all throughout high school I happened to get very unfortunate. I was hospitalized for over two years worth of education. I also got sent away to a different country for a year and missed a whole years worth of school. My high school gpa is pretty bad (almost failing), mostly because I received “excused passes” for most of my grades due to my time spent in the hospital, so my transcript is sealed for that matter. I have an sat score of 1507, and my college essay is pretty good. I’ve always wanted to go to NYU, but I know that may be hard due to my transcript. So if I apply what would my chances be and would my transcript be used against me?
I don’t know how you got a 1507, so Im going to assume that it was a 1570 or 1510. Your circumstances can really help you develop a strong essay. With a 1570 and other strong standardized test scores, you should be find. If its near a 1500, that may be risky. However, all of this is going to be the luck of the draw (based on how they view your application). Perhaps if I got more information about your scores and school courses I would be able to make a better judgement.
I have a score of 1500, the 1507 was a typo
I read through a few of your threads. I am sorry to hear about your health issues. I hope that they are fixed now. My understanding is that you are in community college now. Is this correct?
I think that your plans are quite reasonable, but there are two points to keep in mind.
One is that most students need to pay attention to the cost of their education. Are you okay being full pay if you end up at NYU or another university with a similar cost?
Also, you need to have safety schools in mind. Transferring is hard to predict in many cases and tends to be difficult at the most selective universities. I did not pick up what your major is. However, for computer science and engineering you don’t have to attend a very top ranked university. You need to attend a university with a pretty good program, and there are quite a few of them. For many other majors you are going to need graduate school anyway. Many students attend “very good universities” such as an in-state flagship (or #3 through #8 in California) for undergrad, then go onto a higher ranked university for graduate school.
As such I would encourage you to consider a range of schools to transfer to, and not just top ranked ones.
I also am missing what your community college grades are, but it might be early for that.