<p>Hey guys I'm a junior and NYU Stern is my dream school by a LONGSHOT. But being on these boards has really given me a reality check, especially about my chances to some schools, including NYU Stern.
So in this case, I might as well find out if I have ANY chance at all. </p>
<p>Intended Major: Information Systems</p>
<p>[general info]:
Extremely competitive public school in NY. 750 students in my grade, like top 10-15% go to top 50 schools.** According to my school's naviance website, the admit rate to NYU over the last 3 years (over 200 applicants) is 60%!!!**</p>
<p>First generation to go to college in the US, parents immigrated from Russia.
no financial aid needed</p>
<p>[Academics]
On my transcript it says: 93.6 (3.8), thats weighted and crap like health is accounted for
I re-calculated the way NYU would:: 89.7 (3.56)( Unweighted)
School doesn't rank because it's misleading
By the end of Senior year I will have taken 8 AP's:
AP Statistics
AP English Language
AP US history
AP Psychology
AP Environmental science
AP Calculus BC
AP English Literature
AP US Government and Economics</p>
<p>I basically have been through my schools "honors" system since 7th grade. Whatever I don't take AP, I take it on the Honors Level, which this year is only french and physics</p>
<p>[Test Scores]:
+SAT I= 1440/2150
Math:750
CR: 690
Writing:710
+SATII:
Only Biology in 9th grade; 620
I wanna take Math II and US history though. Obviously aiming for above a 700.
+Although I dont know how much this matters but Im probably going to get a mastery diploma for the NY Regents exams. This means I got atleast an 85 on each one, and I'm going to have taken over like 15 of these (anyone in New York knows what Im talking about)</p>
<p>[Extra Currics:]
Probably my biggest thing I guess is the following:
+I decided to create a company, it was initiallly meant to be a 501c3 non-profit, but to reach that status it would take up to a year and a half. Anyways, I'm the sole "employee" and "we"(me) specialize in creating web applications.
So far, I've been working on a really unique facebook application.
Here's the mock-up; Good</a> Site
Basically, anyone can submit a problem, like for example if somebody needs textbooks for college but cannot afford. And generous people can choose to donate the money, or a fraction of the cost. In some cases if a non-profit organization wants to sponsor the cause, then the donor can recieve a tax-deduction for his donation.
If anyone knows programming, this stuff is pretty hard to code (and I dont mean HTML, I mean like ASP.net). It should be completed in the next month or so. </p>
<p>thats my main EC, I decided to skip out on the typical "volunteered for 500000 hours at a hospital" stuff</p>
<p>+I help teach at a local Russian school on sundays for 2-3 hours. Just basic math and russian language classes for 6-8 year olds. All classes are done in Russian, so hopefully this will buy me "minority vote", although you cant really consider being russian a minority.
+Taught Tennis all summer at a local country club
+I PLAN, on getting an internship this summer at the firm my dad works it. Software company btw
+I PLAN, on taking Computer Science classes at SUNY Stony Brook. One of the top CS schools in the nation</p>
<p>[Clubs]
+FBLA for two years. Went to states last year, but this I'm year for states I'm going to present my application for an event. I'm Treasurer of the club.
+Created a computer programming club. Obviously I'm the president.
+NHS
+Created web-sites for many of the school's clubs, such as the newspaper, poetry club, asian culture club, hebrew culture club. Also for a school band, where they can place their music,etc.</p>
<p>ummmm, this year I'm running for Class Treasurer. Usually no one cares about that lol, and I'm most likely running unopposed.
so yea, Senior Class Treasurer!</p>
<p>[Athletics]
Varsity Tennis for 3 years
last year= co-captain
this year= captain
I went to all conference, and my goal is all county for this year.
I'm ranked pretty high for USTA, 40th in the state and 900 something in the nation.</p>
<p>Im going to send a video of me playing and hopefully catch the coaches attention. because NYU is D3, and I know D3 players, it's not a hard conference to play in.</p>
<p>so yea, besides the academic underachieving...what kind of a chance do I stand?</p>