NYU - Chance Me please? :) Thanks

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<p>So right now I'm a senior in high school. I live in California. I go to an extremely competitive public high school. My unweighted GPA is a 4.0, my school only gives out unweighted GPAs and only gives out letter grades (no +/-). Also, my school participates in a semester system.</p>

<p>Freshman year I took:
English (final grade: A/A)
Geometry Enriched (final grade: A/A)
Biology (final grade: A/A)
Spanish 2 (final grade: A/A)
Art 1 (final grade: A/A)
PE 9 (final grade: A/A)</p>

<p>Sophomore year:
Chemistry H (final grade: A/A)
Algebra 2/Trig (final grade: A/A)
Spanish 3 (final grade: A/A)
World Literature and Writing (final grade: A/A)
PE Racquet Sports(final grade: A/A)
World History (final grade: A/A)
Principles of Business (final grade: A/A)</p>

<p>Junior Year:
US History (final grade: A/A)
Spanish 4 Honors (final grade: A/A)
AP English Language and Composition (final grade: A/A)
AP Biology (final grade: A/A)
Pre-Calculus Honors: (final grade: A/A))</p>

<p>Senior Year (classes that I am currently taking):
AP Calculus BC
AP Spanish
Economics (1st Semster)/AP US Government and Politics (2nd Semester)
Physics Honors
Contemporary Literature</p>

<p>SAT: 2140
ACT(took September 2011; fill find out soon): TBA
I will have great teacher recs.</p>

<p>AP Scores (AP Scholar):
AP Bio: 5
AP English Language and Composition: 5
AP Psychology: 4
Will take this year:
All the AP’s listed above in senior year as well as:
AP Stats
AP Environmental Science
Honors:
National Merit Semifinalist
Scholar Athlete Award (awarded to athletes that maintain 3.5 GPA)
National Honor Society Member
Spanish Honor Society Member
AP Scholar awarded</p>

<p>My EC's correspond to my passions. I also played in my middle school’s soccer team, was part of my school’s cross country team (JV) for freshmen year. I also did a bunch of volunteering at local hospitals in my area. </p>

<p>I am also part of my schools National Honor Society Club as well as Spanish Honor Society.</p>

<p>I am interested in pursuing medicine in the future.</p>

<p>Chance me please? I will apply to CAS</p>

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<p>I think you have a great shot at getting into NYU! :slight_smile: </p>

<p>Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>I think you have an EXCELLENT shot at NYU. Apply to some Ivys…you have that chance as well. If your ACT score is above a 30 then I can guess that you are IN.</p>

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<p>update: took ACT - 32 composite (31 english, 34 math, 29 reading, 35 science)</p>

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<p>you have a great shot at NYU, just make sure to write fun, quirky essays that are really genuine. That’s what got me in:)</p>