<p>Well after reading of all the rejections from ED from applicants with incredible stats I'm getting really worried so I wanted to get a glimpse of how I might fare in NYU's decisions. Sent my app in a couple days ago...</p>
<p>Here are my stats
Indian-asian
Male
Very competitive public high school from WNY
top 50 public in nation</p>
<p>GPA: Anywhere from a 3.6 to 3.85 UW forgot how my school system works
Rank 76/260 (Medical Problem during sophomore year explained in counselor's rec letter and in common app extra info section, would have been ranked top 5-10% w/o the situation)</p>
<p>SAT: 760 M, 710 V, 680 W 10 essay
ACT: 32 composite still waiting on essay score
SAT IIs: predicted, took in december World history-740+, Math 2-760+</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Summer job at NYPIRG campaign to save environment 1 year
Secretary of Earth club 4 years
Job at father's engineering plant 1 summer
Learned how to build computers, started a business of building/selling computers 4+ years
Local government office volunteer 2 years
Local religious association Co-director 4 years
Neighborhood volunteer association junior coordinator 4 years
Basketball League (like varsity except it's out of school) 4 years team captain/league champions 2005
Took an AutoCAD course in India for one summer with college graduates certified in AutoCAD.</p>
<p>Essay: It's about starting my home business, from the responses i've gotten, it was very unique and articulate and they liked it alot (didn't mention monetary gains or profit at all) : )
Recs: great to excellent one from AP Comp Sci teacher, other from U.S. history teacher, both liked me alot
Counselor rec: great i'm hoping since she's known me for 4 years and talked to her alot</p>
<p>AP Comp Sci A-4
AP Macroeconomics-in progress
AP Part in Gov't-in progress
AP Calculus AB- in progress
rest of my classes are honors level</p>
<p>Applying RD to Stern
Financial need is no concern at this point but it could never hurt : )</p>