Hey guys, I just want to guage my chances for NYU Stern ED1 or ED2(if my essay isnt good enough by 1Nov)
I will be attending National Service for two years hence only attending in 2021 if admitted.
[ b]Which school/major at NYU:**Stern with concentration in Finance
[ b]Scholarships:**NIL
[ b]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown):1540 superscored, 790 math 750 reading writing
ACT (breakdown): Didn’t take
SAT II (place score in parentheses): (740)MathII, (800) Chemistry, (780) BioE
Unweighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.1/5.0, came from a highly competitive school that specialises in science and math, accelerated courses throughout all years
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):NIL
AP (place score in parentheses): 5 for all 4(Bio, Statistics, Chemistry, Calculus AB)
IB (place score in parentheses):NIL
Senior Year Course Load: Dropped physics as a subject, took biology with honors (Our school offers university level content for honours module) , took AP classes, in olympiad class for biology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Singapore Statistics Poster Competition 2nd, Singapore Junior biology Olympiad Bronze
[ b]Subjective:**
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Badminton Club (Vice-captain,Captain), Biology Interest Group (Member), Ultimate Frisbee Club(Member), Media Club(Member)
Job/Work Experience: Took odd jobs occasionally such as waiter roles
Volunteer/Community Service: Around 450 hours, mainly helping out for school events, organising orientation, weekly tutoring for underprivileged kids in senior year, went to Vietnam in senior year to help out underprivileged children
Summer Activities:NIL
Essays (rating 1-10, details)::6/10 working on it now but it lacks personal voice
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: Statistics Teacher(Excelled in class) 8/10, Biology Teacher(Familiar, research mentor) 7/10
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details)::6/10 general
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details)::
Interview:
[ b]Other**
Applied for Financial Aid? No
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Singapore
School Type: Highly competitive specialized independent school
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: >150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Non really
[ b]Reflection**
Strengths: Competitive environment, highly rigorous courseload
Weaknesses: Bad essay
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else you are applying or have already applied:
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: