<p>Hey guys, I am in an awkward position. So, freshmen and sophomore year, I did not do anything and got horrible grades. Junior year, I buckled up and got myself together and got a 1 B. The twist is, that my course load was extremely difficult and my extracurricular activites are very good. </p>
<p>ACT - 34
GPA (UW) 3.3(yea ouch..i know)(2.8-->3.8) 4.5 Weighted
Couse load: I have taken 9 classes each year and 5 AP's 10th grade, and 7 AP's junior year.</p>
<p>EC's: Stock Market Club- Founder and President
Key Club - 3 years
Varsity Tennis - 3 Years
Speech and Debate Club -President (2 years)
Speech and Debate Club- VP (1 year)
Small computer science internship for 1 summer
DECA - 2 years (I won one local tournament)
I am a leader in my religious group: I organize events and conduct events on a weekly basis for 5 years. </p>
<p>Essays: I talk about my change using a clever metaphor. PM me if you would like to know.
Also, I talk about how I know what I want to do and my realization through high school. </p>
<p>My question is simple: Do I have a chance? After I took AP Economics, I fell in love into business. I have liked subjects before and contemplated about studying those in college, but after Economics, it was clear I wanted to go into Business in Finance(hence the club I started). Do I have a shot at these NYU Stern Early Decision?</p>
<p>Thanks Guys! I really appreciate the advice! :)</p>
<p>If you think going to UCs or CSUs (or other schools that do not take in account freshman year) are good backup options, please post your GPA without freshman year… personally I think you stand a better chance for Berkeley Haas (if you can afford it) than NYU Stern, given how freshman year was a disaster for you.</p>
<p>3.3/4 isn’t awful, depending on where you go…upwards trend is better than downwards. Admittedly, I don’t know enough about Stern NYU, I only know about general NYU.</p>
<p>I’ll/We’ll find out just how “bad” it is when I apply there this winter with the same UW AND W GPA. In my chance thread, I got lots of “matches” and “low reaches” for NYU, and my counselors and teachers think that I’d have it down…Your 34 is >>> my 2110 for that matter, and I think you’ve a damn good shot.
Slightly more diverse ECs might help, but I still think you’ll be okay.</p>
<p>Tl;DR: NYU (don’t know about stern) ED: Match, and Low reach Stern. Consider transferring early frosh year if you need time to up your grades some. Good luck!</p>
<p>Yes! A really good friend of mine is going to NYU right now (he loves it) and he only had a 3.2 when he graduated. If you show improvement and passion, get good letters of rec, and write a good essay, NYU will recognize that.</p>