I’m in love with the New York City setting, and the fact that Stern is one of the best business schools in the country is also super attractive. I really want to be in business in the future, and NYU has been my dream since the beginning. The thing is, my AP Exams are super disappointing, and I have a C in AP Bio. AND so, I’ve been wondering if I should just apply for CAS and hope to transfer into Stern my sophomore year. Thoughts?
Rank: 4 out of 900 (if I get straight As next semester, I will be rank 2)
GPA (w) [9-11]: 4.55
GPA (w) [10-11]: 4.62
GPA (uw) [9-11]: 3.83
GPA (uw) [10-11]: 3.77
Race: Vietnamese
Gender: Male
Planned Concentration: Marketing
State: California
Languages Known: English, Vietnamese, Spanish
Grades: (1st Semester/2nd Semester)
Freshman Year:
English Honors I: A/A
Algebra 2/Trig: A/A
Accelerated Biology: A/A
Spanish 2: A/A
Advanced Music Honors: A/A
Sophomore Year:
English Honors II: A/A
Precalculus Honors: A/A
Chemistry: A/A
Spanish 3: A/A
AP European History: A/A
Advanced Music Honors: A/A
Junior Year:
AP English Language: A/A
AP Calculus BC: B/B
AP Biology: B/C
AP Spanish 4: B/A
AP US History: A/A
Advanced Music Honors: A/A
Summer College Courses:
Microeconomics: A
Intro to Sociology: A
Senior Year Courseload:
AP English Literature
AP Statistics
AP Physics C: Mechanics
AP Environmental Science
AP Computer Science
AP Macroeconomics/AP Government
Advanced Music Honors
Calculus II (Dual Enrollment 2nd Semester)
Elementary French I (Dual Enrollment 2nd Semester)
SAT Score: 2180 (will likely not submit)
Critical Reading: 630
Mathematics: 750
Writing: 800
ACT: 31 (32 on each section except 26 in science) WILL RETAKE
SAT Math Level 2: 780 (Will aim for 800 in retake)
SAT US History: 780
SAT Biology E: 760
Extracurriculars/Volunteer Work:
Asian Culture Festival Contest Team (10th grade - ongoing)
- Director (12th) - deals a lot with Finance, Marketing, Sponsorship, Publicity, will have opportunities for talk shows
- Volunteer Coordinator (11th)
- Event Lead (10th)
Asian Culture Festival Marketing Team (11th) - Social Media Team Member
- Translation Team Member
Marching Band (9th grade - ongoing) - Saxophone Section Leader (12th)
- Division Champions for first 2 years, and 2nd place last year
School Concert Wind Ensemble (9th grade - ongoing) - Principal Oboist (10th grade - ongoing)
- Soloist (10th grade - ongoing)
District Honor Band (11th) - Second Chair Oboist
- Soloist
Asian Culture Club (11th grade - ongoing) - President, Founder (11th grade - ongoing)
- Currently raising funds for schools in Cambodia
Vietnamese Student Union (9th grade - ongoing) - President (12th)
- Activities Chair (11th)
- Currently raising funds for wells in Vietnam
Film Festival (11th - ongoing) - Public Relations (11th)
- Had the opportunity to interview a film producer
Cancer Research Foundation (10th - ongoing) - Starting Internship soon - learn skills like grant-writing, communications
National Honor Society (11th grade - ongoing)
Freshman Tour Guide (Summer after 10th, Summer after 11th)
Vietnamese School Teacher Aide (11th - ongoing)
Vietnamese School Flag Ceremony Performer (9th - ongoing)
Assistant Basketball Coach for Recreational Center for Children (summer after 10th)
Awards:
Highest Prestige Award for Instrumental Music - Nominee
Asian Culture Festival - Certificate of Appreciation
Vietnamese School - 3rd Place of Graduating Class (9th grade)