Newhouse School Admissions

<p>Hi- I'm a caucasian female and just want to ask the Syracuse thread on here what my chances are for getting into Newhouse... I plan on majoring in either Public Relations or Advertising.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.94
Weighted GPA: 4.25-4.35
SAT: 2020
ACT: Did not take</p>

<p>Freshman Year:
German 100 A/A
Yoga/Life Fitness A/A
Pre-AP English (highest level course offered) A/A
Pre-AP World History (highest level course offered) A/A
Geometry (Honors Math) A/A
Life Science A/A</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
Biomedical Science A/A
Pre-AP English (most advanced course offered) A/A
Introduction to Marketing A/A
Algebra II/Trig (Honors Math) A/A-
German 200 A/A
AP Psychology A/A</p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP Language/Composition: A/A-
Pre-AP Prep Pre- Calculus: B+/B+ (Not an AP option available)
Advanced Marketing A/A
German 350 (College German): A/A
Chemistry A/A
AP US History A/A-</p>

<p>Awards: 5th in Area, 7th in State, and Top 40 in the nation at DECA (Communications event)
Honor Society President
Most Inspirational Soccer Player freshman and junior year
6th place National German Video Contest</p>

<p>I don't know my exact class rank but its definitely top 10% at either 10th-20th ranked</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars: Honor Society President, High School Soccer for 4 years, captain for 2 of those years, Advertising and Promotion Coordinator for ASB, over 200 hours of Community Service, job as both a soccer referee and a soccer camp coach, made it to the DECA international competition- placing in the Top 40, that's just a few things about me.</p>

<p>What are my chances of getting in?</p>

<p>Also please let me know if there is ANYTHING I can do this summer to up my chances of acceptance!!</p>

<p>You may want to set up a campus visit and interview if possible. DD interviewed last summer and applied ED. She will be a freshman at Whitman & Newhouse. Level of applicant’s interest is listed as Very Important in Syracuse’s Common Data Set. Good luck to you.</p>

<p>Thanks so much! I will definitely consider it… The only thing is I do live in the Pacific Northwest Area so a trip to New York would be pretty expensive/complicated.</p>

<p>Syracuse does have admissions folks out west. You probably can either schedule an in person or phone interview. Below is the contact for West Coast admissions. Good luck to you.
Claudia Gonzalez
Director of Admissions – West
4312 Woodman Avenue
Suite 302
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
818.446.2155, extension 4
<a href=“mailto:clgonzal@syr.edu”>clgonzal@syr.edu</a></p>

<p>You’re really in good shape. Just write a killer essay and definitely do an interview. ED if you love Newhouse so much.</p>

<p>You’re in the right ballpark to get accepted, but Newhouse is extremely competitive. Being from the Pacific NW is a plus. We’re from Oregon and I know SU won’t get very many from out here. </p>

<p>I would suggest you take action to make sure SU knows you’re interested in them. Make sure you’re on their radar.</p>

<p>Your SAT score is just below the threshold where universities start throwing scholarship money your way. From 2020 every extra 100 points increases the odds of more scholarship money at many schools. My suggestion would be to get your SAT scores up by taking it again (study of course). Take the ACT at least once if not twice also. Good luck.</p>

<p>Don’t expect to get $$ with that score. My S had a 2250 and got $0 from Newhouse. </p>