NYU Midd

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Backstory:
Went to two high schools, and I am now at Bard College at Simon's Rock taking only college-level courses. Through an agreement with my high school, I can graduate in June 2008, and I am considered both a senior at Hudson and freshman at Simon's Rock. I have confirmed with NYU/Midd/Tufts that I should be a freshman applicant. </p>

<p>SAT: 2130 (680M, 720CR, 730W)
SAT Biology E: 620
SAT World Hist: 690</p>

<p>No HS GPA or rank because I went to two high schools and either a combination or total disregard of different weighting practices was not acceptable to my HS guidance office. However, my grades are mostly As, with one C freshman year, and 1 or 2 Bs in sophomore and junior years.</p>

<p>ECs - Too long to list, as far as school clubs,and volunteer work go, it's basically stellar. I'm in a slight rush so I may come back later to list all of that. To be quick, I headed three in my last year where I was actually in high school (junior year), was a member in 3 more. Revamped the HS paper.</p>

<p>Now as a freshman at Simon's Rock, I'm a Model UN member and treasurer, class rep in student govt, and working on a presidential campaign. </p>

<p>Reccomendations: stellar, end of. </p>

<p>PROBLEM: I'm in college (at Simon's Rock) instead of taking high school level courses, so when mid-year reports are required, they'll want my first semester transcript from Simon's Rock:
Intro to Anthropology - A
Calculus - B+
First Year Seminar (literature studies; Plato/Gilgamesh/Dante/Sophocles): B or B-
First Amendment Studies (half-semester long course on Church and State): A-
Economics (BAD GRADE, AKA THE PROBLEM): C or C+</p>

<p>Basically, my first semester GPA at Simon's Rock is gonna be between 3.0 and 3.1. Will this (esp having that one C or C+ sink me)? Overall, what are my chances of getting into NYU, Midd, and Tufts (ED)?</p>

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<p>good shot in all of them. I think for Tufts u got like 55% chance.</p>

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<p>does NYU even check mid year grades</p>

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<p>NYU doesn't! But Midd and Tufts...do =(</p>

<p>Anybody else have any thoughts about the impact of that 1st semester C or the 3.0 - 3.1 gpa?</p>

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<p>bump..................</p>

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<p>Big -- I'm confused. Why would you WANT to apply as a freshman to NYU or Tufts when you will have completed the first year of college at Simon's Rock? Why not wait another year and transfer into a college as a junior and get credit for all the work you have done? Or, if you don't like Simon's Rock, transfer next year and still get credit for your work? I would be surprised if they even allow you to apply as a freshman at these colleges. My experience was that if someone had already enrolled at any undergraduate college -- including Simon's Rock -- it was not generally permitted for a student to apply to another college as a freshman.</p>