<p>Natural Science doesn’t have to be one of your main science courses (physics,bio,chem) unless you’re using AP credit. There are a ton of relatively easy science based courses that require minimal science background.</p>
<p>Bump</p>
<p>I’m still answering questions via this thread or private messages.</p>
<p>Can you chance me please? Do you think I will get in?
I have a 3.1 gpa and I’m trying to get atleast a 29 on the acts
My gpa is a upward trend.
Senior yeah schedule:
Ap English
Ap stats
Ib Econ
Business leadership (college class)
Sociology
Team sports
I’m from Nepal and parents are low middle class.</p>
<p>Extra curricular: community organizing leader for Obama 2012 campaign.
President/financial advisor/cofounder for a longetivity research organization
500 hours volunteer local assisted living
Internship at a 401k investment consulting firm
2 years work experience telemarketing
Chance me? And advice? I’ll
Chance back. Thanks.</p>
<p>Also If I do get in and don’t get tons of aid. Which will lead me to take loans. Is it worth it? I plan on majoring in Econ or Finance. I also obtain a good work ethic so I won’t slack too much.</p>
<p>@Help4college: Being blunt, NYU cares a lot about GPA/SAT. Stern places an even higher emphasis on these numbers. I don’t know the whole picture but from what I see, you will probably not get into Stern unless you attend an NYU feeder school or have connections. It seems like your best option might be to apply to CAS and hope to be placed in LSP (this program picks up applicants with low scores but amazing ECs such as yours) because your grades are on the lower end even for CAS. Hopefully after one or two years in LSP, you then transfer into Stern. </p>
<p>Oh and to clarify: Unlike most of the NYU schools, Stern does not take part in the LSP. Thus meaning when if a student is turned away from Stern, they will not be considered for LSP. </p>
<p>Also NYU is a very expensive school, I would recommend attending a state school over NYU. You will not receive a lot, if any, merit-based aid if your low statistics are not compensated with an exceptional hook (i.e. URM, alumni connections). As for financial aid via loans, you will probably get a decent deal but it’s still not worth covering all of NYU’s tuition with loans. If you are deadset on NYU, it would be cheaper to attend a state school and then transfer to Stern (or any other NYU college) after 2 years. </p>
<p>Let me know if you have more questions.</p>
<p>Thanks for the honest response. I forgot to add I have a family member who got his MBA from stern. How is this going to help my chances? Do you think it’s guranteed if I list him
As alumni affiliation?</p>
<p>Well first off, unless your alumni connection is someone like John Paulson (who donated millions to the school), there is no guarantee with alumni connections. Next, look up NYU’s policy on legacy status but I don’t think it will help much.</p>
<p>Ok so what can you advise me to do to raise my chances for
Stern?</p>
<p>@Help4college LSP doesn’t allow you to feed into Stern so taking the LSP route wouldn’t work… But it still gives you the best chances of getting into NYU.</p>
<p>@Help4college: You just need to raise your statistics. It’s a bit late for your GPA (but all A’s will raise you to a 3.3ish I believe) but you can definitely improve your ACT/SAT score. Getting your SAT/ACT to a near perfect score would be the most efficient way of increasing your chances at Stern because they place a lot of emphasis on these hard numbers. </p>
<p>Also, visit NYU (Stern specifically) and really look for the things you love about the school. It will help you craft more genuine essays about why you want to attend. If you live too far away, use google earth to at least get a feel for the campus and snoop around Stern’s website/the websites of its clubs. </p>
<p>Finally applying ED would help immensely, especially if you scored a near perfect SAT/ACT. However this also puts you in an awkward position because EDers do not get a lot of financial aid. But I can not stress enough that a really really really good SAT/ACT score will really boost your chances in a time-efficient manner.</p>
<p>Thanks Surish, appreciate the advise.</p>
<p>Bump, still answering questions</p>
<p>So i just found out I’m living in a low cost triple in Hayden Hall [10th floor btw] and I’ve never been in one of these rooms so is there anything I need to know bout this room in particular ?? [E.g. room size, room view, pros/cons, etc.] </p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>I’ve only been to Hayden twice but the dorms are pretty old and are set up in a weird fashion where rooms interconnect. So for example, my room my be connected to someone’s room in such a way that I’d have to walk through that other person’s room to get to mine.</p>
<p>Room are nice but unspectacular. Good location makes it one of the closer dorms to campus. Some rooms will overlook Washington Square Park.</p>
<p>Hi surish, could you please view my NYU Stern ED1 Chance thread? Thanks so much !!!</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/1371998-chance-stern-ed1.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/1371998-chance-stern-ed1.html</a></p>
<p>@nystar224: I think you have a fair shot. One of the strong positives is your SAT score, it’s almost a 2200 un-superscored and Stern places a huge emphasis on that. In fact, almost everyone I’ve met from Stern has had at least a 2100+ score. Also your weak section is CR, which NYU/Stern does not really care about. What I am trying to say, is that your SAT score is high enough that it won’t get you rejected but not high enough to significantly outweigh other weak areas in your application. </p>
<p>As for your GPA, I’m guessing your unweighted GPA would turn into a 3.6 on a 4.0 scale. This is a bit on the low end for Stern since most students I’ve met have had 3.7+ gpas. This area is sort of the reverse of your SAT section. Your GPA isn’t low enough to get you flat out rejected but is weak enough to hurt your chances. </p>
<p>Your ECs are exceptional and will probably be your selling point. The fact that you founded your FBLA club and in the same year placed 8th at Nationals should really be emphasized since you are applying to a business school. </p>
<p>Your school is also pretty strong. Since it’s the 30th best public school, Stern will know how rigorous the coursework is and that grades are not inflated (hopefully). </p>
<p>Overall, I think your chances are fair if you do RD and good if you do ED. However, Stern does not have a Business Management major or if it does, it is definitely not well renowned as its over majors. If BM is really what you want, then you should do research on how schools rank based on their BM programs. </p>
<p>Let me know if you have more questions.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your honest opinion. Actually, I don’t know why I wrote management, because my goal it to work in wall street, so I’d look into Finance, with a possible double major in accounting or marketing.</p>
<p>I really feel like my GPA could be my application killer, since it is only around a 3.6-3.65 on a 4.0 scale. I was really hoping my FBLA achievements could somewhat cover up for this. And yes, I have already wrote a couple essays, and all of them are about FBLA, I plan on strongly emphasizing my business club since I plan on applying to business schools.</p>
<p>I am really hoping that applying ED will give me that extra edge, since Stern is my ultimate dream school. Lately, I have also been considering Emory ED, though it is not my top choice, my primarily because it has a 52.1% ED acceptance rather than the 26.7% RD acceptance. So, it would be a top business school where I think I’d be highly competitive in the application process.</p>
<p>Anyways, I think I will follow through with Stern, since I have visited a few times and I absolutely love the location, environment, lifestyle, and job placement.</p>
<p>But yeah I really hope your idea of my chances are more accurate than mines.</p>
<p>Is there anything else I can do to improve chances now? I’ve visited NYU, but maybe visit stern to show interest, or try to increase my SAT score, or do something productive all of August?</p>
<p>@nystar224: In my prior post, I said that CR was your weak point and that NYU/Stern does not care too much about it. I just wanted to clarify that Stern does care about that (along with Math). It is writing that is often overlooked. But in order of importance, Math is by far still the most important. </p>
<p>Emory is currently a rising undergraduate business school. Whereas Stern is considered as a tried and true elite school, Emory is quickly becoming considered top tier along with Stern. In fact, Emory might have already reached Stern’s level. I suggest giving Emory one more comprehensive look before you really decide on which school you want to ED because a 52% ED acceptance rate is quite attractive for such a strong school. Also look into why that acceptance rate is so high relative to a lot of other schools. Are more applicants applying ED to other schools rather than Emory and thus more of the applicant pool is accepted for Emory’s ED? Also, would you happen to know Stern’s ED acceptance rate?</p>
<p>As for improving your chances, just become an URM female (preferably Native American) and you’d instantly be accepted. Too bad that’s not possible, so I suggest just showing interest in the school by attending their campus tours. Also, writing follow-up emails/letters to the admisisons board on your continued desire to attend and what new stuff you’ve been working on. Finally, focus on your essays and make sure they are interesting and memorable. </p>
<p>Let me know if you have more questions.</p>
<p>Yeah I could tell that the CR part was a mistake. But yeah there is little that I can do about that specific score now, especially because that is basically to the top of my potential, because my CR is naturally weaker.</p>
<p>Yes I am definitely looking into Emory, and will be visiting the campus sometime in August. The ED acceptance rate seems higher because they are less number worried, but more interest and extracurriculur minded. Don’t get me wrong, having strong stats is definitely essential, but from what I’ve read online, they place great emphasis on interest.</p>
<p>I have searched and searched for Stern’s ED acceptance rate, but I am unfortunately unable to find it. I believe they do not publish that statistic.</p>
<p>Hahaha. I will definitely revisit, and follow up with the admissions board. Thanks alot for your help, I really hope I end up applying Stern ED, because it truly is my dream school, without a doubt. However, Emory’s 52% is definitely something to consider.</p>
<p>Thanks for your advice.</p>