<p>Hey, I'm a senior applying RD to NYU- CAS. My guidance counselor, who has a lot of experience dealing with NYU, said that there's a good chance that I won't be admitted at all despite the fact that my grades are about right for Liberal Studies (my weighted average is between a 90 and a 91, I've taken six AP courses, and my average is lower than it would have been due to a bad sophomore year because of a "personal tragedy," I guess you would say). He says this because my standardized testing scores are supposedly too high to be generally admissible for Liberal Studies- does anyone have any insight into this? I'm kind of confused by that idea.
If it helps, my SAT score is a 2190 (800 CR, 800 Writing, 590 math), and my ACT score is a 32 (I took both only once).
Thanks!</p>
<p>How can a high test score make you inadmissible? I think you have got a very good chance, if not considering the Math score.</p>
<p>Based on past, obsessive combing though old decisions threads, there really is no threshold of test scores or whatnot to be put in LSP. True, the stats tend to be lower than the average, but people are usually put in LSP because they are lacking in one part of the application (in your case, the GPA). Personally I think you will have a great shot at CAS and most likely will be LSP’ed. LSP isn’t a bad thing either - my friend is in it and she likes it; it’s been helping her adjust easily to life at NYU.</p>
<p>I doubt having high SAT scores will hurt you…lets be real now. </p>
<p>I’m currently in LSP, love NYU but not that fond of LSP. Im staying though because NYU is the perfect school for me in many other ways, so I would suggest being 100% committed to living in NYC and getting involved in things outside of class just in case you do get LSP’d, accept, and hate the classes. </p>
<p>To compare, My SAT and ACT scores were slightly lower than yours and my GPA was about 93-94. I was very involved in clubs and things of that nature, and also took multiple AP courses. Demographics play into LSP as well - as a white female from NY, I was not exactly “special” in that area.</p>
<p>LSP students tend to have strong writing skills so I’m sure that you’ll be fine. One thing I should warn you about LSP is that you have to take some requirements that are annoying. Cultural Foundations is basically Art History with literature that corresponds to the period the art was made in. Social Foundations is basically Philosophy. Writing is better for LSP students because you don’t have to take the dreaded Writing the Essay class. I love NYU but I feel like I’ve had way more homework than my friends who are in Stern or CAS. It’ll be over in 3 more semesters so I’m not too bummed. Good luck!</p>