NYU/UCSB Admissions

Hi, so I am starting senior year next week, and am starting college apps, and have been looking at UCSB and NYU as choices for college. I’ve been wanting to go to both for a while and was wondering if I even have a shot of getting in.

My GPA weighted is a 4.3 (UC GPA is a 3.9), unweighted a 3.5.
I am taking 5 AP classes this year.

My SAT is a 2010 (2080 if superscored) and I got a 620 on the SAT Math Level II exam, which I’m retaking in October. The main reason I took it was because I received a D in my Honors Math Analysis class second semester, but I am redoing that semester in independent study! (During second semester, I was dealing with a lot of personal issues including clinical depression and a severe panic disorder, which I’m explaining in my essays.)

I’ve had a job since my sophomore year at a tutoring company called Kumon and I have been interning with a city council member this past summer and am continuing to do so during the school year.

I’ve been captain of my schools softball team for 2 years. I am in several clubs, including Red Cross, Make A Wish, and Spanish Honors Society, and probably am going to be a board member for one this year. I’ve done 100+ hours of community service and will be doing more.

As for what I am planning on majoring in, most likely business/economics or psychology, but I am not completely sure yet. I might end up applying as an undeclared major.

Im also a senior going to be applying so I can’t offer much info for you. However I just like to suggest that NYU has many different schools on campus (Tisch, Stern, CAS) which have really big differences when it comes to who they admit and the acceptance rate. You should say which school you’ll apply to to get the best responses. also, good luck. were all in this together ahah

Haha yea thanks anyways for your input!

UCSB- High Match/Low reach
NYU- Same

Are you saying that it’d be easy for me to get in when you say low reach? @blueguy99

Nah, I’m saying it could go either way. It won’t be easy but your odds are better than at a real reach. Fingers crossed and write phenomenal essays?

Oh haha okay, yeah I’m trying my hardest on my essays. Thanks for the help!