Chances for Admission

Colleges & Universities New York University
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Hello CC, First I want to apologize for the formatting. I was unable to locate a Chances Form so I just used the form from the ED2 thread. So without further ado, can you please give me some input on my possible admissions chances.

I have used some of the most popular “chanculators” and they all give me a range for 43%-65%, but I still want some sort of human input.

**Objective**
    SAT I (breakdown):
    ACT (breakdown): 28 Composite 
    SAT II:
    Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
    Weighted GPA (if available): 3.95
    Rank/percentile (if available): Top 10%
    AP (place score in parenthesis): None Offered at School
    IB (place score in parenthesis):None Offered at School
    Senior Year Course Load: Calculus, Honors English, Non Violence and Peace Studies, Theology, Financial Literacy,    Public Speaking, Visual Arts, College Prep I, Yearbook I & II, Physical Education
    Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A

**Subjective**
    Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honor Society(Service Chair), Student Government Association (Treasurer), Yearbook (Academics Editor) Science Club (Secretary), Animal Awareness Group (Vice President), National Park Service Club (Founding Member), Member of Senior Committee, Member of Prom Committee, Member of Youth Ministry, 
    Job/Work Experience: Intern on a Capital Markets Trading Desk (4 Years)
    Volunteer/Community service: Some at the National Parks Service, 100+ at Food and Shelters, 100+ at Animal Adoption Events
    Summer Activities: Internship (Daily 40+ Hours A Week)
    Essays: 10/10 
    Teacher Recommendation:10/10 
    Counselor Rec: 9/10
    Additional Rec: 10/10 from my internship supervisor

**Other**
    Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
    Intended Major: Finance
    State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
    Country (if international applicant):
    School Type: Private Catholic
    Ethnicity: African American
    Gender: Male
    Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM/Change Maker and Go Getter at Work (Noted in Recs)
    Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UVA and Villanova
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Hi kdurham,
I replied earlier to a similar chances post and think this may help you too…
You’re stats (mainly UW/W GPA and EC’s/job experience) are on par+ with many of the undergraduate schools and programs. If you tailored your application to your commitment to your EC’s and the job experience you have (which I’m sure if you got recommendation letters from your employer and wrote specifically about your internship and summer positions, highlighting its applicability to finance, this could really give you a leg up) and also took the ACT again (this is a must) this Spring/Summer before the common app opens to boost that 28 score (or took the SAT instead, you might do better?), I believe you’d fair well as a candidate for admissions to NYU CAS, Steinhardt, Lib studies, Gallatin, and maybe, just maybe Stern, but you will have more of a challenge applying to Stern. Are you planning to apply directly to Stern? RD? EDI/II? If so, I’d absolutely take the SAT/ACT again (and again if you can) to get that score at a bare minimum, above a 2000 or 2100+ SAT/31 or 32+ ACT. Lastly, and probably most importantly, if you wish to get financial aid in the form of grants/scholarships from NYU, the better your application/grades/SAT, ACT scores, the higher likelihood you’ll get more $$. You could get accepted with similar stats as your current ones, but your fin aid package might leave you at $150,000+ in debt. And that’s not worth it in any universe. Spending the time to get your scores up now could save you $100,000 in the end, as NYU scholarships are based on both need and merit together. Message me or post on this thread if you have any questions, etc.
Thanks; hope this helps.

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It’s a low reach. But it would not be beyond the realm of possibility for you to get in. I know it’s hard to just sit on your hands and wait, but before you know it, the wait will be over :slight_smile:

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@CaliCash‌ @bodhicitta‌ Thank you both for you feedback, I guess its time for me to sit back and wait. :smiley: