<p>Well, there are about 37000 students apply to NYU so it is kind of competitive. NYU is certainly not a safety school although there is a high chance you can get in. But 100%, i don't think so :).</p>
<p>Can I apply to more than one school? I was planning on Tisch, but could I apply to both Tisch and CAS as back-up?</p>
<p>You can NEVER count Tisch as a safety, and you can only apply to one school.</p>
<p>Tisch is a safety for nobody unless you're a celebrity. I'd hesitate to call it a safe safety for you, probably a mid to low match.</p>
<p>Tisch is more audition-based anyway so it's even more unpredictable than CAS admissions.</p>
<p>Illinois, Penn state your are a shoo in, U of R is a great school (ranked right under NYU in US News) with highly qualified applicants BUUUUUUT a lot fewer kids attend U of R who get in (it's alot a great students Safety) but it's so close in caliber as NYU I'd still qualify at Great match/low safety.</p>
<p>Seems like you're having trouble finding schools between the "Penn States" and the NYU/U of R's...how bout Wisconsin? or Syracuse, or BU or Emerson?</p>
<p>I loved NYU.</p>
<p>Their Financial Aid representatives are absolutely great, and NYU actually gave me more grant money than all of my top LACs.</p>
<p>I applied to NYU as a safety school, although I had a strong hook.</p>
<p>kwu, your strong hook was?.........</p>
<p>Okay, forget Penn State; I'm not a hardcore partier/football person. And I looked up Wisconsin and Emerson, but the lack of diversity is a problem (I'm Asian). I'm not feeling BU and Syracuse for some reason haha</p>
<p>Soo, my two safety schools that i've settled on:
UIllinois and SUNY Binghamton. Binghamton would be safety for me, right?</p>
<p>yep, I think Binghamton is a safety for you - NYU was a reach for me, and I considered Binghamton a high safety, so for you it definitely is.</p>
<p>What ACT score range is NYU looking for?</p>
<p>what would you be applying to Tisch for? I don't think Tisch is a reliable safety, like people have said it is very competitive and 1/2 talent based, demonstrated by your audition or portfolio, which you haven't mentioned in your description about yourself. It's a great choice though, you should definitely apply!</p>