@Ivywang haha, nice plan for the essays. Good luck with Stern, I hope both of us get in!! What’re your stats? And did you apply to UNC-Chapel Hill…they have a great business school too!?
Edit: Applying to Stern, concentrating in Econ, but ill probs do a double major if I get in.
@Nottryingtoohard I’m going to use your format!
SAT I: 2400 (superscore), 2280 (one-sitting)
SAT II: 800 Literature, 730 US History, 730 Biology M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65 (messed up Sophomore year … and Junior year too? haha)
Weighted GPA (if available): 4.9
Rank/percentile (if available): top 20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chinese (5), AP Chem (5), AP Statistics (5), AP Biology (4), APUSH (4), AP Gov/Politics (5), AP Calc AB (5), AP Env’t Science (5), AP Euro, AP Literature, and UNC-Chapel Hill Biostatistics 600-002 (Grad School course)
Awards: NHS, NMS Semifinalist, Winner of the International Social Science Conference for Youth, AP Scholar
Extracurriculars: Author of a blog on digital activism (information systems and data simplification), Intern at Signivel LLC (Statistical Consultants), Director of East Vision nonprofit, Natureway nonprofit, and Paradox (another nonprofit), Intern at Duke Bioinformatics (published paper on data research), Intern at UNC School of Public Health (published lots of code on causal inference), President of the Social Justice Academy club and conference, Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council, President (and founder) of Melodies club (orchestral music!)
Essays: 9/10 (common app), 10/10 (supplement)
Teacher Recommendation: 9/10
Counselor Rec: 7/10 (don’t know her well)
Additional Rec: 10/10
Intended Major: Business (Concentration: Operations) and potentially double with Information Systems
Minor: GPH
State: NC
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Female
Really worried about my GPA (and yes, it was definitely my fault)
@iywang Do you hold a US passport or a Chinese passport, because for international students, I think NYU Admissions is need-aware. I think you’ll definitely get in if money isn’t a problem.
You guys are all applying to Stern which is like insanely hard lol, fortunately I’m going for Tandon which means I don’t have to battle the likes of you guys lol.
Hey everyone. I’m was accepted to Stern last year but deferred, so I will be joining some of you in the class of 2020. I’m currently interning in New York and spend a lot of time on campus. I know how tough the admissions process can be so if anyone has questions, feel free to pm me
Hi all. Did anyone who applied ED1 get a financial aid brochure? Just wondering if they send it to everyone? Anyone ED1 CAS?
@ferrarivettel good to know!I have an American passport as I was born in America, and money isn’t a problem.
@NYUFan101 congratulations on getting in - where do you intern now?
@horselover7 Received the FA brochure 3 days or so ago. I believe it’s sent to everyone who applies.
Anyone here familiar with how the interviews work?
@Ivywang those SAT scores and AP’s are impressiveeee!!!
Hey! I’ve applied ED I for Tisch film and televison and was wondering if you could chance me!
SATs: M: 610 CR: 690 W:650 // 1950
GPA: cumulative 4.3896 out of weighted 4.0
Transcript: all some form of an A except a B in AP Calc AB this year
APs: APUSH (3), English Comp (4), English Lit, Calc AB
Class Rank: 10/194 weighted
Classes taken this (senior) year: AP English Lit, AP Calc AB, 5 film/media/drama classes, personal finance, sociology, criminology
Previous classes include honors English 9 & 10, honors intro to physics, honors bio, chem, Spanish 1 & 2, honors world history, honors pre-calc, creative writing, web design 1 & 2, online computer science course, poetry workshop, geometry, algebra 1 & 2 (I might be missing a few but that’s the majority)
End of High School Capstone Project: creating films based off of my own short stories and Catcher in the Rye
EC’s and awards and work
Scholastic Writing Award: Short Story // highest statewide award
Scholastic Writing Award: Poetry // statewide honorable mention
Written and self-published three full length fiction novels available on Amazon
Numerous (I don’t even know how many, probably well over 15) school academic awards
Head editor of school-produced poetry collection book available on Amazon
Honor Society since 11th grade
Honor Society Treasurer since 12th grade
Link Crew leader since 12th grade
Horseback riding competition team member, winning over 50 awards including year end titles (been riding since I was 5)
Directed and acted in school theatrical production of A Beatles’ Story, premiering next month
Previously directed four short films
Restaurant assistant since 11th grade (food prep, operating ice cream and take out window, clearing and setting tables)
Stable-hand (feeding/administering medicine (as needed) to 50 horses, exercising horses, maintaining stable)
I’ve had the toughest English teacher read over my essays for both the common app and the additional essays needed in the Tisch application and she said they were great, and I have one excellent rec letters from a teacher and one from my guidance counselor. To finish out the creative portfolio, I’m sending in one of my films based on the short story that won a Scholastic award.
I know that the creative portfolio is subjective to opinion of admissions officers, but otherwise, what do you think of my chances? Like I said, I applied for ED I and NYU is absolutely my top school. I appreciate you taking the time to read and respond. Thank you!
@16eforeman Hey! You’ve got an impressive set of ECs there. Were you even able to fit all of them on Common App? There’s no use listing them here if Admissions won’t see them. For Tisch your SAT scores are not super competitive but I think they might be okay, your GPA seems good but you haven’t taken many APs. Is this because your school does not offer many? If the number you have taken is rigorous at your school then you’re set! I think your biggest hook is going to be that most all of your ECs match Tisch’s arts theme. If your essays portrayed you as someone a little quirky and a little unique then that’ll help you shine out amongst the rest of Tisch applicants! Good luck!! I think you have a 60-70% chance of admission.
@iywang Hey. I’m currently interning at SNL
@iywang You can’t request interviews; they come to you. So unless you get contacted by admissions, you cant ask for an interview, at least thats how I understood it.
By the way, I’m also applying to Stern ED1. Best of Luck!!
Hey everyone, just chiming in. I’ve applied early decision to NYU Steinhardt school of music as a jazz studies performance major. The jazz program is what’s mainly worrying me. If anyone else is applying to the school of music, hit me up, since I still haven’t received my on campus audition date.
@Nottryingtoohard @iywang holy crap yalls stats are amazing!!!
I can’t help but get discouraged when I see everyone’s AMAZING grades and scores, yet you’re still worried. haha!
@natiann123 don’t worry! I remember reading that you were applying to either Steinhardt or CAS, and if so, the acceptance rates for both schools (30-50%) are much higher than Stern’s (<10%). @Nottryingtoohard and I are both applying to Stern.
This wait is absolute torture. Applied ED1 to CAS with a 2080 Sat and 4.00 gpa. Hoping double legacy and ED will help make up for my crappy stats. Fingers crossed!
@Ivywang Stern having a less than 10% acceptance rate is not accurate at all… What is your source? Stern is definitely more challenging than CAS from everything I’ve read, however.
NYU invited for me a Skype Interview. I don’t know if this is a bad thing (they need to know more than what I presented in my CommonApp) or a good thing (a chance to showcase myself more).
This happens to by my 1st college admission interview lol. Freaking out!
@deller123 on many previous threads for NYU admission they cited 10% with a ~ 3% margin of error. I just checked the student body profile for last year and CAS was around 20-25%. The highest reported acceptance rate that I have ever come across for Stern is 15% so I guess you’re right! <10% is off. Sorry
Where is everyone from?