I don’t understand this. You don’t know this.
He has a a 3.7 UW, 1490 SAT and rigor - although not a ton - like Science.
If you’re going to say that about NYU being a waste, then why apply to USC or UT Austin.
I know this - you’re not getting into NYU if you don’t apply to NYU.
The odds may be against you but we are not adcoms.
Let them tell you no. Not everyone attending is ED and people make the mistake of thinking - but half the class got in ED. OK, but the other half didn’t. NYU doesn’t share in the CDS how many got in ED - but at other schools, like Wesleyan, only 1/7 accepted RD are enrolling - so think of how many are saying no that were admitted - so you’re making assumptions but you really don’t know (nor do I). But a lot more are getting in than you think.
It’s almost as if you want a perfect admission record. My kids both got rejections - and I’m glad. That tells me they reached appropriately.
I also can’t find if NYU is need aware or blind. AI says blind but I don’t find that NYU says it. You are full pay - another reason, if they are need aware, it’s worth a shot.
I don’t understand at all that NYU is a top two for me with USC - and yet I won’t even apply - whether ED or RD.
That tells me he must not love NYU as much as you’re saying….because if he really loves it, he’d apply - and if he gets rejected, oh well - he has other options. But what if he got in? I assure you some 3.7, 1490s will.