<p>Alright, so I want some others opinions on my chances of getting into NYU. I have University of Chicago and Cornell University as my back ups, so if you have any opinion on those it would be appreciated too!</p>
<p>GPA: 3.5
Class Rank: >15%
ACT Composite: 32</p>
<p>ACT Individual Scores:
English 32
Math 26 (my definite weakness)
Reading 34
Science 34
English/Writing (the essay portion) 33</p>
<p>Some other tidbits:
-Ive taken three A.P. courses (English 3 & 4, Psychology)
-I got a three on the A.P. Psychology test (Im dual majoring in psychology and sociology)
-Ive been in a few clubs (Student Council, Spanish Honor Society, etc.)
-Ive got limited volunteer hours (somewhere between 50-150 total)
-Oh yeah, I also skipped sophomore year. Surprise.</p>
<p>So lets start with skipping a grade. Ive been in private school all my life up until high school, so I excelled in academics. I started taking high school math (All Pre-A.P) early. I took Algebra 1 in 7th grade. Then Geometry in 8th, Algebra 2 in 9th, and finished my math with Pre-Calculus in 11th grade. I also started Spanish courses early. I took two years of Spanish in 6th and 7th grade, but they werent high school courses. I took Pre-A.P. Spanish 1 in 8th grade, then Pre-A.P. Spanish 2 in 9th and Pre-A.P. Spanish 3 in 11th (I had to stop after Spanish 3 due to lack of required credits needed to graduate).</p>
<p>The downfall to skipping a grade was the increased workload I was nowhere near prepared for. The transition from minimal workload as a freshman (though I was enrolled in all Pre-A.P. courses) to the large amount of workload as a junior (I was in A.P. and Pre-A.P. courses) was definitely rough on my GPA. I went from a solid 4.00 UW GPA at the end of freshmen year down to a 3.5 UW current GPA. Two classes, A.P. U.S. History and Pre-A.P. Calculus were definitely my weak points. I got a 65-70 for both of these first semester, and dropped them. I took regular courses second semester and managed to bring my yearly grade up to a B+, but Im not sure how thatll look. Im hoping they realize that this was a tough time for me, but I have a feeling theyll see me as lazy.</p>
<p>Thats about all I can think of including. Let me know what you think !</p>