<p>SAT I: 650 M 700 V 610 W (these are my December SAT scores)
SAT II: 460 Spanish. 530 Literature. 620 Math IC</p>
<p>GPA: 4.3 weighted (upward trend in grades from 9-11th grade)
AP Psychology: 4</p>
<p>Senior Courses:
AP English
AP Spanish
AP Government
H. Physics
H. Research
Calculus
Religion 12</p>
<p>My first language is Korean. I'm a US citizen. I live with a pastor's family, and my family lives in S.Korea. I've transferred highschools 3 times.</p>
<p>I'm the president of my Spanish club. I started a club called Babel Tower (mulicultural awareness club). I'm not an NHS member because I haven't been at any of my highschools long enough.</p>
<p>I play in the Greater Miami Youth Orchestra (first violing - kind of the typical asian thing to do, I know)</p>
<p>I tutor ESL students the pastor recommends me. (Korean-English, usually)
I volunteer at this Hispanic organization called Su Casa.</p>
<p>I am not involved in any sports because I don't have transportation after school.</p>
<p>What is your unweighted GPA? That's more important than weighted GPA.</p>
<p>I'd say NYU is probably a reach for you. Your test scores are not that impressive and you don't have any EC hooks. Being Asian will hurt you as well.</p>
<p>"cas = SAT 1300 + 3.7+ gpa
gsp = SAT 1200's + less than 3.7"</p>
<p>There is no such formula. CAS's average SAT is way over 1300. Also there are people in CAS who have lower stats than some in GSP, but they still got CAS for whatever reason (e.g. URM, legacy status, recruited athlete, etc.).</p>
<p>I don't have any extracurricular "hooks" because of extenuating circumstances. I don't live with my parents. I immigrated to America by myself to receive good education. I thought that would balance not having "hooks". I do what I can to get involved in school. Can I send a coverlette that explains my circumstance?</p>
<p>I would definitely explain your circumstances. You sound very motivated to have immigrated by yourself to America. By the way, cas stands for the College f Arts andSciences. GSO stands for the General Studies Program - you can't apply to it, but some applicants get put in it for their first two years.</p>
<p>Firewalker, I defended you on the other thread because I appreciate a breath of bluntness and honesty on this board, but having read a lot of your posts, I think you really need to stop with the claims that NYU admissions are strictly based on numbers.</p>
<p>Yes, they're a huge part of admissions (I'm guessing especially at NYU as they have so many applicants), but I have heard so many stories of people getting into CAS with underwhelming SAT scores. When there are very important other factors (e.g. speaking Korean as a first language), you really do have to take that into account. I'm not talking about those who have the prototypical ECs, but for those who really are heavily involved with other activities and/or have highly important other factors, it really is not just a simple numbers game.</p>
<p>I completely agree with sugar coma. It is not a numbers game because a lot of my stats were lower than those of people in GSP! and before I got my letter I got scared because of what everyone was saying on here. stop trying to scare people. I truly believe it was the overall application.</p>
<p>ma calm down. firewalker- you seem to be putting people down. i mean that applicant has a great chance. FOR NYU diversity matters alot. I got in as a Korean, living in Japan, attending an american international HS. So since NYU is not a typical state school, they do look at the applicants holistically. After all, we should be more encouraging for futue NYuers!!</p>
<p>advise for h20nline-since you have multicultural background, emphasize that alot in ur essay and short answers. This should definitely help you.</p>
<p>jhpark, it's not a 'typical state school' because it's not a state school. NYU is a private university.</p>
<p>For those of you looking for answers to 'chances' of admission, please realize that the majority of people replying here are students who got accepted to NYU 'five minutes ago' and, as has been shown in many threads, know relatively little about NYU. The only way you'll get any real idea of your chances to NYU, or any other college, is to see how you fit within the parameters of the typical accepted student. If you fit that, then you at least have a chance. For NYU, it's basically an A/A- gpa, middle 50% of SATs are 1310-1450, taking the most rigorous academic classes offered at your school. If you're consistent with those things, then you have a chance of admission. Accepted students usually have a couple of longterm E/Cs which show commitment, not a long laundry list of things done for a few months or one year. Essays should be well-written above all else. It's how you write it, more than what you write, although creativity and intelligence should shine through. If you go over the word limit by less than a hundred words, don't worry about it.</p>
<p>NYU gets approximately 35,000 applications a year. There are more qualified people than they can possibly admit. It's never a guarantee, regardless of your stats but to be 'in the running' in those 35,000 apps, you need to have good stats. Of course, there are kids who are accepted with SAT scores of less than 1200, but those are not common, and what college at NYU you are applying to will make a difference in the 'stats' issue, as well. Anyway, bottom line is, if you are 'in the running' with your stats, if you like NYU, if you're willing to go into a lot of debt during your college years, then take your chances and apply. At least with R.D., you'll have other options. Lastly, I'd say that if you haven't visited NYU and aren't familiar with the city, you should. Living in NYC is not for everyone. It sounds exciting but after a couple of weeks, that excitement wears off and you're living in a huge, dirty, noisy, busy city on a day to day basis. I love it but it's not for everyone.</p>
<p>DUH NYU is not a state school. Do you think I am stupid enough to not know that? It is true that stats are vital, but not entirely. You are missing an integral piece matth: DIVERSITY. In the case of h20nline, he/she will be a succesful applicant to add to the diversity, and this can exceed the numbers.</p>
<p>You didn't make it clear with your statement "since NYU is not a typical state school", which implies that it is an atypical state school, which is wrong. Hence, my comment to you. And to answer your question, I don't know if you're "stupid enough" but I do know that some of the answers you've been giving on the forum in the past week are incorrect. </p>
<p>Please don't tell me what I'm missing. I'm a sophomore at NYU. I've lived in the city for most of my life. I'm well aware that NYU has students from over 125 different countries and every state. Diversity is valued at NYU but it's not as though they have to go looking for it. It presents itself every year in its applicants, quite readily. At many other colleges, diversity will play a much bigger role in admissions than it does at NYU. Have you even visited?</p>
<p>Thanks jhpark for your encouragement. Are you a student at NYU now? If I may, what are your stats? I'm nervous about my SAT scores because many of the applicants this year had verbal and math scores over 700. But I assure you my essay will be fabulous. Should I send in my TOEFL scores? I understand some people on this forum can be very negative but only because they have seen many applicants become rejected. Is there anything more I can do to increase my chances? Can I send in supplementary material? (ie: creative writing)
Agh...I loathe competition..</p>