<p>Date applied: 12/27/09 Date decision postmarked/received: Received March 25 Accepted to which school/major at NYU?: Computer Science</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>] SAT Total: 2330 M: 800, CR: 730, WR: 800,
[</em>] SAT Subject Tests: 800 Math 2, 680 Chemistry, 770 USH
[<em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.6/3.95
[</em>] Rank: 14/52
[<em>]AP/IB classes: 5. All that were available at my school except for one and I took one online.
[/ul]Subjective:
[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Epic
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Also epic. “best student I’ve ever had”
[</em>] Counselor Rec: No idea. Probably mediocre. My GC barely knew me.
[li] EC highlights: Working on open-source projects. Being class president. [/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>Person:
[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: USA, NH
[</em>] School Type: Small, public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Snow White
[</em>] Gender: Male[/ul]</p>
<p>Other Factors, hook?: Nope.</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship decisions, are you going to NYU? If so, why? If not, why not?: </p>
<p>If NYU would cost me less than 20K per year, I will seriously consider it. But NYU gives kind of crummy aid so I doubt I’ll attend.</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2050 - 670CR 680W 700M
ACT: 32 Composite
SAT II (if submitted): 660M2 680USH 700MB
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/440
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (3), US History (4), Biology (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry SL (4)
Senior Year Course Load: IB English IV HL, IB History of the Americas HL, IB Biology III HL, IB Spanish IV SL, IB Mathematics (Calculus/Differential Stats) SL, Theory of Knowledge
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USSYP State Alternate</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (Student Body President), Academic Team (Varsity Captain, President), Drama Club, National Honors Society
Job/Work Experience: Babysitting for years
Volunteer/Community service: “Stuff the Bus” school supply drive, middle school academic team coach
Essays: About my dad going to Iraq
And for the hell of it, I loved my haiku:
I have gone crazy,
And all places in between,
But not yet college
Additional Rec: None
Interview: None</p>
<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Philosophy/Neuroscience Double-Major, Pre-Med
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Decent SAT and ACT, most rigorous course load available, my essay made people cry
Weaknesses: Grades junior year dropped from missing a lot of school
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My grades/scores were in range.<br>
General Comments: Although it is my first-choice school next to Columbia, I may not be able to go. Unless I get good financial aid, I’m bound for the University of Florida =[</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1950 (M720 C570 W660 Essay6)
SAT II (if submitted): 710M1 750M2 800ITALIAN
Unweighted GPA (out of 20): 18
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/96</p>
<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Finance
Country (if international applicant): Venezuela!
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: SAT IIs, Essays…
Weaknesses: SAT I (CR!!)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: God!</p>
Essays: My english teacher wasn’t crazy about it but nothing pleases her. I guess it was good enough though
Teacher Recommendation: Never read
Counselor Rec: Never read
Person:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
Intended Major: Food Studies
State (if domestic applicant): Ny
School Type: Large Catholic School
“name” school : Saint Francis Prep
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
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<p>Other Factors, hook?: Race</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship decisions, are you going to NYU? If so, why? If not, why not?: Probably not. I already got into Cornell’s Hotel school which is my first choice. But i suppose if by some odd chance NYU gives me a better financial aid offer than Cornell, i might go.</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SATI(breakdown): CR- 640 M-770 W-590
[</em>]ACT: 28
[<em>]SAT II(if submitted): I dont think I submitted
[</em>]Unweighted GPA(outof4.0): 3.6
[<em>]Rank(percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesnt rank
[</em>]AP(place score in parenthesis): AP EURO 3 Ap English Lang 3, AP US History (4)
[<em>]IB(place score in parenthesis): none
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP english Lit, AP Us Gov, Physics, Calc I
[<em>]Major Awards(US, AMO, Intel, etc.): AP Scholar?
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): decent amount
[<em>]Job/Work Experience: some as cashier
[</em>]Volunteer/Community service: decent amount
[<em>]Essays: good
[</em>]Teacher Recommendation: not sure but one went to NYU for grad school
[<em>]Counselor Rec: not sure never saw it
[</em>]Additional Rec: none
[<em>]Interview:
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>]Applied for Financial Aid?: yea, lol
[<em>]Intended Major: Biology
[</em>]State(if domestic applicant): CT
[<em>]Country(If international applicant): USA
[</em>]School Type: Private
[<em>]Ethnicity: Egyptian-American
[</em>]Gender: Male
[<em>]Income Bracket:
[</em>]Hooks(URM, first generation college, research, etc.): not sure perhaps ethnicity
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: essay, unique
[</em>]Weaknesses: scores, gpa
[li]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not sure[/li][/ul]General Comments: happy, leading the pack of what I got in to so far, but depends on the package I get or not get lol</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I : 1920
ACT: 28
GPA :3.4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (3) Euro History (3) Environmental Science (2) Literature (3)
Major Awards: Official Selection Glance Phantoscope Film Festival
Official Selection Glance Windsong Student Film Festival
3rd Place Frontier Category Magics Mark Windsong Film Festival
1st Place Drama Category The Letter Windsong Film Festival
Semi-Finalist Screenplay by Student, To the End of the Earth, Moondance Film Festival
3rd Place Photography, Open Hands to a Withering Past 2009 Congressional Art Challenge
Grand Prize Winner Ami Art Gallery(1 painting, 2 photographs)
AP Scholar Award 2009-2010, College Board
Finalist Feature Screenplay by Student, To the End of the Earth, Eerie Film Festival</p>
<p>Essays: Very strong
Teacher Recommendation: 1 very strong
Counselor Rec:didn’t read it
Additional Rec: 2 very strong from previous bosses
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Film Production
State (if domestic applicant): Fishers, IN… Yeah I know
School Type: Really competitive public school
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: M
Reflection
Strengths:Essays, portfolio, and above all…resume
Weaknesses: GPA…not much of a hw fan
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: resume/visual sample… have worked on 3 feature films and for 3 professional production companies
General Comments: Can’t wait to meet you all in the fall
Congratulations to everyone, we are all on the paths to accomplishing our dreams</p>
<p>Date applied: 1/1/10 Date decision postmarked/received: Received “travel plans” email on… i dunno… 3/17? whenever it came out in the first wave? and just got my admissions packet 3/29 Accepted to which school/major at NYU?: CAS</p>
<p>Stats:
[<em>] SAT Total: 2380 M: 800, CR: 800, WR: 780,
[</em>] ACT: didn’t take it.
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: 760 bio, 790 literature
[</em>] GPA-UW/W: 3.56 UW, 3.91 W
[<em>] Rank: school doesn’t rank.
[</em>]AP/IB classes: bio, french, and calc. my school doesn’t offer many AP classes, though.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>]Essays: I don’t know… I thought my common app essay was pretty good, but my supplements were kind of cheeky and really could have gone either way.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: one of them was very complimentary and tied in well with my interest in biology. um… i only submitted one teacher rec, though. >.<
[<em>] Counselor Rec: nice, but pretty bland and vague. it was obvious that she didn’t know me very well.
[</em>] EC highlights: lots of jobs, interned at a research lab at Tufts, volunteered. nothing too spectacular, though, and i wasn’t in that many school clubs.[/ul]</p>
<p>Person:[ul]
[<em>]State or Country: MA
[</em>] School Type: medium public (~1200 kids)
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
Other Factors, hook?: ermm… none that i can think of. my only real positive is my SAT score.</p>
<p>General Comments, scholarship decisions, are you going to NYU? If so, why? If not, why not?: no clue if i’m going or not. i got my FA and had some scholarships in there, but i’m waiting to get my parents’ feedback (both are away on vacation and don’t even know that i got in yet)</p>
<p>[ b]Date applied:** 27 December 2009
[ b]Date decision postmarked/received:** April 1, 2010
[ b]Accepted to which school/major at NYU?:** CAS PreProfessional Medicine (Biochem)</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:**
[list]
[ *] SAT Total: 2130 M: 800 CR: 590 WR: 730
[ *] ACT: X
[ *] SAT Subject Tests: Math II 780 Chemistry 730
[ *] GPA-UW/W: 3.67/4.3
[ ] Rank: school doesnt rank
[ ]AP/IB classes: AP Bio, Calculus BC, Economics, Government, Psychology, US History
[ /list][ b]Subjective:
Essays: X
[ *] Teacher Recs: Very good had me calc teacher write one and she adores me. i actually read it, everything i wanted was in there.
[ *] Counselor Rec: i dont liker her that much but i think me and her are professional so she probably wrote something good
[ *] EC highlights: Speech Debate captain, Link crew Leader, Soccer 2 years and Tennis for 2 years. Mountain Biking( it was in my essay and my rec letter from my calc teacher, i go biking with her in the biking club)</p>
<p>[ b]/Person:**
State or Country: Moved Junior Year form Singapore, Indian Citizen.
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: south Asian
[ *] Gender: Male</p>
<p>[ b]Other Factors, hook?:** Global Experience, loive in 5 countries and changed school every two rears.</p>
<p>[ b]General Comments, scholarship decisions, are you going to NYU? If so, why? If not, why not?:** i will end up paying 35k and most probably will go</p>
<p>Date applied: January 1, 2010 Date decision postmarked/received: Received March 31, Postmarked April 1 Rejected to which school/major at NYU?: College of Arts and Science, History</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[li]SAT Total: 1950 M:580 CR:650 WR:720[/li][li]ACT: Did not take[/li][li]SAT Subject Tests: US History: 760, Spanish w/no Listening: 740[/li][li]GPA-UW/W: School does not provide Unweighted GPA / 3.95 Weighted[/li][li]Rank: 24/180[/li][li]AP/IB classes: US History (5), English Literature, Biology[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>[ul][li]Essays: Main one was a rendering of my being Colombian-American through the juxtaposition of mondongo soup and frozen yogurt. In general I thought all my essays were HOT STUFF back when I wrote them but I GAG at them now. Though that’s probably me being cynical now that all is said and done.[/li][li]Teacher Recs: Solid, but nothing too special I would guess.[/li][li]Counselor Rec: She likes me and she might have mentioned a personal circumstance that I didn’t mention at all. [/li][li]EC highlights: National French Honor Society (Secretary), and heavily involved in promoting the French program in my school district. The few others suggested my lean towards art and creativity. Few stints in volunteer work. [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Person:
[ul][li]State or Country: New Jersey! But born abroad. [/li][li]School Type: Smallish Public[/li][li]Ethnicity: Hispanic[/li][li]Gender: Male [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Strengths? Hooks? URM? Fluent Spanish speaker heavily involved in French? Aforementioned personal circumstance?</p>
<p>Weaknesses? Math sophmore and junior hurt my GPA. Math SAT was crap. Little volunteer work. No involvement in my intended major outside of great grades and scores? </p>
<p>General Comments? I was bummed as could be when I got that small envelope. NYU is the only private out of state school that I applied to. The only one to bother with Subject Tests. I have kept and fondly looked at every single letter, pamphlet, and booklet that NYU has sent me over the last few years. In short, my absolute dream school. But I always knew an acceptance would be a stretch and money would have been a big issue. </p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 700CR / 760M / 730W
[</em>] SAT II (if submitted): 800M2 / 800CH / 770PH
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 5.79/6 (Norway)
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): CalcAB(5)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Part-time @ Electronics store, Graphic Design @ my own business
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Fundraiser, Camp leader and Media / PR work
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One short but very good, and one long and generic
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Short and decent
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[</em>] Intended Major: Economics
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): Norway
[</em>] School Type: Public, medium-sized
[<em>] Ethnicity: Scandinavian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: $150-200k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Norwegian?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Academics, well-roundedness
[</em>] Weaknesses: No significant hooks / superhuman abilities
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Hopefully a good fit[/li][/ul]General Comments: Did not go… Gap year ftw!</p>
<p>ah nevermind I noticed this thread (besides johannes’ comment) is from last year and I’m sure international applicants find out before us or something. well good luck everyone else and congrats johannes!</p>
