Lowest GPA EVER to apply for NYU!!

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<p>Michigan resident
Currently Attending Forest Hills Central (one of the top 3 school in Mich.)
GPA: UW: 3.0 (end of junior year)
Senior Courseload:
AP Stats (A)
AP Lit/Comp (A)
AP Environmental
AP World History
Spanish II
SP Life/Games
ACT:30 (SUPERSCORE 31)
Extracurriculars:
-Diversity Club President (11th,12th)
-Founded local Grand Rapids Book Club (12th, currently 32 members)
-Hahn-In CRC Band Bassist (12th)
-Rainbow Community Church Vice-President & Treasurer (9th,10th)
-Varsity Crew (10th,12th)
-Varsity Swim (11th,12th)
-Founded/Organized Local volunteer group. Went to local subway stations to provide food &
drinks to the homeless (9th,10th)
-Entrada Scholars Program (11th, earned 3 college credits on English 205B)
- Odyssey of the Mind (12th)
Essays/Recommendations: I specialize in writing essays (took college courses on English and
plan on majoring in English) Super close to my math teacher.. she's been known for writing
killer recommendations and we know each other personally I know my counselor but not
well enough for her to write a personal recommendation, but she wrote recommendations for
my 2 cousins who ended up getting into U Mich
Awards:
MHSAA Boys Swimming state ranked (12th)
Gwanyang High School English recital Competition 1st place (9th)
Odyssey of the Mind State-Ranked (12th)
Hooks: I have 5 cousins attending UMich (i dont know if this helps me though)
Income bracket: ~$22,000 </p>

<p>I'm aiming for getting deferred or waitlisted..I dont really expect getting accepted right away on Early Decision .. so DONT FREAK OUT PEOPLE! I just want to know how good my chances are. Thanks!</p>

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<p>NYU doesn’t waitlist or defer ED applicants.</p>

<p>it’s like project runway. you’re either in or you’re out.</p>

<p>you don’t get to reapply for regular decision.</p>

<p>what school of NYU are you applying to? cause yeah, your GPA is low.</p>

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<p>^ LOL I loved that analogy!!!</p>

<p>Assuming you’re applying to CAS ED, your chances would be classified at probably a low reach.</p>

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<p>good analogy, pie. can you explain what CAS is Nuclear?</p>

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<p>Low reach is pretty generous for a 3.0, Nuclear. Almost all admitted applicants have GPAs of above 3.5. High reach is more like it, unless you have something amazing to offer.</p>

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<p>CAS - College of Arts and Sciences</p>

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<p>Sorry to be a stickler here, but it’s College of Arts and Science. Not Sciences.</p>

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<p>I would strongly suggest you apply for NYU Opportunity programs but unfortunately they require you to be a New York resident.</p>

<p>[Opportunity</a> Program Home](<a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/op/cstep_eligibility.html]Opportunity”>http://www.nyu.edu/op/cstep_eligibility.html)
[Opportunity</a> Program Home](<a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/op/heop_eligibility.html]Opportunity”>http://www.nyu.edu/op/heop_eligibility.html) </p>

<p>Because you have low income, all you need is a minimum of 3.0 GPA unweighted and be from NY.</p>

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<p>hahaha sansri88 i always point that out, too</p>

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<p>I’ve heard of people getting into NYU with <3.0 GPA’s before, but typically it’s because they applied to Tisch or one of Steinhardt’s Art or Music programs. You have to have some sort of other outstanding talent to compensate for a GPA that low.</p>

<p>As for having the lowest GPA EVER!!!, I’m applying to Tisch with a 2.7. Clearly, this hurts my chances, but I wouldn’t be the first person to get into Tisch with that sort of average. Sorry for stealing your thunder.</p>

<p>EDIT: I’m sorry, Moricarak. I didn’t mean to seem discouraging. I’m sure that if you actually applied yourself and tried really hard, you could (one day) fail harder than me. But not until you do that. Step it up!</p>

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<p>I applied with a 2.6 GPA.</p>

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<p>The question is, did either you or the OP get in…</p>

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<p>what’s your weighted gpa, moricarak?</p>

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<p>I know of someone who had a 3.2 UW GPA, EC’s that left something to be desired, no hooks, and still got LSPd. Their essay must have been brilliant. They applied to CAS for Biology.</p>

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<p>I remember seeing someone with a 3.2uw get in but also had very good SAT’s like 2200+ or something which is like a 33-34 on the act’s</p>