<p>These stat threads were very helpful to me when I was researching NYU last year and applying. It's time to return the favor for next year's applicants.</p>
<p>Try to keep comments out of this thread so it stays clean. Stats only please, acceptances or rejections. </p>
<p>Take out all spaces inside the BBCode, which is everything surrounded by brackets. Anything inside the brackets should not have any space in them for the code to work. </p>
<p>[ size=+2][ color=blue][ b]School: College of Arts and Science ; Liberal Studies Program ; Tisch School of the Arts ; Stern School of Business ; Gallatin School of Individualized Study ; Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development ; Global Liberal Studies ; Silver School of Social Work ; College of Nursing[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ b]Major: Insert Major or Undecided[ /b][/size]</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Weighted GPA:
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Awards/Honors:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] </p>
<p>School: Tisch School of the Arts Major: Film & Television</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1380 // 2040 (CR 750 M 630 W 660)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Not Required
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.48
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 3.83
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 114/880;Top 15%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroeconomics, AP Psychology, AP English, Honors Government, Honors Spanish 3, Math B 3/3
[</em>] Awards/Honors: National Honors Society, 4x Semester Honor Roll, Scholar Athlete Award '07-'08
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A lot
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: A lot
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Okay
[</em>] Summer Activities: Summer Film Program, Summer College Now Program
[<em>] Essays: Very good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn't read; assuming good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[<em>] School Type: Large Inner-City Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Indonesian & Chinese)
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Below 20K
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NYC resident, first generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Portfolio, Essays, SAT
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My film portfolio was really good, it got me two talent-based trustee scholarships from NYU.
[/ul]General Comments: Getting into college is like, holding in your gut for three years and finally letting the big boy loose. It's the best feeling ever. :)</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED (ED) School: Stern School of Business Major: Finance/Economics</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1420/2090 (790M 630CR 670W)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Math I: 730 Math II: 790 Chemistry: 770
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 3.7
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics, SUPA Psychology
[</em>] Awards/Honors: Honor Roll, National Merit Semifinalist, President's Excellence in Education Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math Honors Society, Chemistry Olympics, Environmental Action Club (Recycling Committee), Youth Group (Secretary), Bowling (Captain)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Not that much
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Decent
[</em>] Summer Activities: None
[<em>] Essays: The most effort I've ever put into an essay in my life
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn't read but I'm guessing really good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn't read but I'm guessing decent
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[<em>] School Type: Public Regional
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~70k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Essays, SAT II's
[<em>] Weaknesses: Volunteering/Work Experiences
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted: I have no idea...
[/ul]General Comments: Getting into NYU feels so surreal. It's amazing :D</p>
<p>School: Tisch School of the Arts **
**Major: Drama, Experimental Theatre Wing</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 700 CR, 660 M, 680 W essay: 10
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: not needed, but: 720 Lit, 690 US history, 510 Spanish <- ew
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[<em>] Weighted GPA: 3.67
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): i'm guessing top 10%, school doesnt even tell us this
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (3), English Lang (4), US History (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP English Lit, AP Enviromental Science, AP Art History, AP Gov/ AP Econ, Advanced Acting Honors, online PE
[</em>] Awards/Honors: Top 20 in state for monologues, All-state Performer, Assitant Directed a Play that won Best in County, AP Scholar, NSHSS</p>
<p>[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theatre, Thespian Club (VP), Dance- Ballet, Soccer, Fencing
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Relay For Life, Various theatre things...
[</em>] Summer Activities: Mpulse Ann Arbor- (UMich's summer theatre program, Theatre and Drama Academy), ComedySportz Camp (improv), organizing part of Relay For Life
[<em>] Essays: good :) I love my opening paragraph
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: one from English teacher that LOVED me last year
[li] Counselor Rec: awesome, my counselor is great and really likes me</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other*[ul]
[<em>] State: California
[</em>] School Type: Large Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: upper middle
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: really heavy involvement in theatre. I interned @ my school theatre last year, and counted my hours- on avg, i spent 40+ hours a week in there
[<em>] Weaknesses: Math grades!!!!
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: good audition?
[/ul]General Comments:* SO happy!</p>
<p>Gaah, bimachris, this thread is making me nervous already, especially since I'm applying RD to Film & TV!</p>
<p>What bothers me about my application is I only have the vaguest idea where I stand as far as portfolios go. I THINK I'll be fine, but I don't know.</p>
<p>School: College of Arts and Science Major: Politics</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[ ] SAT I (breakdown): 580 CR, 540 M, 480 W
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 550,560
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3
[ *] Weighted GPA: School doesn't weight
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 28/450 (Top 6%)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 2 AP, 1 honor, few electives
[ *] Awards/Honors: NYSSMA (music: viola)[/ul]
**Subjective:[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Work mostly
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Staples Sales Associate (paycheck goes to support family)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Nursing home
[ *] Summer Activities: More work lol
[ *] Essays: Amazing. One of my best. All my teachers loved it, was about a debate I had with my US History teach last year in politics (what I will major in)
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing.The same teacher in my essay lol.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Awesome
[/ul]
**Other[ul]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): New York!
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Large Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: Low
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first generation, low income, working to support family, single parent, HEOP eligible
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[ *] Strengths: Essay,recommendation, supplements
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA, SAT, SATII
[ *] Why you think you were accepted: I had a lot of Hooks lol. Also thank you HEOP! =]
[/ul]General Comments:* Can't wait for the HEOP summer program =D</p>
<p>School: College of Arts and Science Major: Undecided</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 600 CR, 700 M, 560 W
[</em>] ACT: -
[<em>] SAT II: 710 Chinese, 690 Math II, 540 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school doesn't do GPA
[<em>] Weighted GPA: -
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 24/157
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):-
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):-
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: almost killed me!
[</em>] Awards/Honors: A few from the University of New South Wales and QUT.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Domestic Science Club (VP for a year, group leader for 2 years), Mock Trial - Advocate for 2 years, Mooting - Advocate, piano 8 years, cello
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Old Folks' Home, collecting funds for earthquake vics
[</em>] Summer Activities: none. no time at all, had extra classes 4 days a week for math because school teacher was not teaching as in depth as he should be.
[<em>] Essays: I thought it was good (because everyone said so), it got rave reviews but as I reviewed it after I got rejected, it was pretty clear why I was rejected. terrible and very colloquial.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: very good, both of them.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: no counselor in school, so I sent in an additional teacher rec.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): Sabah :D
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): Malaysia
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Malaysian Chinese
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: upper middle
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Ecs, recs and probably grades.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Essay, SAT.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essay! Damn.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I still cannot believe that I submitted that essay! How embarassing. Good luck to everyone who got in :), and if somehow I end up slightly miserable at the college I am going to (I hope I'm getting in one; I wrote a brand new essay with a kick-ass editor to edit it) I might try and transfer. It's hard but definitely possible, I think. It's been a fun ride and I don't know where the general CC population got their idea that NYUers are snobs/wanna-be hipsters, because they are one of the nicest people on CC.</p>
<p>lol im kinda like u…i realized my essay wasnt that great after i got rejected from NYU. i used my original essay. the one i submitted said how ive lived my life (and what my family did) but i had a better one before someone told me i should do that one. i guess that helped to get rejected! : ] not really but oh well. im gonna try and transfer too i think. now im having second thots tho becuz i really dont know if i want to live in cold weather without theme parks…i live in cali and probably will go to los angeles unless for some wierd reason i get accepted to northwestern. or brown. or vanderbilt. but i dont think soo lol</p>
<p>well the funny thing is that I really love it where I am now and there is no way that I am transferring out…I have 2 friends who were rejected by NYU too and they were thinking about transferring, but they decided not to now haha.</p>
<p>Things change and I can’t see myself being at NYU now. just adding my 2 cents good luck with your apps though! if anything, pick the school that you know you’ll be happiest at, and don’t think about transferring odds; it will drive you crazy!</p>
<p>yeah northwestern vanderbilt and brown are soo hard. my sister got into stern but was rejected from those 3 so don’t fret if u get rejected babygrl</p>
<p>oh i know. i just applied to those cuz i had nothin to lose but money. i dont think ill get into them anyways. i probably wont get into half the schools i applied to lol but i had one chance to apply and took it.</p>
good luck with your apps though! if anything, pick the school that you know you’ll be happiest at, and don’t think about transferring odds; it will drive you crazy!</p>