Likely letters

<p>I wouldn't stress to much about not receiving notification today, particularly if you live far away from NYC.....the postal service moves in strange ways. I live in southern California and recd acceptance to USC 2-3 days before others recd theirs on the East Coast.</p>

<p>i got one from cas today and i'm from southern california...</p>

<p>ehhhh I've come to a conclusion that the likely letters are only for those who have a 2200+ on the SAT and a 3.9+ for GPA..pretty much excellent stats. Congrats for those of ya'll who have been admitted =)</p>

<p>I live in nor cal, and have yet to get anything. so hopefully tomorrow :). although who knows if I'll even get an invitation.. :/</p>

<p>but lets hang in there the rest of the california people who haven't got anything yet!</p>

<p>sylenteck0, did you apply RD?
blah, i have come to the conclusion that my only real chances of being accepted was if i applied ED. asklfjdsalfasfsa. :'(</p>

<p>Bubbly088 - although higher stats may make it more likely that you will receive an Invitations for Saturday/Sunday In the Square (similar to how it will increase your chances of being admitted into NYU altogether), my D knows of some students, who were invited to 'SITS' in year's past and had stats nowhere near what has been posted here :).</p>

<p>From the NYU website:
"Starting in late March and extending into April, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions hosts a variety of events on and away from the NYU campus for freshmen who will be offered admission. As invitations to these events arrive in mailboxes across the country over the next few weeks we want you to keep a few things in mind. </p>

<p>First, our admissions process continues through the end of March. While we are in the process of finalizing decisions, we must also begin mailing program invitations so that families can make necessary travel arrangements. However, at this time we are still actively reviewing applicants and making admissions decisions. As such, not receiving an invitation is in no way an indication of an admissions decision. All applicants will receive official admissions decisions notification on or around April 1st.</p>

<p>Further, each of our schools and colleges offer different events; some sponsor a single event, while others host several. Because of space limitations on campus, and our desire to do everything we can to ensure that all visitors have a quality experience and ample opportunity to have all of their last-minute questions answered completely, we purposely spread out attendance by staggering our events, and by staggering the mailing dates of our invitations. Quite simply, all of our soon-to-be-admitted students will be invited to an admissions event, but not everyone will receive the same invitation or receive them at the same time.</p>

<p>We certainly understand that this is an anxious time for students as they await our official decision. However, we discourage students from trying to read too much into what not receiving an invitation may or may not indicate. Please try to be patient."</p>

<p>Also, wanted to clarify that the incoming freshmen class at NYU is around 4200. I believe some higher numbers were mentioned in earlier posts. Still, it would be quite a logistics challenge to even invite "only" 4000 people all at the same time for a "meet & greet" :).</p>

<p>Again from the NYU website:
"New York University today announced that it received the largest number of freshman applications ever in the University’s history. Over 37,000 high school seniors applied to be part of the NYU class of 2012 this year, an increase of 2,899 applications - or 8.5% - above last year, and the largest pool of applications at any private college or university.
Since 1991, applications for freshman admission to NYU have nearly quadrupled. Over that time, NYU’s acceptance rate has declined from 65% to 29% for the freshmen who entered this fall, making it among the most selective universities in the U.S.
This year’s increase in applications is the largest year-to-year increase since 1999.
The deadline for applications was January 15th; applicants will be notified of NYU’s admissions decisions on April 1st; those who are accepted must choose by May 1st. Next fall’s freshman class will include some 4,200 young men and women. </p>

<p>The number of early decision applicants remained steady this year at 2,993, compared to 2,990 early applicants last year. Early decision applicants will make up approximately 28% of this fall’s freshman class".</p>

<p>@kezbies: Yeah, I did. But my scores were pretty decent :P</p>

<p>3rd in the class, 780 W, 740 M, and 770 CR, 3.9 GPA, etc.</p>

<p>Any Tisch letters yet?</p>

<p>I just got one for CAS today, and I'm located in Ohio.</p>

<p>I have 33 ACT/2150 SAT, 4.0 UW GPA, and decent (sub-par by CC standards) extracurriculars.</p>

<p>No letter for us, OR. Since people in NorCal have gotten them, I am assuming that the wait it still on...</p>

<p>yeah i'm not gonna be too optimistic about likely letters considering i live in SoCal and a bunch of people have already gotten it from here. then again my mail tends to be slow...so maybe tomorrow? <em>cross fingers</em></p>

<p>Did anyone in the NYC area get them?</p>

<p>Yes. D's friend got an acceptance / invite yesterday on Long Island (Nassau). D is anxiously waiting for mail from NYU, too, but nothing yet. She has applied to Steinhardt for MT and I don't think those went out yet. Also, she was in a summer program at NYU last year, so I am not sure they will send her an invite if space is limited.</p>

<p>did anyone that applied to stern get a "congratulations" card?</p>

<p>Just wondering, for all the people who got the invitation, have you visited the campus before? Because it would make sense for NYU to give the invitations to visit the campus to accepted applicants who have not seen NYU in person. I live in NY, and haven't gotten anything and I have visited the campus. </p>

<p>Maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part....</p>

<p>It seems to me the information posted by MTgrlsmom is pretty clear. Different people get these letters at different times. The school specifically tells us not to read anything in to the timing. Unless you think they are intentionally lying to us, I'm not sure why we are still tyring to figure out the "scheme" here.</p>

<p>yeah, i wouldn't read too much into these. these invitations aren't only for people who have near perfect stats. my stats are no where near the stats posted (but i applied to steinhardt) and i received an invitation.</p>

<p>I've never officially visited NYU.</p>

<p>Just to clarify....the number of enrolled first time freshmen in the current class at NYU is 4,927. That doesn't mean that only 4,927 are accepted. In fact, 12,542 were accepted this past year.</p>

<p>Further, the open house events are by SCHOOL. The open house for CAS is not on the same day as it is for Tisch or for Stern, for example.</p>

<p>"Just wondering, for all the people who got the invitation, have you visited the campus before?"</p>

<p>no, but I wouldn't be worried about it if I lived in NY, like you. they are probably more worried about getting letters out to kids who live far away, so they can have more time to plan for a possible trip to NYC.</p>