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Colleges & Universities A-Z New York University
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<p>Early decision applications up; 236 apply to Abu Dhabi</p>

<p>by Eric Platt
Published November 18, 2009</p>

<p>This year, NYU's office of Undergraduate Admissions will be combing through more than 3,000 movie titles and synopses when deciding who to admit to the freshman class entering in the fall of 2010.</p>

<p>Writing the synopsis of a movie about your life is just one part of this year's application. Prospective students were also asked to write a poem about themselves and create a fictitious day spent with a famous New Yorker.</p>

<p>The total number of early decision applicants this year (3,140) jumped by 5 percent from 2009, when 2,979 students applied. Each year, approximately 25 percent to 30 percent of the freshman class is made up of students who apply through the binding early decision process.</p>

<p>Randall Deike, vice president for enrollment management, said he was excited that even with the economic downturn, there was such great interest in the university.</p>

<p>"This enthusiasm for NYU is vital in achieving our primary admissions goal — enrolling an extremely talented class of students who are the best fit for NYU, and for whom NYU is also the best fit," Deike said in an e-mail. "All indicators point to another very gifted pool of early decision applicants this year."</p>

<p>NYU also began accepting applications to its new campus in Abu Dhabi. Unlike admissions to the New York campus, NYUAD uses a non-binding early action process that allows students to defer their decision until they have received other acceptances and rejections in the spring. Of the early decision applicants, 236 applied directly into NYUAD.</p>

<p>"Needless to say, we are very excited about the significant interest in Abu Dhabi — clearly, students applying to this campus understand the amazing opportunity it provides," Deike said.</p>

<p>Morgan Urquia, an early decision applicant from Deep Run High School in Virginia, applied to the Tisch School of the Arts after participating in a drama program through NYU in Paris.</p>

<p>"After working with NYU teachers and living the conservatory lifestyle, I realized NYU was the only school I felt genuinely excited to apply to and possibly attend," she said.</p>

<p>But the next 27 days — decisions should be mailed Dec. 15 — will be tough for all applicants, including Urquia.</p>

<p>"I am more excited because the letter could bring fantastic news, but I am definitely still nervous!" she said. "I have a feeling November will be a very long month with this on my mind."</p>

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<p>this is depressing.</p>

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<p>I just want a god damn decision already lol, November is a useless month (except Thanksgiving of course)</p>

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<p>hang in there…The process is a pain in the a…But it is worth it.</p>

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<p>im gonna cry…3140?</p>

<p>dead.</p>

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<p>I’m just showing this to you all because it was a big enough deal to make front page of our school newspaper.</p>

<p>I think NYU ~really~ thought that THIS would be the year that admission would be down, but now they’re all excited that it seems as if that’s not the case.</p>

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<p>Don’t really worry about it. NYU normally admits a third of its class on early decision (almost everyone I talked to at Hayden Hall was ED, and that’s about 800 freshmen). That makes it like half the ED pool. At least I think that was the case in 2007.</p>

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<p>Ahhhh what the hell happened to the recession!?!?!?!?!?!</p>

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<p>Honestly I’m kinda glad- that means we are up against some stiff competition and that means we are less likely to have an advantage because of financial situations :slight_smile: I don’t know about you guys but I want to get in because I deserve it
AND NOT because of what my parents can pay for</p>

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<p>noble, but I’ll take me my acceptance letter.</p>

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<p>Maybe…</p>

<p>But, I mean, would you really want to go to a school that accepts you because of money??</p>

<p>And I know that schools, obviously, have to care about their finances but if I were to get accepted simply because of money then I applied to the wrong school…</p>

<p>SO when you say noble, I say not really- more like the school I’m looking for is not so concerned about money. AND if more applicants decrease NYU’s focus on their financial status then I am all for it…</p>

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<p>hm… i’ve been thinking about this all day. i really wish i knew the break down of how many people applied early to each school. I feel like the school with the greatest increase in ED applicants would be Stern. I wonder if there was really that much of an increase in the other schools though? I applied to CAS, so, I sure hope not.</p>

<p>^^and isn’t NYU need blind? I want to have a littttle faith in them. Though I don’t really understand how more applicants would decrease their focus on money, if that really is the case. If anything, now they have a larger pool of applicants to find smart rich kids from, lol.</p>

<p>agreed. I’ll take my acceptance letter.</p>