Another Chance Please

Colleges & Universities New York University
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<p>Intended major is in business/economics;
I am a white male that is a dual citizen. Born in Europe-if that matters. Resident of California. Fluent in 2 languages including English.
Academics
22.63% Rank
3.6762 Weighted GPA
SAT: 1890<br>
CR: 620 M: 640 W: 630
ACT: 28
English:26 Mathematics:29 Reading:31 Science:27 Combined English/Writing:25 Essay:8</p>

<p>AP European History Exam: 3
AP US History Exam: 4
AP Micro/macroeconomics: Not taken yet
AP Chemistry: Not taken yet
AP US History: Not taken yet</p>

<p>Took Spanish 4 AP class but not the test.
I will be taking the SAT again in November. I am also taking three subject tests; math level II, chemistry, and US history in December.</p>

<p>I also took classes offered at a nearby community college:
Macroeconomics(sophomore year) B
Spanish 2(sophomore-junior summer)(High school equivalent of 3&4) A
International Business(senior year) A</p>

<p>Awards/Honors
Saddleback College Certificate of Articulated Course Completion: Architecture
Spring Honor Roll Freshman Year</p>

<p>Extracurricular
California Scholastic Federation: September 2010-present
National Honors Society September 2010-present
Spanish Honors Society: September 2010-present
Leukemia & Lymphoma: September 2010- present
Pink Ribbon Club: September 2010- present
Save Our Students: July 2011-present
Link Crew August 2011- present</p>

<p>Community Service
Campaign with mayor of Mission Viejo: 8 Hrs
Melinda Heights Carnival 2010: 5 Hrs
Tutor at Del Lago Elementary: 6 Hrs
PCRF Cinco de Mayo Marathon: 6 Hrs
25th Trabuco Hills Track & Field Invitational: 8 Hrs
Tutoring for Spanish Honors Society: 20 Hrs</p>

<p>Internship/Work Experience
Wild Rivers Waterpark: 2008-2010 Summer Season
Jamba Juice: July 2011-present,</p>

<p>Travel
United States
-Kansas
-Oklahoma
-Texas
-Nevada
-Arizona
Germany
Bulgaria
Greece</p>

<p>My GPA dropped my junior year and there is an explanation to an event that occurred and why it affect me but how would I state that? For UC’s we have essays and I could fit it into there but I don’t know what to do with NYU.</p>

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<p>I think your GPA is okay for NYU really. A little higher would be better, but it’s not a huge negative from what I’ve seen. </p>

<p>What I would caution against is how much extraneous information you have listed for “statistics”. Where you have traveled means absolutely NOTHING to the admissions office. Don’t list something so irrelevant like that in an application. Also, I would not include “spring honor role freshman year”. I’m not sure how it works at your school, but at mine it’s a joke. Besides, you’re in NHS, so I’m surprised you even have a freshman honor role. </p>

<p>As for explaining a decrease in GPA, I believe that you will have to explain this to your counselor, who in turn will have to write about it in his CommonApp recommendation. If you don’t want to do that, you could write one of your CommonApp essays about this conflict, how it affected you, and how you’ve moved on since then.</p>

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<p>Ok thanks for the feedback. This isn’t information I will be including this is just information that I used to create an academic resume to give to my counselor and we were required to write about where we had traveled. Will definitely take your suggestions into consideration. Thank You!</p>