My Change of Getting into New York University (NYU) - International Transfer

<p>EDIT: GAH, TYPO in the freakin title. It's my CHANCE. Sorry!</p>

<p>In your opinion, do you think I can get into NYU?</p>

<p>--> International, transfer student
HS GPA 3.0
Took IB English
Lots of hard classes (all the sciences), but not calculus.
Graduated from private, American school in Kuwait
SATs: They sucks.. But I am an international student sooo.. 600 on reading, 500 on math.
TOEFL: 267 (250 is what they want in the toughest journalism schools)</p>

<p>--> University GPA: 3.1
+ a lot of activities + full time job.. (look below)</p>

<p>Bah, I'll just put a short resume here.</p>

<p>WORK HISTORY</p>

<ul>
<li>Head of Marketing of parliamentary candidate </li>
<li>Designer and programmer of parliamentary candidate, made website for them.</li>
<li>Proofreader for a newspaper, two years.</li>
<li>Head of newspaper Web team in charge of website </li>
<li>Head of Advertising of Municipal Council </li>
<li>TV Host for show on the main govt. channel here.</li>
<li>Part-time Salesperson </li>
<li>Built Database of Consultants for UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)</li>
<li>Sales person</li>
<li>A lot of web design projects </li>
</ul>

<p>VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE</p>

<ul>
<li>Orphanage</li>
<li>United Nations Development Programme</li>
<li>Kuwait Women’s Cultural Society.</li>
</ul>

<p>UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE</p>

<p>Kuwait University activities:
• Currently working on the creation of the first “Debate Club” at Kuwait University, under the English department at the College of Business Administration (May 2006-current).
• Model United Nations (MUN)
o Member of KUMUN (Kuwait University Model United Nations), and one of the very first members of MUN at my uni.
o Participant in PEARL MUN<br>
o Part of the Arab League ambassador delegation of KUMUN.</p>

<p>Conferences:
• Currently the Marketing Director of the “Asian Dewaniya” conference, which is sponsored by Japanese and South Korean embassies
• Participant of the aforementioned “Asian Dewaniya” conference, and head of the “Free Speech” topic group.</p>

<p>HIGH SCHOOL CLUB EXPERIENCE</p>

<p>HS School Activities
• Forensics – Debate member
• Forensics – Serious Duet Acting (won 3rd place medal. regionals though!)
• Forensics - Comic Interpretation
• Editor-In-Chief, High School Magazine
• English Club (Several times, won top spots in governorate government schools writing competitions.)
• Student Council Member
“Model United Nations” Experience:
• Acted as ambassador
• MUN delegate</p>

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<h2>• Currently a university student in Kuwait </h2>

<p>ADDITIONAL SKILLS</p>

<p>• Languages: Arabic and English, fluent in reading, writing and speaking.
• Excellent knowledge of HTML.
• Web and graphic designer
• Amateur photographer
• Kickboxing
• Knowledge of computer programs:
- Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe GoLive, Microsoft FrontPage, Adobe Photoshop, 3DStudio Max, Jasc Paint Shop Pro, Adobe Illustrator, etc.
- Very good experience with word processing programs such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Office programs in general.</p>

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<ul>
<li>Really great recommendations from my boss and a professor that's a really respectable lawyer.</li>
</ul>

<p>And I think I wrote a very good essay. I'm applying for journalism.</p>

<p>So do you think I have a chance? I'm REapplying, btw. I didn't get accepted before because they didn't even have all my documents!</p>

<p>Um.. no one?</p>

<p>Bump.. bleh. I got a lot of reviews from what's it called.. ****************.com, it's actually pretty good.</p>