<p>then is CAS significantly easier than Stern? Also does applying ED give me a high advantage or should I just apply RD.....</p>
<p>yes and yes</p>
<p>does the first "yes" refer to CAS being significantly easier than Stern?</p>
<p>Other than Stern.... is NYU strong in areas of sciences?</p>
<p>NYU is a major research university in New York City, if that is not the place to go for science, then I do not know what is...They have research departments in almost every disipline, and the faculty specializes, in I believe, psychology and other forms of the human system, though I know you can honestly find anything you are looking for. As an undergraduate you can also take classes in the NYU Medical School, with special permission...</p>
<p>And as far as schools being difficult, NYU Stern is obviously the school in NYU that is based mostly an applicant's numbers and statistical data, however, The College of Arts and Sciences is also extremely competative and hard to get into, the people who say it is not competative, happen to be one of the lucky 4,500 students who got accepted into NYU over the other 30,000 who get rejected (an average of 34,000-35,000 apply every year)...that class of 4,500 freshman, also includes the students accepted into NYU's General Studies program, so in reality it is only about 3,500 I believe who reality gain admission to the actual New York University. As far as other, underestimated, but difficult programs are concerned, Tisch and Steinhardt's Studio Art department are also incredibly competative programs. I know that the Studio Art major in Steinhardt only accepts about 50 applicants, and maybe ten transfer students, and they have over three hundred applicants, to choose from, for the fifty spots in the program. Also what is difficult about the Studio Art program is the fact that a student first needs to be accepted into the main university first, which is based strictly on academics, essys, reccomendations etc., and then their portfolios need to be picked by the Art Department's Administrators and Faculty Professors in oder to actually gain full admission. This whole process makes the filter for admission extremely competative and equally competative to NYU Stern, but with different critera. </p>
<p>So all in all, the programs at NYU are very competative each in different ways, depending on the critera you can find the right school and department for your goals and desired areas of study.</p>
<p>I wanted to major in Chem....</p>
<p>If you wanna major in chem why NYU? Go Berkeley all the way.</p>
<p>out of state :(</p>
<p>I was wondering...could someone tell me what my chances are for NYU CAS? I am a transfer student.</p>
<p>My freshman and soph year of high school I didnt do very well. My junior year I turned things around and won "most improved student" my GPA ended up being 3.0, which isnt good, but I got mostly A's my junior and senior year.
I did tons of volunteer work.
Relay for life every year,
track and cross country every year,
leadership possitions in Rotary club and Habitat for Humanity
etc...
SAT I was horrible...1060
I went to a college that I hated...got a 3.4 the 1st semester, so I transfered to a state university until I could figure things out.
...got a 3.75
im doing very well in school now. I am a very hard worker and have changed my academic life around. High School wasnt very important to me so I blew off the SATs and went to a college I hated..
the thing is, for NYU they tell you NOT to retake the SATs so I dont know what to do.
I have done well in college, so I think that should count MORE than SATs but i dont know how they look at it.</p>
<p>will this SAT score kill any chance I have?</p>
<p>what is the general education thing? would I have a chance at that?</p>
<p>fininsh your first two years at the state university, get the GPA as high as you can, and I think only the college work will be evaluated. Good luck...</p>
<p>Supercow,</p>
<p>You'll have a hard time with those SAT I scores, no offense, just being honest.</p>
<p>some people suck at standardized tests, especially the SAT, it shouldn't be the full measure of a student, and it isnt,</p>
<p>Whoa, hold on there. I never said standardized tests were the "full measure" of a student, but however they are CLEARLY an important part of the admissions process whether you like it or not. </p>
<p>I only meant to give an honest assessment, and the fact is, even though it's not the full measure, that SAT I score is going to make things very difficult for the OP as far getting in, because it is significant.</p>
<p>thanks for your comments. I realize that my SATs are terrible. I wish I could take them again or take the ACT, but NYU says they will not consider them if you take them OUT of high school. Im stuck. I know they are considered, but I wish they would see how much I have changed since high school--because I truely have, and my GPA shows that. do you know how important the essay/personal statements are? or how long they have to be?</p>
<p>you are right ABirch, I just like to give allittle hope to the hopeful, and I think the only hope is two years somewhere else, and a transfer</p>