers such as walkathons)</li>
<li>Orchestra from age 8</li>
<li>Private lessons for past five years</li>
<li>All the honors societies (Spanish honors, national honors, Mu Alpha Theta)</li>
<li>Nominated and participated in Natural Helpers Program for the past four years</li>
<li>Me and a group of friends created our own online school newspaper/forum (I'm an admin in there....I don't know if that would count as anything, but it does eat up a LOT of time)
-Very strong reccomendations (a lot of my teachers like me a lot...I can't figure out why...they actually ask me to let them write recommendations for me)</li>
<li>I am a pretty good writer...therefore I will probably have descent essays</li>
</ul>

<p>-Grades went down slightly in my junior year since I broke my foot while playing basketball (intramurals...not on school team). I was in a cast and on crutches for two months and had a walking brace for another one month. Will colleges take this into consideration?</p>

<p>-GPA has increased every year from a 3.7 in freshman year...I have heard that's a good thing...</p>

<p>Any replies would be appreciated...</p>

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<p>Anyone willing to reply????</p>

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<p>yea u ahve a good shot my brothers stats werent as high (except his sat IIs were higher) and he got in for pre med..biology major regualr decision..but then again taht was 2 years ago</p>

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<p>hmmmm...thats what was worrying me...the SAT II Bio and Chem...</p>

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<p>dude chill, ur chances are fine</p>

<p>i got in this year, c/o of 09 with a 3.55 UW GPA, 1430, writing: 700, math: 670, and BIOLOGY: 610</p>

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<p>Wow...you're lucky man....</p>

<p>I don't know...this whole process seems so random...I've seen some pretty dumb kids from my own HS get into amazing colleges...its really weird...I guess luck is involved (to a degree at least)</p>

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<p>"-Grades went down slightly in my junior year since I broke my foot while playing basketball (intramurals...not on school team). I was in a cast and on crutches for two months and had a walking brace for another one month. Will colleges take this into consideration?"</p>

<p>i'm gonna say no on that one. only because it isnt really a good excuse for your grades dropping...your broken foot doesnt necessarily equate to you not being able to think...unless you were taken out of school for an extended period of time. </p>

<p>otherwise, i'd have to say you're chances are pretty good. if your school's scale is on a 4.0 system, you should have nothing to worry about. however, you dont really seem to have a "hook" per se...i mean, you do a lot of great stuff, but a lot of activites doesnt necessarily show passion for an activity, a quality nyu in my opinion looks heavily on. it seems that you're really into genetics, so push that a lot in your apps, not just for nyu, but anywhere else. </p>

<p>btw, pre-med isnt a major at nyu, its a track. i'd recommend writing down bio or chem as a major based on your background, or go undecided.</p>

<p>phil
nyu'09</p>

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<p>what's yur chances at JHU? That would be really cool...If not, you have a shot at NYU, go ED</p>

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<p>Applying ED clearly increases your chances at NYU so you might want to consider that if you decide JHU is not for you. I reccomend you visit any school before committing to apply ED there.</p>