everybody says I dont have a chance in hell, but I still have a dim hope -NYU '14 app

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<p>hello nyu students and fellow nyu hopefuls</p>

<p>nyu is and has been my dream school for the past 2 years because
well it is obviously good
ALOT of my friends and colleagues over the years go there
and ive been a new york city kid my entire life, so you cant really beat the location</p>

<p>However, my college counselor and some other people ive talked to said that I shouldnt waste the 65 dollars to apply because i'll get rejected right away</p>

<p>I dont care about the money (my parents said they'll pay for a few apps anyway)</p>

<p>so I wanted to know what you guys thought
be as blatantly honest as possible</p>

<p>btw Im applying to Stern</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

<p>I go to Stuyvesant High School in New York City, for those of you who dont know I think it is the best public school in NYC and top 20 nationally</p>

<p>Perhaps due to its workload in combination with some familial troubles lasting throughout my soph and junior years, my grades have tanked</p>

<p>However, I dont think I am less knowledgable than any other classmate concerning the courses I didnt do as well in</p>

<p>Without boring you too much, basically my
Gpa is a 80
but the transcript that gets sent out to colleges by my school do not include failed classes(and i made up all my failed classes)</p>

<p>So I think I have a 83 gpa to work with
and I also heard that colleges weight junior/senior years more heavily, and my avgs in those 2 years (currently in senior year) are 85 and 88 respectively</p>

<p>i know, still not amazing</p>

<p>Also, coming from a school with 3300 students to serve, AP classes' ddemand always outnumbers supply, so the only AP class I have been able to get into is World History</p>

<p>However, Most of the classes taught at Stuyvesant high school are scaled to SAT II level content so
its not like ive been flying by easy courses</p>

<p>My SAT scores are as follows:
-Oct '09- CR- 690, Math-750, Writing-750
I took them again in december and
with hopeful speculation
It will probably be something like
-CR- 720, Math-780, Writing-750(unless my essay bumps to an 11 or 12)</p>

<p>SAT Subject tests also all came in 2009:
-Chemistry in Jun 09- 760
-Math II in Nov 09- 780
-if I must send a 3rd, it would be U.S. History Nov 09 - 680
(im still really mad at both myself and the barrons review book for being such trash about the history)
but the past is the past</p>

<p>my extracirriculars:
-Quizbowl Soph year
-Key Club Soph and Junior Year</p>

<p>the preponderance of what i put under activities on college applications is as follows:</p>

<p>-SYEP 2007(summer Job)
-SYEP 2009(summer job)
-NYC Department of parks and recreation 2008 (volunteer)
-Michael Bloomberg Mayoral campaign, fall 2009 (both paid and as a volunteer)
-Toys R Us employee (spring 2009)
-Public Health Solutions Queens fall 2009 (volunteer)
I have also tutored fitfully throughout my Hs career, although I have been unsuccessful in contacting my former "employers"(should I still put this?)</p>

<p>I have 3 recommendations from 2 teachers and a counselor who love me</p>

<p>and my english teachers (Columbia and NYU graduates) have both said that my essays are amongst the most profound and eloquent that they've ever read (although I question the full veracity of that statement, for they can say that for a bunch of essays)</p>

<p>I honestly do not believe that a person's future should be dictated by a component(GPA) that will drag the rest of the application down</p>

<p>rather, it should be looked at as an entire entity, inseperable.</p>

<p>Thank you for reading, and tell me what you think!</p>

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<p>Well, you’re applying to Stern, which is the most difficult NYU school to get into (in terms of academics). Stuyvesant is a big name, so that’s a huge plus. You’ve got the scores, I’d say. </p>

<p>I think chancing for Stern is like chancing for an Ivy–it just can’t be done. You definitely have a shot, so definitely apply. Whether you get in or not is not up to me, though. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>thanks!</p>

<p>but the knicks also have a shot at winning the championship this year!
haha (bad joke, u’d have to follow basketball)</p>

<p>are they better than 32%
or 20%
or whatever nyu’s admission rate is </p>

<p>or is it like</p>

<p>.0002 %?</p>

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<p>is CAS hard to get into? im applying there and i only have an 1800 on sat’s : / but i think ppl have gotten in with lower or around there to CAS…so idk?</p>

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<p>Very low GPA, but hopefully the prestigious school will atone for that a bit. Scores are very good. I say you have about a 50/50 chance.</p>

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<p>Hey! I got in! Still apply no matter what everyone around you says! You never know!
Stay encouraged.</p>

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<p>well, stuveysant does donate to NYU :slight_smile: so that’ll be a plus</p>

<p>just hope for the best.</p>

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<p>I go to stuy too and I got accepted ED. Your GPA is very low…I think you should apply to CAS instead of stern.</p>

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<p>does cas have anything to do with business?</p>

<p>cause this guy wants to do business as his major i think?</p>

<p>so y would he go to cas & study something different?</p>

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<p>According to our school statistics, no one with your stats (gpa wise) has gotten into NYU. If I were you, I would apply to CAS which has a higher admittance rate and then later try to transfer to Stern than apply straight to Stern and get rejected.</p>

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<p>yea but our school’s statistics is a bunch of bull</p>

<p>most of the kids wit 80s probably just arnt as intelligent or posess the essay writing skills as some of the ppl on top</p>

<p>and not to be supercilious or anything
but like i said, i dont discount myself as any less knowledgable about the subjects taught over the years</p>

<p>and ms c pulled up her version of admission statistics and
some asian got in with a 78 avg in 2008
as a higher educational oppurtunities thing or something</p>