hellothere2010

I know you guys probably do this a lot, but I was wondering if you could chance me? I just submitted my applicatin and I am waiting for my letter, and I just want to know if I am aiming too high and might not even have a chance. Crossing my fingers I do have a chance though because this school is like my number one choice

Applied for Journalism major, International Relations minor and the College of Arts and Sciences
GPA- 4.2 (weighted)
SATS - 1720
W 60 CR 620 M 500 Essay 11
* and accidently submitted a really bad SAT score I got this October, I am hoping that won't hurt my admissions because I took it after my 1720 score and it was like a score of 1450

AP's(have taken and am taking): World History, Bio, Gov, Studio Art, Language and Composition, and Lit
3 on AP World
3 on AP Lang
Took all honors classes sophomore year
Strong Essay and Rec Letters

President of Students Helping African Children for two years
Newspaper - Staff Writer and was elected Editor but had to transfer schools
Field Hockey (jv one year, varsity for two)
*recieved Coaches Award Junior year
National Honor Society (11th and 12th grade)
Secretary of Pro-Life Club
"Bianca" in Othello
Minor roles in The Phantom Tollbooth

Mission Trips 2006 to 2009: Costa Rica, Romania, and South Africa
Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University in 2009
*recieved a college credit for it

Swim Team every summer
Certified Lifeguard and Water Safety Intr.
Work Experience
Over 250+ community service hours

hellothere2010

typo: W 610 CR 610 M 500

missamericanpie

you can't be an international relations minor if you're not a Politics major. IR is an Honors major.

http://politics.as.nyu.edu/page/internationalrelations

hellothere2010

oh man. I wasn't aware of that. Can I major in Journalism and International Relations? Or is it on or the other?

missamericanpie

no, you only qualify to be an IR major if you are in the POLITICS major, no other major. did you read the link i posted? there are very specific requirements.

missamericanpie

i retract that. they seem to have changed it.

see here, specifically this:

NYU > Politics > IR FAQ

How do I become an International Relations (IR) Honors Major at NYU?

Application to the IR Honors Major occurs in the fall of Sophomore year. Criteria for admission includes a strong academic record at NYU (G.P.A. of 3.65 or better); completion of two of the four required core courses, and progress toward or completion of the foreign language requirement. At the time of your application, you must have completed either Economic Principles I OR V31.0002 Economic Principles II AND V53.0700 International Politics.

Basically, I don't even know if it's possible, because Journalism requires you to double-major within CAS, and the IR curriculum is really rigid. The Journalism program is also rigid.

hellothere2010

Thank you. I appreciate your help. I'll keep that in mind.