*****OFFICIAL NYU CLASS OF 2019 ED2 DECISIONS******

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted to (Insert: School) [ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected by (Insert: School) [ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT (breakdown):
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Weighted GPA (if available):
[ *] Rank/percentile (if available):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]

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Pick one:

Decision: Rejected by Stern Primary Choice & CAS 2nd Choice

[ b]Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (770M, 690 CR, 750 WR)
[ *] ACT (breakdown):
[ *] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 750 Math 1
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
[ *] Weighted GPA (if available): 93/100 GPA
[ *] Rank/percentile (if available): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calc AB, 4 AP Stat, 4 MacroEcon
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Econ, AP English Lit, AP Spanish Lang, AP Euro, Arts Course
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Common Awards (Ap Scholar, physics, honor roll)

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Decent Business Experience, Worked at Bank, Hotel, NGO
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: President of Charity
[ *] Summer Activities: Work at NGO
[ *] Essays: 8/10 Solid Essay. Spent lots of time on it.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Amazing. 10/10
[ *] Counselor Rec: 9/10 She loves me.
[ *] Additional Rec: Job Rec. 9/10
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: Business
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian! (the reason I got fucked over)
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Not sure
[ *] Weaknesses: Not sure
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected because of my race
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Northeastern and Fordham

[ /list][ b]General Comments: Stern is actually BS. I talked to people with insanely worst stats than me who were accepted. This makes no sense. I’m mad, but at the same time my stats aren’t insane, so I’m just hoping I get in somewhere good.

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What makes you say that they rejected you because of your race?

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@ronaldo10‌

Did you have the FA change?

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@ronaldo10‌ that is a very serious accusation to make; maybe you’re just bitter?

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[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected by CAS NY[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT (breakdown): 30
[ *] SAT II: 740 World Hist, 750 US Hist
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Weighted GPA (if available):4.0 (14.5 average applying for France, which is considered competitive for NYU)
[ *] Rank/percentile (if available):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): was a rotary exchange students in Canada for a year, interned a a newspaper three times in Algiers, student gov, model un created my own club and got a grant from the region for it, and tons of other stuff.
[ *] Job/Work Experience:worked at a bank and in a corn field
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:9/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:7/10 (French teachers)
[ *] Counselor Rec:10/10
[ *] Additional Rec:10/10

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Midd east studies
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):France
[ *] School Type:public
[ *] Ethnicity: caucasian (middle eastern)
[ *] Gender:male
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):first gen

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: ecs def
[ *] Weaknesses:ACT score? but it wasn’t mandatory for itnernational students and most ernch applicants have 25 or something
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:teacher’s comment on my transcript? idk just not competitive enough
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:no where yet

[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Congratulation to all of you guys who got it, make the best of it for the rest of us. I hope to get in somewhere else

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oh and NO FA Change

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@krayane1‌
What time did you receive your notification?

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@ronaldo10‌ Ahh, that’s terrible! Your application is obviously impressive. I’m sure other colleges would be glad to have you!

Also, guys: many studies show that Asian Americans are discriminated against in the college application process. This is rooted in racist attitudes in the US. We are a very diverse race with varying socioeconomic circumstances and educational opportunities. Yet, many colleges expect us to all score very highly, and even when we do, “the definition of meritocracy used by white people is far more fluid than many would admit, and that this fluidity results in white people favoring certain policies (and groups) over others.”

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/08/13/white-definitions-merit-and-admissions-change-when-they-think-about-asian-americans

http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2013/06/opinion-latimes-chen-affirmative-action.html

https://books.google.co.th/books?id=R_t3yQiWKQEC&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246&dq=asian+americans+and+standardized+testing+asian+american+issues&source=bl&ots=sQfN525ggY&sig=weoDR4VWUOPcZcZ2IHwGZIcNw9I&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0MndVPiiHpaTuASymYKYBA&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=asian%20americans%20and%20standardized%20testing%20asian%20american%20issues&f=false

I’m not starting a debate. But please don’t dismiss ronaldo10’s very valid concerns about a serious issue that many Asian Americans face.

Anyway, good luck to you all! We’ll get through this! :smile:

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@VandaAree‌
I’m with you on that!

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Decision: Rejected by CAS, Gallatin, LSP

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2090 (680 Reading, 660 Math, 750 Writing)
[] ACT (breakdown):
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Weighted GPA (if available): 3.7/4.5
[] Rank/percentile (if available): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): 35
[] Senior Year Course Load: HL Geo, HL Econ, HL L&L, SL Math, SL Bio, SL Spanish AB initio
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Prefectship, Sports and Music awards

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Hockey, Cross-country, Peer tutoring, Choir, Awareness for Cancer club (Founder/Club head), Piano (7 Years)
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at a tech corporation for 3 years (and counting), Intern at a Financial firm for a couple months
[] Volunteer/Community service: More than 200 hours (Did not put on commonapp)
[] Summer Activities: Internships, Hockey
[] Essays: 8/10 for general, 9/10 for supplement
[] Teacher Recommendation: No idea, waved FERPA, however both teachers do like me so I assume at least 7/10
[] Counselor Rec: ^
[] Additional Rec: From my hockey coach and advisor. He loves me as a student and as a person. 10/10

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[] Intended Major: Political Science
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[] School Type: Private, one of the top in Canada
[] Ethnicity: Asian - Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars, SAT score (for consideration into LSP)
[] Weaknesses: GPA was on the low-side as well.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Perhaps ethnicity came into play, however I applied as an Asian-Canadian (Perm Residence) so I can’t be entirely sure. Don’t really want to make that accusation. GPA dropped by .1 after midterms so that was unfortunate, and my IB total could have been higher :slight_smile:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: McGill University, University of Toronto - Trinity College, University of Guelph

[/ul]General Comments:
Disappointed but not devastated, it is what it is. Had the McGill and UoT offers couple hours prior on the 12th so that cushioned the blow. Wish everyone the best of luck in their endeavours whether at NYU or not. There’s still transfers and graduate school so it ain’t over just yet! :smiley:

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**Decision: Rejected by (LSP) **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): (1950) Math: 540 Reading: 690 Writing: 720
[] ACT (breakdown): 28
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.55
[] Weighted GPA (if available): 3.63
[] Rank/percentile (if available): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang and Comp (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP English, Spanish 4H, Pre-Calc H, Physics H, Dance, Yearbook
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (Co-Editor-In-Chief), Journalism Honor Society (Vice President), Art Honor Society (Public Relations Officer), Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society
[] Job/Work Experience: Sales Associate at clothing store
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours, mostly in Best Buddies
[] Summer Activities: N/A
[] Essays: I thought they were good. My CA essay was unique, my NYU essay was well-researched and I thought it reflected how much I wanted to go there.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Not sure, my school doesn’t let us see them.
[] Counselor Rec: Not sure, my school doesn’t let us see them.
[] Additional Rec: N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, and I had the FA change :frowning:
[] Intended Major: LSP- I would’ve decided in two years
[] State (if domestic applicant): Nevada
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Catholic
[] Ethnicity: Filipino, white
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college, first generation immigrant

[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: I thought my extra-curriculars were good
[] Weaknesses: Scores and GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My scores
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not sure yet.

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** Decision: Accepted to (Gallatin) **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT (breakdown): 34 (Math: 31 English: 33 Reading: 36 Science: 36 Essay: 12/12)
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.93
[] Weighted GPA (if available): N/A (but only slightly higher than 3.93…so maybe 4.0)
[] Rank/percentile (if available): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: All College Level classes in Poli Sci, Econ, Sociology, Philosophy, Calculus 1 and 2
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Manage my own website
[] Job/Work Experience: Write for a number of online magazines
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~50 hours on an organic farm + NHS
[] Summer Activities: N/A
[] Essays: Commonapp - 10/10; Supplement - 8/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: English Teacher, and History Teacher (they both liked me and all, but idk)
[] Counselor Rec: 9-10/10 (I love her, and she loves me)
[] Additional Rec: N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: individualized concentration at Gallatin
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Nationally acclaimed public school
[] Ethnicity: Mixed
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Good test scores + good Commonapp essay + Concurrent enrollment at local community college
[] Weaknesses: Supplement was a bit dull + no APs + community service hours are low
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think that my essay and my counselor recommendation really pushed me over
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Fordham EA

[/ul]General Comments: Good Luck to everyone else! I am so grateful for this opportunity :slight_smile:

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**Decision: Accepted to Stern **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): -
[] ACT (breakdown): Composite: 34 Math: 34 English: 34 Reading: 33 Science: 34
[] SAT II: Math 1: 790 Math 2: 740
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[] Weighted GPA (if available): 4.0
[] Rank/percentile (if available): Top 20%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 AP English Language, 5 AP Macroeconomics, 5 AP Calculus AB
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Stat, AP English Lit, AP Micro, Honors Band, AP Environmental Science
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
AP Scholar
National Honor Society
Distinguished Delegate at National Model UN Conference
Best Delegate at School/Local Model UN Conference
Honorable Mention at National Model UN Conference

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Vice President then President of Youth Club Community Service Organization
Cofounder and Vice President of Computer Science Club
2nd Singles and Captain of Varsity Tennis Team
Historian and Backstage Head of Asian Awareness Club
Fundraising Head of Future Business Leaders of America
Counselor then Guide Coordinator of Camp Mosaic
Member of Model UN
Member of National Honor Society
Pit Player and Assistant Instructor for High School Marching Band
Attended Rutgers Summer Business Camp
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays:

  1. One about standing up to my family and eradicating the negative connotation towards homosexuals.
  2. In the additional information section I wrote about my life long love for photography/blogging and making a business and a lot of money off of it.
  3. In the supplement I wrote about Stern’s programs I loved and I talked about my blogging business
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t look at them but I should have good teacher recommendations from my economics teacher/FBLA Club Advisor and another from AP Calculus Teacher. They both liked me in class so I hope they are good.
    [] Counselor Rec: Counselor recommendation should be solid as well, we get along very nicely and she is an amazing counselor who really cares for her students.
    [    ] Additional Rec:

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Undeclared Business but will change to Finance and Statistics
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: South Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays, ECs, Recommendations, Test Scores
[] Weaknesses: GPA, Race
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays were very powerful and I am sure I had great recommendations from my counselor and teachers
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rutgers, Northeastern

[/ul]General Comments:
I got the FA change on 01/31/15

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**Decision: Accepted to (Insert: CAS) **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2070 (Math 650, CR 720, Writing 700)
[] SAT II: Math I 750, Math II 730, Physics 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 10 (from Ecuador)): 9.30
[] Senior Year Course Load: Physics, Math, History, Philosophy, Spanish Language, English, American Literature, Economics, Civics, Religion, Methods of Research, Psychology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honorable Mention at Iberoamerican Physics Competition, Silver Medal and top score at National Physics Competition (Ecuador), various Math Tournaments and a silver medal in one of them, Honorable Mention at International Model UN. [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Club (President and founder), National Physics Team (member), Young prospects club (founder), Math Team (member), Lots of Community Service, Theater (Led a team that competed in a local competition)
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at Seakeepers Society for a month back in 2013
[] Volunteer/Community service: Did service in an Elderly Home and took part of a National Literacy Campaign
[] Summer Activities: Backpacked through France
[] Essays: 10/10 I felt this was my best college essay.
[] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 I have espectacular relationships with both and they showed me their letters.
[] Counselor Rec: 8.5/10 Less personal than the other two but still great.
[] Additional Rec:

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Philosophy
[] State (if domestic applicant): Out of State, though US Citizen
[] Country (if international applicant): Ecuador
[] School Type: Nationally acclaimed private school in Ecuador
[] Ethnicity: Latino
[] Gender: Male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

[/ul][ b]Reflection**[ul]
[] Strengths: Great NYU essay, great extracurriculars and awards, great letters of recommendation.
[] Weaknesses: ■■■■■■ Common App essay, SAT could be better.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My NYU essay, letters of recommendation and awards really did it.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was deferred in MIT

[/ul][ b]General Comments:** Care to comment about my financial aid package? Are the loans too much? Might there be a way to eventually turn these loans into grants? Here’s the offered package: http://■■■■■■■.com/view.php?pic=2gvv4n5&s=8#.VN5t4osaJhU

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** Decision: Accepted to NYU SHANGHAI **

** Objective: **[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Did not send
[] ACT (breakdown): Did not send Instead: sent French baccalaureate predicted grades 16/20 (high score)
[] SAT II: did not send
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (15/20 average representing a 4.0/4.0 GPA)
[] Weighted GPA (if available): 5.0 ( out of 5)
[] Rank/percentile (if available): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: General French Baccalaureate Scientific section with International option
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[/ul][ b] Subjective: **[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Journalism (school paper), ModelUN, School council, French Scout, theater, class president
[] Job/Work Experience: Internship at a Start-up
[] Volunteer/Community service: Scouting
[] Summer Activities: Leadership In the Business World (The Wharton School) July 2014 + voluntary work
[] Essays: 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: 9/10
[] Counselor Rec: 10/10
[] Additional Rec: None

[/ul]** Other **[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[] Intended Major: Core program (+ business and finance major)
[] State (if domestic applicant): International student
[] Country (if international applicant): FRANCE
[] School Type: French school offering international option
[] Ethnicity: caucasian
[] Gender: male
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

[/ul]** Reflection **[ul]
[] Strengths: Background (multinational) 2 nationalities (Swiss + French) + lived abroad

  • activities and essays
    [    ] Weaknesses: no SAT/ACT/SAT2
    [] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Original background? Motivation?
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Northeastern University + offers from the UK but NYUSH is top 1 choice

[/ul]** General Comments: ** So happy right now! Hoping to see a lot of you there next year.

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**Decision: Accepted to CAS **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT (breakdown): 29 Composite (31 superscore)
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[] Weighted GPA (if available): 4.0
[] Rank/percentile (if available): Top 20%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Ap Euro 4, AP Lang 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calc, AP Macro, AP Gov, AP Bio, English, Honors Spanish 5
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Taught an MUN Program, VP of a program to send goats to third world countries, National Honors Society
[] Job/Work Experience: Manager at a restaurant
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ at two hospitals
[] Summer Activities: work
[] Essays: 10/10 (I was really proud of them)
[] Teacher Recommendation: 9/10
[] Counselor Rec: 9/10
[] Additional Rec: 10/10 from my last year’s counselor

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen, raised my sister

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essays
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: haven’t heard from anywhere else

[/ul]General Comments: I am really excited about my financial aid package! And, congrats to everyone who got in, I can’t wait to meet you all! If you didn’t get in, it means there is a better school waiting!

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted to (Insert: Stern) [ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[ *] ACT (breakdown): 35 composite- 34 E 35 M 36 R 35 S
[ *] SAT II: 800 Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[ *] Weighted GPA (if available): 4.65
[ *] Rank/percentile (if available): top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): all 4s and 5s
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP chem, stats, psych, gov. Honors Lin Alg and Philosophy
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): volunteer coaching, NHS, Chinese School, Varsity Swimming, Varsity Track and Field, pool leader
[ *] Job/Work Experience: worked with disabled kids over the summer
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, volunteer trips, coaching
[ *] Summer Activities: see above
[ *] Essays: Common App- 8/10 NYU Supp- 9/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: idk both probably good
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Additional Rec: yes

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: large, competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: ACT, SAT 2, GPA
[ *] Weaknesses: lack of business ECs
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: :-)))))))))))!
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: deferred from UPenn, UChicago. Accepted UIUC Honors Business

[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b] Decision: Accepted to CAS [ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 770 Math, 720 Reading, 670 Writing
[ *] ACT (breakdown): n/a
[ *] SAT II: 730 Bio, 690 Chem, 660 Math II
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.38
[ *] Weighted GPA (if available): 3.79
[ *] Rank/percentile (if available): school didn’t calc
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (4), APUSH (5), Lang (4), Chem (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Journalism, AP physics C, AP Calculus, AP Lit, AP Stats, Honors Economics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, CAPT award for standardized testing or something, Honors for 10th and 11th, inducted to french honros society, inducted to NHS.

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): I put years in paranthesis instead
National Honors Society (2 years)
Editor of School NewsPaper (3 years)
Broadcast news (director) (1 year)
Black Belt in TaeKwonDo (I have practiced TKD for 8 years and received my black belt during my 6th year of training)
Student at Brown over the summer to learn about CS
Student at Harvard and MIT over 2 summers and 1 Fall to take courses including Quantum Mechanics
Country President in Model UN (2 years)
Cross country (2 years)
Track and Field (1 Year)

  • Job/Work Experience: interned at a lab called inStem [ *] Volunteer/Community service: NHS volunteer, tech crew volunteer. [ *] Summer Activities: Brown Sumer program for CS, Took classes at MIT and Harvard over the summer (HSSP program). [ *] Essays: Super good [ *] Teacher Recommendation: All were super good based on what i heard [ *] Counselor Rec: SUPER DUPER GOOD [ *] Additional Rec: Recc from Brown professor of CS. It was an evaluation from my summer course but i just submitted it as a recc.

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: no
[ *] Intended Major: Computer Science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: Indian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation immigrant (parents came to U.S from india)

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: reccomendation letters by far
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA and SAT’s kind of
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed that I was interested in CS through my essays and reccs. I think that’s what sold it.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to Northeastern.

[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]
I was so anxious to hear back and am now super glad to be part of the NYU CAS class of 2019. I honestly thought I didn’t have a chance especially because of my kinda eh GPA but it all worked out. Stoked to be moving to NYC in the fall!!!

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Decision: Accepted to School of Professional Studies

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1850
[] ACT (breakdown): n/a
[] SAT II: n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[] Weighted GPA (if available): 4.26
[] Rank/percentile (if available): 25/286
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP AB & BC Calculus, IB Philosophy SL, IB History HL, IB English HL, IB Biology HL, IB Spanish SL
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Placed 3rd place at Regional Academic Quiz Tournament, County representative at the National Academic Quiz Tournament, Distinguished Honor Roll, Excellence Rating at the Solo & Ensemble Fetival

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chemistry Club (founder and president), Calculus Club (president), National Honors Society, Academic Team (team captain), Kikwanis Club, Philosophy Club, STEM Club, Drama Club, and International Club
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at the Hospice (providing bereavement care by playing music)
[] Summer Activities: n/a
[] Essays: 9/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: 7/10
[] Counselor Rec: She never showed me.
[] Additional Rec:

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Hotel and Tourism Management
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Korean
[] Gender: Female
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Stupendous common app essay as well as supplement essay, good G.P.A, IB Diploma Candidate, and diversity in activities
[] Weaknesses: Low SAT scores
[] Why you think you were accepted: For my common app essay, I talked about my time/experience volunteering for the hospice patients, which in my opinion, tied in very well with what I wanted to major in (hospitality). For my supplement essay, I wrote a very touching and passionate essay describing my passions for pursuing a career in hotel management.
[] Where else were you accepted: Rutgers University and Penn State

[/ul]**General Comments: I never actually thought that the day would come where I would be filling out one of these. To be quite honest, it’s not ALWAYS the scores that gets you in. I’m not saying that you should completely neglect the SAT’s or ACT’s (definitely try VERY hard on those), but I honestly think it’s important to stress a LOT on how well you write the essay. The essay, I think, was the biggest asset in my acceptance and therefore believe that a strong and passionate essay is one of the most essential factors in getting considered for admittance. **