Please chance me for NYU stern?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Thank you so much in advance!</p>

<p>First off, I'm from Canada. Do you think that makes it harder (SAT marks, ECs wise)? </p>

<p>[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR 740 M 600 W (I know it's really bad but I'm taking it again in october and will hopefully raise it to 2150ish?)</p>

<p>[ *] SAT II:
Math II:740 (Will retake as well)
Biology E:750 Chinese:800</p>

<p>[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (All my classes are above 90%)</p>

<p>[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): At least top 30 in a class of around 700</p>

<p>[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
Math SL (7)
Biology SL (7)
Will take the rest of the exams next May. IB diploma candidate (most rigorous schedule offered)</p>

<p>[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
English HL
Social HL
Chemistry HL
French SL </p>

<p>[ *] Major Awards:
Canadian Biology Olympiad (Top 20 Nationally)
Chemical Institute of Canada Award (Science Fair)
Top Academic Award (grade 9)
Honor Society (grade 10,11)</p>

<p>[ *] Extracurriculars:
Fencing (provincially ranked)
Horseback riding
Junior Achievement (board of directors grade 10, 11)
Varsity Swim Team (grade 10, 11)
Chinese School (graduated in grade 9)
Shad Valley (selective summer enrichment program)
Sanofi-Aventis BioTalent Challenge (prestigious research program at university laboratory with a professor/researcher) (120 hours)</p>

<p>[ *] Volunteering:
Church (100 hours)
Library (50 hours)</p>

<p>I really really want to go to Stern. I will probably ED it as of now. Is it a reach for me? By the way I'm an Asian female. I heard that it's harder to get into NYU if you are asian because they have a lot of asian applicants...</p>

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<p>You’re in a nicely competitive in the academics/ECs department, but NYU Stern really isn’t very easy to get in these days (I have a friend who got into Brown but not Stern for Fall 2011, for eg). I think they really look for business-related ECs or experience, you should be able to prove and elaborate on how you know what you’re getting into and why are drawn to a business education/career. I have friends with great IB scores, 42/45, good leadership and community service, but who didn’t get in, possibly the lack of business ECs or essays. ED will help a little though. As always, work the essays!</p>

<p>I really don’t mean to be a downer, but as rather conservative chancer as of now I’d say… deferred or possiblyy admit??? Hopefully I’m wrong about the deferred, but you just can never tell! Give it your best shot anyway :)</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Thank you so much! As for how I’ve come to have a passion for finance, (which is most likely going to be my major) I’ve had experience writing up the financial reports for a few business plans/entrepreneurial projects I had been involved with in my EC’s. I’m writing about one of these experiences for a short answer question and about a research project for my essay. Do you think it’s a good choice of topics? Or do you think it would turn out to be too much of a “hi, here’s a list of what I’m good at” application?</p>

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<p>Again, thank you for your fast reply~</p>