| you have a good chance. let's say it's better than mines since your college GPA is a lot higher than mines. the fact that your GPA shows you are no longer the 2.6 GPA student in the past is already a bonus. show the NYU admissions officers that you indeed changed for the better and make sure you emphaize that the activities you done is because you really like it and/or offer a new learning or life experience for you. Avoid focusing on your past or it will put too much attention on your less than stellar past, such as saying you failed or something because you were lazy. Avoid it even if you explained that you have changed. In fact, I didn't mention my well horrible studies in high school in my application. The only bad was my high school transcript. My college transcript was largely average but was really good at my last 3 semesters. My first semester was crap since i studied for something i didnt want to do but did it under pressure from parents, who paid my education. I did offer a hint that I changed because of my former paramedic job and some other personal events. I also explained how i went to choose my program of study and how my former school was unable to offer these features in their program of study. Avoid saying or criticizing directly at the school staff or school itself. Additionally, Personal events are best but keep them clean or free of anything controversial like crime or acts of stupidity. This will definitely show you are no longer the person in the past. Most importantly, you must show interest and a good explanation that the program of study you chose for NYU is definitely the better or best fit for you compared to other colleges you have researched. it should be specific parts of the program, and not because of rankings and awards. Last, avoid repeating what could be seen elsewhere in your application. Furthermore, make good use of your current school's writing center and try to use multiple tutors if possible. I went there to only check my large number of grammar and well few spelling mistakes but I do not recommend listening to their advice of making your application better as they are only tutors or professors who applied wayyy back then. Keep in mind that there are many applicants rejected in the past despite 3.8+ GPAs because they mainly repeat their stories of academic excellence in the essay, for example, rather than show out who they are as a person.
Good Luck! I also recommend walking around the NYU campus. Really, college is all about the "best fit". |