Hi! i’m a high school junior and right now New york university is my absolute top choice tbh. i was wondering what my chances for admission are.
by the end of senior year i will have taken 5 ap classes (ap world history, ap gov & politics, ap bio, apush, ap calc bc)
my current cumulative gpa is 3.9 on a 4 pt scale
i’m going to be taking my act and sat but my predicted scores for sat are 1950 (old) and 1310 (new)
my predicted act is between 26-30 (estimated from my freshman year plan act test).
i am fluent in 2 languages
i’m filipino (if race goes into any consideration)
i play piano (i work with professionals and am paid)
i work a part time job on top of academics
i am a club officer this year and next year
i will be applying for nhs this year
@ClarinetDad16 i don’t have an exact estimate to be honest… my parents didn’t go to college in this country and don’t really have an idea of what amount to pay but we have college savings
You have a shot, and when you run the fafsa you will get an estimated financial cost. Some schools will meet 100% of your need, nyu on average 72% of it.
@ClarinetDad16 so does this mean that in addition to the amount my parents can pay, they pay that extra 28%? also what can i do to increase my chances for admission/scholarships
@hirarigal - yes. So if nyu costs $70,000 per year and your parts efc for nyu is $30,000… Nyu might expect them to pay more. Per the numbers about 90% get treated that way.
You can research schools that meet 100% need and add them to your list.
The last time I looked, NYU graduates carried the highest average debt-load of any college in the US. Remember also that EPC’s offer a good guideline, but are not absolute- your actual EFC may vary. Also, be aware that your aid package is re-calculated every year, and can drop- I have known quite a few students whose aid packages were just about ok in year 1, and then in year 2 or even 3, small changes in the family’s circumstances changed the aid offered substantially.
You may well get in and then discover that they are not offering enough aid for you to be able to afford to go.
If you tell us more about why NYU is your ‘absolute top choice’ we may be able to suggest other colleges that would would fit those criteria but be more affordable and be good alternatives if your current first choice doesn’t work out.
Being open to other options can pay off in unexpected ways. There is a recent CC poster who was dead-set on a college that was a reach, so she kept researching ‘back-up’ options (just in case). She ended up discovering a college that was pretty different than what she thought she wanted, but where the major she wanted was as well-respected as at her dream school- and the actual coursework in that major was closer to her interests. The school was a match for her stats, and (with finaid) was affordable, and she was just accepted EDII. Allow yourself room to explore other options!
What did you score on AP exams you took? NYU has a pretty flexible testing policy and will allow you to submit 3 AP exams instead of SAT or ACT scores. Or you can submit 3 subject tests. They ask you choose one testing option and only submit your best.
You need finaid for college and you are planning on med school?! then your first priority is finding the absolute cheapest undergrad you can, followed closely by a school where you can get a good GPA. Look at Hunter or Baruch (or any of the CUNY’s). You will be able to get into med school from any of them, and you will be able to afford it and be in good shape to take on med school tuition.
Becoming a doctor requires a lot of things, and one of them is the ability to take the long view: to set a far-away goal and stay on track. This is the first test of whether you can take the long view: can you see past your crush on NYU and look at the bigger picture?
@hirarigal My suggestion is that you take the ACT and/or the SAT in June and again in the fall of your senior year. Since NYU only wants your best score you can pick and choose what to send them. With a GPA of 3.9 your ACT composite score will probably be 30+ which falls within the accepted score range for NYU.
@saabelly NYU has excellent study abroad programs.
That said, NYU is known to give some of the worst financial aid and is one of the most expensive colleges. Have you run the NPC?
There was someone on here, about 6-8 months ago who got into NYU and was trying to pay her tuition and fees for the fall semester. Her father barely worked, the mother was ill, and her sister attended another college. The girl was short about $30K and was looking for immediate “scholarships” to pay the rest of her fees. She also wanted to be a “doctor”. Most of the posters here were telling her she couldn’t afford the school and she adamantly refused to listen to suggestions about any other college and was begging for financial help.
Until you have your true financial budget, you need to look at a variety of schools. NYU doesn’t care if you can pay your way. Don’t expect much in financial aid from them.