Paying Full Tuition Chance Me?

Colleges & Universities A-Z New York University
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<p>I was wondering if not applying for financial aid will increase my chances of getting into Steinhardt for the media culture and communications major.</p>

<p>I am an Asian female
First generation American</p>

<p>My GPA is a 3.3
Top 30% of my class
SAT superscore 1810 (retook this month, hopefully did better)
ACT composite 25 (retook today, thought it was easier)
SAT II: Spanish 570; Literature 560
AP Literature Exam: 3 (not submitting)</p>

<p>Senior Course load:
Spanish V (one level below honors)
AP Statistics
AP Environmental Science
AP Language
AP Psychology
Honors World Literature
Forensics (elective)</p>

<p>Volunteer:
Ambassador for Yale New Haven Hospital
Page books at town library</p>

<p>Jobs:
Waitress at my dad's restaurant</p>

<p>Activitites:
School Dance Team: all four years
Yearbook Editor
Yearbook Business Board
Took classes at Yale University: Literature- got a B as final grade
Asian Club
Bracelets for Benefits
Bake deserts for food bank
Piano for 9 years
Viola for 5 years
Drums for 4 years</p>

<p>Awards, etc:
CAPT Scholar
Class I award
National Latin Exam- honorable mention
Honor roll all four years</p>

<p>Essays and Recommendations:
I would say pretty good.</p>

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<p>uhhh id say low reach?</p>

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<p>your standardized test scores and GPA are low, even for Steinhardt. MCC is one of the more competitive majors. (I’m also an MCC student.) you don’t have many media related ECs, maybe yearbook, but that’s a pretty common EC.</p>

<p>maybe wait and see what your standardized test scores end up being.</p>

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<p>I’ve been told that even if GPA and standardized tests are mediocre but a student is able to pay full tuition, NYU is likely to accept because of economic status…</p>

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<p>i don’t know where you heard that, but no. if they don’t take you, there will be someone else with higher stats who is STILL willing to pay out of pocket. sorry, but that’s the name of the game.</p>

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<p>i’d say a solid reach rather than a low one</p>

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<p>everything i’ve found about nyu has said that they look at apps independent of financial aid. that’s also what the rep from nyu said when she visited my school last year… and what i heard on the nyu tour. so i could be wrong on this, but i’m pretty sure financial aid has little to do with whether or not you get in.</p>