<p>I'm from a small town of about 5000 people and the high school has about 400 students. It's located in Texas, and the town revolves around hunting and rodeos. No one would even think about going to NYC. But I've always wanted to. I'm an Indian, the only one in the town. But can I make it? I'm a junior, and I don't have many choices for classes since its a small school. Will this hurt me?</p>
<p>GPA: 4.1 Weighted
Rank: 5/104
ACT: 24 :-( - ReTaking on December 11
SAT: Not Taken Yet
AP's: School only offers one, Biology AP, had a A in there though.</p>
<p>Extra:
Academic Challange Team
Have competed in UIL Academics every year.
Worked at local Apprasial district for 2 years.
I have a good bit of community service hours and am involved in 3 or 4 clubs at school.</p>
<p>Do I even have a chance? I wanted to get into the business school. Is it possible at all? Please critique me and tell me what i, if there is anything, can do to be able to get in...</p>
<p>You are exactly the kind of student that NYU loves. But you should make sure that NYU is the school for you. A visit and lots of research is my advice for you because you are going to find it extremely different. What are your SAT's like?</p>
<p>haha..wow..are you serious? that makes me EXTREMELY happy...</p>
<p>i went to NYC over the summer and i loved it. i've lived it thru movies and tv and such but i went there and its amazing. i want to end up in NYC no matter where i go to college but i figure going there would make sure i end up there. or trying at least.</p>
<p>Your overall stats look like NYU material, and they would appreciate the different background you bring. I might suggest making sure that they know you spent time in NY (include it as EC activity, etc.), so they don't feel concerned about your longterm viability as a student (that is, that you don't run screaming to the airport after the culture shock hits you). Assuming you get SAT I scores in the NYU range, you seem like a great fit. Good luck!</p>
<p>When you said, "Will this hurt me?" I wondered if you meant your ethnicity or your choice of classes. Turns out both will. I was researching the NYU web site for one of my students that I council, and a pie graph showed that only 12% of the students are Indian, a drop from the last 5 years. Infact, in 1999, the Indian percentage was 39%! Also, you are going to need to pull all you have in your final year, and have a more than impressive SAT score. With the Olsen Twins enrolled, NYU is getting all sorts of applications, and just one AP course isn't going to cut it there. I don't even think EC's could save you, but go ahead and try. Just now NYU is a major reach, and that in my opinion, your probably going to end up in Albany. But what do I know?</p>
<p>As an Indian I am honestly telling you that there are soo many Indian people at NYU, which makes the comp. b/w Indian Americans greater. I think you have a good chance if you can get above a 1300 on the SATs. I agree with velocity on pretty much everything, I think you migh need to step it up a little.</p>
<p>He may be Indian but you also have to look at where he is from. NYU has developed a problem of admitting blocks of students from the same area/high school and often the same ethnicity. There is a large Indian population at NYU but the fact that he comes from an unrepresented population is going to be something that the NYU admissions officers love. I agree however that your SAT needs to be 1300+ to remain a strong candidate. Also your essay needs to be good but if it is I can't imagine you not getting in.</p>
<p>Oh, maybe I misunderstood something. I thought when he said he was from a small town in Texas, and mentioned rodeo's, I was thinking "indian" meant native american. When I was in Taos, NM, they always referred to themselves as Indians, and didn't seem to like the phrase "native american". Still, even though being east indian decreases the diversity, you still offer diversity since, as askaboutNYU says, Texans don't exactly clog the NYU student roster.</p>