NYU 2025 ED1

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hey y’all I’m an Asian American male from upstate NY in 11th grade prob applying for poli sci.
Income: not exactly sure but 100k+ at least

GPA: UW (our school doesn’t have weighted) ~3.4/3.5 upward trend (big spike junior year) mix of aps/honors/college classes

ACT: 28 (took once planning on retaking in June aiming for 34+)

SAT: N/A due to corona (was supposed to take March SAT)

APS:

Sophomore year: AP CS

Junior year: AP Lang, APUSH

Senior year (will be taking): AP Chem, AP Gov, AP AB Calc, AP Lit

ECs:

In school:
Model UN: 3 years

Student gov: 3 years (BOE Rep, treasurer then president)

Men’s acapella group: 3 years

News anchor for morning announcements: 3
years

Varsity track and field (pole vault): 3 years

Java programming club: 1 year

Outside of school ECs:

Spent summer before 9th grade getting a CEH certification

Spent summer before 10th grade getting a CHFI certification

Run a nonprofit with my brother giving PCs to schools in India

Internship with the mayor of a city where I’m working with the people of city hall and helping with the smart city project and also might be able to start widespread use of an app me and my brother have been working on through the city (+ next year I may be able to get an internship with gov cuomo due to this internship)

Run a security consulting company with my brother

Dance for the past 12 years

Organized a movement after Parkland 2018 to give support those effected from mass shootings and spread awareness

Awards:

3rd place at business competition with the app mentioned above

My main goal is to get involved in politics after getting a law degree (May aim for something to do with cyber security and law) and I believe NYU is the perfect place for me.

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Your ECs are really strong, but your gpa is weak for NYU, especially with your ACT score. What did you get on your AP exams? You might want to look at NYU’s test score options in case future SAT/ACT sittings are cancelled.
https://www.nyu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/how-to-apply/standardized-tests.html

3

Have a candid discussion with your parents about financial aid. NYU is notoriously stingy with financial aid. Will your parents be willing to shell out the full cost of tuition + board? ($312 K total or $78k per year)??

If not then start looking at other colleges. For Law school, the GPA and LSAT scores are the two main drivers. So look at cheap colleges where you can get a high GPA.

4

Yeah so I got a 1 on my AP CS exam due to a bubble sheet error so idk if imma submit test scores for that.
Ik that my gpa is weak and honestly all i think is that the ACT can improve my chances

5

Yeah I already talked it out with my fam and they cool with it.
And yeah I already started looking at some law schools but for now ig im just focused tryna get this under grad stuff off my plate

6

Hi, I’m not sure if you’re still looking for replies but I think you have a really strong application!
NYU is holistic so they may look past your GPA.
Try to focus on your essays since that’s the main thing you can control right now.