A Chance for a Junior

sAxsKy
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:05:34 +0000

So I’m a junior and NYU is my dream school…and I just want to know if I stand a chance. I will be applying ED.

I’m going to be a little hypothetical with the GPA and SAT so please take that into consideration.

GPA: 3.0 but will try to raise to a 3.4. This is where it’s going to kill me. Freshman year I took AP World and math honors and those two classes killed my GPA. I’ve taken all honors and AP’s since freshman year. I improved a bit sophomore year and I’ve improved dramatically junior year. My school doesn’t recalculate the GPA until the end of junior year.

SAT: Hypothetically 2100+

School doesn’t rank.

10th - AP Psychology (5)

11th - APUSH (likely 4)
- AP Studo Art 2D (likely 5)

EC:


Secretary of National Art Honor Society
National Forensics League member w/distinction
~ Have won numerous awards locally and state.
3 years of French club
Volunteering at local hospital
Huge, huge, dedication to photography. I have a portfolio on my website. I think this is where I can shine and show NYU ‘something’. I plan to hand in a portfolio.
~ Have won a few awards.
Over 1000 hours working at fathers pharmacy since 8th grade.


Recommendations: My French teacher will write an excellent formal rec. She’s like my close friend and told me herself she’ll write a killer rec.

Essay: Assume that my essay is excellent (particularly because I am a devout orator in speech & debate)

As you can see, I haven’t taken any SAT II’s yet but am planning on taking chemistry and US history. But I might just want to do the new NYU admission where you only turn in SAT and 2 AP scores. However, I might just hand in everything including the SAT II scores.

Also if it matters, I want to apply to Gallitin but I’ll be happy even if I do get LSP’ed. Cause hey, either way, it’s still NYU.

So yeah, be as brutally honest as necessary.