<p>I am a HS senior who applied RD to NYU CAS (history major) I got a 1330 (760v570m) on my SAT, which I know is pretty low for them. But I also got a 32 (which converts to about a 1420) on my ACT. Will they just look at my higher ACT, or is my lower SAT going to hurt my chance of admission. Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Chicagojen,</p>
<p>They will look at both scores (assuming you sent them both to NYU). Obviously your SAT is on the low side, but your ACT on the other hand is okay. I know NYU takes your highest test score if you took the SAT/ACT more than once, but I'm not sure if taking one test superscedes the other. Either way, both of your test scores at least put you in the running, but don't make you a shoe in....so whether you get in will probably come down to how strong other parts of your application are. </p>
<p>Other things that will be considered will be your grades, EC's, reccs, essays, and SAT II scores. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>in my case, I have a 1340 (720v, 620m) but i have higher sat ii scores: writing: 730, lit: 720, world history: 740. how do things look for me? I applied to CAS RD.</p>
<p>Shadowlands,</p>
<p>You seem to be roughly in the same boat as Chicagojen (and that NYC location is certainly not going to help you AT ALL). Your SAT II scores should give you a bit of a boost however.</p>
<p>When I visited NYU, I met a number of students who were accepted with low SAT scores. We are talking 1100-1300s.</p>
<p>Did you actually ask people their SAT scores when visiting NYU?</p>
<p>NYU's mid 50% range is approximately 1300-1450.</p>
<p>I don't where you get 1100 from...only 7% of NYU's most recent freshman class had SAT scores below 1200. </p>
<p>hey at least it says 37% of the student body are in my score range (1300-1399).</p>
<p>I've actually heard there is a girl at Stern who got like 1120. It's rare, but it does happen...</p>
<p>Absolutely Unrealfire, anything is possible...admissions at NYU is not some exact science. </p>
<p>Shadowlands, also keep in mind that those figures includes gsp, under represented minorities, legacies, athletes, people who have building named after them at NYU, etc. Either way, like I said, your SAT and ACT score isn't terrible or spectacular for NYU, it won't make or break you...it all depend on the rest of your app.</p>
<p>HEOP students generally have lower scores.</p>
<p>Hey, I applied RD to NYU CAS (Psychology Major). I have awesome ECs, above average grades, rigorous workload, and my essays were pretty good...I scored a 1320 on my SATs (680 M, 640 V). Mediocre or below average, but the rest of my application was solid, I was just given admission to GSP. Probably not my first choice at first to do a 2-year liberal arts education at NYU, but I think now it will pay off in the long run. So basically, the moral of the story is, as long as the rest of your application is sound....you'll do just fine.</p>
<p>i got 1160 and got in as GSP in NYU, im happy</p>
<p>I got into GSP with a 1320 SAT and absolutely GENIUS SAT II scores (470/560/570) ... hahahaha. So I wouldn't count yourself out yet, you never know</p>
<p>Well as I see it from postings on this board, I could probably get into GSP. However, my parents have very high standards (read: impossible) and would be extremely annoyed at my paying 40k a year to attend a school where I only got in by the skin of my teeth (as they see it). </p>
<p>However I have five really glowing recommendations, plus a good essay, so that must count for something, right? I'm really freaked out though. People encouraged me to apply to Columbia with my scores and I thought that was a stretch, however I had no idea that NYU was so hard to get into, although I never thought it would be easy. Anyways, thanks people.</p>
<p>Shadow...keep in mind, most guidance departments this year have been pushing for their students to apply to NYU. It has quickly become the hottest school to apply to. This year alone NYU got an unheard of 35,000 applications. Only about 4,000 will matriculate next year. Although it's pricey, by the looks of it, by 2009 rolls around, that NYU diploma will carry as much clout in the professional field as Columbia, Yale, or Princeton does. Getting in "by the skin of your teeth" is probably more than other people could say, right?</p>
<p>Okay bigred, let's not get too carried away here. NYU is certainly a good school and I can say that because I'm here! :) However, comparing it to Columbia, Yale, or Princeton is exaggerating, if just a bit. NYU has had in the range of 30-35000 apps for the past 4-5 years and the overall acceptance rate hasn't changed all that much. It is approximately 28%. That's more than double that of the Ivys. The average gpa and test scores have inched higher but the overall acceptance has remained the same. Nothing wrong with celebrating it as the good school that it is but it's silly to get into the comparisons with an Ivy.</p>
<p>I'm at CAS with an SAT score of 1330 (v. 770, m. 560).</p>
<p>Bigread,</p>
<p>NYU has clearly been on an upward trajectory but it isn't as selective as Columbia, Princeton, or Yale...it may well be someday if it continues on this path, but its certainly not yet there at this point. Also keep in mind, NYU is a much larger school than those 3...so it would need a staggering increasse in apps. to get an acceptance rate of Yale or Princeton, either that or cut the size of the freshman class. </p>
<p>Lower ivys like Cornell or Penn would ivys that would be closer to NYU in terms of selectivity, size, and makeup of student body than would the upper ivys. Other good non-ivy private schools to compare NYU to would be places like Northwestern, Georgetown, Notre Dame, and USC.</p>
<p>Could someone please explain to me what the GSP is? Do you have to apply to that, or do you get deferred to it from regular admission?</p>
<p>You cannot apply to GSP. Certain candidates who are competitive enough but denied admission into one of NYU's normal schools are invited to the program.</p>