<p>Hello, I'm a freshman at NYU College of Arts and Sciences, hoping to major in International Relations. Just a little bit about me: I grew up in rural PA, where I struggled through my first two years of high school, getting Cs and Bs. I then began to care about my academics starting junior year, worked as hard as I could, and ended up at NYU. If you have any questions about academics, financial aid, social life, adjustment etc., just ask me. I recently finished my midterms, so I figured I am somewhat qualified to make this.</p>
<p>Assuming you had a low overall GPA. What part of your application (essay, recommendations, EC, etc) you believed had helped you get in to NYU?</p>
<p>Hi WednesdayTomato, do you mind giving me your opinion on my NYU Stern Admission? Here is my thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/1408471-what-my-nyu-ed-chances.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/1408471-what-my-nyu-ed-chances.html</a></p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>@MaryLou1</p>
<p>My GPA was about 3.56 at the time of my application (I had gotten all A’s junior year). I’d say there were three important factors that contributed to my acceptance:</p>
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<li><p>Improvement. Even if I lacked stellar grades throughout my high school career, the fact that I matured and received excellent grades in challenging courses showed NYU that I was finally taking my education seriously and excelling. </p></li>
<li><p>ESSAYS! NYU receives an overwhelming amount of applications; I believe one of the highest application rates in the country. The readers are dealing with hundred upon hundred of these short essays meant to distinguish oneself from the crowd. Your supplemental essays need to be original and something that will relieve the readers from their long list of boring, typical essays. I wrote about my love for Celtic music in one of my essays. </p></li>
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<p>Another important thing is that you need to prove to ad com that you’re truly interested in attending NYU. I cited specific programs at NYU and NYC that would contribute to my career aspirations which could not be found at other universities I looked into. Show NYU why they’re right for you.</p>
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<li>This is certainly not as important as my previous two reasons, but SAT scores. I had a 2220 superscored, which I suppose was above average for the applicant pool. If your scores aren’t out-of-this-world, don’t fret. NYU does a great job at viewing their applicants holistically. I have friends here whose scores weren’t amazing, but had some awesome ECs and leadership roles in high school.</li>
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<p>Hi! I just applied Early Decision to CAS. I was wondering if I actually had a shot to get in. My GPA and test scores are a bit low, but I have strong EC’s, Volunteer hours, essays, and letters of recommendation. </p>
<p>NYU CAS is my dream school. My GPA and test scores are low, but my EC’s and volunteer work and recommendations is the only thing I’ve got going for me. Anyone want to chance me?</p>
<p>GPA: 88.125/100
on 4.0 scale (converted on my school scale by my guidance counselor)- 3.6 </p>
<p>My school also does not give out class ranks due to the fact that it is a pretty competitive school. (Or at least that’s what it says on my school’s website.)</p>
<p>ACT- 25
English- 27
Math- 25
Reading- 27
Science- 26</p>
<p>Super scored- 26</p>
<p>(Math and Science were on the same test, English and Reading were on 2 separate tests, I just put the highest I got on each section)</p>
<p>Yes my test scores and GPA aren’t the best.</p>
<p>Course Load/APs/Honors
(I was placed in the accelerated science program in 8th grade, essentially I took each science course a year earlier than other students) And at my school we aren’t allowed to take AP courses until we’re in 11th grade.</p>
<p>AP US History- 3 on AP (really bad probably not sending that in)
College level Italian (Advanced college experience program, taking a college course in high school 93 average)
Honors Physics
Science research (grades 10,11,12)- (Where we conduct our own research experiment alongside a mentor in your area of study) Kinda like doing undergrad research in college, but in high school.
AP Bio- currently enrolled
Honors Global History
Advanced College level Italian- currently enrolled
Public Affairs (college course)- currently enrolled</p>
<p>Extracurricular’s/Volunteer work-</p>
<p>Girl scouts- Twelve years- I received my gold award about a year ago (highest honor you can receive in girl scouts. (Also got silver and bronze awards)</p>
<p>Varsity Swimming- 5 years (started in 8th grade)- went to sectionals for a relay- captain this year.</p>
<p>Korean Club-2 years Co-Founder (I’m not Korean myself, but we helped my friend who is from Korea start a club)- Treasurer- We donate school supplies to underprivileged youth in Korea</p>
<p>Italian Club- 3 years- </p>
<p>Italian National Honor Society- 3 years- (demonstrating excellence in the language of Italian)</p>
<p>National Honor Society Candidate-</p>
<p>I’ve gotten Honor roll from 6th grade until the second 2 quarters of 11th grade where I finally received high honor roll.</p>
<p>L Club- 3 years Taking various volunteer jobs in the community</p>
<p>STA- Students taking action club- 2 years taking various volunteer jobs in the community while helping underprivileged youth in the area</p>
<p>Art club- 1 year</p>
<p>Competitive swimming- 7 years (on a private club team)</p>
<p>Volunteer work-</p>
<p>Working with youth with special needs- 75 hours</p>
<p>working with economically disadvantaged youth- 12 hours</p>
<p>Girl scouts- 60 + for various activities </p>
<p>Tutoring students in Italian- 10 hours</p>
<p>(I’ll probably have more tutoring hours once our tutor list gets set up)</p>
<p>Also I’ll be having a lot more volunteer hours if that helps.</p>
<p>Thank you! I really appreciate it!</p>