What's my Chance?

<p>Sorry if Im worrying too much, but I just need to know before I finish my application for NYU.</p>

<p>SAT: 1480- 440CR, 500M, 540W (gonna retake it in October)
Sat II: gonna take Lit. and U.S. History in November
AP: not offered in our school</p>

<p>GPA: N/A. But according to my report card, it about 77-79%
Rank: N/A</p>

<p>ECs:
P.A.C.E. (Performing Arts Council Exec.) - 11, 12 (asst. stage manager for 2008-2009 school Christmas Show, appointed stage manager for 2009-2010 school year)
Royal Reporter - 9 (contributer), 11, 12 (Exec. Reporter, published more articles for paper than anyone in our staff)
Drama Productions:
- Girl - 10 (stage crew for several rehearsals)
- The Women - 11 (played Edith, spent 5 months, average 2 hrs/wks, sometimes 6 hrs/wks)
Green Team - 11 (established in Grade 11, help lead a workshop during our 1st school sustainability conference, helped with 1st school clean up)
D.E.C.A. - joined for 2009-2010 year</p>

<p>Awards:
N/A</p>

<p>Other:
volunteered at local library, 60 hours in total</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
English
Data Management
Accounting
Writer's Craft
Religion
Drama
Challenge & Change
One Spare period</p>

<p>My school is a all-girls Catholic school. It's not private, it's part of a Catholic school board, and we're ranked as one of the best in the district and the province of Ontario.</p>

<p>Every school year, I was this close to get to the honour roll, but by the end, I was always two marks below the credential. There was usually one or two courses each year where I get mediocre marks, but I usually get comments by those teachers as being positive; as evident in my yearbook signings.</p>

<p>Essays/Recommendations:
Essays: Stuck with these topics: one about my stuffed rabbit I owned since six, another about going to an all-girls school and how it made me a better person, and one about myself being the only girl who wore pants to a grade eight formal/graduation, while every other girl came in a dress. Just wondering if any is too cliche or not.
Teachers Recs: Coming from my grade 11 drama teacher, law teacher, and my media studies teacher - all are great
Guidance Counselor Rec: She helped me throughout high school, so I'm pretty good.'</p>

<p>I'm a filipino girl from Toronto, Canada and I want to apply to Gallatin to focus a mix of journalism/dramatic writing/theatre/cinema studies/sociology/anthropology/politics and a bit of business so I can be a journalist/screenwriter for film and TV. Think of it as Tina Fey meets a Vanity Fair columnist.</p>

<p>I’m no expert but I’m really sorry to say that from what I’ve read and heard about NYU, your not going to be a competative candidate. I know you are retaking your SAT’a but from the looks of your scores right now they might not go up as high as you would like. Then again you never know, maybe you prepared really well this time! And your GPA is also under the average for NYU. Most applicants are in the top 5% of their class, and some of them even don’t get in. However, don’t give up hope, if not NYU, then I’m sure you’ll go to some other really great school.</p>

<p>I hope this helped, and I wish you luck in your college process.</p>