Should I apply ED or RD to NYU??? Please Help!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I am a Senior, so obviously the Early Decision deadline is approaching quickly, but I am very conflicted. Basically, I really love NYU and I think it is the school I would probably choose anyways out of the RD pool (assuming I got accepted), but I am worried about getting in RD (their acceptance rate went down to 27%). That being said, I also have a lot of reservations about ED and I would prefer not to apply ED for many reasons, but I want to be safe and know I’ll get in somewhere. Please let me know based off of my information whether you think I could get in RD!!

Also, some other schools I would be applying to are Tufts, GW, Georgetown, BU, etc. But you only need to tell me what you think about NYU ED vs. RD!!

White Female
Public School- #2 in Minnesota

I want to major in International Relations in the CAS

GPA: 3.789 (UW)/ 4.452 (W)
ACT: 32
APs: Human Geo-5, APUSH-5, Spanish-5, World-5, Calc-4, Lit-5
Taking APES, AP Lang, AP Spanish Lit, AP Stats, and AP US Gov this year

Extra Curriculars:
Debate- involved for 4 years, state champion my junior year (2016), captain for 3 years
MN Youth in Government- involved 4 years, elected Speaker of the House for this year
Band- percussion since 5th grade, have played in top band for 3 years, pep band, marching band
Volunteering- weekly advocacy at Planned Parenthood and spent everyday for a semester being an English as a Second Language one on one tutor for a student who moved from Honduras and had no English or formal education
NHS- Vice President
Tri-M (Music Honor Society)- Secretary
Current Events Club- founded this club with my friend this year (title on Common App reads Co-Founder and Co-President)
Quiz Bowl- 3 years, team qualified for nationals 2 years ago

Letters of Rec from my AP World Teacher/Debate Coach, AP Lit Teacher/Quiz Bowl Coach, ESL Department Head/Mentor from my volunteer tutoring

Thank you so much for reading this if you got this far! Please let me know your honest opinions on if I could get in RD!

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Also I understand that ED is the best way to go if I am absolutely set on a school, but I would really like input on RD chances! Thank you!!!

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My friend, a white male, got in NYU CAS with a 3.61 and 33 ACT this year with less impressive ECs. I can definitely see you getting in RD. Assuming you aren’t going for Stern, I’d say match ED (70-80%) and high match RD (50-70% chance). Tufts and Georgetown will be reaches, BU would be high match and GW would be match.

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ED sounds good if you are totally certain, but you seem like a strong applicant for RD too.

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I got a 1290 on my SAT, I have a 3.99 GPA, have taken 9 AP classes, and have good ECs and Essays. What would you say my chances would be like for ED?

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I can’t suggest either way but my daughter was accepted into CAS RD.