Official NYU Early Decision II Class of 2016 RESULTS

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<p>Pick one:
**Decision: Accepted to Tisch **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 610, MA: 650, WR: 580
[</em>] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[<em>] Weighted GPA (if available): (Currently) 4.5
[</em>] Rank/percentile (if available): 18/378
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Eng Lang: 3 , AP US History: 4
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Piano Lab 1, Eng Lit 4 CP, Hon Eco, Hon Gov, Marketing, Hon Phys, Art Apprec ( I get out early)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): All State Orchestra 2007 & 2008, All State Chorus 2011, SC Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: SC Uganda Benefit Rally, C.L.U.B View Fundraising Dance,
[</em>] Summer Activities: N/A
[<em>] Essays: They were completely honest and simply statements from my soul. They were perfect to me.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: I waived my rights so I don’t know if they were good, but my teachers appreciated me. I had two.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Same.
[</em>] Additional Rec: </p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Recorded Music
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): South Carolina!
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>] School Type: Public 4-Year High School
[</em>] Ethnicity: African American
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation College, Attended ReMu Summer High School 2011</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, Creative Portfolio
[</em>] Weaknesses: All Academics
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays and creative portfolio were completely honest, and therefor intrinsically original. I believe the people could really see my ineffable passion, necessity for Music and Art.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Marymount Manhattan University (Accepted)</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: I really am so thankful and appreciative. I am just so glad NYU believes me. Also, I am glad I got accepted because I wanted to show people with Tisch, that perhaps academics are not as important as passion and skill. Even though there were excessive times I doubted myself, I made sure I gave it my all. Never be afraid to apply, at least to Tisch, if you are concerned about your Academics. I am excited for all of you! And for those who got rejected, I just wanted to say continue to follow your dreams!</p>

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<p>Rejected!!!</p>

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<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted to (Insert: STERN) [ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 750m 750w 710 cr
[ *] ACT (breakdown):
[ *] SAT II: 780 math iic
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[ *] Weighted GPA (if available):n/a
[ *] Rank/percentile (if available):n/a
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 APES 4 PSych
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): ALOT of national speech awards</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): International Fashion Model, been on MTV, VH1, Fox 11, BET, ABC Family, and starring in a movie with Charlie Sheen. Walked LAFW 10x, face of Hot Topic. Captain of Speech, Captain of mock trial, Publicist for environmental club, etc.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 2 modeling agencies, 1 Acting agency signed throughout US
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 20 hours… pathetic
[ *] Summer Activities: NYU Precollege summer
[ *] Essays: Amazing… discussed with harvard psychologist
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[ *] Counselor Rec: Ok
[ *] Additional Rec:</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Business
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: #1 in So cal
[ *] Ethnicity: Chinese
[ *] Gender: F
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

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

<p>[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

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

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Math: 740 CR: 730 Writing: 780 Cumulative: 2250
[ *] ACT (breakdown): n/a
[ *] SAT II: Literature: 750 US History: 700 Math IIC: 710 French w/ Listening: 720
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.74
[ *] Weighted GPA (if available): n/a
[ *] Rank/percentile (if available): n/a
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):n/a
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): Pending in May
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: IB Enviro SL, IB Econ HL, IB Math SL, IB French HL, IB World History HL
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A lot of MUN awards including Best Delegate at major conferences (Yale, Princeton, GWU), DECA International Finalist 5th place</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN (Including running my school’s own MUN conference), DECA…basically it
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Internship at the UN and at law firm
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at nursing home + tutoring for approx. 80 cumulative hrs
[ *] Summer Activities: French Institute immersion class, a lot of traveling
[ *] Essays: Strong
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I imagine strong
[ *] Counselor Rec: Idk
[ *] Additional Rec: None</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *] Intended Major: Finance/Econ/Undecided
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Selective, top 40 public hs
[ *] Ethnicity: White/Jewish. lol.
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing of the sort</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: SAT I, essays
[ *] Weaknesses: Grades particularly senior year tri 1, and EC’s
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m in the business program at my school
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Got into Rutgers Honors…</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 720 Writing 760 Math 700 Reading
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:760 Math 800 Korean
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
Weighted GPA (if available): 3.99
Rank/percentile (if available): Decile Rank 2
AP (place score in parenthesis): European History (3), Language (3) US History (4), Comparative Politics (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP US Gov, AP Physics, English, Spanish Honors, Health Ed
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholarship Commended</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): No leadership. member of MUN
Job/Work Experience: Job at law offices
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at a local courthouse
Summer Activities:
Essays: okay…?
Teacher Recommendation: one from math teacher whom I have had for three years; one from AP Comparative Politics teacher. Didn’t get to read either letter but I presume that they are great
Counselor Rec: strong. Based on the brag sheet I wrote
Additional Rec:</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Politics
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: East Asian
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen; came to the US 7 years ago</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Recommendation letters; course load; first gen; and maybe test score
Weaknesses: Definitely GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Didn’t hear back from anywhere else
General Comments:</p>

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<p>Pick one:
**Decision: Accepted to Stern **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT (breakdown): 32 Composite: 31 Math, Science 35 English, Reading
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] Weighted GPA (if available):
[</em>] Rank/percentile (if available):
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (5), AP World History (5), AP Comparative Gov (5), AP Macro Econ (5), AP Micro Econ (5),
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP State, Precalc, AP US Gov, Orchestra, AP Lit, Chinese 3
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Piano, Violin/Orchestra, Track, Cross Country,
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: See summer activities.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer for my church youth group, various NHS volunteer activities, volunteer violin tutor for 5th graders
[</em>] Summer Activities: Took two classes at UChicago last summer, Shadowed/Interned with professional commodity trader two years ago.<br>
[<em>] Essays: Main common app one was fine (but that didn’t get me far with other schools), thought my Why NYU and Why Stern were pretty good, talked about my passion for finance and trading, my love for New York/diversity and desire for a global education.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Thought they were pretty good, but again these were mostly the same ones that got me deferred from UChicago and UMich.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Pretty good.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Had my piano instructor write one, I assume that one was very good as well.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes…doesn’t look like I’ll be getting much at all though :frowning:
[</em>] Intended Major: Stern/Finance
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays which showed my true passion for Finance/Business/NYU, ACT score, extracurricular, AP Scores
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, very little leadership positions,<br>
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: If I had to pinpoint it I would say it was my essays and my summer internship/job shadow two years ago.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred: UMich (in-state), Georgetown, UChicago…
[/ul]General Comments: Well I’m in :slight_smile: Now I have to figure out if I can afford it…</p>

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1920
[</em>] ACT (breakdown): 31 (without writing)
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Weighted GPA (if available): 4.375
[</em>] Rank/percentile (if available): 4/355
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 2 classes senior year
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Most rigorous possible for me (my school only offers 3 AP classes total)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): DECA Internationals qualifier, a few school awards</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DECA (secretary), Relay for Life, lead roles in a few theater productions, varsity choir, self-produced album, gave music lessons
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Nothing important!
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Around 50 hours
[</em>] Summer Activities: Music!
[<em>] Essays: Very personal, actually. (My CommonApp essay was about how my sister and I are both gay. That sounds lame. But I made it work, I think.)
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: AP Calculus teacher wrote it. I didn’t get to read it, but we both like Madonna, so therefore she likes me.
[li] Counselor Rec: Mediocre at best.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Recorded Music
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Missouri
[</em>] School Type: Large public (Something like 1,400 students.)
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing!</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Creative portfolio and…passion?
[</em>] Weaknesses: My SAT (I put no effort into studying which wasn’t a smart move)
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They apparently liked my portfolio. The interview went well too! It was very intimidating since there were three of them in a room at the same time, but I think I did fine.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Really, I think with my major it all came down to my creative portfolio. My stats otherwise would seem to be rather sub-par for NYU. I originally thought I didn’t even have a chance at NYU since I’ve never even taken a Foreign Language class in high school. But I’m very grateful to have been accepted!</p>

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

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): Math: 760 CR: 740 Writing: 760 Cumulative: 2260
[ *] ACT (breakdown): n/a
[ *] SAT II: US History: 750 Math IIC: 800
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[ *] Weighted GPA (if available): 4.33/? (An A in AP is a 5.0)
[ *] Rank/percentile (if available): Top 10%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Gov (5), Euro (5), Lang (4), Econ (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stat, AP Calc BC, APUSH, AP Psych, AP Lit
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor, National Merit Semifinalist, Community Service Awards 200+ hrs</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Guitar Club (Founder and President), A Capella Choir, JV Winter and Spring Track, Asian Culture Club (Secretary), Orchestra (Principal Bass), Jazz Band, Freshman soccer
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Referee for recreational soccer, Google Adsense publisher for my (former) blog
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at Chinese school teaching soccer for 2 years, 200~ hours
[ *] Summer Activities: NSLC 2010, Counselor at Chinese Summer Camp, helped out at a rehabilitation center
[ *] Essays: Not good at essays, I thought they were only okay
[ *] Teacher Recommendations: stellar for one, decent for another
[ *] Counselor Rec: decent
[ *] Additional Rec: None</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[ *] Intended Major: Finance/Accounting
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Selective, top 40 public hs
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese if it matters)
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: luck, SAT I, SAT II, Unweighted GPA
[ *] Weaknesses: Not many spectacular extracurriculars, could have written better essays
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think an upward trend in my grades and extracurriculars as I advanced grades helped
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from Cornell AEM, Accepted into Rutgers Business New Brunswick and Camden, St. Johns, Case Western</p>

<p>Hey guys, first post here, congrats to everyone who got in! I just watched an interview with Jeremy Lin, so what I got from it was that even if there are obstacles in life, you must persevere, so if you didn’t get in, it wasn’t meant to be. Even if your path right now isn’t clear, in the end you will end up in the right place.</p>

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Did not submit
[</em>] ACT: Composite Score of 26
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 28/589
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Language (5)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: No first, TA, AP Calc, Chamber Choir, AP Econ, and English
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 3rd Place Solo fest District Winner, Best Male Actor, Student of the Month? lol, Most Inspirational (Choir), and Principal’s Honor Roll (4 years)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Fundraising Officer (Choir), Drama, Lead in Hairspray and Dinner with the Zombies, Chamber Choir, Key Club, Football, Track and Field, Cross Country, CSF, and Roots and Shoots
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: GAP and Assistant at Gas Station
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Roots and Shoots, Key Club, and Church.
[</em>] Summer Activities: None
[<em>] Essays: Were personal and well thought out. I only wrote them once and never revised them or had others read over them.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Only had one teacher recommendation and he is really good with writing them, plus I was in his class for 3 years so he knew me.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: My counselor is probably one of the few people who really knows me. She knows my history and wrote a stellar rec for me. I am truly grateful and blessed to have such an amazing counselor.
[</em>] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview: None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Media, Culture, and Communications
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Mixed
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: 20-40 k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation, Minority, and Low Income</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, recommendation letters, and possibly my extracurriculars.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Test Scores and my GPA
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays really showed who I was. They were creative and had a completely different approach to answering the questions, which could have gone either way but in my case it worked in my favor.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted UCR, CSUF, Humboldt, CSULB, Fordham, and Drexel.</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: Hell yea Class of 2016!!!</p>

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<p>Congrats guys!</p>

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<p>Any BPE applicants?</p>

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<p>I got in!!! I got into Recorded Music @Tisch. I am too lazy to fill out that form. </p>

<ul>
<li>hugs * for those who didn’t get in</li>
</ul>

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):R: 690; M: 630; W: 800
[</em>] ACT (breakdown): Reading: 36; English; 35, Math; 29, Science; 28</p>

<p>[<em>] SAT II: Spanish: 770; World History: 720; American History: 710; Math 1: 620
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2
[<em>] Weighted GPA (if available): 3.84
[</em>] Rank/percentile (if available): 49
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Human Geo (3), World History (5), Spanish (5), American History (5), European History (4), Art History (5), Lang & Comp (5), Macro (2)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ <em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Gov, Dual Enrollment Western Civ, DE Comparative Politics, DE Psychology, DE Sociology of Religion, DE College Algebra
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Spanish Honor Society (Founder & president), JSA Debate (secretary), Key Club (historian), National Honor Society (mentoring committee head), C/O 2012 Leadership (secretary), Student Council (class rep)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Too many things to list.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Erm, I traveled.
[<em>] Essays: Amazing, if I do say so myself.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: I got them from my former AP Lang and APUSH teachers. I didn’t look at them, but they were probably great.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent.
[</em>] Additional Rec: N/A</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep
[</em>] Intended Major: History
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Florida
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): US
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic/Middle Eastern
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Immigrant, first generation college student, </p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Essays, test scores, rigor of courses. Sadly, I didn’t send them my AP exam scores.
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, class rank
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essays, most likely. I had a bunch of people read my essays and they all loved them. I thought they were pretty unique.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere yet. I was going to hear from all the other schools I applied to by April, but that doesn’t really matter anymore.</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments:
I’M SO EXCITED OH MY GOD</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted to Steinhardt; Studio Art **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 26
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[<em>] Rank/percentile (if available): top 20%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng Lang (4), but have taken 8 APs throughout high school
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Eng, AP Studio Art, AP Govt, Precal, Econ, Honors art
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Finalist in Van’s Shoe Competition, Finalist in Art Scholarship fund, National Honors Society, National Art Honors Society, California Scholarship fund</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
EXCEL (tutor)
Mentorship Program (Mentor)
Math Engineering and Science Achievement Club - MESA (Co-President)
National Art Honors Society (President)
Vans Shoe Competition- One of five finalists out of 500 schools
Gay Straight Alliance (President/Founder)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
Modeling - 13 hrs/week,
Toy Store - 11 hrs/week
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Intern)
Tutoring
Helped take care of homeless children
Created a program to raise money for HIV testing
[</em>] Summer Activities:
Summer classes at stanford
Summer Classes at brown
Summer classes at Otis
[<em>] Essays: All great, about toy design.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[</em>] Additional Rec: The best ever!</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope
[</em>] Intended Major: Studio art/ Pre-Med
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: F
[li] Hooks: Teenage toy designer, interesting passions, 350+ hrs of community service</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Interesting candidate/ art portfolio
[</em>] Weaknesses: Health problems and hospitalization held me back from getting awesome grades
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Awesome art portfolio, interesting passions!
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rejected from Tufts</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: So happy about this!!!</p>

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 760 CR 700 math, 680 writing
[</em>] ACT (breakdown): 31
[<em>] SAT II: 760 US history, 730 Math 1, 680 Bio
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[<em>] Weighted GPA (if available):
[</em>] Rank/percentile (if available): 186/446 (lololololololl)
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): took 3, have 2 4’s, 1 5
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest possible
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): haha none</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): couple, nothing major
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: bout 150 hours
[</em>] Summer Activities: chill
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Probably good, didnt see
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Again, didnt see but prolly good
[</em>] Additional Rec:</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Said i wouldnt but i did haha
[</em>] Intended Major: Economics/Philosophy (Double Major)
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: PUNJABI. BRUUAAAHHH
[<em>] Gender: male sonnn
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): ehh, none</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT, essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, rank
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: cuz im a boss
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: northeastern, Binghamton, Penn state, and somewhere else but i cant remember</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to everyone who got in!! looking forward to seeing you there. Those who didnt, I’m sorry, but we’ll all end up where we’re meant to be.</p>

<p>Idk why, but i dont feel as happy as i should…its strange. I feel more relieved than happy. oh well, hopefully it will come with time</p>

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

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 720 CR 620 M 710 W Total: 2050
[</em>] ACT (breakdown): N/A
[<em>] SAT II: N/A
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[<em>] Weighted GPA (if available): N/A
[</em>] Rank/percentile (if available): N/A
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Psychology (5)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: N/A
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NFTY (Group Leader, MIT ESP Splash (Teacher), A few theater roles, Film Discussion (Group Leader/Founder)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
Puzzle/Game Store - 25hrs/week
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Lyme Disease Advocacy, Film Production Internship
[</em>] Summer Activities: N/A
[<em>] Essays: Good, particularly the one about my Gap Year
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: VERY good, written by an assistant director from Boston University
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Additional Rec: Good</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Film and Television
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Distance Learning/Homeschooling
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Gap Year Student</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Fabulous recommendation, Unusual high school education, Gap Year activities, Good film, College Credits from advanced film courses.
[</em>] Weaknesses: Lack of standardized testing besides SAT and AP, I was worried one of my essays which dealt with health problems was too sad, low SAT (although now it seems to have been slightly high for Tisch)
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my double gap year activities really made me stand out. I had taught classes on film (some at MIT), and had taken some college courses and done very well. A professor at BU allowed me to take advanced film analysis courses over the summer, and he provided my recommendation. I was also very proud of the film I made for Tisch.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to URI, will never know about anywhere else. XD</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: I didn’t rush to go to college. I took 2 years off partly because of health reasons, partly because I didn’t feel ready. I worked, I took classes, I taught classes, and I had a great internship. I had experiences I never would’ve had if I had rushed into college, and ultimately I applied because I wanted to, not because I had to. I was a stronger and more confident applicant because of it.
I hope my FA doesn’t suck though. XD</p>

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<p>@Jessey</p>

<p>I applied BPE, but I still haven’t gotten an email. o<em>0
This is not cool -</em>_-. They need to release all of them at the same time.</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted to (STEINHARDT) **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR/710 W/640 M
[</em>] ACT (breakdown): Ugh I don’t remember I got a 30 overall, sent my SAT to NYU.
[<em>] SAT II: didn’t take it!
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.2
[<em>] Weighted GPA (if available): 3.4
[</em>] Rank/percentile (if available): n/a
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Human (4), AP Lit (5), AP Psych (4)
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: College Algebra, College Trigonometry, AP Studio Art, AP U.S. Government, Newspaper, AP Lang and Comp, AP Biology
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Lettered all years in speech and debate, top state qualifier in speech and debate all years. </p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (Editor-In-Chief), Speech and Debate (Team Captain), National Art Honor Society, organized a hygeine drive, shadowed a local senator, “water ambassador” and educator for my county’s water resource education program, Peer Mentor/Tutor, Link Crew Leader. Yeah I had a lot.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship with a top Denver photography studio, work as a waitress part time 10-15 hrs a week.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: The hygeine drive, water ambassador thing, peer mentoring and tutoring and link crew are all community service oriented.
[</em>] Summer Activities: No such thing. Well, I worked full time basically.
[<em>] Essays: They were basically the </em><em>. Writing is my strongest subject. I think they really helped me, honestly. Very unique.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: From my newspaper adviser who has known me all four years of high school, and actually failed me first semester my freshman year in English I Honors. I’m now his editor-in-chief. He saw me grow. It was very personal and heartfelt.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Just dreadful. He spent probably twenty minutes on it. He doesn’t know me at all. It was six or so sentences long. I had to revise it for him. Disastrous. Didn’t mention anything that I hadn’t already.
[</em>] Additional Rec: From my AP Government and former English II Honors teacher. Glowing!</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes. “Too rich”, according to FAFSA.
[</em>] Intended Major: Public Health
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Colorado
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nada. Although I did play off of the idea that I was born at NYU Tisch hospital… </p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: My level of involvement, SAT scores, essays, teacher recommendations.
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think it was a combination of a lot of things. First semester of 9th grade I did terribly. 2.28 GPA. Second semester I got a 3.875, continued to do well up until second semester of 11th grade when I got sick again. My health was an extenuating circumstance, and I struggled a lot with my learning disability (ADHD) but I challenged myself all throughout high school with a lot of AP work. My GPA isn’t really typical of a kid with my level of involvement. My essays were well written and unique. I showed serious passion and focus. I think the ad com was able to look past the numbers, and see through every other aspect of my application that I am a strong student and critical thinker.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NYU was my first letter! One for one!</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: Congrats to all. For those who didn’t get a congratulations today, you have something good in store waiting for you too. For those reading this that are applying next fall, don’t scare yourself away from applying because you think it’s too much of a reach, or you won’t be able to afford it. Look at my stats. They saw my mid-year report too, and first semester of senior year went awfully for me. D in AP Bio. I applied to a science program. Anything can happen. You just have to try, put yourself out there, and take a risk. The worst thing is getting rejected. And come May 1st it won’t even matter.</p>

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<p>Accepted into stern.</p>

<p>Rep vancouver canada.</p>

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**Decision: Accepted to Tisch **

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): math 620, reading 690, writing 670, 1970 total
[] ACT (breakdown): n/a
[] SAT II: n/a
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.759
[] Weighted GPA (if available): 3.944
[] Rank/percentile (if available): 101/399
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): unknown, testing in English and Anthro HL
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB English HL, IB anthro HL, IB math studies SL, forensics, econ/gov, urban exploration, introduction to HTML coding
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 4 regional scholastic gold keys in photography, 1 silver key, one honorable mention

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): independent screenwriting
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: n/a
[] Summer Activities: emerson precollege 16mm film, socapa advanced photography, socapa screenwriting
[] Essays: I dunno I wrote about stuff that I knew would stick out
[] Teacher Recommendation: eh letter from math studies teacher, great letter from anthro SL teacher
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t get to read mine
[] Additional Rec: assumedly pretty damn good rec from a graduate of the NYU tisch film program who taught me in socapa screenwriting

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yeah
[] Intended Major: film & TV
[] State (if domestic applicant): OR
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: freshman/sophomore was a private liberal arts type school, junior/senior is public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nah

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: creative portfolio
[] Weaknesses: academics I guess but they’re not that bad either
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: because I’m good at what I do like idk
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to Brooks Institute, Emerson College, and Depaul with a presidential scholarship awarded

[/ul]** General Comments: ** I’M SO HAPPY