Confused American/Indian

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, Im a naturalised American who's orginally from India. I moved back to India from the US after the 4th grade, and I'm planning to move back there for my bachelor's. I'll be going into the 12th grade,ie, my senior year, this June.</p>

<p>My problem is that I want to join NYU, Columbia or Fordham. Basically a prestigious college in NYC. I'm giving my SATs next month too, and based on practice tests and such I'm expecting a score in the 2100-220 region. </p>

<p>I'm really confused about what to include in my application to these colleges, and whether my achievements will actually give me a chance of getting admitted. I have a long list of extracurriculars and achievements UNTIL the 9th grade. Mainly a lot of quiz bowls, creative writing contests and debates. I was also involved in the UKIERI program, which developed relations between students in India and those in the UK.I was selected, from among 5,000 students for the Infosys Catch Them Young Program which held a month's camp for 50 mathematically proficient Math students and provided a working knowledge on large Multinational Enterprises as well as basic programming skills in various languages. The issue is this all took place before 9th. Afterwards, I've not done a lot, to put it mildly. I've been in the organizing team for a cultural dance event in my school, which welcomed over 2000 people. I've also been in my basketball and soccer teams, and in another year I'll have probably passed the CPT which is an exam that makes you 1/3rd of a Chartered Accountant over here. I'm taking coaching classes for the same.</p>

<p>I got an 88 in my ICSE board exams after the 10th grade. I'll be giving my 12th grade boards next February. I think I might get a couple of good recommendations from a couple of my teachers, and I should be able to write a solid essay. So, where do I stand and what do I include? Do I have realistic chances of getting into any of these schools? How will my 10th grade marks be interpreted? And if I don't have a hope getting into any of these three, is Baruch a good option? (I'm from Mumbai and I'm a city kid, even though I lived in Jersey for 10 years. So I need large, diverse crowds, public transport options and people out and about at 3 in the morning. Subtracting the climate of Mumbai, New York seems the only good option)</p>

<p>PS:- I'm not sure what I'll be majoring in, but it'll mostly be in Business or Communications.</p>

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<p>Bump bump bump</p>

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<p>this is off topic but for a second i thought u were native american lol</p>

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<p>The three schools have very different admissions standards. Fordham is much easier to get into than NYU which is much easier to get into than Columbia.</p>

<p>With good grades and a 2200 you’d easily get into Fordham, you’d have a good shot at NYU Stern and Columbia would be a reach. I’m assuming you can pay for the first two which don’t offer much aid.</p>

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<p>I I’m pretty sure that a combination of part-time jobs, aid and of course my parents, would be sufficient for the cost of NYU or Fordham ,which is approximately 50k per year if I’m not mistaken (or is it semester)?
I know this might be off-topic, but even though I could have posted this in a large number of these forums, I decided not to, and since my main concerns were with my chances, I posted here.
This is probably off-topic too, but it would be great if you could tell me whether a high SAT score would overshadow a lack of EC’s at NYU Stern, something I doubt is possible at Columbia. And would the concerned authorities consider my 10th grade scores alone, taking into account the nature of the Indian education system?</p>

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<p>And I am an international student now having been in India for the last 8 years?</p>

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<p>I think your in at Fordham for sure, they have a great Business Economics program!
NYU is a bit of a reach, try to boost up your SAT score and EC’s this summer because Stern is one of the hardest business schools to get in to
I really hate saying this but I think you have no chance at Columbia. Why not consider USC, Boston University etc.?</p>

<p>Chance me back please?</p>

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<p>Yeah, I really didn’t think I had a shot at Columbia either. Would an increase in my SAT’s help my chances though?
And I’ve heard Stern is much tougher than CAS. I’m still not sure what my major will be, but it very well may be in Economics. Would you consider CAS a match then? Or atleast a better one than Stern?
And regarding Fordham, is the rigid Jesuit attitude true or is it just a myth? One of the main reasons I want to attend a NYC school is for the liberalism associated with the city and it’s students.
USC, to me, seems like a school filled with jocks, models and the type. Plus, I like the cold. :stuck_out_tongue:
And do you mean Boston College or Boston University? I don’t know much about either of them, except I’ve watched the BC basketball team on TV. :D</p>

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<p>Bump bump bump</p>