official regular decision "chance me!" thread: 2014

Colleges & Universities A-Z New York University
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<p>I figured I might as well start a new thread for all of these "CHANCE ME" posts for RD people. (I'm also bored because I'm home for winter break, lmao.)</p>

<p>Who are you and why do you post here so much?</p>

<p>I'm Miss American Pie, a senior at good old NYU. I'm a communications major at Steinhardt and I was rejected ED in HS and transferred to NYU for 2008. I'm a born and raised New Yorker. I post on here because I love talking about NYU and I get bored in lecture a lot. I can tell you a lot about New York, and even more about NYU. </p>

<p>You all know the drill by now. Please include ALL relevant information INCLUDING INTENDED NYU SCHOOL and in some cases, intended concentration or major. It would also help if you broke down the SAT score into CR/Math/Writing, not just the total. (I took the SAT when it was still just CR/Math :-P)</p>

<p>Disclaimer: I know a lot about NYU, but not everything, and I'm wrong sometimes. Deal. I'm also just a bored student here, so take everything with a grain of salt. I'll try to keep up with this thread. </p>

<p>DON'T ASK TO READ MY ESSAYS IN PRIVATE MESSAGES. I won't share them. I also know nothing about financial aid. </p>

<p>Good luck to everyone applying.</p>

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<p>Intended School: Stern
Intended Major: Marketing</p>

<p>High School: a Catholic high school in NYS; it sends a few students to top schools, but about half go straight to the local community college
UW GPA: 3.8
W GPA: 4.0
Rank: 6/108 (this rank is only current; it will change until April when they are locked)
ACT: 30 - highest sitting, 31- Superscore (still waiting on Dec scores; hopefully will give me a 32 Superscore)
SAT Subject Tests:
Math Level I - 720
Math Level II - 750</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
College Calculus
Theology 12
College Physics
Economics and Government H
AP English
Health
Presentations
E-commerce</p>

<p>Sports:
Indoor Track and Field, 9-12
Outdoor Track and Field, 9-12</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
Young Actors Guild, 9-12 (5 years total)
(including several productions and an a cappella group)
School Newspaper, 11-12
Future Business Leaders of America, 9-12
Key Club, 10-12
Science and Technology Entry Program, 11
Student Council, 11-12
NYS Math League, 11-12
*There are more, but I’m not going to resume pad. These are the only ones I’m going to reporting.</p>

<p>Leadership:
Editor-in-chief of school newspaper (revived dormant newspaper), 11-12
FBLA Team Captain, 11-12
Student Council Homeroom Representative, 11
Young Actors Guild Apprentice Trainee, 11
Manager of my E-Commerce class business, 12 (I had to apply and get promoted from a worker, which everyone else is. This is a real, full-functioning business)</p>

<p>Work Experience: A year and a quarter, including a 30 week internship</p>

<p>Summer Programs: engineering program, accounting program, Young Actors Guild (including shows), and summer camp</p>

<p>Volunteer Experience: only about 45 hours, mainly through Key Club and school (non-required)</p>

<p>Possible Hooks: URM - African American and Native American</p>

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<p>Intended School: Tisch?
Intended Major: I think I’m applying to Film Production, but I might do Cinema Studies instead even though it’s not exactly part of Tisch</p>

<p>Gender: F
Location: northwest suburbs of Chicago
High School: Public</p>

<p>GPA UW: school doesn’t tell us but it’s somewhere between 3.3 and 3.5 (guessing – I know it seems kind of low but I have a huge upward trend from Cs and Bs to mostly As and some Bs)
GPA W: 3.9
Class Rank: 116/560 (top 20%)
Honors: 11
AP: European History (4), United States History (5), English Language & Composition (4), Art History (3), United States Government & Politics, English Literature & Composition, Spanish Language.</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
Honors Physics
Honors Symphony Orchestra
Advanced Math/Trigonometry
Physical Education >_> (REQUIRED)
1 semester of Media Analysis
AP Spanish
AP US Gov & Pol
AP English Lit</p>

<p>Recs: written by teachers from my three AP courses junior year (English Lang, Art History, APUSH)</p>

<p>ACT: 31 (E: 32, M: 27, R: 32, S: 33, CE/W: 31, W: 10) << I didn’t send this score… my SAT score is roughly equivalent to it. SHOULD I send it though?
SAT: 2090 (CR: 710, M: 650, W: 730)
SAT II: Literature (620), Math I (660), US History (660)</p>

<p>ECs: Orchestra (9 years), Drama Club, Technical Theatre Club, International Thespian Society, Habitat for Humanity, Math Team, Scholastic Bowl</p>

<p>Leadership: Concert Orchestra: Violin I Section Leader, Officer; Honors Symphony Orchestra: Secretary; Drama Club: Photographer/Co-Vice President; Technical Theatre Club: Photographer/Vice President, Stage Manager for several plays/musicals/performances; International Thespian Society: Honors Thespian;</p>

<p>Volunteering: Habitat For Humanity, volunteer at local food pantry.</p>

<p>Honors: Honors Thespian (International Thespian Society), Honor Roll/High Honor Roll, Illinois State Scholar, Prairie State Achievement Exam - Exceeded Standards, AP Scholar with Honor</p>

<p>Other: I’m multilingual, born in Ukraine… as a result I’m really into linguistics so writing is my strong point. Film programs tend to look at how good of a writer you are, so I think that’ll help me despite my grades.</p>

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<p>Intended School: Stern!!!
Intended Major:
Gender: M
Location: New York City
High School: Elite Public. Only ~180 kids. Got 5 kids in Yale ED already, and a lot more in Brown, Penn, etc. </p>

<p>GPA: Around 95
Rank: School Doesnt Rank
AP Stat 5 AP US History 4</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
Micro/macro economics
Advanced Logic and Composition (considered more rigorous than the AP LC)
BC Calculus
AP Computer Science
Astrophysics and Cosmology
I also do an Internship at Merrill Lynch for course credits</p>

<p>Recs: written by English and Math teachers. Also have a rec from my boss at the job i worked over the summer. It was an insurance/risk management company. Also a rec from the AVP i work for at Merrill Lynch.</p>

<p>SAT: 2300 (M790 R740 W770)
SAT II: Biology800 MathII800 USHistory780</p>

<p>ECs: Math Team, Fencing Team, Ultimate Frisbee Team, Editor of school’s political magazine, Asian Culture Society, Columbia Science Honor’s Program,</p>

<p>Volunteering: Councilman (when i worked for him, now Comptroller) John Liu for ~250+ hours</p>

<p>Honors: NMS semifinalist</p>

<p>Other: I have work experience at an insurance and risk management company, where i worked 40 hours a week over the summer.</p>

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<p>@ohboi and @yet </p>

<p>both of you are really competitive to Stern. i would just make sure to write essays that set you apart from the pack. it’s super easy to fall into a trap of sounding like every other Stern student. make sure your personality comes through.</p>

<p>@dream</p>

<p>um. . . how is Cinema Studies not a part of Tisch? there’s a CS department in Tisch. . .
[Undergraduate:</a> Tisch School of the Arts at NYU](<a href=“http://cinema.tisch.nyu.edu/page/undergraduate.html]Undergraduate:”>http://cinema.tisch.nyu.edu/page/undergraduate.html)
I think academics-wise, you’re solid, but they’ll look very closely at your portfolio. I would make sure to have someone look it over.</p>

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<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>@missAmericanPie, Cinema Studies is not fully a part of Tisch anymore, it’s pretty much half-CAS half-Tisch. You can major in Cinema Studies through CAS (I might do it). Trust me on this one, I’ve looked well into it and I live with a Tisch employee who I talk to about it on a pretty regular basis.</p>

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<p>@yet
i think u have a great chance, once again, write great essays and you’re in. Id say 80%</p>

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<p>Oh man I don’t know how you guys post your stats on here. I’d be super scared someone would say “Uh no you probably won’t get in”. Haha would probably ruin my next 3-4 months.</p>

<p>More or less useless post but everytime I think about posting my stats I kind of decide not to. I think I will a day before we hear the decision.</p>

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<p>oh, really? huh, that’s interesting. thanks, woosah!</p>

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<p>Intended School: Stern
Intended Major: I’m not sure, maybe marketing or finance? I’m also interested in the Entertainment, Media, and Technology program</p>

<p>Gender: M
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
High School: Public, large, send a lot of students to top schools</p>

<p>GPA UW: 3.97
GPA W: School doesn’t really weight
Class Rank: School doesn’t rank
Mostly honors courses</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
Humanities Literature AC
Humanities Social Studies AC
Physics Mechanics
AP Calculus BC
Psychology
Trailblazers (mentoring program)</p>

<p>Recs: I haven’t seen them but I’m sure they’re all good
Essays: I think they were good, they were pretty creative and some of the short ones were humorous, I think my personality showed through</p>

<p>ACT: 28… (35 on Math though) It’s bad I know but I had to send it because I didn’t take SAT II’s
SAT: 1980 (CR: 600, M: 760, W: 620) ugh I suck at these tests
**Question - I sent both scores and my SAT is better than my ACT, will they consider my SAT score even though I didn’t send subject tests?</p>

<p>ECs: I’ve done Tae Kwon Do since I was six and I just earned my third degree black belt, captain of the Demonstration Team at the Tae Kwon Do school, work at a restaurant since 9th grade, teaching Tae Kwon Do, National Honor Society, Key Club, soccer freshman year</p>

<p>Leadership: Captain of the Demonstration Team that goes out and performs around the community</p>

<p>Other: I already got into the University of Michigan, not that this is relevant lol. Do I have a shot at Stern? :)</p>

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<p>@missamericanpie I thought CS was interdisciplinary or something?? isn’t it part of CAS as well as Tisch??</p>

<p>EDIT: oops, just saw woosah’s post!</p>

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<p>Intended School: Gallatin
Intended Major: individualized study (concentration unknown)</p>

<p>Gender: F
Location: just outside Seattle, Washington
High School: Public</p>

<p>GPA UW: 3.14
GPA W: school doesnt calculate it but i think its somewhere around a 3.5/3.6
Class Rank: 193/341
Honnors: 9th comp/lit, 10th comp/lit, IAG2(algebra), IAT3 (trig), IAP4(pre-calc), biology
AP: Psychology (4), Japanese (1), U.S history (only one semester, 1)</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
AP calc AB
AP Physics C
American Gov.
Senior English
Hon. Japanese 6
AP Photography
Yearbook</p>

<p>Recs: written by pyhsics teacher (from this yr and last) and english teacher (also had for 2 year), never saw the letters so i don’t know whats wirtten</p>

<p>ACT: took it in Dec. (i know its late- dont know my score)
SAT: 1720 (CR: 560, M: 630, W: 530)
SAT II: Literature (580), Math II (610)</p>

<p>ECs: Jewish Student Union (4yrs), Girl Scout (since forever), Drill Team (11th & 12th), Hebrew High school (4yrs), United synagogue Youth (4yrs), Earthbound (3yrs), Gymnastics (10th), work at sunday school (4yrs)</p>

<p>Leadership: Co-President of JSU</p>

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<p>Intended School: Tisch
Intended Major: Acting Major</p>

<p>Gender: F
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma (Don’t laugh!)
High School: Public</p>

<p>GPA UW: 3.14
GPA W: Somewhere around 4.2
Class Rank: Top 25%</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
AP English IV
AP Psychology
Leadership
Adv. Drama
Adv. Tech Theatre
U.S. History/ Drama Assistant
Chorale</p>

<p>Recs: One from my English teacher, Coun., and Student Council Sponsor
ACT: 26 both times GRR</p>

<p>ECs: Student Council VP, Junior Class President, Sophomore Class President, Eagle Theatre Vice President, Member of Regional All-Star cast, Class boards all 4 years, Voted Best Girl Leader (Won once, nominated every year of high school), Represented Oklahoma at SASc conference in Florida, NHS for four years
Leadership: StuCo Vp, Class president sophomore and junior year</p>

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<p>Intended School: CAS
Intended Major: Undecided</p>

<p>Gender: F
Location: Hong Kong
High School: Public
GPA UW: approx. 3.7 unweighted
GPA W: not sure how to calculate it, but doing a full IB diploma so should be considerably higher.
Class Rank: not sure if we do it, but i think i’d be top 10% or so.</p>

<p>SAT Reasoning Test:
CR - 680
Writing - 700
Maths - 670</p>

<p>= 2050</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests:
Lit - 650
Bio - 660</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars:

  • Debating, MUN, Varsity Field Hockey
  • Grade 6 Piano & Grade 5 Theory
  • Part-time job as an Events Organizer (working for a woman who does children’s parties)
  • Worked at the local YMCA/ had a paid English tutoring job this summer (I was accepted into the Summerbridge 2009 teaching programme but it was unfortunately cancelled due to swine flu)</p>

<ul>
<li>Several positions of responsibility within school. (House Captain/Senior Prefect)
Member of several committees (Anti-bullying involving a leadership training/peer support course, Prom)</li>
</ul>

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<p>Intended School: Arts and Sciences
Intended Major: Neuroscience</p>

<p>High School: a large public high school in California; it sends a few students to top schools, but about half go straight to the local community college
UW GPA: 3.9
W GPA: 4.125
Rank: 29/747
ACT: boo ACT!
SAT: M-650 R-640 W-600 (1890)
SAT Subject Tests:
Math Level II – 630
Physics- 600</p>

<p>Senior Schedule:
AP Calculus AB
AP 3-D Studio Art
AP Economics<br>
AP Government
AP English Literature
Yearbook</p>

<p>Sports:
Water polo (9-12; two years JV and two Varsity and captain)
Swimming (9-12; four years Varsity and captain)</p>

<p>Extracurricular:
Key Club, 11-12 and co founder
Plastic surgeon Internship, 12
Food Kitchen volunteer, 10-12
Yearbook, 11-12</p>

<p>Leadership:
WP and Swim captain
Student Ambassador of America</p>

<p>Work Experience: Lifeguard and Parks and Rec Assistant</p>

<p>Summer Programs:
WP summer camps all through HS</p>

<p>Volunteer Experience: tons of hours mainly at the soup kitchen; I will graduate with honors and a cord for my service at graduation</p>

<p>Possible Hooks: Hispanic and Mexican. Maybe it will help that I’m from Cali Ill add diversity to the campus</p>

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<p>@birdlikefrog</p>

<p>Sorry to say but your gpa is about 3-4 points short of NYU’s average, and your sat score is 200-300 points short. They look for low 90’s+ and 1950’s+ unless you have some connections, chances are very slim</p>

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<p>what about me?</p>

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<p>hmmm, I already have a chances thread here, but I guess this won’t hurt:
Asian Female
GPA: 5.400 on a 5.00 scale weighted, don’t know what unweighted is. For the record though, I have all A’s except for a B+ in Chem and Alg II last year
SAT superscore: 650M, 800CR, 710W
SAT IIs: 780 US History, 730 French W/ Listening, 650 Lit (retaking in Jan)
Curriculum: was not eligible for Honors classes Freshman year b/c transferred from Canadian middle school, and though I was placed in “Enriched” classes there my grades didn’t look stellar by American standards. But by my performance in my Freshman CP classes I was in all honors sophomore year. (not allowed to take APs till Junior/Senior year at our school). I asked my guidance counselor to explain the situation in her letter. </p>

<p>AP’s: U.S History (5), English Lang and Comp (5) Psychology (5)
Currently taking: Chem, English Lang and Lit, World History, AP French (Online course) </p>

<p>Extracurricular:</p>

<p>Co-Curricular Activities
Student Newspaper (Editor) 10 11 12
Key Club 9 10<br>
Choir 10
In-door Color Guard 10 11 12
Marching Band (Color Guard) 10 11 12
Math Tutor (Alg I, II & Geo) 11 12
FFCLA (Secretary) 10 11 12
Asian Culture Club (Secretary) 9 10 11 12
Leadership Activities
Guest Speaking at a Summer School in China 12
Community Activities
Volunteer at West Deptford Public Library-adopt-a-shelf 10 11 12
Volunteer at West Deptford Public Library-Calling Teens Program 10
Walk for a cure 10 11<br>
Quixote Volunteer Club- Various projects 12
Legacy Volunteer (interviewing and writing memoirs for senior citizens) 12</p>

<p>Recognition and Rewards
Principal’s List 9 (3x) 10(2x)<br>
Honor Roll 9(4x) 10(4x) 11(4x)<br>
World Language Honor Society 10 11 12
AP Scholar 11 </p>

<p>Work Experience
Babysitting 9 10 11 12</p>

<p>possible hooks: Asian fluent in French? (XD I used to live in Quebec) and I moved around a lot?</p>

<p>Thank you!!!</p>

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<p>@Samiam</p>

<p>Your average falls in par with Stern’s but as your already know, your sat’s and act’s are both low. I think you’d have a decent shot at CAS but stern’s a reach … especially without notable business ec’s and the scores</p>