<p>I have a 97 weighted (95 unweighted) average. My junior year courses include AP Biology, AP Language and Composition, AP US, Spanish 4, and Pre-Calculus. These are the most advanced classes that I can take as a junior at my school. I also take Latin as a second foreign language. Last year, I took AP Euro and got a 5 on the exam. I was in the 98th percentile on the PSAT (SI: 208, Verbal:69, Math:60, Writing:79). I hope to put verbal over the 700 mark and get math into the high 600s. An 800 in writing would be nice, but I'd settle with anything above a 750. I have been practicing math and I have been doing much better with it. My ECs include Speech and Debate, Drama Club (Vice President), National Honor Society, and I am the president of the Catholic Youth Organization at my church. I am in the National Spanish and Latin Honor Societies. I am also a Peer Minister at my school. I also volunteered 49 hours this summer at a hospital and I volunteer once a week to help teach second grade religion. I have won some academic awards and I was selected to go on my school's prestigious Leadership Weekend. I also am going on the National Youth Leadership Forum for Medicine this summer. (I want to do Pre-Med.) So...what are my chances?
P.S. I am from the New York area. Will that help/hurt my chances?</p>
<p>NYU has a rep of being harder on the NewYorkers. Whether that is true or not, I do not know as they seem to be very fair in taking their students. They like high ranking students, and do not give much for going to a difficult school or taking a big cvourseload Your grades are certainly on mark depending on your school (is it grade inflated? Who is getting in each year from your school?) SAT may be on the low side--look at NYU's average range.</p>
<p>You are certainly a competitive candidate. Its hard to say either way of whether you'd get in...but I'd give you a decent shot. </p>
<p>Being from the NY area will not help you one bit, and may even hurt.</p>
<p>You have a good shot but being a newYorker u have to stand out from the pool of applicants from New york</p>