STERN....let's see our stats....

Colleges and Universities A-Z New York University
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<p>I don't have much, at least compared to the other Stern people. Evaluate me anyways. </p>

<p>NJ public school (ranked top 10 in state)</p>

<p>GPA: 4.02 weighted
Rank in top 8%</p>

<p>SAT I: 2040 (M 760, V 600, W 680)</p>

<p>SAT II: MATH IC 750, MATH IIC 800, CHINESE 800, BIOLOGY 630</p>

<p>AP: Comp. Science 5, Biology 4</p>

<p>I get mostly A's and B's in all honors and AP courses.</p>

<p>E.C.:
~Art club (officer), Computer Club (officer), Math Club, Teacher Assistant, National Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society. Not much in school.
~a lot of work experience at a hotel, bakery, pool and my Chinese school
~some volunteer work at library and pool</p>

<p>any suggestions on how to improve my app.?</p>

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<p>i would say a good shot depending ur rank...exact rank that is....and if you get ur SAT verbal up, i think you'll have a quite solid chance</p>

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<p>my rank is 23 out of 288. I'm retaking the SAT and hoping to get a better score on verbal.</p>

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<p>well there ya go, again I say solid chance with 40-50 pts on your verbal and given the fact that you dont slack off senior year....dont let senioritis get to you....do u have any hooks?</p>

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<p>sure... I'm bilingual (chinese). I took an advanced chinese course at Rutgers University for college credit and got an A. I don't know if these count as hooks.</p>

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<p>haha.. no one beats me..</p>

<p>accepted with</p>

<p>SAT: 1880
GPA: 3.7
SATII: 800/800/740/670</p>

<p>Essay: ok
recommendations: ok
counselor recomm.: my counselor died three weeks after I gave her the forms. so mine was replaced by some retired counselor who knows nothing about me....</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2240 - Math 740, Verbal 730, Writing 770
[</em>] SAT IIs: Didn't take any
[<em>] GPA: 3.94 unweighted
[</em>] Rank: 3/356
[<em>] Other stats: None really
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Average
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Below Average
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Below Average
[<em>] Hook (if any): None
[</em>] Applied early? No
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Georgia
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors (fin.aid): 12.5k for the first year.
General Comments: Don't know how I got in, especially on Stern Scholars. I submitted my application on the last day.</p>

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<p>i wonder as well....</p>

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<p>btw, the reason I got in with such a horrible stat is (i guess)</p>

<ol>
<li>my essay was fabulous</li>
<li>I was a homeless sometime in my life</li>
</ol>

<p>maybe, maybe....</p>