Increase in NYU early apps.

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<p>It seems the early app. numbers have rebounded after a decline last year, and are now even above the '02 level. The quality of ED apps. seems to be increasing as well.</p>

<p>Check out:</p>

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<p>A record number of students applied to NYU's undergraduate schools through the binding early decision process this year, admissions officials said. </p>

<p>After a year of sharp decline, the number of early applications rose above 3,300. About a third of next year's freshmen class will likely be picked from early applicants. </p>

<p>"The applicant pool was very competitive," said Barbara Hall, associate provost for admissions and financial aid. </p>

<p>Last year, NYU moved the early decision deadline up from Nov. 15 to Nov. 1, and applications dropped to 2,883 from the 3,259 NYU received in 2002. This year, with the same Nov. 1 deadline, NYU received 3,302 applications, up more than 14 percent from last year. </p>

<p>Students who apply early must attend if accepted, and will be notified of their status by mid-December, whereas students who apply by the regular Jan. 15 deadline wait until April 1. </p>

<p>Hall said her office received "solid applications from students who know that NYU is their first choice." </p>

<p>Students who apply early decision, like Ankur Ahuja, 17, from Westbury, N.Y., often hope the strategy will give them a leg up in the admissions process. </p>

<p>"I applied early decision because I knew that NYU was where I wanted to go," Ahuja said. "It also shows admissions officers that you are adamant about going there. ... If it is your dream school and first choice, as it was mine, it is a smart move." </p>

<p>Admissions officers have changed their schedules, Hall said, beginning fall travel earlier and returning to the office sooner to read the applications. </p>

<p>Additionally, Hall said, the admissions office began sending e-mails letting applicants know that their application was received and processed, decreasing the number of people calling the office and taking up admissions officers' time. </p>

<p>Ahuja applied online, which he said made the application process much easier. </p>

<p>"You could even view your application exactly as it would appear to an admission officer," Ahuja said. </p>

<p>Hall added that a noticeable trend among the applications has been that many of the applicants this year have been "self-selecting." </p>

<p>"In other words," Hall said, "the lower portion of the applicant pool, with respect to academics, is declining."</p>

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<p>this is very gay</p>

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<p>Well the news doesn't have to be 100% bad. Basically, since the ED pool has more competitive students, NYU may decide to take more kids ED...thus it is POSSIBLE the ED acceptance rate might not change, while the avg. ED admit becomes more competitive. Regardless, its still smarter to apply ED than RD if NYU is your first choice. </p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>was the increase mainly to CAS or spread out evenly among all schools?</p>

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<p>i also heard that most of the increase was in CAS. what about stern?</p>

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<p>As of right now, I don't have any info. on the ED breakdown of specific NYU schools, but I'll post stuff for you guys when I get it.</p>

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<p>does this mean there will be an increase of students selected for gsp?</p>

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<p>Stern has increase too, posted in other spread</p>

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<p>"Stern has increase too, posted in other spread"</p>

<p>by how much? and where did you get this info?</p>

<p>and, do you think, they will increase the number of people accepted to Stern ED?</p>

<p>thanks`</p>

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<p>nystudent,</p>

<p>No, it does not mean more people will be accepted to GSP or any other NYU school for that matter, the overall size of the freshmen class will probably stay the same (perhaps even get smaller, it seems there was a higher yield than expected last year, leading to some crowding in the dorms). What it does mean, is that there is a possibility a greater percentage of the class will be taken through ED. Also note a very very small portion of the applicants are even considered for GSP, so one should not apply to NYU with the plan of being in GSP. </p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>i posted in stern bulletin board</p>