<p>I have three questions regarding NYU admissions. The first is Early Decision, its binding. So if I get in I HAVE to go unless the financial aid package is sufficient. Does sufficiency include loans? Like, could they theoretically give a student $60,000 worth of loans and say that their need is met and that they cant get out of going? Because I need a decent grant, and Im scared they will give me a small grant with tons of loans and I will go into massive debt.</p>
<p>Seond, I saw that you can submit 3 AP scores in place of the SAT. I just so happened to have gotten a 5 on three exams: Human Geo, Stats, and Psychology. Psychology is easy though so that might not look good. Anyways, I took the SAT my freshman year and got a score high enough for my state school, but not high enough for NYU. I would prefer not to take the SAT again, and instead of submitting an SAT score I just submit my three highest AP scores. Do you think that would look good? Like, do you think that they dont hold APs to the same standard as a good SAT score, and thus it would hurt my chances? </p>
<p>Last, Ive been highly considering nursing for years now, my brother is a nurse. However, I am not 100% sold on the profession. Is it easy to internally transfer between colleges? And what college do you think I should apply to in my situation: the college or nursing or CAS?</p>
<p>No one is forcing you to apply to NYU early decision. If you want them to commit early TO you (and if you get an acceptance from them you would certainly expect them to hold that place for you), then they have every right to expect a commitment FROM you. That is the whole point of the ED process. Once accepted, and once you have a financial aid proposal from them, you are expected to withdraw all other applications. Your guidance counselor and your parents have to sign the agreement as well.</p>
<p>You will have a financial aid proposal before having to commit. If it looks like you would need to many loans, you can decline your acceptance. </p>
<p>You cannot be forced to attend a school that you cannot attend, but applying ED means that you cannot receive financial aid offers from other schools to use as a basis for comparison. People who need a lot of financial aid should generally not apply ED.</p>
<p>You should receive a financial aid proposal fairly soon if you are accepted. But be aware that NYU is not a very generous school. A handful of people get wonderful aid packages, but the majority do not.</p>
<p>Nursing programs are very difficult to get into because the spots are high in demand. I doubt you would have much luck transferring into a nursing program. In my opinion, it would be better to start out in nursing and then maybe decide to transfer out - easier to do, and you wouldn’t be having to worry about prerequisites trying to get in.</p>
<p>“People who need a lot of financial aid should generally not apply ED.”</p>
<p>The exception is those who have a by-far number one choice, a dream school, when their only question is: Can I afford it? If the ED offer is insufficient to support attendance, it is declined, with applications then made elsewhere RD.</p>
<p>NYU is known for having awful financial aid. Theoretically, they could give you 60K in loans.</p>
<p>Submitting AP scores would look better if you had some that were better known for their rigor, instead of the ones you have which many people consider to be “AP lite.” Examples of more rigorous APs might be calculus, US History, European History, Biology, English Lit, Spanish, Etc. </p>
<p>If your SAT isn’t high enough for NYU or similar schools, take it again, especially if you haven’t taken it since freshman year. Also consider the ACT.</p>
<p>You don’t seem dead-set on NYU, and you haven’t given us any reasons why you are considering it. Overall, you don’t seem like a good ED candidate because you aren’t 100% sure, but if you decide to do so:</p>
<p>1.) ED is not legally binding. If you cannot afford to go to the school (ie: the financial aid is bad), you don’t have to go. This is the only reason you can get out of an ED. NYU’s financial aid is notoriously bad and it is considered the most expensive school in the country (60K+). NYU will NOT give you 60K in financial aid, even if you need it. So even if you got in ED, are you sure you could afford it?</p>
<p>2.) I don’t know where you got the information that AP scores substitute SATs - that’s completely false. Nearly every school, including NYU, requires SAT/ACT test score submission - and some even require SAT II Subject Tests. You need the SAT/ACT to get into NYU… or any other college really. </p>
<p>3.) NYU’s nursing program isn’t particularly notable…</p>
<p>I don’t understand why you’d want to go to NYU and accumulate such tremendous debt. Unless your going to Stern (business) or Tisch (art), there really is reason to choose NYU, unless you can absolutely afford it. Seeing how neither of those fields are your chosen interest - it seems like NYU would be a bad idea, let alone ED.</p>
<p>NYU is pretty notorious for giving mixed financial aid packages - some outstanding students get very good packages and some average applicants get pretty bad ones. I don’t think you should apply ED if you need significant financial aid.</p>
<p>Personally, I wouldn’t submit 3 AP scores in place of the SAT, especially not the three you listed. If I were doing that, I would submit something like Calculus BC, AP U.S. History and English Lit or Biology or something - something that shows a range of excelling in different types of courses. The SAT tests you in math and verbal/writing skills, but the three scores you will submit will be mostly social sciences. Statistics is not as difficult as calculus (not calculus-based).</p>
<p>The reason I decided to post, however, is to agree with sydsim. You shouldn’t spend so much money on a nursing program, especially not for undergrad. If your public university has a good nursing BSN that will lead to licensure, you should go there!</p>
<p>Take the SAT again, or the ACT. If you took it freshman year you probably didn’t study enough or know everything that you needed to know to do well on it. All you need for NYU is 2000 and that shouldn’t be hard to achieve if you’re a good enough student that you got 5s on three APs. This way you can apply RD, be assured of getting in, and therefore be able to evaluate the financial aid package that they give you.</p>