gigantic official RD decisions thread: 2014

retrospectively · March 20, 2010, 4:06am

Decision: Accepted (CAS)

I got the travel plans email a few hours ago.

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 700 M, 700 CR, 770 W = 2170
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II (if submitted): 700 Lit, 710 Bio Molec, 720 Math IIC
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 UW /4.4 W… but i’m guessing it went down to a 3.7/4.3 with senior year grades
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/750 = top 2%
[] AP: Bio (4), APUSH (4), Psych (self-studied) 4
[] Senior Year Course Load: 7 aps: french, lit, physics c, gov, econ, studio art, calc
[] Awards/honors: L.A. youth art award in 2007, various academic decathlon essay / art awards, soloist in a paris france marching band trip, swim awards, art featured in the newspaper
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): academic decathlon, marching band (on band council), wind ensemble (1st clarinet), varsity swimming (most improved), NHS (finances committee), interact (secretary, president, CEO), creative writing club (co-founder), honor band, French honors society, musical pit orchestra, etc…
[] Job/Work Experience: senatorial internship (2 years)
[] Volunteer/Community service: hospital volunteer 200-300 hours, clubs (probably hundreds of hours), tutoring volunteer (40-50 hours), food bank (60 hours)
[] Essays: great!
[] Teacher Recommendation: decent.
[] Counselor Rec: average.
[] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes.
[] Intended Major: neural science
[] State (if domestic applicant): california
[] School Type: large competitive public
[] Ethnicity: chinese
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: pretty low
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]General Comments, scholarship decisions, are you going to NYU? If so, why? If not, why not?: Depends completely on financial aid! Congratulations to everyone!

Olzhas · March 20, 2010, 4:09am

wait!!! so book your travel e-mail is likely to be acceptance!!! i deleted without even reading it cause i assumed it was nothing special!! So, am I actually admitted?! Can someone replicate the text of that message here?!

R124687 · March 20, 2010, 7:11am

Olzhas…look over at the first post on the active “likely” ? thread. It contains the text (as do a couple of other threads). It’s a LOT like the one you probably got a week or two ago. I know I’d have missed it too…if somone on here hadn’t said “Hey, what’s up?” But there are a few sentences thrown in to make it “real” (AND…several proactive CCers called admissions and confirmed it’s an acceptance). Congrats.

RLG327 · March 20, 2010, 1:36pm

Decision: Accepted! Steinhardt

Date applied: Jan. 1st
Date decision postmarked/received: Today! 3/20/10
Accepted to which school/major at NYU?: Steinhardt, Applied Psychology

Stats:

[ul]
[] SAT Total: 1970 M: 600, CR: 680 (690 in another sitting), WR: 690
[] SAT Subject Tests: 710 Literature, 620 U.S. History
[] GPA-UW/W: 3.56 UW, 4.9 W
[] Rank: top 15% out of 800 students
[li]AP/IB classes: 9 total, passed all that I’ve taken so far…AP Psych: 5, AP Lang: 5, AP Euro: 5, AP U.S.: 3[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
Essays: amazing, my teacher who read it said it was the best out of any of her AP classes, and for the short answers, mine were very unique.
[] Teacher Recs: my favorite teacher wrote it, so I think it was excellent
[] Counselor Rec: should be pretty standard, but positive
[li] EC highlights: [/li]3 years in Leo Club, Historian then Treasurer
AP Scholar with Honor
450+ hours of community service
Interact Club
O Ambassadors
National Honor Society
Italian Honor Society
[/ul]

Person:

[ul]
State or Country: FL
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[li] Gender: female[/li][/ul]

Other Factors, hook?: nothing really…

General Comments, scholarship decisions, are you going to NYU? If so, why? If not, why not?: YES! I’m pretty sure i’m going to NYU!!! I’m so excited!!

SkittleRose · March 20, 2010, 4:32pm

I’m getting worried that I got rejected since a few other people from my school already heard back… sigh.

knavarathna92 · March 20, 2010, 7:00pm

[ b]Decision: Accepted **

[ b]Date applied:** 1/1/2010
[ b]Date decision postmarked/received:** 3/19/10
[ b]Accepted to which school/major at NYU?:** CAS Biology

[ b]Stats:**

[list]
[ *]SAT I (breakdown): 800 M, 730 CR, 740 W = 2270
[ *]ACT: 31
[ *]SAT II (if submitted): 690 Math IIC, 770 Bio-M, 730 Physics
[ *]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.64 / 4.00 overall (3.79 1st semester senior year)
[ *]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My HS does not rank or give percentages
[ *]AP: Biology-5, U.S.-5, Euro-5
[ *]Senior Year Course Load: Advanced Band, AP Physics B, AP Calculus AB, Later British Literature, AP Japanese, Government
[ *]Awards/honors: Japanese Honor Society Inductee, AP Scholar
[ *]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Advanced Band (1st chair tenor sax), School Newspaper (op-ed writer), Community youth group (co-founder/officer), Summer camp counselor (treasurer), ABRSM grade 4 piano music & theory exam passing grade with distinction
[ ]Job/Work Experience: N/A
[ ]Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours volunteering at a geriatrics center (assisted many kinds of therapists, led a survey and talked with patients )
[ /list][ b]Subjective:
[ *]Essays: quoting my English teacher -> “your essay displays a strong drive to accomplish your goals and shows off your strengths without sounding obnoxious”
[ *]Teacher Recommendation: I got amazing recommendations from my junior English teacher (had him for 1 term) and my molecular biology/AP biology teacher (had him for 2 whole years)
[ *]Counselor Rec: Average? (my counselor had a baby midway through the process and I’ve been shuffled from counselor to counselor to write my counselor rec so I don’t think it’s too insightful)

<pre><code> [ b]/Person:**

[ *]Applied for Financial Aid?: yes.
[ *]Intended Major: Biology
[ *]State (if domestic applicant): New York
[ *]School Type: competitive public (3,000+ kids)
“name” school : Stuyvesant H.S.
[ *]Ethnicity: South Asian
[ *]Gender: XY chromosome
[ *]Income Bracket: ~ $170,000 - $180,000
</code></pre>

[ b]Other Factors, hook?:** None

[ b]General Comments, scholarship decisions, are you going to NYU? If so, why? If not, why not?:** Depends on Financial aid/scholarships I receive.

raychacha · March 20, 2010, 11:04pm

Decision: Accepted!

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800CR/730M/800W
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II (if submitted): 760 USH/720 Bio E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): we don’t do it on a 4 point scale, but it’s 97 out of 100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/400
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Psychology, Statistics
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Stats, Syracuse University Economics, SUNY Oswego English (first semester), World Lit (second semester), Journalism, Wind Ensemble, P.E.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, various regional/state journalism awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): newspaper (editor-in-chief, layout editor, alumni editor), marching band (section leader), wind ensemble (principal clarinet), NHS (secretary), ski club (secretary), powderpuff football
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: youth court, chairperson of school Scrabble tournament team
[] Essays: I thought they were well-written and creative, I didn’t have anyone else read them over.
[] Teacher Recommendation: the ones I saw were good
[] Counselor Rec: excellent
[] Additional Rec: I don’t really remember what I submitted…
[] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yep
[] Intended Major: journalism
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY (upstate)
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: public, rarely sends students to top schools
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: $85000-$99999
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT, National Merit Finalist, creative essays
[] Weaknesses: not a whole lot of APs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: obviously NYU can tell that I’m in loooove with them.[/li][/ul]General Comments: yaaayyy!!!

chair2 · March 20, 2010, 11:32pm

Decision:Accepted to CAS

Objective:[ul]
[]SATI(breakdown): 2350 (770 cr / 770 m / 800 w / 12 e)
[]SATII(ifsubmitted): 800 math II, 790 bio-e
[]UnweightedGPA(outof4.0): 3.83
[]Rank(percentileifrankisunavailable): no rank
[]AP(placescoreinparenthesis): 5, 5, 5, 4, 4
[]SeniorYearCourseLoad: most rigorous, like it has always been.
[]MajorAwards(USAMO,Inteletc.): see below
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[]Extracurriculars(placeleadershipinparenthesis): art (10x int’l/nat’l awards, 3x int’l/nat’l publishings, 5x int’l/nat’l/local shows, many years of lessons, classes, workshops, volunteering, and city activities), swimming (captain), culture club (president), charity club (president), another culture club (leader), school social-culture program (leader), elected board member position, director of summer program thing, research, math team, etc.
[]Job/WorkExperience: a little bit, nothing major.
[]Volunteer/Communityservice: again, a little bit, nothing major.
[]Essays: common app was unique stylistically and with respect to subject, and the NYU supplement short answers weren’t so hot (i spent 15 minutes on them) but not so much a hot mess.
[]TeacherRecommendation: didn’t see any of my recs, but i’m sure they were great–nothing that would blow the rec readers out of the water though.
[]CounselorRec: " "
[]AdditionalRec: " "
[]Interview: didn’t have one or request one.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[]AppliedforFinancialAid?: no
[]IntendedMajor: sociology
[]Country(ifinternationalapplicant): usa
[]SchoolType: small, secular, suburban, private.
[]Ethnicity: east asian
[]Gender: male
[]Hooks(URM,firstgenerationcollege,research,etc.): none
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[]Strengths: leadership, ECs, awards, scores, essays
[]Weaknesses: grades… i had 8 B’s and B+'s (oops!) with a semi-decent excuse.
[li]Whyyouthinkyouwereaccepted/waitlisted/rejected: solid application, i’m assuming. i got one of these “likely e-mails.”[/li][/ul]GeneralComments: congratulations to everyone, accepted waitlisted and rejected alike! we applied and we persisted and we survived. i’m probably not headed to NYU next year, but i do love the school and the city–maybe i’ll see some of you in a few years in nyc!

LameUsername · March 21, 2010, 8:16pm

Decision: Accepted (travel plans email)

Date applied: 01/01/10
Date decision postmarked/received: 03/19/10 (email)
Accepted to which school/major at NYU?: Tisch/Theatre

Stats:

[] SAT Total: 2300 (superscored) 2280 (single sitting) M: 700, CR:800, WR: 800,
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT Subject Tests: US History: 670, Lit: 670
[] GPA-UW/W: 3.5/?
[] Rank: 121/~500
[]AP/IB classes: World History (5), Language and Composition (4), US History (4), Spanish Language (2), Currently enrolled in AP Government and Politics, AP Macroeconomics and AP Biology. No IB.

Subjective:

[]Essays: I think I’m a fairly talented writer, but I did not write on very compelling subjects. I actually can’t really remember my NYU essays, but I’m assuming this was the case.
[]Teacher Recs: Didn’t read, probably good but typical.
[]Counselor Rec: Same. Counselor liked me, but we were never close.
[]EC highlights: Tons and tons of theatre, a little videoproduction, a little volunteer work, a few small jobs. But mostly tons and tons of theatre and theatre related ECs.

Person:
State or Country: Washington
[] School Type: Public, ~1900 students
[] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Male[/li]Other Factors, hook?: Audition

General Comments, scholarship decisions, are you going to NYU? If so, why? If not, why not?: I’m totally thrilled to be accepted to Tisch. It was my first dream school, and I definitely still would be interested in attending. However in recent years I have become more interested in a real campus, with a more communal feel, so I am somewhat hesitant. Finances could also be an issue, with NYU’s lack of good financial aid. Long story short, I have no idea, and am waiting to hear elsewhere.

LameUsername · March 21, 2010, 8:22pm

Well I somehow managed to f*** the formatting on that up, but whatever.

snoopyiscool · March 21, 2010, 8:30pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2200 - Math 740, CR 730, Writing 730
[] ACT: 32 comp, didn’t send an official report
[] SAT II (if submitted): 720 Latin, 780 US history
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/240, last year 2/450
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (3), Calc AB (4), USH (5), Human Geo (4), Latin:Vergil (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP US Govt, AP Bio, Latin IV, stats
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Here and there. I’m too lazy to list them.
[] Job/Work Experience: waitress/cashier for a year.
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~165 hours
[] Essays: I like them, but I like everything I write, because I’m horribly narcissistic.
[] Teacher Recommendation: idk, good I suppose.
[] Counselor Rec: n/a
[] Interview: Didn’t get one.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes. My EFC is ridiculously high for me, though, so idk how it affected my decision.
[] Intended Major: Undecided in CAS. I know I want to work in the entertainment industry, though, but I didn’t want to feel boxed in at Tisch.
[] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[] School Type: Med/large public, rarely sends grads to top schools
[] Ethnicity: half white, half Korean
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Middle class.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): My parents didn’t go to college, so first gen, I suppose. I didn’t play it up in my apps, though.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, maybe grades.
[] Weaknesses: ECs are a bit spotty.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Couldn’t tell ya.
[/ul]General Comments: To be perfectly honest, the lack of a campus really puts me off. However, I do like some things about NYU and I haven’t visited, so I don’t know. Guess I’ll just have to wait and see…

poncem · March 21, 2010, 8:51pm

@LameUsername: I feel the same way about NYU being my dream school but having doubts recently… and wanting more of a campus school. I haven’t got a clue if I should stick with NYU or not

mema123 · March 21, 2010, 9:16pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: October 2009
Date decision postmarked/received: March 19, 2010- email
Accepted to which school/major at NYU?: Tisch Drama

Stats:

[ul]
[] SAT Total: 2180 M: 700, CR: 710, WR: 770,
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT Subject Tests: Eng. Lit 650
[] GPA-UW/W: UW 3.3
[] Rank: School doesn’t rank
[]AP/IB classes: AP Music Theory, AP English Lit, AP Psychology
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**
Essays: Good I thought
[] Teacher Recs: Never read it
[] Counselor Rec: Never read it
[li] EC highlights: LOTS of theater, choir, etc.[/li]
/Person:
State or Country: California
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[li] Gender: Female[/li]
Other Factors, hook?:

General Comments, scholarship decisions, are you going to NYU? If so, why? If not, why not?: Still undecided. Good luck! There is a place for everyone.

Lacey0430 · March 21, 2010, 9:48pm

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: Around November
Date decision postmarked/received: February 22nd
Accepted to which school/major at NYU?: LSP
Stats:

[] SAT Total: W: 710 R: 640 M: 600
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT Subject Tests: Bio 680; History 640
[] GPA-UW/W: 4.0 out of 4.0
[] Rank: Top 10%
[]AP/IB classes: About 9 by the time of graduation

Subjective:

Essays: pretty original in my opinion, wrote about work experience in a different and fun way.
[] Teacher Recs: Really really good!
[] Counselor Rec: Decent, she likes me.
[] EC highlights: 7 years of intense fencing, nationals, junior olympics; Also did tons of community service for hospitals over 4 years.

Person:

[ul]
State or Country: NY
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[/ul]

Other Factors, hook?: None

General Comments, scholarship decisions, are you going to NYU? If so, why? If not, why not?: I agree with the above posters. I LOVE NYC and I felt like a fit in when I visited NYU the past few times. However, the lack of campus and community puts me off, and I feel like I would feel unsafe walking at night sometimes. Right now, NYU is my 2nd favorite school, still waiting for number 1!! We’ll see what happens.

crazylights · March 21, 2010, 9:54pm

**Decision: Accepted (Stern) **

Date applied: Dec 28ish, 2009
Date decision postmarked/received: March 19 (“book your travel” email)
Accepted to which school/major at NYU?: Stern :)

Objective:[ul]

[li]SAT Verbal: 690, 630, 610[/li][li]** SAT Math:** 710, 700, 690[/li][li]** SAT Writing:** 740, 690, 660[/li][li]** SAT Cumulative:** 1990 - 2160[/li]
[li]** ACT:** 31 (35 English, 31 Reading, 33 Math, 25 Science, 10 writing)[/li][li]** SAT II (if submitted):** Math2=700, Chem=760, US History=740[/li][li]** Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):** about 3.95[/li][li]** Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):** top 5%[/li][li]** AP (scores):** BC Calc (5), Chem (5), US Hist (5)[/li][li]** Senior Year Course Load:** 2 APs, 1 honors (required), multivar calc at Ohio State, and Ind. Study Comp Sci (plus a required theology class)[/li][li]** Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):** nothing very flashy[/li][/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li]** Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):** started 3 businesses, Business/Finance Club (President + lots of awards), Newspaper (Editor), Model UN (slew of awards)[/li][li]** Job/Work Experience:** serial entrepreneur, started when I was 12 + job (not an internship) as an IT Specialist at aerospace engineering firm[/li][li]** Volunteer/Community service:** some pro-bono website work, over 60 hours served at school/community functions in the past 2-3 years[/li][li]** Essays:** I’ve been told it was stellar - talked about how I view the world after learning through entrepreneurship[/li][li]** Teacher Recommendation:** Really good[/li][li]** Counselor Rec:** Wow! Said I was best in 30 years, highlighted how I really care about and contribute to the school community w/ my talents (I actually got to see it after I applied!)[/li][li]** Additional Rec:** none[/li][li]** Interview:** none[/li][/ul]Other[ul]
[li]** Applied for Financial Aid?:** Yes.[/li][li]** Intended Major:** Accounting on my app, but leaning towards Finance[/li][li]** State:** Ohio (Cleveland area)[/li][li]** Country:** USA[/li][li]** School Type:** Private, Catholic[/li][li]** Ethnicity:** White[/li][li]** Gender:** Male[/li][li]** Income Bracket:** 0 (Parents retired @ 50, one was corporate exec)[/li][li]** Hooks:** none[/li][/ul]Reflection[ul]
[li]** Strengths:** My unique experiences, MANY awards in business/finance, MANY Model UN awards (including a best delegate award at a regional event w/ schools from 5-6 states), was partly responsible for taking my school’s newspaper from a POS to a nationally ranked publication in 1 school year (I pioneered a new format and came up with a whole new design for the paper + launched an award-nominated website)[/li][li]** Weaknesses:** Test scores (SAT/ACT = ewww… but AP/SATII = yay!)[/li][li]** Why you think you were accepted:** Mix between stellar academic record and my really diverse but successful EC’s. My counselor rec did a really good job of capturing my commitment to helping others succeed w/ me.[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good luck to all still awaiting their decision!

Demiitasse · March 21, 2010, 10:09pm

Decision: Accepted
（Steinhardt. “Book Your Travel Plans” likely e-mail）

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2110 (660CR / 680M / 770W with 12E)
[] SAT II (if submitted): History – 760, Literature – 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Approximately 3.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top quarter
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Stat (4), Bio (4), USH (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): -----
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP 2-D Art, AP English, Human Behavior, AP French, Select Wind Ensemble/Symphony Orchestra
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): See below

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars: Tons of theatre (ITS Historian and then Vice President, Costume crew chief for 3 years, Scenic designer). Music includes some local piano awards and French horn. Tons of art awards, all regional and national. Varsity tennis team. Math team.
[] Job/Work Experience: Substitute pianist at a local church, but I also made clear that I had family responsibilities at home so there was otherwise little work experience
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tons that pertained to my extracurricular activities, including 300+ hours designing/construction costumes for a local children’s theatre, painting murals for a local animal shelter, volunteering for an art auction to benefit a local elementary school, collecting over 90 gowns for girls in CT who otherwise cannot afford to attend prom, raising $35,000 for a new school sound system and raising $4,500 for a Haiti earthquake relief effort. 100+ hours at soup kitchen just because I enjoyed cooking.
[] Essays: I thought they were heartfelt and conveyed who I am well enough.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but my teachers sure liked me!
[] Counselor Rec: ^Same as above!

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: English Education
[] State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~100k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Nope!

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Strength in extracurricular activities, essays
[] Weaknesses: Definitely grades and scores.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I did my best to showcase all my extracurricular activities and did my best to show NYU how excited I was about their school! [/li][/ul]General Comments:
Absolutely thrilled, but still undecided! Best of luck to everyone—there is a place for all of you out there.

antonioray · March 21, 2010, 10:53pm

wow what a talent bunch

not a single rejection yet!

oron33 · March 21, 2010, 11:10pm

because getting an email from nyu means you’re accepted while not getting it already doesn’t mean that you’re rejected.

dmbfnc2010 · March 22, 2010, 11:57am

**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: 12/15/2009
Date decision postmarked/received: March 19th, 2010 (Travel Plans email)
Accepted to which school/major at NYU?: Silver School of Social Work

Stats:
SAT Total: 1800 M: 610, CR: 590, WR: 600,
SAT Subject Tests: Spanish: 500 Math I: 540
GPA-UW= 3.6 w=3.85
Rank: Top 15%
AP/IB classes: 2; Spanish and European History

Subjective:
Essays: VERY good, I took many risks to make sure I stood out to admissions.
Teacher Recs: Excellent, submitted 2
Counselor Rec: Do not know
EC highlights: President of 3 clubs and Honor Societies, 100+ hours community service, 2 jobs, 40+ work week during the summer, 15+ hour work week during school year.

Person:
State or Country: NJ
School Type: Private, Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male

Other Factors, hook?:Im a gay male if that helps at all…a lot of leadership positions

General Comments, scholarship decisions, are you going to NYU? If so, why? If not, why not?:Its been my top choice since freshman year, now I need to convince my parents to make the investment…
This just goes to show that ANYONE who thinks they are “underqualified” should not hesitate to apply. I and my guidance counselor were positive I would get rejected, as I am in the bottom 25% for their SAT and GPA, but if you display interest and work hard on your app, you have a good shot! Congrats to all who got in so far!

polaroid · March 22, 2010, 4:10pm

oh my god, finally get to fill one of these out for nyu!
**Decision: Accepted **

Date applied: i submitted dec. 24th, they lost my transcript though so they didn’t receive that until the end of february.
Date decision postmarked/received: email, sent fri. march 19, confirmed admissions mon. mar 22.
Accepted to which school/major at NYU?: CAS/ journalism

Stats:

[ul]
[] SAT Total: 1810 M: 600, CR: 610, WR: 600 (eff the SATs)
[] ACT: 29, writing score: 33
[] SAT Subject Tests: heck no.
[] GPA-UW/W: 3.89/4.48
[] Rank: n/a
[]AP/IB classes: apush (3) ap psych (3) ap lang (4) ap euro (…) ap lit (…)
[/ul]

Essays: my mom’s in the army, so i’ve been to seven schools in the past twelve years, titled “the importance of moving on, literally”. on the short answers: famous new yorker = jon stewart, movie = ‘invincible summer’ (after camus’ quote), and poem = really lame. i think i used the line “big city dreams” in it. haha.[br]

Teacher Recs: journalism teacher, ap lang teacher, alumni librarian (score)
Counselor Rec: i have not a clue.
EC highlights: journalism: press pass to obama’s inauguration, work on the commemorative book “what we saw” which was a magazine about the inauguration, jea/nspa write-off competition winner, editor of an award winning newspaper.
theatre: multiple plays throughout high school - hermia in midsummer (that was fun!) member of the international thespian society, nctc participant
others: national honor societey, enviromental club, debate, 2008 uncp math championship finalist, peer tutoring, part-time job (20+ hours a week.)

also, i am a national hispanic recognition program scholar.

Person:

[ul]
[]State or Country: maryland
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: hispanic
[] Gender: f
[/ul]

Other Factors, hook?: urm. perhaps being an army kid?

General Comments, scholarship decisions, are you going to NYU? If so, why? If not, why not?: nyu has been my dream school for the past eight years, so this is the most incredible news i’ve ever received. i hope it happens - emerson and ithaca both offered me amazing scholarships, and we all know nyu’s fin aid is sub par. fingers crossed though! :D

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