NYU right for me?

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<p>Some confusion.. </p>

<p>I am a senior at a competitive public school in MetroWest Boston. I want to major in something along the lines of graphic design/multimedia & communications. For a long time I was planning on going to a stand alone art school but recently I decided I'd rather attend a large university with a strong art program, and NYU seems like that school. </p>

<p>Now I haven't done a terrible amount of research yet =/, but would it be more appropriate to apply to Tisch or GSP if I'm sure multimedia/communications, etc is what I want to pursue a career in? Would my chances vary depending on the school?</p>

<p>Also, I'm not terribly sure about my chances of getting in in the first place, and I hope you guys can help me out! =D</p>

<p>My grades aren't terribly impressive, but I've got plenty of extracurriculars. I have a GPA of 3.5 due to a bout of depression freshman year =/ but it jumped from a 2.0 to a 3.9 from 9th to 10th grade. I've taken/am taking 4 AP classes and scored a 4 on US History last year. I'm Comptia A+ certified in computer hardware and software through a rigorious course at school. I'm in Honors Art Portfolio this year. They unfortunately don't offer many art courses at my school, so I'm also taking Honors Art History online.</p>

<p>I've been part of the Business Professionals of America for 2 years and placed 2nd for website development at the State competition both years (qualifying for Nationals). I plan on continuing the tradition this year ;D. I'm on the Academic Decathlon team, and I'm also an avid member of Students for Planet Earth and the school paper (writer and layout design).</p>

<p>I scored a 2030 on the SAT (m: 640 cr: 690 writing: 700) and am retaking next month. For SAT II's, scored a 720 in US History and a 520 (ouch!!) in math 1, retaking the latter.</p>

<p>I guess my advantage over some could be that I have a focus, and I've done what I could to prepare throughout my highschool career. I have worked 3 relevant jobs/paid internships since sophomore year, the first as a web developer and computer technician that I sought after earning my Comptia A+ Certification. I have been working there since (in fact.. I'm typing from a computer there now =X). Then Junior year I got a 2nd job doing web development for a music promotion company (a pretty big deal, Aerosmith is on their roster) where I do challenging projects like help develop wireframes for a revamped user dashboard. Then I worked over the summer as a QA Engineering intern for a large social networking site devoted to the arts. I have done some freelance web design work (enough for a decent portfolio, but I unfortunately haven't gotten around to it yet =/).</p>

<p>In my spare time I focus on my online music magazine which I co-founded in 2003 and now solely maintain. I designed it, installed the content management system and the discussion board. I write reviews and arrange/conduct interviews. I work with many labels/PR's through the site and in fact hope to even work/intern at one some day.</p>

<p>So what do you think? NYU right for me? Am I right for NYU? Do I have a chance, and should I apply ED?</p>

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<p>Just 2 points.
1. You can't apply to GSP. You can only be referred.
2. Look at Steinhardt. It may be the best fit for your interests.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Seinhardt definitely looks like the right school for me. I'm actually considering majoring in Music Business with a minor in Communications. Does anyone know much about the Music Business program? Am I at a disadvantage if I don't have an audition (considering I'm not very musically inclined, just have my experiences in music promotion).</p>

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<p>You would need to take a music audition for the music business program in Steinhardt. Also, I don't believe that nyu offers a graphic design program if that is something that you are interested in considering. However, the communications program in Steinhardt would be a good possibility.
Best of luck.</p>

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<p>I think you can get into Steinhardt.</p>

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<p>I hope that this is helpful:</p>

<p><a href="http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/page.php?page_id=945%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/page.php?page_id=945&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>rdept, the Music Business program is, first and foremost, a music program. The core curriculum is in music, music theory, music history, and keyboard skills. It is a selective program which requires an audition, an interview, and a music theory test. If you're not musically inclined, a Bachelor of Music program is unlikely the right choice for you.</p>

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<p>I've decided to stick with Communications and I definitely do feel its right for me. Thanks for all the responses!</p>

<p>Also I didn't mention that I am asian and female, I don't know if that would make a difference?</p>

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<p>If anything, it's negative. NYU has a gender imbalance - there are more females than males - and compared to general population statistics, Asians make up a larger fraction of the student body.</p>

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<p>schools woth more females than males are best
i like females :)</p>