<p>Assuming that nothing goes horribly awry and that the postcard inviting me to that Sunday at the Square event means I got in…</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Admitted School: CAS
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 730 R, 660 M, 740 W (12 essay); 29 ACT
[</em>] SAT IIs: 700 MathI, 710 Bio, 650 Lit
[<em>] GPA (UW): before senior year, 3.81 - I got a C in Calculus BC this year 1st quarter, though.
[</em>] GPA (W): my school doesn’t weigh - but for my academic courses, they were all honors/AP
[<em>] Rank: Top 10%, I’m a Bloustein scholarship recip.
[</em>] Leadership Positions: 1st chair alto sax in school jazz band, secretary in Chinese Honor Society
[<em>] Awards/Honors: PSAT Commended Student, National Latin Exam Award (Maxima Cum Laude), AP Scholar (Bio 5, APUSH 5, Lang 5); I also made an effort to send those AP scores in, possibly as a way to show my interest in NYU
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular: Volunteering experience, work experience.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I applied the theme of “American Beauty” to my own life.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One from Chinese teacher whom I’ve had since the 6th grade, I’ve been active in the Chinese Club and even traveled w/ her to China on a school trip; One from AP Lang teacher, she said some pieces I’ve written in her class were her favorite, I was most enthusiastic in that class.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I don’t know but probably good? I remember I was acting a bit stressed/frazzled during the time she started writing it.
[</em>] Hooks (if any): First-generation, recommendations, shortanswer/essay, in that order (greatest->least), I feel.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: central NJ
[</em>] School Type: Public, large
[<em>] Ethnicity: Chinese (stated on application)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[<em>] Other Factors:
[</em>] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? I think the uniqueness of my application helped me. </p>
<p>Song to sing? “Abrazame” by Camila, a Mexican power ballad.
Unique feature? My graying hair (blamed it on genetics, I explained my like/dislike for it)
Why CAS? I originally put my major down as bio: wrote about my intern experiences at Rutgers Biology. </p>
<p>For the “elaborate on an activity” section, I wrote about my experiences as a volunteer in an English-language camp in Spain, where I helped Spanish teens grow more comfortable speaking English for a week.</p>
<p>[li] General Comments: I’m really grateful to be considered by NYU! Now it’s down to how much I have to pay… I’m not rich.[/li][/ul]</p>