<p>i visited NYU a couple weeks ago and i really loved it but i am torn over whether to apply to one of three schools simply because i really fell in love with all three when i visited (columbia, nyu, emory) the fact of the matter is that i would be 100 percent pleased applying ED and attending any of them</p>
<p>which one should i apply early to and why
what are my chances to each of the three</p>
<p>unweighted gpa- 3.85 (5 AP's through junior year)
senior schedule- ap physics, ap gov, ap econ, ap psych, ap spanish, ap literature, pre calculus, school newspaper journalism class
so 11 aps through hs
rank is in top 6 or 7% </p>
<p>debate team captain
school newspaper page editor</p>
<p>400 hours of community service (200 of those at hospital)</p>
<p>sat superscore CR 690 M 690 W 720 (12 essay) so superscore is 2100</p>
<p>sat II's us 690 math 1 670 bio 620 (9th grade)</p>
<p>act 31 (retaking before early decision)</p>
<p>essay is greattttt</p>
<p>also should i try to get the sat taken one more time before the ED or should i try to do just the act one more time or should i try to do both before ED.</p>
<p>I don't see why you feel you NEED to apply ED to your top choice. I think you're in at NYU ED or not. You probably won't get into Columbia either way. Emory is possible if you raise SATs.</p>
<p>Anyway, like I said before, don't apply ED to any if you don't have a clear #1. For some reason, Emory does not fit in with the other two...</p>
<p>Went to a discussion given by an NYU admissions guy last month. He said there was "little statistical advantage" to applying ED to NYU (based on last year's pecentages. I think it was 5% difference. Also he said they use the same criteria for regular decision as ED, and they don't defer (which means if you DON't Make ED you don't get in. I'd save your ED for a chool you LOVE and will really benefit by applying early to. I'm discouraging my daughter from applying early to NYU cause she's like 85% sure...but I don't think that's enough unless it's a huge advantage applying early</p>
<p>so whats the consensus- columbia will be very difficult as it is for mostly everone?
nyu i should get into (hopefully)?
emory i need to raise sat scores? by how much? i thought they were pretty close for emory give or take</p>
<p>thank you salem1, my only reservation with NYU (as stupid as it sounds) is that i'm scared that future employers won't look up to teh degree the same way they would from an ivy league school..i don't know if this is completely true or not but it has just been ingrained in my head by allt he recent hype and difficulty surrounding ivy admissions</p>
<p>Sratman....I am an Attorney and a CPA and practice in NYC. I also have a number of friends who work in the financial sector, Wall STreet. Trust me,
business graduates of NYU do very well, very well indeed. I love the NYU campus downtown...Washington Sq. Park is filled with college kids all the time.
If unsure, apply RD to all schools.</p>
<p>Stratman - I used to work for a large aerospace company. At one point I was working for two supervisors. These two were as different as night and day. Regarding new hires - one loved graduates from well known schools, and she loved to brag about where they graduated. The other supervisor really appreciated kids who went to the lesser schools and had to work their way through. He thought they were better workers. </p>
<p>It is difficult to say if there were other factors, like being a better judge of character, but the guy who hired new hires from the state colleges got much better people. Much!</p>
<p>The moral to this story is that you are going to meet employers who have different likes and prejudices. You will get a job. BTW, your degree really only gets you your first job.</p>
<p>I agree with everyone else - apply RD to all. If you decide NYU really is the school for you, go ahead an apply ED. If you get in, you are done. If you don't, you are going to have to panic - if what another poster said w/r/t deferrals.</p>
<p>If you read the NYU promo materials, you get the sense that they highly value ED applications. I don't have time to look up the stats, but if the 5% difference bumps you from a 25% chance to 30% chance, it sure seems worth it as long as you love the school. Columbia will be a serious reach, so I don't think I'd use your one ED chance on them. A more fundamental question is what kind of city your want to live in for 4 years - your choices have big differences!</p>
<p>i wouldn't be going for business, i'd be going for college of arts and sciences, though
and also
is this not true--that in terms of going for a career in law (of which i am, entertainment to be exact) your law degree will get your teh first job, not really your undergraduate, so in essence do well at any of the three above and get into a great grad so it doesn't really matter in terms of "prestige" which of the three i go to</p>
<p>Yes, but Columbia will get many more seats at the top law schools than the others.</p>
<p>First, I don't think Columbia is going to happen either ED or RD without a big boost in SATI and SATII scores.</p>
<p>Second, are you a full paying student? If you need aid that's a big factor as NYU is notorious for not giving it, Columbia is need blind and Vandy inbetween.</p>
<p>I wouldnt apply ED anywhere because you are still unsure of where to go. Wait until april, see where you get in and how much money they are giving you and make a decision from there.</p>
<p>Rainmama, you're right about the recruiting materials from NYU. The dedicate several pages to ED. From the schools standpoint (where they DON'T have to worry a bit about filling the freshman class with outstanding applicants) I would think they'd WANT to pick the kids who REALLY REALLY want to go there (ie: ED kids) Also keeps their princeton review stat of "% of accepted/attending". SOOOOO when this guy seemed to play ED down...I said to my Husband "it's like he doesn't want to read more applications in the Fall than he HAS to, maybe he's got a busy November?????" Who knows...good point though...if IT's the ONLY school that you really LOVE on your list, and there are slightly better odds...maybe it makes sense...you gotta be sure though</p>
<p>i'm just scared that regardless of how much i want to go to a school if its not ivy or the other high high schools than the degree will not be looked upon as high..which is somewhat disheartening</p>
<p>In the real world, aside from your first job, no one cares what school anyone went to. Trust me, I've been in that world for almost 30 years. Relax, enjoy your college years.....it is the best of all times.</p>
<p>look around - there are lots of successful people out there who didnt go to ivies. Do well in whatever college you go to. I think the economy is going to be the most important factor in the job market you will graduate into - and that you have no controll over.</p>