Getting into NYU?? ACT scores and other stuff?

I scored a 24 composite on the ACT the first time I took it but my individual score in English was 30, Math 22, Reading 25, Science 20. I took it again and my composite dropped one point to a 23 (I wasn’t having a good day) but my individual scores in reading and science increased. Reading to 28 and Science to 22. Math is always pretty low no matter how many times i take it. I’m taking it again this September (I’m procrastinating and havent studied at all if I’m being honest) and then I am taking it again in October. Do you think, with the current highest composite, I could get into NYU? I am not applying into any special or meticulous program that requires extremely high math and science courses. I want to do something with Literature and foreign languages so I don’t think I need to raise my math and science scores so much. I think I mostly just need English and reading to prove if I can make it and I’m very good at both so I think I can manage the next two times i take it. Also, I just can’t relearn math that quickly. I’ve taken up to precalculs but can’t remember how to do anything but the basics when I get to the math portion on the ACT.

I also took the SAT one single time back in June and had a similar situation. I scored pretty average on reading (630) and then mediocre on math (490).

Also, I have very good grades in school. I go to a public school (obviously lol) and am ranked in the top 5 of my graduating class. My gpa is high. I have had good grades all throughout high school. Since freshman year, I think the lowest grade I’ve ever gotten in a class was an 87 or 89 and that was only once or twice. I have always taken honors courses.

My school only offers 2 AP courses and I’ve taken both, got a 3 on both. Human Geography and Studio Art Drawing. I took HG my freshman year and wasn’t so used to the setup of AP classes and I feel like I could’ve gotten higher if I took it later. I’m currently taking college courses for my senior year at a local community college and also two AP classes online since my school does not offer them ( Eng Lit & Art History). I am in several extracurricular activities including honor societies that I actively participate in. I took 3 years of french and am currently taking Spanish.

I am trying to apply during one or both of the early decisions because I really want to go as I am heavily interested in their programs for literature and languages and possibly theatre. I don’t know if I can raise my ACT to at least a 30, though I want to. I am a good student and I love academics but I have never been a good test taker. Also math has always been my weakest subject and it fluctuates much in how I do in it.
Honestly do you think I could get in NYU with my current situation? I have heard of people getting in with ACT of 24. Is it possible for
Me?

What are you ECs and unweighted GPA? If you don’t have any hooks, and apply with a 24 ACT, I don’t think that you will get in. Keep studying, and aim for at least a 28. Good luck!

While it is possible to get into NYU with lower than a 30 ACT, I think it would be near impossible to get in with a 24. I do think that your scores can be uneven–but if you have lower math scores, your verbal scores need to be higher to balance it. For example my D got in with a 610 Math and a 720 Verbal on the SAT. Hiring a math tutor may help. Her scores were in the high 400’s to low 500’s before tutoring. I felt that she needed at least a 600 to have a shot, especially since ED does NOT increase your chance of getting in. She did better on SAT math, but we did send in her ACT scores too, because the composite was 29 and she scored a 35 in English (with a 24 in Math). Good luck…