<p>FRESHMAN
English I AG<br>
Freshman Seminar<br>
Geometry AG<br>
Biology AG<br>
ELP (Economics, Law, Politics)AG<br>
Health/PE<br>
Drafting I<br>
Spanish II </p>
<p>SOPHMORE
English II AG<br>
Algebra II/Trig. AG<br>
Health/PE<br>
World History AG<br>
Chemistry AG<br>
Arch. Drafting II<br>
Spanish III<br>
Sports Medicine I </p>
<p>JUNIOR
English III AP<br>
Pre-Calculus HN<br>
Physics ADV<br>
US History AP<br>
Sports Medicine II<br>
Spanish IV<br>
Arch. Drafting III<br>
Economics M&M AP </p>
<p>SENIOR
English IV AP
Caluculus AB AP
Spanish 5 AP
Human Geography AP
an art class and 3 other classes</p>
<p>my school works on an A-day/B-day block schedule so we take all eight classes all year long - finals usually hurt my year grade</p>
<p>ECs- Varsity Tennis, Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society), Junior Class Council, National Society of Black Engineers, HOSA(won 1st place in sports medicine regional competition, 3rd place in state competition), Unity Club, Outward Bound alum, athletic trainer, Junior Marshal (reserved for top 5% of class), National Honor Society, founder of Campus Greens chapter at my school (organization associated with the Green Political Party), Spanish Honor Society, Muslim Student Association (I am not a Muslim but I like helping the Muslim members of my community, especially here in the south) I am obviously not active in all of these right now - this is a list of the clubs that I have joined and been active in over the past 3 years</p>
<p>hoping to go into urban planning/revitalization and so i'd be applying to nyu's metropolitan studies program</p>
<p>Your UW GPA seems to be on the low side, but your rank is fine, so I figure you go to a high school that's not very competitive...am I right? I'd try to get the SAT writing score up and take some SAT II's (they are technically not required, but almost all sucessful candidates have took a few and done very well). Your ECs look good. Obviously be sure to write a great essay and get strong reccs. </p>
<p>And yes...being an african american will help your chances, and a lot more so if you apply ED.</p>
<p>no its not offensive its just a tad ridiculous that this thread first says that his grades and SAT are not up to nyu standards, but because he's african american he has a good chance.</p>
<p>"no its not offensive its just a tad ridiculous that this thread first says that his grades and SAT are not up to nyu standards, but because he's african american he has a good chance."</p>
<p>I don't think I was being offensive. The reality is that a 3.45 UW is on the low side for NYU and that AA does bolster's one shot at getting in. Nobody is insulting the OP (he has never expressed such a sentiment); the very point of these threads is to give uncandid assessments, and whether you like it or not, ethnicity is a factor in admissions, which is why many people include it when asking for "chances".</p>
<p>You'll be applying to CAS, correct? I think you are definitely in, provided you write a decent essay. I got into NYU for journalism, and my unweighted GPA was about the same as yours, I had far less impressive extra-curriculars, and I'm not an URM.</p>
<p>I would not go so far as to say he's "definitely in", unless of course you sit on the NYU admissions board. Of course he has a great chance. There is no question he is a strong candidate and the URM status gives him a crucial boost. </p>
<p>Something to note here is that URM status ususally helps MUCH more in the ED round than the RD round. The reason for this is that colleges strategicially play the admissions game just like students do. Thus, if NYU already gets enough URMs in the ED round, URM status might not help much in RD for simple reason that they don't covet you as much anymore. This is the very reason to apply ED if NYU is your first choice.</p>
<p>NYU one of 3 top choices but if I get in but don't get sufficient fin. aid (as in grants not all loans) and I have to go there then I would be taking on a crap load of debt...that especially sucks when I could get a better deal somewhere else. </p>
<p>btw, what can schools do if you apply ed and don't go even though the ed admissions at that school is binding</p>
<p>"btw, what can schools do if you apply ed and don't go even though the ed admissions at that school is binding"</p>
<p>Schools can basically legally force you to pay the tuition anyway, because when you apply ED, you sign a contract binding you to commit to the school if you get accepted.</p>