**Official NYU RD Class of 2019 Decisions Thread**

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With some people getting the Dean’s Scholar notification and the decision date coming up, might as well start this.

To use the template, copy+paste, fill out your info, and take out all the spaces in the brackets.

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[ b]Stats:[ /b]
[ *] SAT/ACT:
[ *] SAT IIs:
[ *] GPA (UW):
[ *] GPA (W):
[ *] Rank:
[ *] Leadership Positions:
[ *] Awards/Honors:
[ *] Other Extra-curricular:
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[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recs:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Hooks (if any):
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country:
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Financial Aid information (see description):

[ /list][ b]Other Statements:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Other Factors:
[ *] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected?
[ *] Where else you were accepted/rejected:
[ *] General Comments:

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Decision: Accepted - Dean’s Scholar
**Admitted School: CAS **

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT/ACT: 35 C 36 R 35 W 34 S 34 M 10 E
[] SAT IIs: 790 Math II 740 USH
[] GPA (UW): 3.89
[] GPA (W): 4.66
[] Rank: 10/601
[] Leadership Positions: Academic Decathlon (Team captain 10,11,12) [First time any school in our district has placed 1st at regionals and state, qualified for nationals and placed 6th in the nation, had lots of media coverage since our team really came out of nowhere. I’ve spent hundreds of hours studying for it, also see awards]
Physics Club (Founder/President, 12)
Chemistry Club (11, President 12)
Calculus Club (VP, 11,12)
[] Awards/Honors: Around 40 medals for Academic Decathlon (national, state, and regional level), highest scorer on team at 2014 nationals and at Regionals competition 2015, currently the highest scoring student in the state (AZ) and in history of my region
[] Other Extra-curricular:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Common App: 7/10 ; Why NYU: 6/10
[] Teacher Recs: 9.5/10; From my AcaDec coach, we’re incredibly close and I’ve had 4 classes with her, I consider her a close friend rather than a teacher so it’s very good I believe
Additional Rec: 6/10; From my calc teacher who I’ve had for two years. We’re close, but not as close as acadec coach
[] Counselor Rec: Counselor Rec: 5.5/10; Average, she knows my name and that’s a big deal at a large public school that hasn’t ever sent a student to an ivy
[] Hooks (if any): URM
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: AZ
[] School Type: Large public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic/Mexican
[] Gender: M
[li] Financial Aid information (see description): Full tuition scholarship was awesome, I might get some more financial aid on the official day[/li]
[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? URM, scores, dedication to my EC
[] General Comments: I applied to NYU thinking that I’d get no money whatsoever, but today changed that. I’m really ecstatic, and this dean scholar program has made me really consider NYU. Good luck to everyone else and if you don’t make it, I’m sure you’ll end up somewhere just as good!!
[li] Where else you were accepted/rejected: Accepted to Penn (likely letter), Northeastern, and ASU. Waiting on Columbia, Cornell, Stanford, Harvard, and Yale [/li][/ul]

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**Decision: Accepted - Martin Luther King Jr Scholar **
**Admitted School: CAS **

[/list]Stats:[ul]
[] ACT: 31 ACT - 31 E, 26 M, 34 R, 32 S
[] SAT IIs: 690 Literature (I don’t believe I sent these to NYU)
[] GPA (UW): 3.98
[] GPA (W): 4.66
[] Rank: N/A
[] Leadership Positions: Vice President of National Honor Society, represented local LGBT center and spoke at Fall Annual Benefit, one of two state representatives at Planned Parenthood’s Generation Action conference , Center for Great Apes fundraiser (began and ran, giving speeches throughout my surrounding area and raising close to $2000), Battered Women and Children fundraiser, Holiday Cards for Heroes.
[] Awards/Honors: Inducted as “Great Ape Defender” through the Center, but other than this, I’ve mostly received “attendance” honors (ie: being selected to attend Camp Psych, Generation Action conference, etc.)
[] Other Extra-curricular: Horseback riding, weekly volunteer for LGBT center, Camp Psychology at Gettysburg College, Running Club, Diversity Club, occasional acting in NYC

[/ul]** Subjective: **[ul]
[] Essays: I was very nervous with my Common App essay. Although I felt it represented who I was very well, it went a bit outside the box a bit (spoke of my love for languages), and I was worried it didn’t fit the prompt very well.
[] Teacher Recs: Good/Decent. I skipped my junior year and only had my senior year teachers to ask. Regardless, they were very kind (both let me read them before submitting).
[] Counselor Rec: Very, very good. I’ve worked closely with my guidance counselor for most of my high school career, and she ended up writing a two page recommendation on my behalf.
[] Hooks (if any): My mother fell ill during my freshman year, and I’ve been helping to take care of her throughout my high school life. I certainly didn’t mention this in my application (I found it to be a very inappropriate), however my guidance counselor did go into detail about it in her recommendation. Additionally, I’m a first generation college student and low income.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Pennsylvania
[] School Type: Very low ranking Cyber Charter School. This was one of my biggest concerns when applying.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[li] Financial Aid information (see description): $45k scholarship per year, which is just absolutely unbelievable. I couldn’t be happier. [/li]
[/ul]Other Statements:[list]
[] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? : I honestly don’t know. I’ve been a complete and utter wreck the past few weeks, and was almost certain I’d be denied. I suppose it was mostly my community involvement, essay, and GPA.
[] Where else you were accepted/rejected: University of St Andrews in Scotland, Fordham, Arcadia (backup), Pittsburgh (backup). Still waiting to hear back from Columbia and Georgetown, but I don’t think either of those are going to happen.
[*] General Comments: I’m still in a state of shock. NYU has been one of my top choices for as long as I can remember, and to receive a scholarship and admittance to to MLK scholars program is just so, so exciting. Best of luck to everyone still waiting. This process can be absolutely brutal, but in the end it will work out. As a side comment, try not to compare yourselves to others TOO much online as, for me, it really only made the waiting process that much worse.

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**Decision:Accepted as Dean’s Scholar **
**Admitted School:College of Arts and Sciences **

Stats:
[] SAT/ACT: 2250 (CR: 740 M: 770 W: 740)
[] SAT IIs: Literature: 750 US History: 710 Math II: 700
[] GPA (UW): 3.75
[] GPA (W): 4.6
[] Rank: My school doesn’t rank :frowning:
[] Leadership Positions: Ehh too many. Congress Captain and Limited Prep Captain of Speech and Debate. Creator of two clubs. Creator of a volunteering program. President of four things. Secretary in Student Council
[] Awards/Honors: National Hispanic Scholar, Le Grand Concours, AP Scholar with Distinction, a bunch of awards from tournaments in Speech and Debate
[] Other Extra-curricular: Speech and Debate, Student Council, STAND (free volunteering program I created), Voices (a literary club), Site Based Council (a council made up of faculty and students who make decisions for the school), National Honor Society, National French Honor Society, tutoring for ELL, etc
[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: I honestly believed that my NYU essay was ehhhh. To me, it was mediocre. It wasn’t that I didn’t care about NYU! I love this university! It was that I felt whatever I created was inadequate. I talked about how they were a global university and how that would fashion me into a global leader. My common app essay was about my parent’s divorce, how it affected me, and how I needed to freaking suck it up and get on with my life.
[] Teacher Recs: I thought they were pretty good…I have no idea. I’m close with a lot of my teachers so I can only assume
[] Counselor Rec: I know her better than most students, and she does like me
[] Hooks (if any):URM
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Arizona
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: Female
[li] Financial Aid information (see description): I already have full tuition so yay! My mom’s income is really low. Our taxes were shown to have an adjusted income at around 14500. However, my noncustodial parent turned in his profile late…so sucks for me because that will probably affect the rest of my grants. [/li]
[/ul]Other Statements:[list]
[] Other Factors: I really didn’t do much. I even thought that I wouldn’t be accepted!
[] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected: It sincerely beats me
[] Where else you were accepted/rejected: Accepted: University of Virginia as an Echols Scholar, University of Vermont, Penn State Deferred: Harvard University
[] General Comments: I am so blessed! Congratulations to all that have been accepted, and good luck for all of those still waiting!!

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Did only scholarship winners get accepted? Also, do they send it through email or through a portal? If it’s a portal, can you guys send me the link to the portal pls.

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@S0U10H03‌ Yes, and they sent an email. Portal hasn’t changed.

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Are the results for all colleges at NYU out? I know Stern has come out.

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My son was accepted to CAS. The email came this evening.

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**Decision: Accepted – Stern **
**Admitted School:Stern School of Business (Stern Scholar?) **

[/list]Stats:
[] SAT/ACT: 2350 (800 CR 770 M 780W)
[] SAT IIs: 800 Math 2, 790 Chem, 770 Physics, 750 Us History
[] GPA (UW): 3.7.
[] GPA (W): I had 4.0s during my 11th and 12th grade which were the years with IB Courses/ Major Upward Trend.
[] Rank: 14%
[] Leadership Positions: Editor of Literary Magazine
[] Awards/Honors: Departmental Awards for Highest Average on various school subjects
[] Other Extra-curricular: Frisbee, Student Gov’t. 50 hours of volunteering.
[/list]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Great
[] Teacher Recs: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Hooks (if any): First Gen College.
[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[] State or Country: NY
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[li] Financial Aid information (see description): Stern Scholar, or whatever the name is for a 56k scholarship. In practice, the financial aid package gives me a full ride to NYU Stern[/li]
[ /list]Other Statements:[list]
[] Other Factors: None
[] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? SAT, SAT 2s. Upward Trend. Recs. Weakness: EC’s
[] Where else you were accepted/rejected: Accepted at Williams College, Northeastern Honors, Wesleyan, Rochester, and Boston Uni.
[] General Comments: Humbled to receive a practical full ride to Stern. I wish everyone the best of luck!

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CAN’T BELIEVE ITS MY TIME TO DO ONE OF THESE

**Decision: Accepted **
**Admitted School: CAS **

Stats:
[]SAT/ACT: 2250 (680/800/770)
[]SAT IIs: 750 Math II, 680 Bio M
[]GPA (UW): 92.7
[]GPA (W): 96.15
[]Rank: 20/290
[]Leadership Positions: President of Church Youth Group, Pres. Church Choir, Pres of Drama Club, Co-Founder of Unisex Mixed Sports Club in my School, Leader of a cultural dance group
[]Awards/Honors: NHS, NMHS (Mu Alpha Theta), NSHS, Khalil Gibran Award
[]Other Extra-curricular: Did some research, Part of a lot of the arts in my school, talent show, international gala, SAT/ACT Math tutor, I babysit, and play recreational sports with my church.
[/list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[]Essays: I changed it last minute. Talked about my lifetime Nomadism (8/10?)
[]Teacher Recs: One from my english teacher (10/10) One from my Biology Teacher (idk maybe 9/10) and One from my World Religions and World History Teacher (idk maybe 8/10)
[]Counselor Rec: Generic as usual, (6/10)
[]Hooks (if any): Uhhh None?
[/list]Location/Person:[ul]
[]State or Country: NY
[]School Type: Public
[]Ethnicity: White-Middle Eastern
[]Gender: Male
[li]Financial Aid information (see description): All I’m saying is that they gave that GUAP[/li]
[/ul]Other Statements:[list]
[]Other Factors: Hmmm idk
[]Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? SAT Score, ECs
[]Where else you were accepted/rejected: Accepted Vassar, NYU, Boston U, Fordham, Stony Brook, Pace, Lehman, CCNY Honors, Brooklyn. Waitlisted: Colgate. Rejected: JHU, Amherst, Stanford
[]General Comments: If I don’t get into any ivies. I’m out to NYU!

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Decision: Accepted
**Admitted School: Tisch **

Stats:[ul]
[] ACT: 31
[] GPA (UW): 3.9
[] GPA (W): 4.5
[] Rank: 1
[] Leadership Positions: VP NHS
[] Awards/Honors: Same as everyone
[] Other Extra-curricular: Lots of performing
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: Good
[] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see
[] Hooks (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: PA
[] School Type: Small rural
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Girl
[] Financial Aid information (see description): Did not apply

[/ul]Other Statements:[list]
[] Other Factors: Have taken for-credit classes at Carnegie-Mellon and Pitt.
[] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? Artistic review interview/audition felt like a real connection
[] Where else you were accepted/rejected: Pitt Honors, FSU Honors, Pace Honors, UCF Honors, PSU
[] General Comments: Happy that NYU is 50% Artistic Review and 50% Academics for admissions.

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[size=+1]**Decision: ** Accepted
**Admitted School: ** Tisch

STATS:
SAT/ACT: 1880/29
SAT IIs: N/A
GPA (UW): 3.81
GPA (W): 4.13
Rank: N/A

Leadership Positions: Stage Manager of high school’s Frosh-Soph play; member of the Justin Wynn Leadership Academy

AWARDS & HONORS:
National Honor Society
National Achievement Scholarship Program semifinalist and finalist
National Society of High School Scholars
ETHS Wellness Character Award
ETHS Wellness Education Student of the Year
First Place - English Dept. Writing Contest - Poetry
Second Place - English Dept. Writing Contest - Poetry
Third Place - Black History Month Essay Contest
ETHS Dept. of History & Social Science Award - African History and Culture
ETHS Science Dept. Award - Physics
ETHS Science Dept. Award - Chemistry
Certificate of Honorable Merit - Maxima Cum Laude (Outstanding Performance) on the National Latin Examination
Certificate of Honorable Merit - Maxima Cum Laude (Outstanding Performance) on the National Latin Examination
“Hoc Praemium Dari Honoris Causa (Jackie C.) Propter Praestantiam Studio” Latin Achievement Award
“Hoc Praemium Dari Honoris Causa (Jackie C.) Propter Praestantiam Studio” Latin Achievement Award
Principal’s Student of the Month Award
Sophomore Honor Society Award
ETHS Dept. of Mathematics Award - Trigonometry
ETHS Dept. of History & Social Science Award - United States History
ETHS Dept. of History & Social Science Award - 1 Humanities History
ETHS Career & Technical Education Dept. Award - Smart-Lab Business Management)
Black Caucus Award (2014 and 2015)

Other Extra-curricular: Active in theatre dept for all 4 years of HS (have been in bout 9 or 10 shows as of now, my senior year); member of Poetry Club

SUBJECTIVE:
Essays: Common App: 10/10 ; Why NYU: 9/10

Teacher Recs: 10/10; From my English teacher. We were together for two years and she loves me so we have a good relationship. I also had my theatre teacher write a letter, and he and I get along quite well too. He was able to attest to my artistic abilities (I am going to Tisch for MT).
Counselor Rec: Counselor Rec: 7/10; She doesn’t know me all that well, as she just replaced my last counselor and I’ve only known her for junior and senior year. She is friendly though, and we get along, so her letter reflected me well.

LOCATION/PERSON:
State or Country: IL, USA
School Type: Large public in small-ish suburb (about 3500 kids)
Ethnicity: African American/Black
Gender: Female
Financial Aid information (see description): Single unemployed parent household, I am an only child, and I am in the lower middle class. I was given a full tuition scholarship from Tisch, plus pell grant from FAFSA. So that rounds off to about $72.6 for my freshman year. Whew!

OTHER STMTS:
Why do you think you were accepted? My CommonApp was strong, my supplements were strong (I am a strong writer overall), my GPA is pretty good and my test scores were the same. I had to audition for MT as well, and my vocal and acting abilities probably (of course they did haha) helped me a lot :smile:
General Comments: I didn’t think I would get accepted and if I did, I thought I would get little to no Fin Aid. But I did both, and am very happy and excited! Best of luck to you all in your college search!
Where else you were accepted/rejected: Accepted to Northwestern University, University of Southern California, and Columbia College Chicago. Rejected from Columbia University, Yale University, and California Institute of the Arts. NYU Tisch was my first choice though, so I am happy!

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Decision: Accepted
Admitted School: Liberal Arts Core Progra

Stats:
ACT: 31
SAT: 2010
GPA (UW): 3.89
GPA (W): 3.93
Rank: 27/427
Leadership Positions: Broadcast Journalism Writer in Chief, School Public Broadcast Show Executive Show Writer, Mock Trial Attorney/Witness, Cheerleading Flyer/Base, Yearbook Editorial Editor/Writing Editor, committee head of a nonprofit organization run completely by students
Awards/Honors: Several First Places - Honorable Mentions for Student Television Network Journalism Competitions and Conventions, Mock Trial State Runner Ups 2014, Mock Trial State Champions 2015, Varsity Cheerleading Preseason 2nd Place 2014, PBS television show for student journalist host, reporter, and story producer, several small yearbook awards. Principals Honor roll and all that.

Subjective:
Essays: Pretty good. My “WHY NYU” one was very passionate
Teacher Recs: Great, from teachers that know me really well and spoke on my hard work and effort
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, but I know it’s pretty good
Hooks (if any): None
Location/Person:
State or Country: Hawaii
School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: Japanese
Gender: Girl
Financial Aid information: Applied, barely got anything
Other Statements:
Other Factors:
Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? I think I really showed my love for NYU (It was my first choice, after all) through my essay and statements.
Where else you were accepted/rejected: Accepted: Seattle U, USC, UW, UH Manoa with Regents
General Comments: I love NYU, but the financial aid situation is what’s holding me back from attending.

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[color=green]Decision: Accepted to CAS[/color=green]

Major: Art History

Objective:[ul]
[]SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (didn’t submit)
[]ACT (breakdown): 34 (English 34, Math 34, Reading 35, Science 33)
[]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Chinese w/ Listening (800), US History (710), Biology-E (720)
[]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
[]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[]AP (place score in parentheses): Chinese (5), Psychology (4), Biology (4), APUSH (5), French (5)
[]IB (place score in parentheses):
[]Senior Year Course Load: AP Art History, AP Macroeconomics, AP Calculus AB, AP English Lit & Comp, Physics H, & Living Skills (LOL.)
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] AP Scholar w/ Distinction, National merit scholar, President’s award for community service, some art awards…[/li]
Subjective:

[ul]
[]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): my school’s magazine (Editor-in-chief), foreign affairs publication (Creative Director), MUN (member).
[]Job/Work Experience: Paid internship @ Condé Nast International, the publisher of Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, etc.
[]Volunteer/Community Service: Microfinance rural poverty alleviation program in Ningxia, China.
[]Summer Activities: Internship (unpaid) at National Geographic Traveler magazine, French immersion program in Montpellier.
[]Essays: Bomb!
[]Teacher Recommendations: Recs from APUSH teacher and head of English department probably both 10/10.
[]Counselor Rec: Probably really good.
[]Additional Rec: Got a rec from my journalism advisor, who happens to be quite famous.
[li]Interview:[/ul] Didn’t get one nor did I do demonstrated interest, but it didn’t affect me.[/li]
Other

[ul]
[]State (if domestic applicant): CA
[]Country (if international applicant): USA
[]School Type: competitive public in Silicon Valley
[]Ethnicity: Asian
[]Gender: Female
[]Income Bracket: well off & definitely do not qualify for financial aid or anything
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] none [/li]
Reflection

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[]Strengths: Internships & intense focus on a single interest (journalism in this case).
[]Weaknesses: GPA for sure, and the fact that I’m an overrepresented minority from an overrepresented area of an overrepresented state.
[]Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My internships & essays were pretty bomb.
[]Where else you are applying or have already applied:[ /list] Accepted to Carnegie Mellon, USC, NYU, Bryn Mawr, Smith, & Rice! Waitlisted at Notre Dame, Wellesley, Barnard, & Boston College (huh?!). Rejected by Penn, Brown ED, Georgetown, Northwestern, WUSTL, Vanderbilt, & Johns Hopkins.

General Comments/Advice/Hindsight:[/noparse] When one door closes, another opens. That’s the case for me this year during this application process; I was in despair after Brown straight-up rejected me in the ED round since pretty much everyone is usually deferred rather than rejected, but I’m very excited to join Rice in this fall! More than happy to be an Owl :smiley: