<p>I made a thread about this before, but it was in the wrong section. Sorry about that.</p>
<p>Currently, I'm a sophomore at Georgia State University with a 3.86 GPA, majoring in political science with a concentration in pre-law and a minor in history (formerly a journalism major.) I was planning on sending in an application to NYU for the spring 2010 semester and Emory for the fall 2010 semester if I'm not accepted by NYU (at the time of submitting my application for NYU, I should have well about 58 credits. I should have well over 60 by the time I submit an application to Emory)</p>
<p>However, although I currently have a decent college gpa, I didn't fair so well in high school and I graduated with a 3.05 GPA and a score of 1700 on the SATs.</p>
<p>So here are my stats:</p>
<p>3.86 college GPA (This may go up to a 3.87 or down to a 3.85 depending upon one of my classes. However, I'm sure that it will rise again during the summer)
A year of dj experience on Georgia State's radio station WRAS-Atlanta (the world's largest college radio station; this also coincided with my former major)
By the time of submitting my application, I'll also have a year of assistant managerial experience at my job, which I have been working at since August of last year
Member of Georgia State's law school club
3.05 high school gpa
1700 combined SATs
over 100 hours of community service (combination of volunteer work in college as well as tutoring elementary school students in high school)
I've also made the dean's list every semester since I've been in college and the president's list once.</p>
<p>I know I could easily get into UGA, but I'm trying to strive higher.</p>
<p>Also, I've read on that NYU no longer reviews your SAT scores after 30 credits and Emory gives you the option to ignore your high school gpa after you've earned 60 credits, so both of these factors should help my chances.</p>
<p>Before anyone comments, yes, I know NYU's financial aid package is horrible for transfer students, but lets just worry about that bridge if I actually get accepted and get the chance to cross it.</p>
<p>I'm also African-American. I'm not sure if that would help but it adds ethnic diversity to both schools.</p>