<p>I am just wondering out of curiosity which of the following schools at NYU are considered the least selective: School of Social Work, Stern School of Business, and Gallatin School of Individualized Study, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. </p>
<p>I want to figure out which school I have the best shot at getting accepted to. Most of my extracurriculars and leadership are focused around business, political science and psychology, which are where my primary interests lie. I feel I am well qualified for all of them, and have extensive leadership and decent stats (3.6 GPA and 34 ACT, three 5's, three 4's and one 3 on my AP exams, and my school does not rank). Also, my mom went to NYU and graduated from Stern. One thing that stands out about me is that I started a business the summer before my junior year of high school and have made thousands of dollars from it, in addition to having a website and receiving some local recognition for it. </p>
<p>I ask your personal opinion as to how you would rank those schools on selectivity from least to most selective, and any insight into which school you might think I would be good for or I would have a good shot at getting into would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>I think that NYU doesn’t release stats per school because numbers like that are misleading.</p>
<p>Stern and CAS are probably the most “numbers” oriented programs, meaning with GPA and test scores at a certain level, you have a fairly good predictor of acceptance if all other factors like EC’s and recommendations are good.</p>
<p>However, for Tisch and Steinhardt, the admissions committees are looking at other factors that are very important to admissions-- talent in art, music, theatre or film making will determine 50% of the decision. So there is more latitude in terms of straight test scores and GPA. Among those talent-based programs, the stats may be significantly lower as a median than other programs. (Not low enough to not meet an NYU standard, but certainly low when compared to Stern stats.)</p>
<p>However, there are programs in Steinhardt and Tisch that do not have a talent component. For those programs, I would imagine that once again the stats are more important and the median criteria are more in line with CAS.</p>
<p>As for Gallatin, they are competitive for sure, but are also looking for a certain type of independent student. So factors like EC’s and talent may once again be considered a bit more than just stats.</p>
<p>@tomofboston: No, that’s not why I asked, and that’s not my plan. I want to apply to NYU because its where my mom got into. I have already been admitted to multiple other top colleges, and while NYU is on my list, its not my #1 choice so no, I am not desperate to get into NYU. That being said, I think I have at the least a decent shot. I posed this question hoping someone would enlighten me on the selectivity of the schools at NYU as I am aware that Stern is one of the best business programs and would therefore probably be highly selective, which is always something to keep in mind while completing an application. </p>
<p>@uskoolfish: So, assuming I have great recs and great essays (which I do), in addition to my starting a business with success and my legacy, would you say that my stats (which I stated in the earlier post) would be competitive at Stern?</p>
<p>3.6 is very slightly below average as a GPA for NYU. Average is considered 3.7. To be on the safe side for Stern, I would say you would want that 3.7 to be unweighted and it should only be based on the 5 core subjects, not electives.</p>
<p>34 Act, though, is high and should probably help your application.</p>
<p>Based on your AP grades, you clearly have taken a demanding schedule. I would agree that you have a decent shot for Stern, but it is not a shoo in.</p>