Chances? Merit Aid? Please?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>D is currently a Jr.—Hoping for acceptance (with Merit Aid?) at the following schools:</p>

<p>SUNY Bing-english major
American–communications major
BU-communications
Syracuse-communications
Muhlenberg-english or communications
NYU-music business or communications
GW-english
Brandeis-english</p>

<p>Depending on school, may double major/minor in music or theater</p>

<p>STATs:</p>

<p>SAT (1st try): 680-V, 650-M, 670-W (1330/2000)
SAT2’s: 670 Bio (as freshman), 640 Math I (as sophomore)–taking US next week
GPA: 97.6 weighted–top 5% (Competitive Long Island Public School)
All honors (except Chem) and AP’s (By senior year will have taken AP Eng Comp and Lit, AP US, AP Gov, AP Eco, AP Calc AB, AP Physics B & C, College Spanish)</p>

<p>Talented vocalist and artist
All-State Choir, All-County Choir
Accepted NYU Summer '07 Steinhardt MT program (by audition)
Founder and Director of 18-member Co-ed Acappella Group (many benefit concerts)
Executive Bd of Choir–possible position as choir manager in Senior year?
Spring Musicals–freshman, soph and jr years–(Fantine in Les Mis as junior—hopefully female lead as senior?)
All-County Artist</p>

<p>Additional EC’s
Executive Bd of Student Gov’t (sect’y)–Jr year (Exec Bd. VP -Senior Year?)
Freshman and Sophmore Class Sect’y
(Freshman Homecoming Princess)
Arts and Entertainment Editor of School Newspaper-Soph and Jr Year (higher position as senior?)
Exec. Bd Thesbians (Webmaster) (10,11)
Independent Research in Social Sciences (9-11–will enter Intel as a senior)
Teens as Leaders–100+ hrs of community service</p>

<p>Will re-take SAT’s in June/ Oct. Taking ACT’s in June.</p>

<p>Would like to have your opinion on acceptances and whether merit aid is a possibility at the private schools…</p>

<p>Thank you!!!</p>

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<p>Any and all imput welcome!!! Thanks!!!</p>

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<p>Pretty please with sugar on top!</p>

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<p>i’m pretty sure u’ll get into all of them. you look like a great applicant. your sat’s aren’t amazing, but they sure don’t hurt you! they are solid and so is your gpa and ec’s. you got excellent shots</p>

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<p>Thanks…any thoughts on merit aid?</p>

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<p>I’m a lousy typist and it took so long to type my d’s stats so neatly…so</p>

<p>please respond!!! (Forgive me, I know i sound whiny.)</p>

<p>Thank you very much!</p>

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<p>Well of they want her for MT thats one thing, but if youre asking if an unhooked candidate would get merit $$ at NYU with her scores, I’d have to say no. Don’t know about the others.</p>

<p>Read the common data sets, look for merit where her stats are clearly in the top 5%. Remember that merit is used very strategically. Often to say give just enough to rope someone with a highish EFC in to improve yield and school stats. To steal someone who is sure to get into better schools. For diversity.</p>