<p>Hi everyone, I am a junior and want to apply as ED next year. Please tell me what are my chances of getting into NYU.</p>
<p>SAT:2250 I don't remember the exact numbers as my mom has the password and does not divulge it to even me.</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA is 3.8
Took AP Bio and revived a 4 and I am taking 4 this year: Ap Enviro, Us, Chem and Lang. SAT II BIO 740</p>
<p>I have done some community services in a youth organization racked up 80 plus hours form 9th grade and have volunteered in a hospital for 40 plus hours. I learn Vocal Indian music from when I was 5 and won an award in 9th grade. I have also gave out many recitals in ky temple. I am the editor of my school newspaper and play varsity tennis from 11th grade, NHS member, won an award for volunteer services, also in clubs such as unity in diversity in which I hope to be vice president, history club which I hope to have a position in next year and math club. I am also in Science Olympaid and Masterminds, which is like College bowl.</p>
<p>Thanks for your time</p>
<p>looks solid id be surprised if you didnt get in (target for stern though)</p>
<p>Trying to figure out why you used the word “screwed” in the title. Looks like a match to me. Just make sure you know why you want to go to NYU. Admissions is now much more than a bunch of stats/EC’s. You have to show who you are in your essays. Let admissions know how much you love NYU. ED will definitely help with that part. If you are applying to Stern - someone from that aspect will weigh in.</p>
<p>I think my friend got into NYU with a C haha but she really loved photography</p>
<p>Actually 2250 is what I am hoping for in October I got a 1850 in March. Sorry abt that</p>
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<p>1850 → 2250? that’s a 400 point increase… I’d start studying!</p>
<p>Yeah I know but if I get a score between those numbers would I still be favorable to NYU?</p>
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<p>haha I guess so but that’s a big if! did you prepare at all before that 1850?</p>
<p>To be honest yes, I was getting like 2200 on my practices and even in classes and suddenly ibended up with this. It was a complete shock to me. </p>
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<p>You don’t need a 2250 to get into NYU. Anything around a 2000 should do fine with a strong application. Also, jumping from an 1850 to a 2250 is unrealistic. If you studied and scored an 1850, you can only expect to end up with a score of maybe a 2100, and that’s with a preparation class. Most people I know who were really high scorers (2200+) scored around 1950-2000 with absolutely no preparation. When they took it serious and cracked open a book, they jumped up 200 points. But you have already been studying, which is concerning. l always recommend taking the ACT in lieu of the SAT as the test is fairer and much easier from my experience. I say forget about the SAT and give it a shot. I never bothered to study and only took the SAT and ACT once each because I am interminably lazy. So as for preparing for those exams, I can’t really offer any advice. </p>
<p>I’m not trying to discourage you. You can score well on the SAT if you really put the work in. If you were actually scoring 2200 on practice exams, maybe some random mishap just happened. My point is that you don’t need a 2250 to get into NYU. Don’t stress yourself and focus on it. Score as highly as you can with a FEW tries and make the other parts of your application are strong. You will be a target applicant with any SAT score around 1950 or an ACT of around 30.</p>
<p>I was accepted to NYU with an SAT score of 2010 and an ACT of 31. I was also accepted to several other quality schools with these scores (UVA, William and Mary, USC, Northeastern, etc.)</p>
<p>Also, don’t forget about NYU’s flexible testing policies. If you ace some subject tests or AP tests (see their website), you can forget about the SAT I and ACT. However, you may need a decent score for your back-up schools.</p>
<p>2250+ is like top 1 percentile iirc, best of luck with that
1850 to 1950 increase is a joke when you’re trying to go from 2150 to 2250, just keep that in mind, it gets progressively harder as you try to score higher on the scale.</p>
<p>the practice tests you were taking might have been easy? It was actually the complete opposite for me, I took classes from an institution that made their own tests (6 tests per class section with 6 reviews to go with it) i constantly scored around 2000, and when i took the actual sat i got 2210.</p>
<p>@fermat its true you dont need a 2250 to get into NYU…i know tisch students that got in with like a 1800 1900 but the thing is if you’re going for cas or stern the higher you score the better. (obviously) so its only to OPs benefit to score higher. Applications nowadays are judged holistically so along with high or decent grades, you kinda need to sell yourself to the college. I know a few people with 2200 SATS that got flatout rejected from NYU for some weird reason (guessing their supps sucked or something)</p>
<p>1850 is sub-par for NYU; 1900 barely makes it into NYU standards; generally recommended to have 2000 for CAS and 2100 for Stern.</p>
<p>vampy - SAT increase can be done but not without study for sure. It is also easier if you are concentrating on Math or Writing - CR is more difficult to increase in a large numbers but can still be brought up.</p>
<p>Both S and a friend used the online College Board program and for $70 it was a steal. S increased 250pts to score above 2100 and friend increased almost 400 points to score in high 2000’s. Both guys hadn’t studied for the original test score so this would have to be factored in. Both got into NYU and both are strong Math students who worked on the writing portion heavily to increase the score. (S though is a music major - so audition was critical although he had a 3.9uw gpa)
Bottom line - it can be done.</p>