joeleeblackbelt

Applying RD b/c I didn't want to be bound b/c of financial issues.

Region: NY (Long Island)
Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
Male

Avg: Unweighted-92.84
Weighted-94.40

Rank- 14/167
Competative School (Sends a few to most selective schools)

SAT I: 1450/2070
M-750 CR-700 W-620

SAT II: US History-700
World History-670
Math I-730
(Math II, Bio, Lit 12/6)

AP Grades
Stat-4
US-4
World-4
English Language-4
Physics-3

Senior Classes-
AP Bio (i had a 75 for quarter 1 although im averaging a 95 for q2)
AP English Lit
AP Government
AP BC Calc
Spanish Lit

EC/Academics/Sports/Work/Volunteer-
Ntional Art Honor Society
Student Athletes Helping Athletes
NHS
AP Scholar w/ Distinction
All-County Cellist
Two High Level Orchestras outside of school (concertmaster in 1)
Tri-M MHS
Thespian Society
Varsity Soccer 3 Years (Im actually in contact with the NYU coach. might get recruited! =])
Travel Soccer Senior Year (Highest Level of Competition. Starter)
3rd Degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do
Work at Abercrombie Kids-around 12 hours of work a week
Tae Kwon Do Instructor
Taught Cello Lessons
Volunteered in school's service center >100 hours
U10 volunteer coach for junior senior years
Volunteered for a city council political campaign

travel
two international tours with my orchestra
1-Greece, bulgaria, turkey, ukraine, georgia
2-Japan, South Korea, Russia, and Hawaii
(Does traveling count for something?)
All the international concerts were benefit concerts


Sorry its a bit long guys. =[]
thanks a lot!

joeleeblackbelt

btw, my school's weight system is horrible. I was one of two people in my grade that took an extra ap class junior year. basically most rigorous courseload that was available

joeleeblackbelt

and me being my boring self who cant go to sleep decided to brain dump on the limeric part. what do u think =]

yo, my name is joe
i guess you could call me a pro
in everything i do
and yes its true
some say i can even glow!

Ohboi

lol. it's humorous. ^__^

As for chances. I'd say low reach because I have stats similar to yours and I was told that it's a low reach for me.

joeleeblackbelt

bumping =]

esnyujind

I say you're a high match. GPA is probably around the average for Stern, but the Math I score is a little low.

joeleeblackbelt

thanks a lot... i just took the sat ii math but idt i did well. i also took the acts which im confident i beasted on.

joeleeblackbelt

just another note... nyu only wants one recomendation letter right?
b/c i got to read my ltr of rec. from my world history teacher who taught me 9-10, has a doctorate and is now the head of the social studies department. anyways she wrote in her letter that i was basically one of the most exceptional student that she ever worked with... sounds good?

OhMySwoon

did they not want one from the counselor as well?

joeleeblackbelt

yeah... i meant one recomendation from a teacher seeing how most universities ask for two from teachers and one from a guidance counselor

seattleitetonyer

hahah i sent in 4 recommendation letters im not too sure if they actually read all of them but oh wells! but the original question. honestly, i think stern accepts people with a strong mathematics background (from many personal experiences with sternies) and your score might be a little low. But always apply anyways because it really depends on how well you write your essays!
p.s. youre very similar to me! almost like the male counterpart (except i dont play soccer but i do taekwondo too!) and i got in so i think youll be finee

suthar123

You should be fine.
Good thing Stern only looks at Math+CR.
I got rejected with almost similar stats for ED.
I had slightly lower GPA and SAT scores.
I would say Match - Low Reach.
If you applied ED you would have definitely gotten in though. :/

joeleeblackbelt

did u guys get into stern?
idk.. i thought a potential hook would be that im getting recruited by nyu. won't know for sure until after the disney tournament (12/30). only thing is that nyu is a diii school so idk if it matters seeing how i contacted a friend who plays for nyu and said his friend from the same school with grades that matched mine still got rejected after applying to stern....

nelsontheLIUser

LOL hi joe. gl hope you get in! 3 people from my school got into stern and they weren't crazy qualified or anything.
see you at myo in a couple weeks ahaha

joeleeblackbelt

lmfao nelson... . hahaha... what gave it away? i heard u got in man. great job... how good were the oteher three?