ED Chance as a student from Tokyo?

Colleges and Universities A-Z New York University
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<p>I just finished my junior year at an international school in Tokyo and NYU is my first choice. I want an honest opinion from you guys about my shot at ED for college of A&S.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.48 (weighted) 3.43 (unweighted)
(I know this is really low, but my grades have been improving in an upward trend. freshman: 3.27, sophomore: 3.5, junior: 3.73. I had a really rough Freshman year)</p>

<p>AP Classes can only be taken starting junior year at my school so I took US History, English Language and Composition, and Macroeconomics. I also self-studied for Microecnomics and Japanese.
Senior year I'll be taking: Environmental Science, Statistics, and French.</p>

<p>ACT Composite Score: 34
(English: 32, Math: 34, Reading: 33, Science: 35, Combined English/Writing: 29)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-varsity swim team all 3 years so far and captain this year
-club called abot kamay all 3 years where i went to Thailand for a community service trip to build canteens.
-community service with an organization called Hands on Tokyo
-worked for the past 2 summers as a camp counselor at a summer camp hosted by my school
-actively participated in various Earthquake relief events.</p>

<p>Also (I'm not sure if this really helps) but money isn't an issue for my family so I'd be paying full tuition.</p>

<p>So lay it on me guys, do I have a shot?</p>

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<p>Your gpa is kinda low, but I would say a low match</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t say a low match. I would say you have a strong chance. </p>

<p>While most people in CAS do come in with a stronger GPA, they definitely do not have a 34 on the ACT. How did you score on your APs? Make sure that your first semester of senior year is solid. Also consider applying RD to be able to submit a strong first semester. :)</p>

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<p>i know my gpa’s really low, but i was hoping that the upward trend in my grades would show that i’m capable of being somewhat academically decent.</p>

<p>also, wouldn’t RD be even more competitive? i know a lot of people at my school who have much higher numbers than me who consider NYU their safety and are going to apply. i feel like that will REALLY hurt my chances.</p>

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<p>lol you’ll get in, don’t sweat it. i had a 3.4UW, 2210 and got into Stern RD. I had the same trend as you, except freshman year i had under a 3.1</p>