jessica990909

Hello~thanks for clicking on this thread! If you are not too busy at the moment, please chance me for Stern ED. Your help will be deeply appreciated!!

Alright, let's get to our topic here: =)

Basic Info:
--Race: Chinese
--gender: female (yeah, I'm in the competitive "Asian female" box already = =)
--Citizenship: Canadian
--Financial Aid/Need?: no
--School: public. not many students apply to US colleges.

Academics:
-- UW GPA: 4.0, W 4.33
-- rank: definitely top 15%, if lucky top 5%. ^^
-- ACT: 32 (Eng 34, Math 34, Read 31, Sci 27, Wri 8)
-- No SAT I
-- SAT II: Math II 800, Physics 800
-- AP: Physics C E&M: 5, Physics C Mechanics: 5.
will take AP Microeconomics, Calculus BC, Eng Lit (=_= I don't want to, but my Eng ap teacher will murder anyone who doesn't take AP)
-- taking Microeconomics at a local college. midterm mark 98% (aka GPA 4.33)

EC's:
-- president and co-founder of school peer tutoring club. 60 members.
-- member of math club
-- school volunteer (fundraising etc)
-- senior teaching assistant at math dep: tutor + mark tests
-- library volunteer =_=...
-- Track and Field (Varsity)
-- Cross Country (Varsity)
-- Work Experience: tutor for 1.5 yr & assistant tournament organizer at a sports center for 1.5 yr.
- So, add up the bits and pieces together = 1000h/yr

Awards:
-- some school service/academic awards
-- 10+ regional/national math contest awards (ex: Silver Standard in blahblah contest)
-- 2 provincial scholarships.
-- Cross Country Championship: 7th place (regional)
-- Track and Field Championship: 4th place in 400m (regional)

Other facts:
--I'm a new immigrant (from China to Canada). I mentioned this fact once in my essay...
--will graduate half-a-semester early to volunteer in China + attend a local college.
--I'm not a good writer so plz don't expect a brilliant essay. *sigh*

P.S. Thanks for reading alllllll the wayyyyy to the end! I know this is very, very long. You are so patient *T-T touched*

Now, chance me please! The harsher the better~~

jessica990909

Bump...anyone plz? =)

esnyujind

The lack of an SAT I will hurt your chances, but your ACT and SAT 2's are obviously strong. EC's and all look nice. Depending on your essays, I'd say you are a match. Good luck!

jessica990909

match?! *excited*
thank you!!
P.S. my essay is.....disastrous (as always).
P.S.S I do need so luck ^_^ so thanks again.

esnyujind

If the vast majority of applicants submit steller SAT I scores, I feel they outweigh a good ACT score. I'm not saying it's a huge deal, but I am just trying to touch on all of the factors.

Whatisthis1

@ esnyu, NYU doesn't take the SAT 1's seriously they don't even require it. You look like a good match, and a solid applicant.

jessica990909

esnyu: *nod* I heard that colleges prefer SAT. Anyway, I could not take SAT I mainly b/c it's hard....I always stumble over SAT I Math. :-(

whatis: exactly. It's so sweet of NYU to give applicants many test options (AP/ACT/SAT etc.). Thanks you gave me a lot of more confidence. I always worry about my essay & lack of finance-related work experience.

Btw, are both of you NYUer's?

esnyujind

I'm an ED applicant to CAS, but I have two siblings that attended NYU, one stern and one CAS.

jessica990909

Good luck to you then! Hopefully we can both get in. :-D

esnyujind

Yes I hope so!

Akash93

your chances are like 100 percent ^_^ ..i swear if you don't get in.. i think this whole forum should go yell at the admissions board lol

jessica990909

100%?! Wow, frankly I was not expecting that. I feel terribly honored :-) Thanks!

Now there are only 20 days left before NYU send letters to ED applicants...*so nervous* Again, good luck all applicants!

P.S. are CC people just being nice to each other when it comes to chance-me-plz? I thought I would get hammered.