Do I have a chance at all?

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<p>I'm only in my first half of junior year HS, but I will be applying to college soon (next year).
My GPA: 3.8
I'm going to have probably 33-36 credits of college courses by next year, I was accepted as an early admission at my local community college. My GPA in my college is a 4.0</p>

<p>Difficulty: 1 AP world history course, and college credits, plus accelerated American history, accelerated english, and accelerated biology.</p>

<p>SATS: haven't taken yet </p>

<p>I've started my own business at age 16, making family DVDs for local families. So I have a background in entrepreneur work, and multimedia</p>

<p>other extracurriculars: lettered in varsity cheerleading, speech and debate, college student gov, book club, columnist for my local community newspaper (not school newspaper, this is a professional organized paper)</p>

<p>Volunteer Service: 2 United Way events, local pen pal program with PA prison, YWCA, and privately run mission work in the United Kingdom for 2 years, supporter of NOYS (national organization for youth safety) and mocha club (in support of african orphanage)</p>

<p>Awards: Principal's award and 1st in my class during freshman year (my new school doesn't have class rankings) I also made Dean's List at community college. Rotary Club Student of the Month. Evening Sun Student of the Month. PA Cyber Academy Outstanding Student Achievement Award.</p>

<p>I definitely want to major in communications or journalism.</p>

<p>I have presented at the VA in Washington DC in front of the head of the communications department for my business, and shadowed some of the communications people there. I have also presented to the Rotary Club, as well as the United Way. </p>

<p>So what are my chances, and what should I do to further boost my chances? Do I have a chance at scholarships?</p>

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<p>Dude, that is one of the best applications i have ever seen. Do nicely on your standardized testing and you shouldnt have a problem with CAS. As for scholarships, i havent a clue, there isnt much information about them other than that they exist.</p>

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<p>JW,</p>

<p>Your profile does appear strong. As Matt^ brought out, you need to make sure your SAT I, SAT II, or ACT scores are strong. However, I need to take a step back here because the info you provided makes me wonder if you can apply as a freshman to NYU. You have been accepted into (community) college already and plan to take classes there, equivalent to one year of college work. It also sounds like you have already started college classes because you mentioned a college GPA of 4.0. I am wondering if you can only be considered for transfer student application?</p>

<p>Your wording is confusing to me, so I am not sure if I am right about my concern for you. You should call the NYU Admissions office and check about that. Also, as a transfer student, you may not have to take the SATs - something like after one year of college credits? I am not sure about this and again you need to research this more.</p>

<p>As to NYU scholarships, it is hard to tell who gets scholarships. Certainly students with strong statistics, achievements, ECs, are considered. However, the Admissions Office determines who gets a scholarship based on what they consider to be a superior application. Also, some people who are named scholars actually do not get money. They are chosen to participate in Honors Seminars and to go abroad say during the intersession at minimal cost. Others do get money up to $25,000 or $30,000/year maximum.</p>

<p>I think you need to look further into your applicant status (freshman or transfer).</p>

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<p>Evolving,</p>

<p>I have looked into wheter I would apply as a transfer or freshman applicant. I understand all colleges have different policies. On the NYU website it says</p>

<p>“You should apply as a first-year freshman applicant if you have simply taken college or university courses as a non-degree student or if you are taking college or university courses during high school.”</p>

<p>So I am assuming I would apply as a freshman applicant, because although I will have a lot of college credits completed by the time I apply, I will still be a high school senior and still have to take the SATs.</p>

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<p>JW,</p>

<p>I guess I was thrown by this statement of yours:</p>

<p>“I was accepted as an early admission at my local community college.”</p>

<p>Were you in fact admitted into community college as a non-degree student? The “early admission” wording really threw me off because it sounds like you were accepted as a college degree student? But maybe not. It is important that you are a “non-degree” student if you are to apply to NYU as a freshman. Also, do non-degree students get on the Dean’s List? I am really not certain of this. Just wondering if you know for sure you are non-degree status at your community college.</p>

<p>However, if you were accepted as a “degree” program student, then maybe you can consider applying as a transfer student. Your GPA appears very strong, as well as your ECs. I am not sure if scholarships are harder to come by as a transfer student (this seems likely to me).</p>

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<p>I looked up my status on my college student account and it is Program: General Studies - AA. Admit Type: Accel HS Student Anyways, the last sentence</p>

<p>“or if you are taking college or university courses during high school.”</p>

<p>means that wheter or not I was a degree student, as long as I am still in high school while I am taking college courses I could not apply as a transfer right? I think someone told me that no matter how many college credits I would complete, if I am still a high school student than almost all colleges will require me to apply as a freshman applicant.</p>

<p>I have two gpa’s right now my HS and College, and all my ECs are from HS except for college student gov, so I can see how it can look confusing. However, I am still doing some high school courses as well, and technically am still a junior in HS.</p>

<p>I am actually hoping I can apply as an incoming freshman because my application will look a lot better if I am viewed as a high school student who is taking college courses, rather than if I am a transfer student from a community college. If I am viewed as a HS student, than it looks like I am taking very advanced courses for my age, but if I am viewed as a community college student, it looks like I am a college student who is taking average courses. You know what I mean?</p>