<p>Thanks @fazeeeeeeel @DemonOfMusic @adityahemrajani @NYUFan101, I appreciate your help. I’ll be on the look out for everything. </p>
<p>Sure, I’ll post stats! Y’all should too!</p>
<p>GPA: 3.4/4 UW, we don’t weight so I don’t have a weighted. I go to a pretty academically rigorous private school, but we also do weird things with our schedule so these stats are pretty weird! Good upward trend.
No AP’s or honors offered, but my school’s toughest courseload.
No rank</p>
<p>SAT: 2130 (750 CR, 630 M, 750 W)
ACT: 31 (33 English, 25 Math, 36 Reading, 30 Science)
SAT Subjects: 800 Literature, 760 US History</p>
<p>Applied to: Tisch, Dramatic Writing</p>
<p>EC’S: -Winner of a statewide playwriting competition, full-length play to be published this spring.
-12 stage performances (acting takes up most of my time), lead roles in most.
-Directed 3 short plays and 1 full-length play (which I also wrote).
-Been in tech crew for 8 plays
-Private voice lessons, 3 years
-Jazz and modern dance, 3 years
-Member of the advisory board for WriteTheWorld, an online international writing community. I have played a major role in the design of the website and features of the community.
-School Literary Magazine (Writer, 3 years, Editor, 2 years)
-School Feminist Coalition, 3 years
- Volunteer for a women’s legal center, 2 years
-Improv training, 2 years
-Various acting classes and writing workshops since freshman year</p>
<p>Summers: -After sophomore year, six-week acting program at Brown University
-After Junior year, college credit Dramatic Writing program at NYU</p>
<p>Essays: Very good, if I say do so myself</p>
<p>Recs: -Strong, and one from a playwriting teacher.</p>
<p>Arts supplement: -Approved by an NYU Dramatic Writing professor.</p>
<p>I’m lower-middle class and the first woman in my family to attend college!</p>
<p>Oh wow. You have amazing stats lol.
My stats:</p>
<p>SAT: 1770 (630 math, 590 critical reading, 550 Writing) [pretty low for NYU, I know :(( ]
No subject tests either</p>
<p>Essay: On becoming a hafiz and how it influenced my major and me. 6/10 tbh…7/10 max</p>
<p>Supplement: I think it’s ok. I threw in a lot of facts about NYU and what it could offer me. And then I wrote about how I could add to NYU’s diversity by being 1) a hafiz and 2) a gay muslim. 8/10</p>
<p>Rec’s: I was hoping for them to be special, but I think they were pretty generic. Probably like a 7/10 for all of them. </p>
<p>Misc: Had an upward trend since freshman year!</p>
<p>Hooks: Second person in family to go to college, after my brother. A hafiz. A gay muslim. </p>
<p>EC’s:
- very community service oriented
- worked at a retirement home for a year
- currently working at Starbucks as a barista
- volunteer at local mosque for 2/3 hours every week since 9th grade…over 500 hours
- volunteered at local community center for 2 years
- a bunch of generic school clubs…nothing special.
- spent a summer building homes for the poor in Asia…kind of like habitat for humanity</p>
<p>Being realistic & honest I expect myself to be a future NYU reject but hey, it doesn’t hurt in aiming for the stars ;)</p>
<p>Anyone else wanna post stats? I also just found out that my counselor never sent in my ED agreement or school report…gotta love Guidance Counselors :-L </p>
<p>You guys have good stats as well. I think you guys have a great shot. I posted my stats a while ago on something different, but I’m hoping to get into Stern although I am somewhat worried about my GPA.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.61/4 W, My school is a college prep private school and we weight grades, but courses are challenging and we weight out of 4. Have all As on my interim report, and have had consistent 3.6 every year.</p>
<p>AP Calc AB, AP Stats, Honors Economics, Honors Finance, Honors English,</p>
<p>We don’t rank.</p>
<p>SAT: Did not take
ACT: 35 composite
SAT Subjects:Did not take</p>
<p>Applied to: Stern</p>
<p>EC’S: -Musician/performed at House of Blues and finalist in Live Nation Rock Off</p>
<p>-Songwriter: Written a film score and pitch songs to a major television network</p>
<p>-Started a web design social media marketing companies</p>
<p>-Started a music management company for local musicians</p>
<p>-Putting together a large city Entrepreneurship event for teens in the area</p>
<p>-Founder and President of school’s Finance Club</p>
<p>-Starting a charitable organization where songwriters raise money for different causes</p>
<p>-Play piano at local hospital</p>
<p>Summers: -Interned at Porsche dealership, wealth management firm, and a private equity firm.</p>
<p>Essays: I think they are strong essays</p>
<p>Recs: -Great teacher recs, okay counselor rec, and a great employer rec</p>
<p>I hope we all get in! Good luck EDers</p>
<p>got my invitation for nyu sh interview!!! so flipping excited</p>
<p>In regards to my GPA: I have a 3.68/4 and I’ve been taking majority AP and Honor classes all through out my high school career. Barely take any regular classes.</p>
<p>you should totally do the whatsapp group chat! It’s more convenient that way! 
@adityahemrajani</p>
<p>Does anyone know if Hayden will open in time for us next year?</p>
<p>@NYUFan101 NYU claims that further renovation should be completed by August 2015. So for anyone hoping to live at Hayden next year, I’d have my fingers crossed.</p>
<p>@ClairDeLaLune when did you apply ?</p>
<p>Here are my stats </p>
<p>GPA: 3.914 (w), idk what it is unweighted</p>
<p>Rank: 23/372 (6%ish) </p>
<p>ACT: 28 composite, 31 super </p>
<p>Applied to: GLS </p>
<p>EC’S: President of National Art Honors Society (4 years)
National Honors Society (ran for secretary, but lost)
Get Real (peer leader for 3 years)<br>
French Club (member for 2 years)
Piano Classes (3 years)
Internship at United Way
Leg Up Farm (volunteer for 2 years)
Library Council (member for 4 years) </p>
<p>Awards: Junior Artist of the Year
Stellar Student </p>
<p>Summers: After sophomore - Spent a month in France with my cousins learning French and riding horses
After junior - Tufts Summit </p>
<p>Hooks: I’m from Mexico and completely bilingual. </p>
<p>Essays: Some of my best writing pieces, revised by my English comp teacher. </p>
<p>Recs: Strong, from drawing and painting teacher and english teacher </p>
<p>I applied for ED, i sent my common app on 30 oct i think @Shikhar394</p>
<p>Has anyone seen the 2015 New York University: Award Access Not Available on Albert? </p>
<p>Hey all, I applied ED to CAS. I’m from MN, but a New Yorker at heart, so I’m insanely nervous even thinking about December 12th lol. If anyone’s interested, here’s my stats:</p>
<p>GPA: 3.88 (UW)</p>
<p>ACT: 34 composite ( English - 36, Reading - 33, Science - 35, Math - 30, writing - 12)</p>
<p>EC’s:
-Varsity Mock Trial (4 years). Captain this year.
-Reef aquarium care/business (grew and sold live corals nationally)
-Worked at a fish store for 1.5 years
-Design and develop custom levels for games like Call of Duty
-Interned/volunteered at a work skills non-profit last summer
-Cooking (inventing new recipes and learning different ones from various cultures - I characterized this as a cultural activity)
-Restoring an old muscle car with my dad
-Teaching myself Italian
-Senior guide (helping freshman adjust to high school life)
-Weight training</p>
<p>Essays: I think they’re very strong - had them reviewed by my english teacher.</p>
<p>Recs: didn’t get to see them, but I bet they’re pretty good. </p>
<p>Good luck to you all! Hopefully this thread can be a good distraction from all of our anxiety!</p>
<p>@bbakri That is where NYU will show you your financial aid summary once you’re accepted. It won’t update until you’ve been accepted.</p>
<p>Here are my stats:</p>
<p>GPA: 100.39 / 100 W, 95.81 / 100 UW
Rank: 4th out of 124</p>
<p>APs: Last year I took AP Bio (4), AP Calc AB (4), and AP US History (5)
This year I’m taking AP Gov and AP Statistics outside of school as a 5th class</p>
<p>SAT: 700 M, 700 R, 670 W (2070 Composite)
ACT: Did not take
SAT Subjects: Did not take</p>
<p>Applied to: CAS as a Public Health major with a concentration in Sociology</p>
<p>ECs:
President of NHS (member for 2 years)
Co-Chair of Health Careers Club (3 years)
Secretary of Drama Club - starred in every production since freshman year (4 years)
Captain of Mock Trial Team - team made it to state semi finals two years ago (4 years)
Employed at a local coffee shop - 16 hrs/week (3 years)
Member of Interact Club (3 years)
Student Advisory Council - basically student rep at School Committee Meetings (1 year)
Freshman Advisor/Student Ambassador - led freshmen advisories, gave tours to prospective freshmen, etc. (3 years)
Jazz Band pianist (3 years)
13 years of piano lessons</p>
<p>Summers:
Summer after Sophomore Year: Attended the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, toured Boston-area hospitals, medical schools, talked with physicians, medical students, professors, stayed at Babson College for 2 weeks
Summer after Junior Year: Massachusetts Boys’ State Delegate - spent a week at Stonehill College, learned about the functions of government in a practical sense, listened to economic, political, and government lectures from distinguished speakers</p>
<p>Essays: Pretty strong, took about two months from first draft to final for both CA and supplemental essay. Two English teachers reviewed each of them</p>
<p>Recs: Glowing recs from my AP Bio and AP US History teacher, good rec from guidance counselor.</p>
<p>I’m applying from a small, rural Massachusetts town. My high school is a small public high school (about 500 kids in the whole school)</p>
<p>@jjrrss10 I was just curious if anyone had seen that specific message on their financial aid summary page b/c on forums from past years, those accepted said they saw that same message before they received their acceptances </p>
<p>@bbakri Oh, I didn’t know that. I’m seeing the same message. Maybe it’s a hint we both got in! </p>
<p>@jjrrss10 haha, hopefully! when did you submit your application?</p>
<p>@bbakri October 30th, you?</p>