What do you think?

Colleges and Universities A-Z New York University
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<p>Hello everyone--I was just wondering what my chances are for admissions AND for getting a decent merit scholarship? Thanks!</p>

<p>INTENDED MAJOR: English/Creative Writing applying to CAS
ACT: 33 superscored (science portion kills me)
SAT: I am registered to take in Jan
SAT II: Literature 760, US History 760, Math II 790
AP Tests: US History 5, AP Lanaguage 5, AP World 4, Macroeconomics 4, Microeconomics 4
GPA: 5.5/5.0 (my school is a weird scale)
Rank: 6/483
Schedule: I've taken the most rigorous courses my school offers
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Hooks: First generation, graduating after first semester to pursue a volunteer opportunity in South Korea (teaching English)</p>

<p>EXTRACURRICULARS:
Class Board President
National Honor Society Vice President
Literary Magazine Prose Editor
Guest Columnist for school newspaper (didn't have room for the class in my schedule, I do it self-study on my own time)
Volunteer after-school tutor at local elementary school
Extensive volunteer work with Open Books LTD. headquartered in Chicago
Creative writing: extensive portfolio, including a self-published poetry chapbook, concurrently taking a creative writing class at my local community college and have the highest grade in my class of forty</p>

<p>AWARDS:
The Nation's 2009 Writing Competition Winner, $1000 cash prize and published in November
Published twice in TeenInk and voted Readers' Choice
Semi-finalist in New Millennium Writings 2008 Contest
3rd in state (IL) for the Economics Challenge
AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>ESSAYS: excellent
RECS: excellent
MISC: My income bracket is < 60,000...my father is disabled and receiving social security benefits (he is bedridden), and my mother is a flight attendant who is home ten days a month if we're lucky. Subsequently, I raised my little brother (he is four years younger). I didn't talk about these circumstances in my application, but my counselor did in her reccommendation letter.</p>

<p>I really like NYU, but there's no way I can attend unless I get some decent money. =/</p>

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<p>i seriously think you’re in!
and i think you have a veryyy good shot at getting a lot of money from nyu and you’re probably going to get tons of scholarship money from other sources and financial aid from fafsa. nyu will probably be very willing to help you attend!
good luck!!!</p>

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<p>You have a very very good chance.
And I think you’ll get plenty of money :)</p>

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<p>You have a very good chance. But, btw, I think NYU only offers creative writing as a minor.</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone! Illy, thanks for the heads up…I was planning on doing something along those lines…English major/creative writing minor. I hope you guys are right about getting money, because I’d love to attend NYU.</p>