Official NYU Class of 2016 ED Notification Thread

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<p>Dang I can’t edit my former thread</p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted by (Insert:Stern) **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):800 CR 710M 670WR
[</em>] ACT:none
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math2c 800 Chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):School doesn’t provide rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):5 World history 5 Psych 4 Physics B
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):none
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:3 AP courses and a bunch of other honors courses
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):No BIG awards, but a regional award for Odyssesy of the mind- participated in world finals, an award from the Korea Scout Association, and several other regional and school awards.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Varsity Lacrosse 3yrs, Member of Amnesty International-human rights club 3yrs, No Drugs!- anti drugs club 2yrs, 1st violinist in a chamber orchestra 3yrs, Drama scout member 3yrs, Committee member of Literature club 2yrs. I think I have several others but can’t remember
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:3yrs of internship in a beverage packaging company- marketing department. Did consumer surveys and helped doing an FGI interview. I also did my own research about the consuming patterns and marketing strategies of small beverage companies.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer work in a house for the mentally disabled 3yrs
[</em>] Summer Activities: Internship? nothing else though
[<em>] Essays: My supplements were well… OK, but my main essay is mediocre. Not so creative
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: I waived access to these, so they’re confidential
[<em>] Counselor Rec: confidential
[</em>] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview: none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: nope… thanks granpa
[</em>] Intended Major: business
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): South Korea
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity:Asian
[<em>] Gender:Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: hmm… not sure about this thingy
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:My reading and Sat II scores maybe… And my experience in a marketing department and how I wish to study it further on
[</em>] Weaknesses: My main essay I think
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No Idea. I almost gave up at the last moment
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: Totally can’t believe this. SO happy :)</p>

<p>Congrats to those accepted! And to others I wish my best for you guys :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted by (Stern) </p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):740 CR 770M 700WR
ACT:none
SAT II: none
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): School doesnt do GPA.
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):5th
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis): Predicted 40, Math HL (7), Business management Hl (7), Economics HL (7), Biology SL (7), Spanish ab initio (6), English SL (6).
Senior Year Course Load: Full IB diploma
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Leader of best buddies, World food program fun fair and Math tutoring club. Under 19 varsity soccer at the age of 16. Prefect board.
Job/Work Experience: 1 month of internship at philip morris finance department.
Volunteer/Community service: Helped autistic adults in the summer.
Essays: They were just ok, im not the best writer.
Teacher Recommendation: dont know.
Counselor Rec: dont know.
Additional Rec: none
Interview: none
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: nope.
Intended Major: Finance
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): United Arab Emirates
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: male
Income Bracket: dont know.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none
Reflection
Strengths:My reading and Math scores as well as my IB predicts.
Weaknesses: Essays.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess my scores.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments: Ecstatic.</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted to Gallatin **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: CR 660 M 650 W 670
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: World History 640
[</em>] Unweighted GPA: 3.9
[<em>] Rank: top 10
[</em>] AP: World History (4) United States History (2) Language and Composition (4)
[<em>] IB: n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Physical Education, Honors English, AP Political Science/American Government, Honors Poetry, Honors Public Speaking/Media, Honors Calculus
[li] Major Awards: National Honor Society Inductee, New York Times Scholarship Semifinalist (still in competition as of 12/15/2011)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: JV Basketball (forward/center); Varsity Track & Field (6th in Staten Island for shotput and discus, 6th in NYC for discus, qualified for Hartford invitational for sprinting); Oceanic Protective Society (member); Gaming Club (member); Hispanic Friends Club (member); Sing! (stagecrew); Art Club (member); Christian Seekers Club (member); Church Youth Group (member); Friends United Blacks United Club (member); First Lego League (head researcher); United Federation of Teachers (lobbyist)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: A Touch of Nirvana Wellness Spa (assistant manager); Hollister Co. (model/sales associate); Tuscarora Inn & Conference Center (waitstaff/utilities); Staten Island Advance (carrier)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Alzheimer’s Foundation of Staten Island; Surfrider Foundation NYC Chapter; CYO (bookkeeper for Holy Family Parish); Staten Island Rotary; Staten Island Technical High School; various walks for charity
[</em>] Summer Activities: work/volunteering
[<em>] Essays: working for Tuscarora Inn & Conference Center (a Lutheran Christian Camp); my recently deceased father’s influence on me, described through the characteristics of his hands; love letter to NYU personifying the school as my partner in a dance around Washington Square Park; using NYU Sydney to further my interest in the environment and coastal conservation, opening with a story about Surfrider’s “Hands-Across-The-Sand” peaceful protest; the story of my life using Langston Hughes’ “From Mother to Son” as a lens
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Computer Assisted Design (engineering); Language and Composition (humanities); United States History (humanities)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: very strong; mentioned the obstacles I’ve faced in my life
[</em>] Additional Rec: college guidance counselor recommendation
[li] Interview: n/a</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Prelaw/Politics + Environmental Studies + Environmental Sustainability (engineering perspective) + Business
[<em>] State: New York
[</em>] School Type: NYC Elite Specialized High School (Staten Island Technical High School)
[<em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: $0 - $8,501
[</em>] Hooks: first generation college, difficult life story, essays</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: essays, recommendations, extra-curriculars, work experience, awards
[</em>] Weaknesses: I wish I had more time to work on my essays . . . (wrote them two days before)
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Primarily because of my incredible life story, the obstacles I’ve faced, and how I’ve gotten over them.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not applying anywhere else. NYU was my early decision.</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: If you work toward it, NYU WILL give you a good financial aid package. I received $59,360 of aid.</p>

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<p>Pick one:
Decision: Accepted to STEINHARDT</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Reading: 610, Math: 590, Writing: 540
[ *] ACT:None
[ *] SAT II:None
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.4
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rankings at my school
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): None
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Statistics, Honors History, Honors Calculus, English 12, Video III Portfolio
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lacrosse (4 years), Tennis (4 years), Volleyball (2 years), Theater (4 years), Japanese (3 years), Korean (1 year), Hip-hop dance (1 year), Piano (9 years), Guitar (5 years), Rock band (5 years).
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Lacrosse camp
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Feeding the homeless for about 4 months last year.
[ *] Summer Activities: Lacrosse, Japanese, music composition, music festival performances, and music festival organization.
[ *] Essays: They must’ve been pretty damn good if I got in because I definitely didn’t get in with my scores! XD
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Rockin. (history teacher)
[ *] Counselor Rec: Rockin.
[ *] Additional Rec: Rockin. (music teacher)
[ *] Interview: None</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep.
[ *] Intended Major: Music Business.
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania.
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Private.
[ *] Ethnicity: African American
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: $300,000+ a year?
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Minority? Having magical powers?</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[ *] Strengths: Essays.
[ *] Weaknesses: Scores.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Somebody played a jedi mind trick on the admissions person.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I also got into Northeastern yesterday…awkward. XD</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments:</p>

<p>No matter what your scores are, APPLY. You will never know unless you APPLY and even then the worst thing they can say is “no.” I’m so happy I got into this school since it’s the only place that has always been on my college list since the beginning. I am so excited for the next 4 years and I will most certainly help people out on CC once I go to NYU. May the Force be with you all and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!</p>

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<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted to STEINHARDT [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 650 - CR, 680 - Math, 690 - Writing. 9 Essay. 2020 Composite
[ *] ACT: 25 (Didn’t Send)
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.735
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No Clue
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Statistics (5), Took AP Gov, Just not the exam
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Pretty Hard, Only taking 4 classes b/c of internship
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): They were pretty good! STAND (President), FBLA, NHS yadda yadda yadda
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Amazing - I intern at a very well known company, and I have worked throughout high school!
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: eh somewhat, Went to Costa Rica summer program, and Volunteered with a Dog Rescue.
[ *] Summer Activities: VERY GOOD. Went to NYU summer program, went to Costa Rica, worked a lot.
[ *] Essays: Common App Essay - Great!, Supplemental Essays were okay, they were very straightforward.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Should be okay, nothing spectacular. In all honesty these are what I was most worried about.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Amazing!
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Media, Culture, and Communication.
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): PA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: I don’t know - For NYU it’s not important.
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: My Essay, My Resume, SAT, GPA
[ *] Weaknesses: Recommendations, Bad ACT’s, Non-Original Supplemental Essay
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I clearly showed that I wanted to go to NYU. I also had an amazing Resume that I attached with a ton of activities and work experience. In my general essay, I talked about my somewhat unique family structure.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Emerson, Drexel, Northeastern</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] I made it in to my dream school! I have been waiting my whole life for this day. Being on CollegeConfidential gave me no hope however because everyone had 2300 SAT’s and 4.0 GPA’s and were still saying “Chance Me for NYU” lol! If you have the motivation, and work really hard on your app, you can do it to. Thank you NYU for making yesterday the best day of my life!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to CAS! </p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1900 (CR: 550, M: 720, W: 630)
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):
IB (place score in parenthesis): 38/45
Senior Year Course Load: IB Hl Chem, HL BIo, HL Psychology, SL English A1, SL Thai , SL Math
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): International Youth Award Silver
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Captain Swimming, JV Volleyball, Medicinal Chemistry Club, Water Polo
Job/Work Experience: Intern at Chulalongkorn University Chemical Engineering Department
Volunteer/Community service: Founder and President of Local Hospital Volunteer Program, Tutor HIV infected kids English (4 yrs), Vice President of School base HIV outreach
Summer Activities: Internship, SAT prep
Essays: Excellent!
Teacher Recommendation: Heard they were excellent
Counselor Rec:Pretty sure it was great
Additional Rec: Professor at University that I interned wrote a great recommendation.
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Biological Science (Pre-Med)
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): United States of America
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: N/A
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
Reflection
Strengths: Teacher Recommendations, Essay, ECAs
Weaknesses: GPA, SAT
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I felt really confident about my essay and I had an upward trend my my grades with rigorous course. I also have a lot of ECAs and great recommendations.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A
General Comments: I didn’t think I could get in with my low SAT scores but now I am ecstatic. NYU does really look at every aspect of my application. :)</p>

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<p>Decision: accepted to LSP!</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1890: 600 CR, 640 Math, 640 W
[ *] ACT: didn’t submit
[ *] SAT II: didn’t take
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.55 uw/ 3.76 w
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 11%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): euro: 3 psych: 4 English lang: 3
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: all AP/ UCONN
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): </p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): swim team, student council, dance, key club, youth leader, club swimming
[ *] Job/Work Experience: babysit, lifeguard
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: tons
[ *] Summer Activities: tons of volunteer and paid work
[ *] Essays: worked hard on them! I think my supplements showed how much I love NYU
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: should be very good, also sent my swim coach
[ *] Counselor Rec: very good
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: none</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes, GOT NOTHING!
[ *] Intended Major: LSP to steinhardt
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity. White
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket: ~100k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): recruited</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: extra curriculers, leadership
[ *] Weaknesses: sat, gpa
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: recruited and I think my essays showed how much I wanted to attend
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: no where yet</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted to LSP **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1900: 650 CW, 560 M, 690 W
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16 out of 400 or something similar.
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Language (5), US History (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP 2D Art, AP English Literature, AP Calculus B/C, Anatomy and Physiology, Psychology and Sociology, Independent Study Art
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[ /list]Subjective:[ list]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Gay Straight Alliance (president), 15 years of ballet, Semi-professional photography
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Ballet/Tap teacher for 3 years; choreography for 1 year
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Teaching ballet to underprivileged children.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Independent study academic courses; ballet summer intensives in Chicago, Virginia, and Palm Springs
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good, according to my teachers.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: GREAT!
[<em>] Counselor Rec: EVEN BETTER!
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[li] Interview: N/A</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes!
[</em>] Intended Major: N/A
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Crap.
[</em>] Ethnicity: White.
[<em>] Gender:Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 100k a year
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation, learning disability, overcoming the death of my father in 8th grade.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]
Reflection [list]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, recommendations, AP scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores and GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea. Maybe because I have the sympathy factor (father who OD’d in 2008, which I wrote an essay about)
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t apply anywhere else.</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted to LSP **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): CR= 640 M=580 W=620 - Combined: 1840
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: US History: 660, Literature: 610, Math Level II: 600
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A - Weighted (out of 4.5): 3.82
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8 out of 199
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): USH-4, LANG-4, SPAN-5
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Literature, AP Calculus AB, AP Art history, Economics, College Prep Class
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top Novice in DI, 7th Place in DI (National Forensics League), a lot of school related awards. </p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): School Newspaper (Editor in Cheif), Green Team (Vice President), Key Club (Treasurer), Student Government (Class Representative), National Forensics League (“Honor”), Volleyball (Outside Hitter).
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Model at Abercrombie & fitch.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at the Animal & Homeless Shelter.
[ *] Summer Activities: Got accepted to the NYU Precollege program, but I couldnt pay :confused:
[ *] Essays: AMAZING. Seriously. I wrote a creative essay emcompassing the fictitious Stuart Little and related it to reinventing a family unit.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: From my english and history teacher (my best subjects). I scored 4’s in both their exams, which rarely happens in my hometown. SO good, i bet :]
[ *] Counselor Rec: Pretty ok.
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: N/A</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, idk where it is though?
[ *] Intended Major: Journalism & Politics/International Relations
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic (Colombian)
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: <33,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[ *] Strengths: My AP Scores, my weighted GPA, my class rank, my extra curric.'s, my writing and essays/short answers.
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT I
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think, because I displayed a true connection to NYU. I showed them that a true passion for growth was coursing through my veins. Show them how BAD you want it.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to every school I applied to; Rutgers University, Emerson College, Drexel University, Northeastern University, Fordham University.</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: </p>

<p>I’m inexplicably happy, I couldn’t wait to fill out one of these. Doubt yourself, let others doubt you. But apply. Once you get the acceptance letter, you will be able to savor the taste.</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted to NYU Stern **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2110 (650 CR, 710M, 750W)
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II: 720 USH, 640 Math II, 530 French (yes i did send those, lol)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9-ish (97.5 weighted GPA)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank but like top 5%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):4 APUS, 5 APHG, 4 Engl language, 4 AP Euro
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Advanced volleyball, anthropology, AP Psych, AP Calc AB, AP Economics, Short Stories English, Sociology, Ap French language (im dead everyday, barely hanging on with a 91 average lol)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): just some small school stuff not anything big</p>

<p>[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): treasurer of NHS, 165 hours community service at library, math team, young entrepreneur association, track team, progressive student awareness, school newspaper, some 10 week finance class, also working with my brother to open a website
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 165 hours at library
[ *] Summer Activities: runescape lol
[ *] Essays: they were pretty good i thought
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: my recs were pretty good
[ *] Counselor Rec: pretty good
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: </p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yesssir
[ *] Intended Major: Finance
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: public, 3rd best specialized high school
[ *] Ethnicity: Albanian
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket: <$30k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen college</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[ *] Strengths: GPA, recs
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT subject test scores lol, SAT was good, but not great imo
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: cuz im boss
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: applied to only one other school so far (mac. honors baruch) but i’ll have to withdraw that app</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: woooooooooooo my dream came true =) I only have to pay about $16k/yr so far, so not that bad. will be applying for scholarships.</p>

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<p>Denied to CAS. 3.2 UW, 3.35W, 2070 SAT. Screw D3 athletic recruitment. congrats to those who got in.</p>

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<p>I pledged to write my decision info, so here it is… ):</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected by Tisch</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1820 :confused: (570 CR, 600 M, 650 W – perfect essay!)
[</em>] ACT: 28 (32 English, 28 Math, 22 Reading :confused: 29 Science, 33 Writing-perfect essay!)
[<em>] SAT II: n/a
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83 UW, 4.29 W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 28/439 (top 6%)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang & Comp (4), AP World History (2) ← my worst subject is obviously history =P (I didn’t send)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, Adv Drama, Spanish 3, Adv Show Choir, AP Literature & Comp, AP Calc AB, Aerobics, Economics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars: Tri-M Honor Society Co-President (3 years-community service + music), Key Club (4 years), Drama Club Member At Large & Historian (3 years), Musical Club (3 years), Choir Club Treasurer (4 years)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: waterpark (ticket taker, cashier, office manager), hostess
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: a lot of hours (I don’t feel like listing them), my biggest is Relay For Life, which I have been an active member in for 6 years now
[</em>] Summer Activities: work (waterpark)
[<em>] Essays: sad, impacting (about my father’s illness). people said it was great
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: (2) great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: great
[</em>] Additional Rec: (both teachers = great)
[li] Interview: (part of artistic review) I felt like it went great</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: BFA Theater (Musical Theater)
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Arizona
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: will be 200,000 but was 90,000 last year due to an unexpected illness of my father’s
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: gpa, essay, personality (?) – people tend to comment on my smile & energy =P & with Musical Theater I feel like that is considered a strength
[</em>] Weaknesses: test scores…
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: scores & not good enough audition I guess…
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: University of Arizona (accepted) applied to UCLA, USC, CalState Fullerton, & Pace but won’t find out about those til next year</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: :frowning: I was heartbroken yesterday morning when I found out, but I have accepted that NYU is not where I’m meant to go. I’ll end up at the right school. At least I won’t be in crazy debt after college! =P Congrats to everyone who was accepted! (:</p>

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<p>accepted to nyu stern</p>

<p>catch yall in the village</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted to CAS **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 750 Reading, 660 Math, 710 Writing
[ *] ACT: never taken
[ *] SAT II: never taken
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World 5, AP Lang 4, APUSH 4, AP Music Theory 4
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): Never taken
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Content Editor on Literary Magazine, AP German, AP Micro/macro, AP Lit, AP Environmental Science
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 2011 Georgia Essay Champion, numerous German competition rank Superiors, Georgia Honors Program semi-finalist, Schools’ best Language Arts student 2011</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Content Editor for Literary Magazine
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours tutoring, shelving at the local library, etc
[ *] Summer Activities: SCAD Writing Seminar
[ *] Essays: Excellent IMO
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[ *] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, received none (oy)
[ *] Intended Major: Journalism/Anthro
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: top 1%
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing really</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[ *] Strengths: Definitely essays and recs
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT Math, grades in Math courses since freshman year, freshman year, and the fact I didn’t even take math my senior year
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well rounded candidate, I guess
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UGA </p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: I really hope I get to attend next fall, but damn is it expensive</p>

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<p>I didnt get in :P</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted to Steinhardt **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t take it
[</em>] ACT: 33-composite, 35-english, 32-math, 34-reading, 32-science, 9-writing
[<em>] SAT II: none
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 127/586
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English (4), psychology (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): :slight_smile:
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP stat, AP English Lit, AP Gov, AP Economics, AP Bio
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 3 academic awards, 1 district award</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): (head editor) literary magazine, SkillsUSA (chapter officer)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Supporting Character on TV Show (3 seasons), model, video tech assistant, college video editor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Peers Reaching Out and Sharing mentor program
[</em>] Summer Activities: sleep…
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good. I think I wrote an supplement wrong.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Amazing!
[</em>] Additional Rec: My Grandfather went to NYU and he’s a professor at UofA, so I had him write me a rec
[li] Interview: nah.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yep.
[</em>] Intended Major: MCC
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TEXAS!
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public school. We’re number 49 in the country.
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: Top 5%
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ACT scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: Essays
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: scores, TV experience
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Baylor. I applied to Pepperdine, but I won’t find out until April.</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: I’m SOOOO excited!! December 15th was such a stressful day for me, but I guess it payed off. Congratulations to everyone who got in!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to Stern</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Critical Reading (630) Math (620) Writing (630) Total: 1880 (Horrible, I know)
[</em>] ACT: 29 Composite 30 English 26 Math 34 Reading 27 Science 8 Writing
[<em>] SAT II: None
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6 of 345
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang. & Comp. (5) Calculus AB (5) World History (5) U.S. History (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro Economics, AP Micro Economics, AP Calculus BC, AP Biology, AP U.S. Government, AP English Lit.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): College Board AP Scholar With Distinction</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (Class Officer), Member of National English Honor Society, AP World History Tutor, Prom Decorating Committee.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Clerical Work at a Shipping Company
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Maryland State Schools require “community service hours” for graduation. On my transcripts it was listed that I have 96 of them, however it wasn’t listed what they were for. In reality they were for band concerts in middle school, I don’t really know what NYU interpreted them to be.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Summer job listed above
[<em>] Essays: Decent, Written about how a teacher gave me inspiration to become a better student. Supplements written about the diversity of NYU and how I could contribute to that.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: One from my Calc AB teacher and one from my World History Teacher. Both of them adored me, I’m sure they were great.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Most likely wonderful.
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, offered $17,000
[</em>] Intended Major: Fiance
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public Magnet School ~ 1400 Students
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~ 100,000 combined income of married parents
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college student</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: AP Scores, GPA and Class Rank
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT Scores, ACT Scores
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: After seeing the stats of everyone else accepted, I find it hard to believe that I was. Perhaps it had something to do with me being a first generation college student. I also included in my supplement that I’m gay and maybe Stern wants to up its diversity a bit. But I can only speculate.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was accepted to Towson University, which I was basically guaranteed to get into. </p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments:
I’m so grateful for such a wonderful opportunity.</p>

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<p>ATTENTION ALL 2016 GALLATINS!!</p>

<p>Congratulations on your acceptance! :smiley: Myself and a few other newly-accepted Gallatins created a group on Facebook through which we can get to know one another and maybe even organize a get-together in the city before classes begin in August. Here’s the link:
<a href=“https://www.facebook.com/groups/264372646951732/[/url]”>https://www.facebook.com/groups/264372646951732/&lt;/a&gt;
See you there! [:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to CAS </p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (800 w, 750 cr, 750 m)
ACT: None
SAT II: Math 2C: 700 World History: 700 Chemistry: 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.46
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): sent none
IB (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t offer
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP English Literature, The Lost Generation, AP Calculus, AP Chinese
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): academic awards from school
Extracurriculars: President of a service club, Leader of swim team, leader of a dance club, President of International awareness club, two other small leader positions.
Job/Work Experience: internship at major broadcasting systems in Korea, worked as an intern for a well known TV program…etc
Volunteer/Community service: a Lot. Many service camps, clubs…etc
Summer Activities: service camps
Essays: was told by my counselor that they were amazing. :slight_smile: (pretty good at essays. Have gotten major awards from various essay contests.)
Teacher Recommendation: waived access, but assume they were fantastic!
Counselor Rec: same as above.
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Journalism
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): South Korea
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: High
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: SAT, upward trend in grades (messed up my sophomore year but did well my junior and 1st semester senior year), strong essay, strong Recs and ECs
Weaknesses:GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: SAT, rec, essay, and ECs
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: withdrawn.
General Comments: It was a long journey, but it was one of the best I’ve had in my life so far. I wish the best for all of you.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to Stern
objective:
SAT I : 2060 (W 680 M740 CR640, essay 9) 1380/1600
ACT: 29
SAT II: math II 720, chinese 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85,
(percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
AP Didn’t send
IB N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psychology, AP US history, honors western lit, accounting , peace and justice, spanish 4, spanish 5, statistics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): jschool awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Student government, JV swimming, Student ambassador, culture club president
Job/Work Experience:summer intern at Department of Civil rights 2010, 2011 intern at publishing com
Volunteer/Community service: >300 hrs
Summer Activities: interns above
Essays: Common app was good-talk about my swim experience, supplement was good
Teacher Recommendation: Waived the rights
Counselor Rec: Didn’t get to read but def good
Interview: N/A
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Finance
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Girl
Income Bracket: idk
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation college
Reflection
Strengths: I think my ECs were pretty solid, high GPA, service hours,great essays and recs
Weaknesses: SAT
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess I had what they were looking for!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected by Wharton, accepted into Villanova, Drexel, rutgers
General Comments: Hyped!</p>