Official New York University 2016 RD Results

newjerz · March 29, 2012, 6:57pm

Copy, paste, and good luck!

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Decision: Accepted
Decision: Waitlisted
Decision: Rejected

Objective[ul]

[li] SAT I (breakdown):[/li]
[li] ACT:[/li]
[li] SAT II:[/li]
[li] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):[/li]
[li] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):[/li]
[li] AP (place score in parenthesis):[/li]
[li] IB (place score in parenthesis):[/li]
[li] Senior Year Course Load:[/li]
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]

[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience:[/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]
[li] Summer Activities:[/li]
[li] Essays:[/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation:[/li]
[li] Counselor Rec:[/li]
[li] Additional Rec:[/li]
[li] Interview:[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]

[li] State (if domestic applicant):[/li]
[li] Country (if international applicant):[/li]
[li] School Type:[/li]
[li] Ethnicity:[/li]
[li] Gender:[/li]
[li] Income Bracket:[/li]
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]

[li] Strengths:[/li]
[li] Weaknesses:[/li]
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]
[/ul]General Comments
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chickymoo · March 29, 2012, 7:43pm

Decision: Accepted with 40k scholarship

Objective[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 cr: 720 w: 720 m: 660
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: chem, 700; bio m&e, 680, 680; us hist. 710; lit, 680; w hist. 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 3%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):5s: APUSH, APENG 4s: Bio, APWH. Anticipated: AP Part in Gov, Micro Econ, BC Calc, Physics C, Spanish Language, APLit, and AP Stats.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: (all APs but physics) BC Calc, Micro Econ, Government, Honors Physics, Spanish, Lit, Stats.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate (secretary for two years), Yearbook Sales/Business/Ads/Managing Editor, Interact, SADD, Chamber Choir (section leader for 3 years), Chamber Orchestra, Newspaper (Managing/Photo Editor for 2 years), Proscenium (prop master for 1 year)
[] Job/Work Experience: secretary at a real estate office for two years, sales associate at a health food store since august before senior year
[] Volunteer/Community service: lots within 3 honor societies, not much outside of that
[] Summer Activities: studied at cornell summer of my freshman year, accepted to cornell and harvard’s summer scholar programs in subsequent years, mostly working, some shadowing at a hospital.
[] Essays: excellent
[] Teacher Recommendation: (2) excellent
[] Counselor Rec:excellent
[] Additional Rec:n/a
[] Interview: interviewed at princeton, harvard, yale, uchicago, vassar and cornell - all went fairly well

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): ny
[] Country (if international applicant): 
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: f
[] Income Bracket: super low i’m broke
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:essays
[] Weaknesses:sat score, satIIs were weak, gpa
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: still kind of shell shocked after being rejected from all of my top schools in a span of ten minutes.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to binghamton university, sunys plattburgh, buffalo, geneseo, stony brook, syracuse, and northeastern. rejected at yale, princeton, columbia, cornell, uchicago, upenn, dartmouth and johns hopkins. waitlisted at vassar.

[/ul]General Comments
eh i figured i would get in. the money is a definite plus, plus i like the idea of living in the city. waiting to hear back from stanford and umich.

unctarheels · March 29, 2012, 7:53pm

Decision: Accepted at CAS

Objective[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 W, 740 M, 760 CR = 2300
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: Didn’t report any to NYU
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6, 4.6 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 60/320
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): I took 12 APs, but didn’t send any scores.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Environment Science, AP Gov, AP Euro, AP Psych, Accounting I, AP Lit, Honors Civil War, Honors French Lit
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nope
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate, NHS, French Club, French Honor Society.
[] Job/Work Experience: I cleaned offices for a few months to pay for a leadership conference and a homestay in Paris/Blegium.
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ (Teen Court attorney, tutoring, others)
[] Summer Activities: Nothing major.
[] Essays: Kind of random and risque. I really took chances with the essays.
[] Teacher Recommendation: All the teacher knew about me was that I got a B in her class, so it couldn’t have been that brilliant.
[] Counselor Rec: IDK.
[] Additional Rec: Nope.
[] Interview: NA

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Upper-middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Probably my lunatic essays (NYU liked them, BC was probably not as amused lol), my consistent and committed volunteer work (Teen Court was something I dedicated a lot of time to, and something that’s consistent with my career goal), my SAT/ACT score.
[] Weaknesses: My UW gpa, my lack of extraordinary ECs, lack of general X factor.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Your guess is as good as mine.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at: Boston University, Fordham, Syracuse, Elon, NC-State and UNC-Chapel Hill. Waitlisted at: Boston College. Rejected at: Duke.

[/ul]General Comments: I can’t go. But damn, if I had 60k, not even Harvard could keep me away from NYU. It’s a bittersweet victory.

Azzian · March 29, 2012, 8:14pm

Decision: Accepted Stern BPE

Objective[ul]

[]SAT I (breakdown): -
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: -
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 something
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): -
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych (5) U.S. History (4) Euro History (4) Macro (3) Micro (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): -
[] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I wish
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate, Stud Co, Eco Club, NHS, Mentoring, DECA, Math Team…I might be missing more but ehhh whatevs
[] Job/Work Experience: Full time at my parent’s restaurant
[] Volunteer/Community service: Nothing that extraordinary
[] Summer Activities: Debate camp…debate camp…debate camp
[] Essays: Weak sauce. I scrambled to put everything together last minute. I blame tumblr for distracting me.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Never saw them. Presumably decent
[] Counselor Rec: She’s willing to jump through hoops for me, so I’m guessing pretty strong
[] Additional Rec: -
[] Interview: -

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): WI
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): -[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Good amount of extracurricular activities? Decent GPA + ACT score?
[] Weaknesses: Letters of rec
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Wake Forest, Northwestern, UW-Madison as a Chancellor Scholar (I’ll probably end up going to my state uni. Full tuition is too good to turn down. I can always apply as a transfer someplace else)

[/ul]General Comments

What is the BPE program exactly? I selected it because I thought it was like an honors thing…apparently I was wrong.

dreamer2012 · March 29, 2012, 8:40pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 31 (E: 32 M: 32 R: 34 S: 27)
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (4), US History (4), World History (4), anticipated US Gov, Physics B, Calc AB, Lit, and Spanish Lang
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Calc AB, AP Physics B, AP Spanish, Economics, Art, Psychology
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar Award (doesn’t really count but i didn’t want to leave this blank haha)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Museum volunteer, piano competitions, Schools for Schools (president), Spanish Club (president), Newspaper
[] Job/Work Experience: Part time job at a Chinese restaurant
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering at local museums, hospitals, and libraries in the summer
[] Summer Activities: (see above)
[] Essays: Decent; spent 3 weeks perfecting them, wrote 7 drafts!
[] Teacher Recommendation: Mediocre at best
[] Counselor Rec: (see above)
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: None

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Minnesota
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese American
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT score, essays
[] Weaknesses: Class rank
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays are probably what got me in. I saw lots of people with stats just like mine but got rejected. Also, I applied to Steinhardt where it is easier to get in even if you have weaker/average stats.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted - Boston U, UW Madison, University of Minnesota, Syracuse, Tulane
Waitlisted - Boston College
Rejected - George Washington University (which makes me scratch my head a little bit)
Deferred- Ann Arbor

[/ul]General Comments
Surprised! But very happy. If you look above there was nothing all that spectacular about my application but I still managed to get a really decent scholarship that makes NYU totally affordable for me!

catmajor · March 29, 2012, 8:51pm

Decision: Accepted at CAS

Objective[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown):1940 M: 660, CR: 660, WR: 620, (pretty bad, i know)
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: Only one worth mentioning is Biology M: 680
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/170
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English literature (3), Calculus A/B (embarrassing), Biology (4), Statistics, Physics B
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 8 classes, 2 AP, 1 Dull Enrollment
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Lots of theatre work (All-region actor); Lead Cappies Critic; President of ITS; Choir (went to ACDA Nationals last year)
[] Job/Work Experience:Worked for the past couple of months at a restaurant
[] Volunteer/Community service:Community service through Beta club
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Thought my essays were pretty good and interesting. One was about my transformation to becoming a vegetarian at a KFC one day, and how that has led to my pre-vet path, and another was about Doctor Who and time travel
[] Teacher Recommendation: Phenomenal. Made me sound a lot better then I probably am.
[] Counselor Rec: Guessing it is good. Small school so the counselors get to know everyone.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: 80,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing, really.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:I think my ACT was a strength, as well as my sort of kooky essays.
[] Weaknesses: SAT score, not a lot of community service
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I figured I would be but probably won’t attend (though scholarship of about half tuition was very generous). Depends on what USC gives me.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted- USC, BU, University of Denver, New College of Florida; Waitlisted- Reed College; Denied- Northwestern

[/ul]General Comments

mathela · March 30, 2012, 12:09am

Decision: Accepted to CAS with 10k scholarship

Objective[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210- 720 M, 720 CR, 770 W
[] SAT II: 780 US, 700 Math 2
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 90
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 82/525
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s on USH, Stats, Eng Lang
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Bio, AP Euro, AP Lit, AP US Gov, AP Micro

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): varsity basketball and tennis captain
[] Job/Work Experience: seafood market few years over summer
[] Essays: personal statement was great, nyu supps were decent
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 great, 1 i dont know, but didnt see either
[] Counselor Rec: no idea
[] Interview: never asked me

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): ny
[] School Type: moderately competitive public
[] Ethnicity:white
[] Gender: male
[li] Income Bracket: 90k[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: standardized tests, sports
[] Weaknesses: class rank, dearth of ap’s
[] Why you think you were accepted: I’m basically the man
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Oxy and American

[/ul]General Comments So happy! But I have 4 ap tests tomorrow :(

obicc12 · March 30, 2012, 12:22am

Decision: Accepted to CAS

Objective[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 630R 600M 700W
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH [4], English Lang [4]
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: English IV AP, French V H, Euro History AP, Psychology II ACCP, Precalculs H
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2 Silver Presidential Awards/ 1 bronze Presidential Award
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate 4yrs (President), NAACP youth council (VP for two years), Youth Court 4yr+, Peer Ministry (leader), Student Ambassadors (Secretary), NHS, SEED member
[] Job/Work Experience: Mr. Goodcents
[] Volunteer/Community service: 700+ hours
[] Summer Activities: ughh too much
[] Essays: worked long and hard on them
[] Teacher Recommendation: excellent
[] Counselor Rec: fair
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: n/a

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): KS
[] Country (if international applicant): America
[] School Type: Private, Catholic
[] Ethnicity: African American
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: ehh fair
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): what?[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: love love love to volunteer!
[] Weaknesses: procrastination T.T
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: the school saw something special in me i guess? loll
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: KU & Emory University [both acceptances]

[/ul]General Comments
be true when it comes to your application, choose something intimate and true to your heart, promise it’ll turn out beautifully :]

joshyu2009 · March 30, 2012, 1:03am

Decision: Accepted with 22K scholarship

Objective[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 21/109
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang. 4, U.S. Govt. 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP English Literature
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Music Club (President and Founder), Varsity Soccer, Church praise band, Acting classes
[] Job/Work Experience: 4 Years of internship at dental office
[] Volunteer/Community service: Missions trip to Mexico in 11th grade
[] Summer Activities: Taught guitar/ 4 yrs. internship
[] Essays: Excellent.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: n/a

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private, Christian
[] Ethnicity: Asian-American
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Don’t want to say
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No real hooks[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: EC’s, Essays, Recommendations
[] Weaknesses: Course rigor, Weighted GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed a lot of interest in the school.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at UC Davis, Irvine, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Case Western Reserve, Brandeis, Fordham University, University of Washington-Seattle
Waitlisted- Emory (both Oxford and Emory College), UCSD, Wesleyan University
Rejected- Vanderbilt, Columbia

[/ul]General Comments NYU CLASS OF 2016 WOOHOO!!

hityy2 · March 30, 2012, 1:58am

**Decision: Accepted to CAS **

Objective[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 34
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.54
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), Macroecnomics (4), Japanese (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: Honors English, Japan Seminar (honors course uniquely offered at my school), AP Environmental Science, AP Statistics, and AP French.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity swim team (captain jr & sr year), GSSA Club (treasurer)
[] Job/Work Experience: Assistant swim coach for my school’s elementary swim team, assistant coach for my school’s developmental gymnastics program, and summer job (refer to Summer Activities)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Community service at an orphanage in Thailand, trips to Northern Japan after the earthquake,
[] Summer Activities: Job as a camp counselor/lifeguard/swim instructor
[] Essays: Common App: Paralleled my life’s experience to the process of rubber band making… strange I know. Common App extracurricular: Recalled an experience with my swim team where we all wore neon tights… again, strange I know. Supplements: Pretty generic, just focused on my interest in journalism and international relations.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Couldn’t read.
[] Counselor Rec: Couldn’t read.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[] Country (if international applicant): Japan
[] School Type: International
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Japanese)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 250k +
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My high test scores and unique essays.
[] Weaknesses: My GPA for sure.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Test scores/Essays?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to McGill, Colgate, SUNY Binghamton, and SUNY Stony Brook with a full scholarship. Rejected from Boston College, Tufts, Claremont McKenna, and Pitzer. No waitlists.

[/ul]General Comments One of my top choices. Will be attending next fall :D

calinerd · March 30, 2012, 3:20am

Decision: Accepted

Objective[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2180; W-800 M-690 CR-690
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: US History-650; English Lit-710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro (3); APUSH (4); AP Eng Lang (5); AP Calc; AP Lit; AP Gov&Politics
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Anatomy and Physiology, AP Lit, AP Calc AB, AP Gov, Hebrew 504; Comparative Religion
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society, Dean’s List
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Ski Team, Track and Field, Cross Country, Newspaper (co-editor), Speech and Debate, Gay-Straight Alliance
[] Job/Work Experience: Worked one summer as a waitress
[] Volunteer/Community service: Boys and Girls Club Volunteer, Relay for Life Chair, Volunteer at homeless shelters, Daycare volunteer
[] Summer Activities: 5 week leadership program in Israel, Community Service trip in Costa Rica, Misc. travel and volunteer work
[] Essays: strong; I was pretty proud of my NYU essays
[] Teacher Recommendation: very good
[] Counselor Rec: good
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: n/a

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private Jewish
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $250,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My college guidance counselor worked in admissions at NYU for a while[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars, Essays and SAT scores
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My SAT scores and my writing. My common app essay kicks ass, not gonna lie. Also my supplemental for NYU was about Albert Camus’ Sisyphus and I tied it into my own life and values pretty well.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, University of Washington, Emerson, and Bard. Rejected from USC and UC Berkeley. Waitlisted at Reed

[/ul]General Comments

cassidydawn · March 30, 2012, 3:35am

Decision: Accepted: Tisch (Theatre BFA, 11k scholarship)

Objective[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2010
[] ACT: 34 (sent this one rather than SAT)
[] SAT II: 700 Literature, 690 Biology, 580 Math 2 (ew, I know)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84 (4.06 weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (3), Lang/Comp (5), Psychology (5), Bio (4), Music Theory (2…)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Statistics, AP Am Gov/Politics, AP Art History, Physics, Choir, Drama, 2 after-school performing arts classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Gay-Straight Alliance (Co-President), Thespian Society (Secretary), Art 4 All Club (bringing arts to children; Officer), National Honor Society, Drama Club, Show Choir (President), Vocal Jazz Ensemble, countless forms of participation in my school’s performing arts program (opera, jazz, plays, musicals–leading roles, etc)
[] Job/Work Experience: Personal Assistant for Real Estate Consultants (june 2011-present)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Just tutoring & the like via NHS and some church volunteering several years ago.
[] Summer Activities: UCLA Musical Theatre camp, 2-week musical theatre intensive, job
[] Essay: Common app essay was about how I feel sex education in schools is problematically lacking. NYU essay was…about NYU? They were all pretty good.
[] Teacher Recommendation: My AP Lit teacher, who has taught me for 4 years, my musical director at school, and my AP Psych teacher from last year. I assume they’re good?
[] Counselor Rec: good…?
[] Interview/Audition: in regards to my audition, the vocal bit was solid, monologues were decent, dance was pretty shaky because I’m not a dancer. Interview was pretty good.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] School Type: Public, about 3000 students
[] Ethnicity: White as can be!
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: 100k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): uhhhhh

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ACT score, grades, essay topic, my balance of performing arts and academics
[] Weaknesses: dance skill, monologue preparation, the B’s I got, Math 2 score
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably because they accept more than the average BFA program and actually look at your academics. I thought the school was a good fit for me, too!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, Boston U.
Rejected for musical theatre but offered a second major: Ithaca, Syracuse, Wagner.
Rejected: UMich, Northwestern, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Emerson.

[/ul]General Comments I was getting terribly disillusioned with all of my rejections and started to wonder if auditioning for schools was a bad idea; I had Berkeley and NYU left and wasn’t sure what to expect. I’m just so happy. I started out with 4 top choices and NYU was the only one I had left. It all worked out!

collegeparonia · March 30, 2012, 5:40am

Congrats to all! Did any of you apply via HEOP? I’m waiting for their descion and also how did you find out? Email? Albert log in?

anon4382169 · March 30, 2012, 6:12am

Decision: Accepted to CAS

Objective[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): CR - 690, M - 790, W - 740
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: Literature - 660, Math II - 740, US History - 720
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 33/424
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), English Lang (5), Psychology (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government, AP Microeconomics, AP Euro History, AP Literature, AP Statistics, AP Macroeconomics (self-study), French III, Concert Band
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): USSBA National Champions (marching band)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Too many, so I’ll list my top 5. Marching Band, Young Republicans (Founder/President), Interact Club (Vice President), Percussion Ensemble, Scholastic Scrimmage (Varsity Member). I have a few other leadership position scattered throughout my assortment of ECs.
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at ArtsQuest, a local music and arts plaza.
[] Summer Activities: Center for Talented Youth
[] Essays: They were probably my best ones as far as supplemental essays go…
[] Teacher Recommendation: I assume they’re well written and sincere
[] Counselor Rec: Honestly, it probably wasn’t very good…
[] Additional Rec: My drum instructor wrote a nice little recommendation for my Arts Supplement.
[] Interview: Didn’t have one.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: My parents are divorced, and I live with my mom. My dad’s income was $115,000 but my mom’s was abysmal since she’s unemployed.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My SATs, essays and extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: My GPA (I’ve actually had a 4.0 since junior year; I just performed terribly my first two years)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Because Jesus loves me.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Rejected: Penn, Cornell, Johns Hopkins
Waitlisted: Lehigh
Accepted: Lafayette, PennState

[/ul]General Comments

This is awesome. VERY generous scholarships.

jgregory · March 30, 2012, 10:22am

Decision: Accepted

Objective[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2230: 760 Math, 740 Writing, 730 CR
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 770 Math I, 720 Chemistry, 680 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94 (My school does it on a 100 point scale)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): probably top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physics B (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calc AB, AP Literature, Theology Honors, Spanish 4/5 Honors, Intro to Business
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar, High Honor Roll all seven semesters so far.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA, LaSallian Youth (school’s volunteering club; was on the executive committee), National Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: Soccer Referee for four years
[] Volunteer/Community service: 160 total hours: volunteer work in Asbury Park and Camden with my school’s club, and I was an assistant CCD teacher at my church for four years.
[] Summer Activities: A few vacations, not much else.
[] Essays: My main essay was about my trip to Israel and diversity, and I thought it was pretty good. My other Common App essay was about how I worked with a child with asperger’s in one of my CCD classes. The school-specific essays were rather general and a bit cliche, nothing special really.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t really have a close relationship with either of my teachers, I simply had them in class both years and, to be honest, they really didn’t know me for anything other than my grades. My English teacher supposedly writes great recommendations though.
[] Counselor Rec: She doesn’t really know me other than a few meetings, and she writes close to 100 other recommendations, so probably nothing special either.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: Didn’t have one.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Catholic High School
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 33%
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing, really.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think my main essay was pretty good, and my SAT scores weren’t bad.
[] Weaknesses: My GPA was nothing spectacular, and my courses were rather typical, as were my other essays.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I still don’t understand how I was accepted, compared to others who got in and those who were rejected, but I’m not complaining. I’m wondering if it has to do with the fact that I applied for the Business and Political Economy Major, and if they were looking for applicants who wanted to study the major, as I think it’s relatively new.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Bentley University, Northeastern University, Boston College, Boston University, Providence College, Fordham University. Waitlisted at Georgetown (I hear back today though).

[/ul]General Comments

I also got a $20,500 a year scholarship called a “Stern Scholarship”. I was wondering if anyone else got this, and what the credentials for receiving it are? I’ve never heard of it, and I wanted to know if it was a Merit or Need-Based Aid. I also got the rest of the expenses covered by Federal Loans.

kalifornya · March 30, 2012, 11:22am

Decision: Mediocre student accepted into LSP

Objective[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 1980 Total. 710 W, 640 M, 630 CR. 11 Essay.
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: 770 Chinese, 590 Literature
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 weighted (we don’t do unweighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chinese 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): IBSL Psychology 5
[] Senior Year Course Load: VERY heavy with full diploma. HL Psych, HL Theatre, HL Biology, TOK, SL English, SL Mandarin, SL Math
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (Officer/board member) International Thespian Honours Society. Over 700 hours in theatre (when I applied I said 500). Traveled to Malaysia to perform (also Bangkok) theatre and oral interpretation.
[] Job/Work Experience: None.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring visually impaired students English and helped out with mentally challenged children at an “olympics” event.
[] Summer Activities: None, I don’t think.
[] Essays: Thought my personal essay and short essay was great. Personal essay was about my love for travelling, showed that I went through a lot of hardships (losing my dad at a young age) but I see the positive side of things, and that I’m a very international student. My short essay was about my love for theatre. My “Why NYU?” essay wasn’t that great, but my “What intrigues you?” essay was something I was proud of (talked about how I liked the park near my house).
[] Teacher Recommendation: One pretty good one, one okay one.
[] Counselor Rec: I’m not sure… she didn’t know me as well then.
[] Additional Rec: From theatre teacher, he didn’t know me as well then, unfortunately… So I’m not sure as well.
[] Interview: None.

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Taiwan
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian (not sure if listed)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: No income!
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): International, IB Diploma[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays and the fact that I’m international.
[] Weaknesses: I think my GPA and SAT scores are mediocre for this school…? I’m surprised I got in. Also, DROPPING grades senior year. My goodness.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably that I’m IB Diploma? I really have no idea why I got in…
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted into Pepperdine, Chapman, BU, Northeastern. Wesleyan rejected me.

[/ul]General Comments I’M SO HAPPY! I cried when I found out. I applied for CAS for Psychology but didn’t get in.

MelodieD · March 30, 2012, 1:31pm

Decision: Accepted to Steinhardt (Music Business)

Objective[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 690CR / 750M / 680W
[] ACT:
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A – I go to a public school in France. Essentially all A’s.
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Maths (includes trigonometry, calculus and more), Physics & Chemistry, Geology & Biology, History & Geography, Philosophy, Russian, Spanish, Latin
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra (concertmaster), violin, music theory, many student government activities (with leadership positions!), vocal lessons, guitar, swimming, dancing
[] Job/Work Experience: English lessons!
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: Summer music camp (wrote music and worked on promotion, recording & more)
[] Essays: One was about playing the violin, the other about what I think makes a successful band!
[] Teacher Recommendation: Really good!
[] Counselor Rec: Good too!
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): France
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian/White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, extracurriculars, maybe essays?
[] Weaknesses: Jobs, volunteer work…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m passionate about music and the music industry and I think they saw that! I also talked to a professor at NYU’s Music Business program, which I really recommend when applying to any school-- it gives you a good idea of what the program is like and what they’re looking for in a student.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Cal, UCLA, UCSB and UCSD! Waiting on USC but I have a feeling I won’t get in…

[/ul]General Comments
Sorry for the unconventional grades/courses! I go to a public school in France and it’s not really possible to translate them. I am SO excited about getting into NYU!! If I don’t get into USC I will go to NYU, and if I do get into USC… Then I’ll see! I still can not believe I got in! Congrats everyone!

MelodieD · March 30, 2012, 1:34pm

*Forgot to add, my “Why NYU?” and “What intrigues you?” essays were also very music business-oriented (i.e. What intrigues you? Peoples’ preferences for certain bands.) I also submitted an optional recording of some of my performances: 1 violin, 2 singing/guitar (including an original song)

emilyjayjay1994 · March 30, 2012, 11:57pm

Decision: Accepted to Steinhardt

Objective[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 1880 R-610 M-590 W-680
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 38/379
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Music Theory-5 US History-5 Eng. Lang-5
[] Senior Year Course Load: ap enviro, ap eng, ap gov, ap eco, college precalc, college italian, senior internship, honors choir
[] Honors: NYSSMA All State Women’s Choir 2010, NYSSMA All State Mixed Choir 2011

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars : Thespians, Madrigals, italian club (VP), french club (VP), honor society, tri-m, math honor society, english honor society, ecology club, National Honor society, girl scouts
[] Job/Work Experience: chiropractor assistant, friendly’s fountain worker and greeter
[] Volunteer/Community service: 308 hours at Hagedorn Little Village School for Special Children
[] Summer Activities: NYSSSA School of Choral Studies
[] Essays: pretty average
[] Teacher Recommendation: 2 very amazing, 1 mediocre
[li] Interview: nonee[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: about 75K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): teacher attended, wrote an amazing rec

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: good audition, gpa
[] Weaknesses: SAT, essay
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: audition went outstanding but honestly, NO CLUEEE-STUNNED
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: fredonia, potsdam, liu post, hofstra, ithaca

[/ul]General Comments
i am flipping outttt! lol although i will be plunging myself into debt forever, this is legit the opportunity of a lifetimeeeeeee! <3

interntionlz · March 31, 2012, 11:40am

Decision: Accepted

Objective[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): 800M; 640CR; 660W
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: 800MathsII; 800Chinese
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A (international)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% in school
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A (international)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): predicted 43
[] Senior Year Course Load: HL Chem, Bio, Econ, SL French, English, Maths (Anticipated Entry in 2011)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A few internal school ones.[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Deputy head of finance of school yearbook, Head of finance/marketing for student union campaign, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: internship at a small local retail firm
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hong kong dog rescue, SPCA, bring be a book, flag-selling etc,.; got Gold award for 200hours+ volunteering in 2011
[] Essays: pretty good i guess, simple and straight to the point
[] Teacher Recommendation: never seen them, but should be pretty amazing
[] Counselor Rec: should be good

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): hongkongggg <3
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[li] Gender: female[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: IB predicted grade, teacher recommendations
[] Weaknesses: sat scores and essays
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: most likely thanks to my grades
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted boston u with presidential scholarship!

[/ul]General Comments pretty surprised when i checked my phone at 5 in the morning hk time, but sooo happy when i saw it couldn’t sleep again afterwards! :P

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