<p>ED II results are getting near and we have seen through the last couple rolls of Early Decision that there is a strong correlation and trend between getting an FA change and an acceptance, or lack thereof and rejection. </p>
<p>For this reason I am continuing this thread so that it may help future applicants</p>
<p>To check your financial aid message:
1. Log into Albert.
2. Under the "Financial Aid" tab, click "Financial Aid Summary".
3. Post the message (e.g. "Award access unavailable", "2015 No self-service for access this year")</p>
<p>Please Post
-Main campus choice
-Financial aid message
-If known, date of change (or an approximation)
-GPA (please note if it is unweighted/weighted)
-SAT/ACT
-Hooks </p>
<p>Please pledge to post and edit your decision after it is released.</p>
<p>After Decision, please post:
-Main campus choice
-Admission plan (ED1/ED2/RD)
-Financial aid message
-Decision!:</p>
<p>-NYC Steinhardt
-2015/ NYU/ Award access not available
-Around 2 weeks ago
-UW 3.65
-1990
-Stellar essay, great recommendations, and most extracurricular activities are relevant to intended major</p>
<p>-NYU Steinhardt
-2015 NYU Award Access not Available
-January 9 2014 (really early)
-UW 3.36
-ACT 34 SAT 2250
-Good essays, recs, strong leadership/independence shown
-Decision: will be posted later</p>
<p>NYU Stern
2015 NYU Award Access not Available
January 18, 2014
UW (3.45)
ACT 31 Essay: 11
Nationally ranked debater (top 30), College level internship with a financial and communications emphasis, and various other leadership roles. Essays talk about how I was born in Mexico and spoke no english when I came here 6 years ago and overcoming adversity and being extremely successful at debate.
Decison: Unknown.</p>
<p>NYU Steinhardt
2015 NYU Award Access not Available
February 5th, 2014
W (IB doesn’t give students their unweighted GPA for some reason…): 4.36
SAT: 1930
Good essays, as I’m an international kid having lived in 6 countries throughout my life. I applied for music technology so I have a lot of experience in terms of my major, and I also had to send in an audition video which I think i did fairly well in. This is all pretty subjective though, probably haha so I wouldn’t be able to tell you. I’m also an IB candidate.</p>
<p>Campus of Choice: CAS
FA: 2015 NYU Award Access Not Available
Date: I don’t know the exact date, because i didn’t try logging in until i saw all this FA theory…but i logged in jan 31 and i saw the FA change!
GPA: 3.87 UW: 4.89
SAT: 2150
Hooks: won many regional and state journalism awards, stellar recs, pretty good essays (although it’s subjective to say haha). internship at rice university.
Decision: Unknown.</p>
<p>NYU Gallatin
FA: “2015 New York University Award Access Not Available” (in a 3 row chart b/c of precollege)
I applied for aid and I’m a domestic student
Date: Just discovered the theory three days ago, so I checked on 2/3/14 and I had it
GPA: Weighted 102.25
SAT: 2070 / ACT: 33 / SAT 2: 730 Math I and 770 Math II
Hooks: Ranked first in my class, I have 10 NYU credits and 17 from my local community college, first in my family, lots of ECs/leadership including a job and internship, awesome recs, most challenging course load available, and ITS State Board Officer.
Decision: Unknown</p>
<p>NYU Stern
FA: 2015 | NYU | Award Access Not Available
Date: no idea but really early
GPA: 91 weighted (major upward trend)
SAT: 2240 (M:760 W:800 R:680) superscore
Hooks: Did the precollege program, got 2 nyu recommendation letters and am an ambassador</p>
<p>-NYU CAS, NYC
-2015 Award Access Not Available
-91 UW
-2020 SAT
-Not sure about date change
-NYU precollege program, rec from NYU professor and v nyu type common app essay. also editor in chief of newspaper</p>
<p>NYU Stern
FA: 2015 l NYU l Award Access Not Available
Date: January 20th
GPA: 96/100 UW
SAT: 2320 Single, 2360 Superscore
Hooks: Nothing out of the ordinary, but a lot of business related activities if that counts
Decision: 4 days to go! </p>
<p>P.S. I didn’t apply for financial aid, and I read on the ED II thread that people who don’t do so get the aid change no matter what? </p>
<p>@HaroldSawyer Yes, your FA status will ultimately change regardless of whether you applied for FA or not if you are accepted. However, it doesn’t automatically default to the change if you don’t apply for aid so the theory should still be plausible. Many people who don’t apply for FA will still not receive the change. </p>
<p>Sorry if that’s confusing. I’m not too good with words.</p>
<p>If you’re accepted -> not matte what, you WILL get a FA Change (or already did)
<em>**If you didn’t apply for FA-> You might not get the FA change before February 14
If you don’t get the FA Change before Feb 14-> You still of being admitted, FA or not
*</em>*If you didn’t apply for FA-> You also MAY get the FA change before 2/14
If you get the FA Change before Feb 14-> There is a good chance you got accepted</p>
<p>Side notes:
ED is binding
NYU and tells applicants only to apply ED if NYU is your dream school because its binding
NYU supposedly gives “notoriously sub-par” Financial Aid according to CC accepted students
NYU publically states to NOT apply ED if you need financial aid
NYU knows many ED people apply for FA anyways, and some back out of their agreements for financial reasons, which is why they made the previous statement ^
NYU gives scholarships to RD students; not to ED because they already know you have to come and you’ll pay</p>
<p>My conclusion (given everything I said is true)
If you didn’t need FA and you applied ED -> It seems like the odds would be in your favor</p>
<p>Any flaws? Sorry for going off topic lol oops… </p>
<p>-NYU Tisch Film
-“Award access not available.”
-3.2 GPA (UW)
-1800 SAT
-Fantastic portfolio (video I sent in: <a href=“https://vimeo.com/85992414”>https://vimeo.com/85992414</a>). I work with a renowned Disney Producer full time. I own my own small production company. My essays were quite good. Great recommendations. </p>
<p>So, I’m in an odd predicament. My grades are below average, but my portfolio is fantastic. I’m really riding on the notion that Tisch admissions will look over my grades!</p>
<p>Applied to CAS (changed to LSP on Albert) NYC
2015 Award access not available in 3 columns
Don’t know what date it actually changed because the first time I checked it since I sent my app was last week.
Don’t want to post my stats because I don’t have any idea what that would have to do with this fa change theory but I will say I can see how I got rejected from CAS and into LSP because my stats aren’t really typical NYU student material. </p>