<p>what chances do I have at getting into NYU CAS? here are my stats from another thread: </p>
<p>College of Arts & Science: metropolitan studies</p>
<p>Transfer term: spring 2007
Current School:Community College
Current College GPA:3.55 overall; 3.86 at current CC (49 completed units 20 in progress), and 2.4 (13 units completed) at previous college</p>
<p>SAT1:1130 (old)</p>
<p>SAT2: 1580</p>
<p>ECs and awards:
-City planning department internship 20 hours per week paid
-assistant clerk at city planning department 20 hours per week paid
-wrestling coach 10 hours per week volunteer
-volunteered at city planning department for 23 days @8 hours per day in summer
-was h.s. wrestling team captain
-captain of the year award in high school
-athlete of the year nominee
-principles high honor roll 2x h.s.
-deans list for 3 consecutive semesters at CC
-astronomical society member (recent)
-created club in high school</p>
<p>Reason:at the end of my cc educational goals and want to transfer. i used to go to CU boulder but messed up and got a 2.4 and got an ethics code violation. i was honest about the incident on my application but am suspicious that it won't hurt my chances.</p>
<p>well...as much as i'd like to say 'yes', it was definitely not out of 1600. i'm not sure how the scoring works anymore but that was the SAT II's back in 2005. honestly, i'm pretty sure its a bad score by nyu standards. but i was hoping i had a chance by doing well in college. but please be honest because the more constructive criticism i get now will help me represent myself in other applications.</p>
<p>Median M+CR SAT score at NYU is around 1315. 25th percentile is around 1220. With an 1130 on the old SAT and a 1580 on the new SAT, it's highly unlikely you'll be accepted at NYU CAS.</p>
<p>You should really be looking at schools like Fordham, St. Johns, or Pace. You might also want to consider one of the branches of the City College if you want to go to school in NYC.</p>
<p>wow...i didn't realize how much emphasis was put onto the SAT's. the 1580, however, was my combined score on the SAT II's not the new SAT I. If I had known that scoring low would permanently eliminate my chances at good schools I think I would have prepared better. Anyhow there's not much I can do about it now though. I had heard, and was hoping, that SAT scores were irrelavant (mostly) if enough college coursework had been completed. apparently thats not the case. thanks for your input. nyu is my reach school anyways. but what can I do to offset my low SAT scores for other schools? Are there any EC's I could become involved in to sway the decisions?</p>
<p>Uh, combined scores on your SAT2s? What were the individual scores? If you took just two of them, and your combined score was 1580, then your individual scores were darned good, and that might help you at NYU.</p>
<p>And yes, the SATs still count heavily. NYU is a highly selective college and their pool of transfer applicants is very competitive, many with strong SAT scores. In that kind of environment, all the admission pieces count.</p>
<p>In general, ECs are not going to offset low SAT scores, unless the ECs are truly spectacular. By the way, what other schools have you applied to? At many schools, SAT scores are less of an issue.</p>
<p>trust me my SAT II score is probably worse than my SAT I score but i don't know what the individual scores were. My EC's aren't spectacular but they are fairly thorough and pertinent to my particular major interest. Most of my EC is work though because I don't live at home.</p>
<p>I am applying to most of the UC's, one or two Cal State's, ASU (saftey), UNC, and USC. I am hopefully going to get into UCSD. I applied to USC and got rejected last year but am going to beat my head against the wall some more i guess. well i realize that EC's are not going to offset unpassionate academic performance in high school, but im trying to reform my lazy habits. so what kinds of things should i get involved with besides an internship, heavy courseloads, volunteer coaching, and academic success?</p>
<p>Um, to be honest, I think your biggest problem at the moment is your SAT scores. You need much higher SAT scores for the colleges you are considering :/. To have a good chance at UNC, USC, NYU you need to raise your SAT score to a 2000ish at the lowest (and even higher for UNC). Additionally your SAT's need to be in AT LEAST the 600-700 range... :/</p>