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<p>•CA Resident / Asian American
•GPA: 3.4UW/3.6W (approximates)
•Rank: School doesn’t rank
•Very competitive Public school (No.1 in District, one of the 21 Public Elites according to Newsweek)
•Class size: ~550</p>

<p>•SAT: 2060 (650 M, 800 W (12 essay), 610 CR)
•SAT 2: Spanish Language: 760
U.S. History: 650</p>

<p>EC’s:</p>

<p>•Aid for Africa (11-12): Publicist. I was elected as a Publicist when the club first started in my Junior year. I am responsible for creating club flyers, planning for the Club Fair and other fundraising events, and creating designs for club t-shirts.
•Amnesty International (11-12): Member.
•Church Homeless Ministry (11-12): Volunteer. I have multiple responsibilities, including tables/chairs preparation, food distribution, serving coffee, and singing in the choir.
•City's Open Space Nature Preserve (Summer 2006): Volunteer. I mainly worked on trail maintenance and administrative work.
•Tutoring (9): I tutored elementary kids around my neighborhood in Guatemala.
•Soccer instructor (9): I taught soccer to elementary kids around my neighborhood in Guatemala.</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>•Principal’s Honor Roll</p>

<p>Recs:</p>

<p>•Counselor –good. I know her very well.
•English teacher – good. Had her for junior year and have her now too. She knows me well too, academically and personally.</p>

<p>•I lived in Guatemala for about 14 years. I moved to the U.S. for 10th grade. I realized that my current school’s curriculum is way harder/stronger than that of the school I attended back in Guatemala. Although not a straight A’s student, I tried my best to pull a decent GPA while adapting to my new life in the US.</p>

<p>Any input will be greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>which school in NYU are you applying to?</p>

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<p>Oops. </p>

<p>CAS</p>

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<p>Bumppp .</p>

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<p>Another bumpp</p>

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<p>What area you wanna major in?
I think you have a decent shot. Are you applying for fall 2008? Or when?</p>

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<p>I already applied CAS (RD) - Politics</p>

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<p>you have a decent shot</p>

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<p>Kevster-</p>

<p>I had slightly better grades and GPA then you, and I was accepted to Stern ED. After going through my college process, all I can say is that the most important factor in determining acceptance is your essay/short answer responses. Let me explain:</p>

<p>One of my friends at my high school applied with these stats:</p>

<p>2290 SAT
4.2 Weighted GPA
3 Varsity Letters
Various clubs/orgs.
All in all, a model candidate. However, he wrote his essay on the effects of his grandfather's death on him. Point being- NYU, and most other colleges, want kids who stand out, in some way, shape, or form. I'm not saying you have to be a freak who can do magic tricks and have a different hair color every day of the week, but you have to show them that you are different- not better- than everyone else. </p>

<p>Good luck with the process- hang in there, you'll know soon enough.</p>

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<p>I think the guy you're describing teampakistan will get into most schools regardless of how "unique" he is. Basically NYU has tons of applications to go through and because your GPA and SATs aren't stand out or even above average, you're going to have a tough time getting noticed in the first place. I have the same GPA, better SATs, worse essay, and worse EC. Good luck to both of us :)</p>

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<p>Good luck to you too!</p>