What are my chances for NYU?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Decisions come out April 1st, and I am so nervous. I just want to make a decision already.

GPA: 3.75, however, increased to 3.87 once midyear grades were sent.
ACT: 29 (32 E, 28 M, 30 R, 24 S, 30 W)

Freshman Year Schedule:

French 2
Honors World History 1
Honors English 1
Biology
Drawing
Algebra 1
Gym

Sophomore Year Schedule:

Honors French 3
Honors US History 1
Chemistry
Geometry
Algebra II w/ Trig
Honors English 2
Gym

Junior Year Schedule:

Pre-Calculus
Physics
AP English Language and Composition
International Business Practice Firm
Gym
Honors French 4
Honors US History 2

Senior Year Schedule:

Calculus
AP Economics (Macro and Micro) VHS during Study Hall
AP English Literature and Composition
Gym
AP Statistics
AP World History
AP French

Extracurriculars/Awards/Community Service/Etc:

  • ~50 Volunteer Hours (Tutoring, Campaigning for Local Candidates, etc) -A part of the drawing club during my freshman year -Joined a soccer league outside my school (sort of recreational): Member since Kindergarten to Sophomore Year -Student at a nearby drawing school (Third Grade-Sophomore Year) (Would have still been enrolled but it shut down) -Member of my state's Teenage Republican club (I volunteer/intern without pay for local candidates; this past year I worked with the Republican mayor and council candidates on their campaign - WE WON!) -Member of DECA -Counselor of a camp (run by my school) for children with special needs -National Honor Society -French National Honor Society (President) -Founder/President of Republican Club at my School -Own my own eBay Business -Honor Roll (Large Number of Times) -Teach French on Wednesdays after-school with my French teacher to elementary school children in town.

Also completed 3 Mooc Courses.

  1. Crafting an Effective Writer: Tools of the Trade (Taught by professors from Mt. San Jacinto College)
  2. Teaching Character and Creating Positive Classrooms (Taught by professors from Relay Graduate School of Education)

I completed my third class with distinction, but I was unable to obtain a certificate since I had to pay $49.

  1. New Venture Finance: Startup Funding for Entrepreneurs (Taught by professors from University of Maryland, College Park)

State: New Jersey
School Type: Public (VERY competitive, one of the most notable public high schools in my state)
Ethnicity: White; Jewish
Sex: Male
Intended Major: I applied to the Liberal Studies Program at NYU, not CAS.

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hi there! may i ask what your major is in LSP? I think you’d be a pretty good candidate for LSP - but NYU is very holistic so it’s hard to determine your chances as I think a lot of your app weighs on your essays.

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@pizzaandpeonies Well, my common app essay was about my diagnosis with a rare liver disease, and how it impacted me and transformed me. I talked about the timeline of how I was impacted in my schoolwork, and how I have turned that diagnosis from a negative to a positive. I must say, I think that was a 10/10… My teacher recs were from my history teacher last year, who I have again this year, 9/10, and my business teacher from last year, 9/10. My guidance counselor’s essay about me was very good, 10/10, as I have read it myself.

Oh and my NYU essay was all about the program and how I am a great candidate for it.

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what is your major?

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@pizzaandpeonies There is no major in the LSP Core program… It is a 2 year program where you complete your gen-eds, and explore major options for the next two years.

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i knew how LSP works but i didn’t know you never declared a major there. that’s interesting. all in all though, i think your stats seem on par with LSP. good luck!

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Bump

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