Chance Me for NYU ED 1 Steinhardt [NY resident, 89 UW GPA, 1410 SAT]

Chance Me / Match Me
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  • female 17 yo applying ED 1

  • long island ny long island school district (public, 250 kids per grade)

  • my school does not do class rank

  • applying as an applied psych major on the prelaw track

  • 1410 SAT

  • UW GPA 89, W GPA 95

  • mostly A’s and some B’s. had one c junior year and one c sophomore year but have upwards trend in both.

  • all honors and ap classes

  • jr year ap’s= ap stat, ap bio

  • sr year ap’s= ap lit, ap gov, ap macro, ap psych, apes

activities/ec’s

  • volunteering at local library 2 hours/month

  • 1 month NYU program in nov-dec 2024

  • varsity fall sport

  • travel sport, same sport as varsity sport 4 hours/week for 5 months and tournaments

  • math center job (3 hours/week)

  • customer service/deli job (12 hours/week)

  • Volunteering at children’s center at family court for 4 hours a week for 8 weeks over the summer

  • part of an online NYC youth advisory counsel for teens in nyc struggling w mental health (we have 1 meeting a month and then we attend various activities in NYC, 1-2 a month)

  • was a part of my schools research program all year in ninth grade and completed 2 projects with peers

  • i have 4 awards/honors

  • i think my essays are pretty good and so are rec’s one is from soph year chem teacher one is from junior year social studies teacher

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I would put it as a reach. If you are sure that it is your first choice then certainly apply. However, make sure that you also get applications in to schools where acceptance is more likely.

Of course you can go to law school with a degree from any of a very wide range of undergraduate colleges and universities.

One thing that concerns me a little bit: My understanding is that your undergraduate GPA matters quite a bit when applying to law school. It looks like both your high school GPA and your SAT are a bit below average for incoming freshmen at NYU. This suggests that you will find it competitive in the sense of keeping a high undergraduate GPA.

However, you did mention an uptrend and this is likely to help you in two ways: One is that an uptrend in high school is likely in general to help with university admissions. Probably more importantly, an uptrend in high school and the effort you put in to accomplish this are likely to help you to be prepared to do well after you get to university.

Make sure that you budget for a full 7 years of university.

Have you run the NPC for NYU or are you and your parents fine being full pay (and also okay with the potential cost of law school)?

3

Agree with @DadTwoGirls that this is a reach, and maybe a high one. wild card is that NYU may anticipate a bit of “anti-NYC yield challenge” associated with new mayor. on other hand, some people like him - so who knows?

4

OP said they were applying ED1. As a HS senior, that application was sent in already, right?

@anonymous227788 I would suggest that you either submit your other applications now, in case ED doesn’t work out, or have them ready to submit.I would lean towards submitting now. You can always withdraw those applications if you get accepted.

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Statistically, you’re not close. But Steinhardt is a bit different. And you didn’t a month there and are full pay. You never know but I’d think not.

One concern I have is you are taking stats but haven’t had calc AB / BC.

So maybe your rigor is low.

The good news is where you go undergrad is highly unlikely to impact where you go to law school. The top law schools are attended by kids from hundreds of colleges.

So you’ll be find wherever you end up.

Good luck.