<p>Sooo decisions are coming in for RD, so I thought we might as well get this going since we don't have a decisions thread (not to get confused with the discussion thread).</p>
<p>To use the template, copy+paste, fill out your info, and take out all the spaces in the brackets.</p>
<p>I can’t believe I actually get to post this…</p>
<p>Decision: Admitted
**Admitted School: Tisch School of the Arts ** Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: SAT Composite-> 1740
[</em>] SAT IIs: Didn’t Take
[<em>] GPA (UW): 3.63
[</em>] GPA (W): 3.90
[<em>] Rank: 79/563
[</em>] Leadership Positions: Drama Treasurer (10, 11), Drama Marketing Director (12), Spirit President (11, 12)
[<em>] Awards/Honors: Many awards awarded for Graphic Design; Scholar Athlete (9,19,11,12); Principle Honor Role (9, 10, 11); Nominated as a top 10 teen
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular: Varsity Athlete (10, 11, 12); Theatre (9, 10, 11, 12) ; Filmmaking (11, 12); Free lance photography, graphic design, cinematography (10, 11, 12)
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[<em>] Essays: CA essay was about how directing influenced my life; NYU CA Supplements were directed towards specific courses offered for my program (Film and Television), the city of New York, and how an NYU education would affect me and how I can give back to the school
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Strong; one from an my APUSH teacher and the other from my Drama teacher/mentor
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Strong; wrote about the work I’ve done for the school
[</em>] Hooks (if any): Started a production company, did some interning for local production companies, did a bunch of freelance and work for my school, one of my graphic designs inspired the interior design for our 2 million dollar student union
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Southern California
[</em>] School Type: High Achieving Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Financial Aid information (see description): -</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Statements:[list]
[<em>] Other Factors: Had to send in a portfolio
[</em>] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? My grades are extremely low for NYU standard’s so I think a huuuugeee factor of my acceptance is due to my portfolio and my essays
[li] General Comments: Anything is possible.[/li][ /list]</p>
<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED **
**Admitted School: College of Arts and Science (Economics and Mathematics Major) **
[/size] Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 2290 (CR 750, M 770, WR 770)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math2 800
[<em>] GPA (UW): I moved to America from Korea in the middle of sophomore year, so hard to calculate.
[</em>] GPA (W): 5.15/6.0 at time of application, just my American GPA. Had to additionally send in my Korean high school transcript! My Korean grades reallyreallyreally sucked. I brought up my senior year first semester grades up a lot though! I would say everything averaged out to about a B+ in all advanced level classes.
[<em>] Rank: Top 10%
[</em>] Leadership Positions: Math Team captain, NHS Officer, Student Congress, Mu Alpha Theta president
[<em>] Awards/Honors: Qualified for AIME in 11th, won some math awards, won some MUN awards, straight high honors and AP Scholar with Honor… Our math team is pretty darn good, so we won some awards as a team too.
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular: Math tutor at nearby middle school, Leo club, Amnesty International, Model UN…
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Wrote about my love for Spock for Common App. Showed who I was. For my NYU one, I wrote about what I wanted to do at the school, what classes I wanted to take and why, where I wanted to study abroad and why, etc. I had a definite plan set in front of me and it showed how much interest and knowledge I had in/of NYU.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I’m assuming pretty good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I’m assuming pretty good. I was able to get close to her personally, because she always kept an eye out for me.
[</em>] Hooks (if any): NOOOO idea. I always thought that my grades would KILL me… but I guess my grades are decent coming from a newcomer to the country?? Girl who wants to do math, a lot of math related accomplishments, managed to successfully become a part of the community in less than two years… Yeah. I honestly have NO idea why a college would ever accept me lol. THANK YOU NYU <3
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Connecticut (but originally from S. Korea)
[</em>] School Type: Public, rural, only competitive among the top 10%
[<em>] Ethnicity: East Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Financial Aid information (see description): received a generous (well, it’s NYU, so ‘generous’ can mean a lot of things lol) amount of merit scholarship money! Trying to see if I can negotiate a slightly higher amount though.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[<em>] Other Factors: International. Girl who wants to do math?
[</em>] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? My SAT scores, my essays The NYU one really showed my passion for the school. My ECs were pretty good for someone who had been in this country for less than two years. I had a lot of math-related ECs too. My GPA really worried me though, b/c my Korean grades SUCKED and my Junior year grades were pretty much straight B+s.
[li] General Comments: After getting rejected from 8 schools in 3 days, an acceptance email from one of my favorite schools is awesome. 87% sure I will be attending next year![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Admitted School: CAS Psych major, but doing premed as well Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 2140 (740 CR, 680 M, 720 W) superscore is 2160.
[</em>] SAT IIs: US Hist: 790, Lit: 730
[<em>] GPA (UW): 3.67/4.0
[</em>] GPA (W): 4.1/not sure the scale for this, maybe 4.5ish?
[<em>] Rank: School doesn’t rank.
[</em>] Leadership Positions: I didn’t really have any leadership positions.
[<em>] Awards/Honors: National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar, some other school-specific awards
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular: Volunteer at therapeutic riding center 10-12, horseback riding from 10-12.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Pretty good, CA essay was about my experience with horses, and my NYU essay discussed my extensive traveling, and how that fit in with NYU’s global culture.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Very good most likely, as I had great relationships with both of the teachers who wrote me letters.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Not sure…probably good.
[</em>] Hooks (if any): I don’t really think I have any hooks.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: California
[</em>] School Type: High achieving public, must test to get in
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Financial Aid information (see description): I got a pretty generous FA package, so I’m pretty happy/very surprised about that!</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[<em>] Other Factors: Eh, nothing really.
[</em>] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? I’m honestly not sure, but my essays were well written, so that probably helped a lot. I didn’t think I was a very competitive applicant given my stats, but I think only 1 other person from my school applied, and they were rejected.
[li] General Comments: I’m incredibly happy to be accepted; NYU was my dream school. I got rejected/waitlisted at all of my other privates, so this is a very welcome admission.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Decision: Admitted ** Admitted School: CAS ** Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: ACT= 29 didn’t take SAT
[</em>] SAT IIs:
[<em>] GPA (UW): 3.75
[</em>] GPA (W):3.95
[<em>] Rank:6/64
[</em>] Leadership Positions: nothing spectacular or out of the ordinary (I’d even say below typically expected)
[<em>] Awards/Honors:
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular: again, not many
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I put a lot of effort forth and took a different spin (I assume it was different, it felt a little risky)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I would assume great, the two teachers loved me. Although there were complications with both, they weren’t recieved/submitted until around late February
[<em>] Counselor Rec: normal I suppose, possibly good.
[</em>] Hooks (if any):
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Michigan
[</em>] School Type: public, highest performing in county, top 25 in the state
[<em>] Ethnicity: Black
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Financial Aid information (see description): 30k scholarship</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[<em>] Other Factors:
[</em>] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? Who really knows. It hard to tell, I’m just thankful & beyond excited!
[li] General Comments: [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>**Decision: Admitted **
**Admitted School: CAS ** </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 1990 (600 CR 700 M 690 W) [Sent SAT+GCE A Level as official testing]
[li] GCE A Level: A</em>AA (A level) AA (AS Level)[/li][<em>] SAT IIs: 700 Maths lvl 2, 720 Physics
[</em>] GPA (UW): School does not do that
[<em>] GPA (W): School does not do that
[</em>] Rank: 9/175
[<em>] Leadership Positions: tons, even started my own company
[</em>] Awards/Honors: won business award + recognition from a major global company for having worked with them to fix a vulnerability in their servers
[<em>] Other Extra-curricular: too many too list. Listed main ones above
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Common App:10/10 (was really amazing) Supplement: 9/10
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Both 10/10. I was one of their best students
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Meh … Kind of a generic letter 6/10
[<em>] Hooks (if any): Under-represented country in NYU i guess
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Mauritius
[<em>] School Type: Public Catholic High School
[</em>] Ethnicity: So many mixtures but I think that i’m mainly on indian descent
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Financial Aid information (see description): $43k in grants</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[<em>] Other Factors: N/A
[</em>] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? My supplement essay really showed how I would blend in into the NYU community
[li] General Comments:[/li]So damm happy but scholarship won’t be enough to attend. I’ll have to call/mail them and try to work a better deal.
[/ul]</p>
<p>Like @Edbound, I can’t believe I get to post this either! So freaking thankful.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Admitted School: College of Arts and Science
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: ACT w/ Writing: 33 Comp (34 Eng, 32 Math, 35 Science, 35 Reading, 10 Writing)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750 Math 2; 650 French
[<em>] GPA (UW): 3.78
[</em>] GPA (W): 4.21
[<em>] Rank: Top 25%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 8 APs (6 5s and 2 4s)
[<em>] Awards/Honors: Selected as Rotary Youth Exchange Ambassador to Belgium (did my first senior year abroad in Europe 2012-2013), Belgian Rotary Leadership Award; Rotary Youth Leadership Award; National AP Scholar; Rotary Student of the Month; French honors award
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society, French Club (Secretary), Spanish Club, Rotary Interact and Rotaract, RYLA Youth Camp, Math/Science/Engineering Club, Environmental Club, Rotex counselor for incoming/outgoing exchange students
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Felt they were pretty good; wrote from the heart and addressed overcoming obstacles to succeed; probably strongest part of app.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Science teacher probably good, English teacher meh, APUSH teacher great; dunno cuz I waived for FERPA
[<em>] Counselor Rec: likely generic; big high school and she just started this year
[</em>] Hooks (if any): none, except maybe my year abroad as a Rotary Exchange Student and being fluent in three languages
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Oklahoma
[</em>] School Type: Very large public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[li] Financial Aid information (see description): Full need met with scholarships, grants and work/study. Totally in shock. Whoever said NYU is not generous with merit aid lied. NYU beat every other offer I’ve gotten.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[<em>] Other Factors:
[</em>] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? NYU was my number one choice and I made sure my regional rep knew how much I wanted to attend. Maybe my excitement about the opportunities NYU offers, ACT score, unusual ECs with being selected as a Rotary Exchange Student, math scores, and AP tests. Demonstrated a love for rigorous classes in essays.</p>
<p>[li] General Comments: I feel blessed beyond anything I could have imagined to get to attend NYU this fall. I keep thinking I’m gonna wake up and find out that I dreamed this day. The people from NYU I’ve talked to have been so kind and helpful. Their generous merit aid completely blew everyone else out of the water. Now I don’t have to worry about the cost and can instead immerse myself in all the awesomeness NYU offers. NYU - you rock. I am so grateful.[/li][/ul] </p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted ** Admitted School: CAS </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 33 Composite ACT
[</em>] SAT IIs: N/A
[<em>] GPA (UW): 4.0
[</em>] GPA (W): 4.3
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Leadership Positions: Founder/President of a summer youth activities club
[<em>] Awards/Honors: AP Scholar, National Merit Commended, National Honor Society Member
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular: French Club (10th and 11th grade), Marching Band (9th and 10th grade), Clarinet (since 6th grade), worked as assistant at the Turkish Basketball Federation (12th grade), FBLA (10th and 11th grade), youth activities club mentioned in LP (9th-11th grade summers), math team (11th grade), independent study of the Russian language (11th & 12th grade). NOTE: I moved to Turkey before 12th grade, so that’s why I could not continue some of my EC’s
[<em>]AP (place score in parenthesis): 7 APs (English Lang & Comp - 4; US History - 4; Psychology - 4. I haven’t taken the other tests yet)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were good. I wrote about overcoming an extreme (sort of subconscious) fear. A lot of people say to not mention NYC in the “why NYU” essay, but I just couldn’t leave it out completely. It felt like I was lying, and I couldn’t do that. NYC has been a dream of mine since I was a child, and it’s how I heard of NYU 6 years ago. Of course, that was only ONE of many reasons I fell in love with this school, and the bulk of my essay revolved around the other (more significant) points. I think mentioning the city actually helped me, because it gave my essay a sense of honesty.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Probably good. I don’t know my counselor very well (distance learning, online school), but I didn’t give her any reason to dislike me.
[<em>] Hooks (if any): First gen??? I’m not sure about what is really considered a hook.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Turkey
[<em>] School Type: Online School
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Financial Aid information (see description): Full need met with scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study! This was the icing on the delicious acceptance cake!</p>
<p>[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[<em>] Other Factors: Rigorous courseloads through HS
[</em>] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? Academics, essays, test scores, ECs… My hard work paid off
[li] General Comments: Is this real life? Did I die and go to heaven? [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>[size=+1]**Decision: Accepted **
**Admitted School:CAS **
Objective:
• SAT I :1890 (610 M 610 R 670 W)
•SAT IIs
• GPA: 3.7
• Class rank: No rank at my school
• Senior Year Course Load: APs and Honors</p>
<p>Subjective:
• Extracurricular (place leadership in parenthesis): Glee Club, Model UN, Environmental, Field Hockey, Tennis, Gold Key Club, CSC
• Job/Work Experience:
• Volunteer/Community service: Hours of volunteering at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (#1 in the nation), Church Volunteering, etc…
• Essays: I think they were strong
• Teacher Recs: I’m assuming they were pretty strong </p>
<p>Other
• Intended Major: Biology (Pre-Med)
• State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
• School Type: Competitive Catholic School
• Ethnicity:African-American (Nigerian)
• Gender: Female
• Hooks : my family background, essays, race</p>
<p>General Comments: Very happy, but not sure if I’ll be attending or not!</p>
<p>[ *] Other Factors: 5 on AP CHEM., worked in a microbiology lab,
[ *] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? Essays?
[ *] General Comments: Accepted HEOP
[ /list]
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<p>**Decision:Admitted **
**Admitted School: LSP- Core Program **
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 1820
[</em>] SAT IIs: 610 French, 590 Biology E, 570 English LIt
[<em>] GPA (UW):
[</em>] GPA (W): n/a
[<em>] Rank: n/a
[</em>] Leadership Positions: Captain of Basketball Team 2 years, Student Council Representative, Secretary and Preseident of Service Club
[<em>] Awards/Honors: Honor Roll for Consecutive Trimesters and Semesters since Freshman Year, DELF
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular:Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer, Softball, Step Team, Service Club, Student Council, Tri-M
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Wrote from the heart for my Personal Statement [9/10]. Supplement was BS’d a bit, but I still wrote my best.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I got to read 2 of the 3 and those that I read were really good. I anticipate the third was great as well.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: It was great. I think he’s gotten to know me well these past couple years
[</em>] Hooks (if any): American living abroad in Africa and attending an International School? I also share dual citizenship with Senegal
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Dakar, Senegal
[</em>] School Type: Private- International
[<em>] Ethnicity: African-American
[</em>] Gender:Female
[li] Financial Aid information (see description): Lol. My financial aid package was a joke of sorts. Very little scholarship aid, and packed with Loans! I guess we’ll see what I can muster up with the other schools.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Other Statements:**[ul]
[<em>] Other Factors: There are some other things I didn’t include, but I’m a bit too lazy right now to add it haha. I’ll come back and edit later!
[</em>] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? Good Essays? Coming from a good school.
[li] General Comments: I’m really happy I got into NYU. I would love to attend the school, but Finances are an Issue[/li][/ul]</p>
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: Didn’t submit
[</em>] SAT IIs: Don’t have / didn’t submit
[<em>] GPA (UW): N/A
[</em>] GPA (W): If you calculate it considering Semester 1 grade 12 as a full year, then 3.8
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Leadership Positions: MUN leader
[<em>] Awards/Honors: Yes (CBA explaining)
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular: Community service, created website for school, internship/training at work experience places
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Common App essay and supplement was great + NYU specific
[</em>] Teacher Recs: 11/10
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didn’t see, probably good
[</em>] Hooks (if any): Yes. (CBA explaining)
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: United Arab Emirates
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
[</em>] Gender: Male
[li] Financial Aid information (see description): Full ride</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul][ b]Other Statements:[ list]
[<em>] Other Factors: Good communication and affiliation with NYU
[</em>] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? Recommendations + 41/45 IB predicted grade
[li] General Comments: Really happy, will likely attend[/li][/list]</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **
**Admitted School: College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) ** </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 1940 superscore (650CR, 600M, 690W) but I only submitted my French Baccalauréat results and predicted grades. I was predicted an overall grade of 17.75/20.
[</em>] SAT IIs: 670 Literature, 690 Spanish, 550 Maths II (didn’t submit any)
[<em>] GPA (UW): 4.0
[</em>] GPA (W): 4.75
[<em>] Rank: N/A but somewhere around top 1% out of a class of 800
[</em>] Leadership Positions:
Tons of stuff with the European Youth Parliament (EYP): selected for/attended 13 international events as delegate, organiser, journalist, chairperson, vice-president, president in 4 countries (Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Austria), elected head-organiser of 300-participant event, organised International Forum gathering delegates from various countries in Europe, elected member of Regional Board (in charge of Alumni Network and Public Relations), president of school club, coordinator-in-chief of all regional clubs, raised a total amount of $90,000 to finance various events, delivered various speeches in front of 250-people audiences, etc. I remain utterly convinced that this played a considerable role in my admission.
Student Government: elected student body representative, elected at School Council, organised various events (school music festival, prom, Europe Day…), peer tutor
Varsity Basketball co-captain (regional champions)
[<em>] Awards/Honors: selected for the French Concours Général des Lycées in English Literature (results pending) awarding the best students in the country, IGCSEs English Language A</em> and Spanish w/ listening A<em>, 1st place at some national maths competition in 10th grade with a few other students in the team, school Student Merit Award for two consecutive years for academic and extracurricular involvement.
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular:
Creative writing: wrote a novel, novellas, flash fiction, poetry, published newspaper articles and writing
Mountaineering: completed ascension of Mont-Blanc massif and summits up to 10,000ft., organised 5-day mountaineering trek, canyoneering, hiking, skiing in the Alps since age 4
Home exchanges and languages: 35 home exchanges in 15 countries in Europe, I can hold basic conversations in 11 languages but I am fluent in 4 (French, English, Spanish, Romanian), I am self-taught in Romanian which I made my second facultative option in the Baccalauréat, I was hosted by a family in Arizona for a month at age 13, by myself, without much English language skillfulness.
Drawing, painting and photography: had my artwork exhibited several times at regional galleries, published photography, won some regional awards a few years ago, fashion garments drawing, member of art club for 6 years
Dobro, guitar, bass and drums: I have been playing the guitar for 11+ years, organised and took part in frequent concerts with 2 bands (one is all-girls, the other one is mainly jazz and indie), self-taught drummer, dobro player, and I occasionally teach friends the guitar (for free, indeed).
Acting: theater club (responsible for communication and marketing), leads/starring roles in school plays and musicals both in English and French, and I also do playwriting as an occasional hobby.
English tutoring/lessons: I founded my own English private tutoring program 4 years ago, and I currently teach 8 kids ages 7-18 and 10 adults (5-6 hours a week). I equally conducted and organised an immersion camp for French kids last summer.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Common App: 10/10. I struggled (and cried) so much trying to come up with a snappy essay topic. This literally was one of my main fears applying to college last fall. My CA essay was about a mountaineering trek I did with my three best friends, to illustrate my strength of character, determination and ambition (generic theme, but hold on). But I also opened up completely and let them see through my flaws and weaknesses, and this is, I think, where the essay got a little deeper. I spent a gargantuan amount of time polishing each and every descriptive passage so as to paint as vivid a landscape as possible. Each and every of my words added something to the essay, and using evocative verbs helped a lot aswell. In the essay, I recounted a discussion my friends and I had camping around a bonfire in a deserted landscape, which added to the dramatic tension without compromising the gravity and sincerity of my words. In this discussion, I explained to them my vision of gender, love and sexuality, thus I touched on my bisexuality in the essay. I actually remember bursting into tears writing this bit down for the first time. I think the emotion came through. NYU Supplement: 8/10. I used the extended metaphor of crunching in a varicolored apple to describe my first (and last, actually) encounter with NYC. I then mentioned their study abroad program, but overall I believe my suitability with NYU came through quite well. I believe I also briefly alluded to LGBTQ support available at NYU – which does mean a lot to me. I managed to show them my interest in their school, and why they should be interested in me.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I submitted two (additional recommendation). The first one was from my past years’ economics and sociology teacher. Outstandingly wonderful, although I did give him a little hand with the translation part. ‘Best in 20 years of teaching’ 10/10. My additional letter was submitted by my US Acting teacher from a school in Florida where I was selected to spend three months via an inter-school exchange program. She mentioned patient leadership, witty sense of humor, personal growth throughout the three months; 10/10 without a shadow of a doubt.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Quite terrible and very generic, to be honest. I had the change to read her recommendation, and the overall feeling that emerged out of this letter was that of a trite, dull, apparently-just-a-little-outstanding student. Although my counselor was British, it was not especially well-written, and most of the letter included repetitive content. Instead of completing my application, it essentially weighed it down. Still, I would give it a 5/10 since it comprised a few interesting comments and adjectives nevertheless.
[</em>] Hooks (if any): I never thought I had any, but maybe bisexuality? European Youth Parliament involvement?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: France
[</em>] School Type: Large international public (2,000 students), not necessarily very well-ranked
[<em>] Ethnicity: White as snow
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Financial Aid information (see description): award package not available as of yet</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[<em>] Other Factors: None I can think of
[</em>] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? Well, you tell me. After getting rejected from all the Ivy League schools I applied to (so all of them except Dartmouth), this came like a wonderful, unexpected surprise. I will be forever grateful that NYU saw something in me.
[li] General Comments: Be the best you can possibly be throughout those 4 years of highschool. It may seem like a lot, but it really isn’t if you get involved in something that you love. If you don’t have any passions, try out different things. The chances are you’ll gradually fall in love with a sport, activity, organisation… This is an extremely stereotypical speech, I will give you that. But trust me, it worked for me. Don’t ever lose hope, and keep going. Best of luck if you took the time (or didn’t) to read this! It felt like my duty to share my stats, as I spent so much time reading others’ – though please do not forget that CC does not represent the full panel of applicants, whether admitted, or rejected. CC is an ephemeral help, but you do have to bear in mind that it isn’t necessarily the absolute Truth, if ever that exists.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 1710 (580 M 560 R 570 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: N/A
[<em>] GPA (UW): N/A
[</em>] GPA (W): 3.73
[<em>] Rank: top 20 percent
[</em>] Leadership Positions: Dance captain (9,10), Historian for Tri-M (11), praise leader at church (9,10), low brass section leader in Marching Band (11,12).
[<em>] Awards/Honors: Honor roll, National Honors Society member.
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular: concert/marching band (9-12), chorus member (9-12), musical ensemble (10,11), morning announcements for high school, jazz band, worked as an office assistant/accountant over the summer.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: The common app essay was decent. I wrote about my passion for teaching others and how I’m majoring in English Ed. I thought my other essays were very “me” and seemed very personable.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I did not get to read my letters, but I have full trust in my band teacher and my english teacher. They must’ve been great if I got accepted into NYU.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I, also, did not get to read my counselor’s recommendation letter, but most of the letter is just information regarding the high school and the classes that are offered.
[</em>] Hooks (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Connecticut
[</em>] School Type: Public, but small (only about 235 people in my class).
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Financial Aid information (see description): I received a Steinhardt scholarship that was worth 12k.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[<em>] Other Factors: I did write an email to the admissions director. It was very last minute, and one of those “spur of the moment”/visceral actions, but I am glad I did it. I sent it about a week before admission decisions were supposed to come out (April 1st), and I am honestly not sure if he read it. I really did put a lot of passion in that email. I talked about my love for teaching others and how I write everyday. I also talked about how I do not think my SAT scores are a good representation of myself as an individual who is hardworking and very driven. I was also very nice, sincere, respectful, and not too pushy or aggressive.
[</em>] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? I think that the amount of emotion and passion that I put into my essays really helped. My forte is writing so I tried to play to my strengths as much as possible. I admire NYU for their attention to character, not just numbers/scores.
[li] General Comments: I honestly thought I was not going to be accepted after getting denied to BU and Uconn Storrs. I was absolutely shocked. I still can’t even believe that I got accepted, and words cannot describe how happy I am. The tuition and all the fees are killer with a whopping 66k. I’m applying for tons of scholarships right now. Good luck to future applicants!!![/li][/ul]</p>
Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 2270 (780 M, 790 W, 700 CR)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 750 (Math II) 700 (USH)
[<em>] GPA (UW): 3.9
[</em>] GPA (W): 4.4
[<em>] Rank: 13/262
[</em>] Leadership Positions: DECA (Chapter President) (Regional VP), History Club (Chief Historic Officer)
[<em>] Awards/Honors: DECA 3x State Qualifier, 2x Nationals Qualifier
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular: Library Administration Volunteer, Microsoft Intern, Destiny Merchandising Intern, Eastside Baby Corner Volunteer, Mountains to Sound Greenway Volunteer
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Common App - 9/10, NYU Supplement - 6.5/10
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Both should’ve been remarkable! 8.5/10 and 8/10
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Know her better than most, 7/10
[</em>] Hooks (if any): Nope
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Washington
[</em>] School Type: Medium public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[li] Financial Aid information (see description): Applied for FA</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[<em>] Other Factors: None
[</em>] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected: I have absolutely no clue
[li] General Comments: I’m devastated. I love NYU, it’s campus, it’s involvement in the city, the culture and the proximity/recruiting at Wall St. All I can do now is express my interest and leave the rest to hope…which definitely sucks.[/li] [/ul] </p>
<p>**Decision: Admitted **
**Admitted School: Tisch School of the Arts - Film & Television **
</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 2200 (750 M 740 W 730 R)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 (Math II) 750 (Literature)
[<em>] GPA (UW): N.A.
[</em>] GPA (W): N.A.
[<em>] Singapore-Cambridge GCE A’Levels: 4As (H2 Math, H2 Lit, H1 GP, H1 PW), 1B (H2 Theatre Studies), 1C (H1 Econs)
[</em>] Rank: N.A.
[<em>] Leadership Positions: None
[</em>] Awards/Honors: Oratorical awards (intra- and inter-school), participated in public performances
[li] Other Extra-curricular: Staged original plays, published articles in magazines & newspapers</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: The NYU essay was good, not brilliant. I think the key is to find 2 unique things about NYU’s “atmosphere” and flesh those out. Relating what you write to the culture of your country also helps you to stand out
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Flattering but very attribute-focussed rather than touting achievements.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Never got to see it but I think it was rushed
[</em>] Hooks (if any): I played up the fact that I was a playwright who had several productions under my belt. Whether these were good or bad plays are not too relevant; I think they just want to see if you take initiative</p>
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Singapore
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[li] Financial Aid information (see description): None. This is actually a concern</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[<em>] Other Factors:
[</em>] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected: Honestly, I think the process is pretty arbitrary. That being said, if you present yourself as someone who spearheads his or her own projects, I think that impresses them more than the success rate of your ventures. For international students, ALWAYS make sure you talk about where you come from. We all want to go the States because we’re American by heart but they’re not going to care about you if you’ve not done work specifically for your community
[li] General Comments: This decision doesn’t mean as much as you think. I got rejected by UCLA Film & USC. The latter I understand, but with no disrespect to UCLA, are we seriously saying a film programme that just germinated triumphs what Tisch has to offer? Don’t attach too much importance to whether you’re accepted or rejected. Especially for a field like film, success depends on whether or not you embark on projects on your own. No reason you can’t get behind a camera while pursuing any other degree. All the best and stay calm :)[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT/ACT: 34 ACT, 2080 SAT (can’t remember if I submitted the second one)
SAT IIs: N/A
GPA (UW): 3.43
GPA (W): 4.53
Rank: 43/312
Leadership Positions: Band Captain/Section Leader in Band, French National Honors Society President, Founder/President of Book Club, Treasurer of Science Olympiad, Treasurer of French Club
Awards/Honors: Some band stuff (honor bands, etc.), school-level academic awards, AP Scholar, nothing major.
Other Extra-curricular: Pretty much covered under leadership positions.</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: Common App: Everyone who read it told me it was great and unique (talked about how I find identity and counter blending in to the masses). Supplement: Can’t really remember. I don’t think it was anything special, but I know I talked about seeking diversity.
Teacher Recs: Didn’t see, but I’m assuming they were decent.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, probably pretty average.
Hooks (if any): N/A</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Florida
School Type: Medium-sized public high school from the bad side of town with an IB program. Has received some national recognition, but nothing terribly significant.
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Financial Aid information (see description): Waiting to hear back; the system reported they never received my non-custodial profile for the CSS, but I definitely submitted it.</p>
<p>Other Statements:
Other Factors: Heavy course load of both AP and IB classes carried all throughout high school
Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? Maybe because they liked my essays, but I think it’s mostly because of my good test scores and decent GPA.
General Comments: Rejected from USC, Vandy, and Emory (those were my major reach schools).
Accepted here, UMiami w/ President’s Scholarship, and UF into the Honors Program. Whether or not I get some financial aid, be it loans, grants, or scholarships, is definitely going to affect my decision to attend or not.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Admitted School: Tisch (Dramatic Writing) Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 2000
[</em>] SAT IIs: Biology E - 700
[<em>] GPA (UW): 3.89
[</em>] GPA (W): 5.0
[<em>] Rank: 6
[</em>] Leadership Positions: NHS President, JROTC staff officer, Literary Magazine Editor
[<em>] Awards/Honors: AP Scholar with Distinction
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular: Newspaper staff writer, NEHS, varsity tennis
[/ul] Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good I guess. Talked a lot about NYC, which apparently you aren’t supposed to entirely focus on but whatever.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: One from AP English teacher, one from JROTC instructor
[<em>] Counselor Rec: nope
[</em>] Hooks (if any): nope
[/ul] Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: FL
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Financial Aid information (see description): $52k scholarship/grant. Honestly in shock. Still short because of housing but I guess loans can cover the rest.
[/ul] Other Statements:[ul]
[</em>] Other Factors:
[<em>] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected?: honestly so shocked I got in. Dream come true. I think following the guidelines for the writing portfolio must have been important, even though they were pretty broad guidelines. But what do I know. I guess they really liked my portfolio. Not gonna question it.
[</em>] General Comments: Dream come true.
[/ul]</p>
<p>lol I remember reading through these for NYU last year now I’m actually writing mine, I might be crying a little.</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **
**Admitted School: CAS **
[/size] Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 2160
[</em>] SAT IIs: Didn’t submit but Math: 700 Literature: 720 Chemistry: <em>cringe 670
[</em>] GPA (UW): 4.0
[<em>] GPA (W): 4.1
[</em>] Rank: N/A
[<em>] Leadership Positions: Secretary of Honors Film Association
[</em>] Awards/Honors: NHS, SHS, HFA, THS, grand prize winner of county film festival, Honorable Mention of White House Film Festival, National Achievement Finalist.
[li] Other Extra-curricular: Swim team, internship at NASA, theater for four years, powderpuff, SADD, Ecology club, volunteer stuff, film stuff.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: The essay topic was such a snore Took me about a month to push myself to write it but I finally wrote about an episode of How I Met Your Mother when Robin is trying to prove she’s a New Yorker, and how I related to her perseverance. Not the best essay I’ve written, but I thought it was decent in the end!
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I can’t remember which ones I used… I thought they were all decent. I wasn’t supposed to read them but I asked a couple of them for extra copies and opened them lmao.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Um, decent. Lol
[</em>] Hooks (if any): I think my internship at NASA helped a bit. I mentioned that my dad was an alumni in the essay as well. Oh and my winning the film festival probably helped me stand out!
[/ul]</p>
<p>Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Maryland, USA
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: African American
[</em>] Gender: Female
[li] Financial Aid information: Full tuition scholarship! </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[<em>] Other Factors: Meep.
[</em>] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? I have no clue but I’m very excited and happy and grateful.
[li] General Comments: Let me tell you something now - don’t listen to this website. Seriously. Yeah there are good comments and advice sometimes, but trust me, some people on here want to intimidate you and make you feel less worthy. I spent a lot of time on this website convinced that if I did get in, NYU would give me about $3 in financial aid, since all anyone would talk about is how terrible their FA is and how only geniuses got this. Don’t let it stop you! I ended up getting a full tuition scholarship, which I didn’t even think was possible so I cried a lot lol. You honestly never know, so just make the leap. Good luck! Stay strong guys![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted (originally applied to CAS) **
**Admitted School: Liberal Studies Core Program ** </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT/ACT: 2180 (700 M 690 CR 790 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 760 US and 710 Lit
[<em>] GPA (UW): 92
[</em>] GPA (W): 94
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Leadership Positions: Directed my school news station, Officer of Drama Club, Band Assistant Director, Choir Director, Tennis Co-Captain
[ <em>] Awards/Honors: A few academic awards for high GPA and stuff like that. I won a lot of piano competitions and tri-county awards
[</em>] Other Extra-curricular: Intern for judges at courthouse, Piano/Music hardcore, Tennis
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[ <em>] Essays: Good
[ *] Teacher Recs: Good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Good
[ *] Hooks (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: New York
[<em>] School Type: Catholic
[</em>] Ethnicity: Half Asian Half White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Financial Aid information (see description):Didn’t apply </p>
<p>[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected?: I was originally going to major in Economics at the CAS but I think the fact I came from a small classroom setting and had very high scores mainly in English and History made me seem good for LSP.
[</em>] General Comments: Yay NYU!
[/ul]</p>
Took me about a month to push myself to write it but I finally wrote about an episode of How I Met Your Mother when Robin is trying to prove she’s a New Yorker, and how I related to her perseverance. Not the best essay I’ve written, but I thought it was decent in the end!