<p>Here is some information about the Class of 2011. It might answer some of your questions. Good luck!</p>
<p><a href=“http://media.www.nyunews.com/media/storage/paper869/news/2007/02/20/News/Fewer.Apply.To.Class.Of.2011-2729824.shtml?mkey=2459596[/url]”>http://media.www.nyunews.com/media/storage/paper869/news/2007/02/20/News/Fewer.Apply.To.Class.Of.2011-2729824.shtml?mkey=2459596</a></p>
<p>Whoa, if you are accepted RD into GSP you have to let them know within two weeks? Did I misread that or is that correct?</p>
<p>That’s what it says. Their policy for GSP is evidently “rolling admissions”. This makes sense, since applicants are being given an option that they didn’t apply for and NYU has no idea how many will accept it. 95% of the GSP referrals in early decision did accept, but that was because NYU was their first choice. Clearly, that won’t be the case for RD applicants.</p>
<p>man… this is screwed up… NYU isn’t my first choice school…but it is definitely a second… and if i get one of these letters, man… i don’t know what i’ll do. If you don’t respond to the letter, does that mean that your done? You won’t be furhter reviewed for CAS or w.e college u applied to? Or can we say yes to the offer, then get our other decision letters, and then tell them “forget it” if we get into our dream school??</p>
<p>I believe (someone correct me if I’m wrong) that part of the process is talking to an admissions official who answers questions such as the ones you raise. The answer to your last question is totally dependent on your ethical values since you may be stealing someone’s chance to go to NYU. By the way, many students will be facing identical issues after April 1st if they find themselves waitlisted at choice #1 and accepted at choice #2.</p>
<p>waitlisting and being accepted early and expected to answer way before any college gives you an answer are two very different things. When you are waitlisted, you have an extremely small chance of being accepted, so you might as well go to ur #2 choice. Ethically, yeah, i guess there is a bit of a conflict, nonetheless there is an excess of acceptances, and i do not feel i would be taking anyone’s space away.</p>
<p>I think I need to chime in on the discussion regarding the neccesity in making a decision as to GSP in two weeks. My son was offered GSP last year at the end of February. We went to an information session on GSP later on. He waited to get his other admissions/rejections and didn’t make the decision to accept the GSP until April. He had to let NYU know in a couple of weeks if he was still INTERESTED- not necessarily ACCCEPTING the offer. Big difference.</p>
<p>interesting post scrowman… im just wondering if this still applies this year.</p>
<p>only about 1000 kids are offered GSP. i hope this number applies to me.</p>
<p>we have to take 2 Sats II’s?</p>
<p>Umm… yeah. Two of em. Unless you applied to the performing arts majors. Required for the first time for the Class of 2011</p>
<p>Interesting Washington Square News article about the GSP.</p>
<p><a href=“http://media.www.nyunews.com/media/storage/paper869/news/2007/02/21/News/Gsp-Raises.The.Bar.For.Cas.Entry-2733011.shtml?mkey=2459596[/url]”>http://media.www.nyunews.com/media/storage/paper869/news/2007/02/21/News/Gsp-Raises.The.Bar.For.Cas.Entry-2733011.shtml?mkey=2459596</a></p>
<p>hmmm… less applicants = less competition this year? power to us!</p>
<p>^ not necessarily. the few who don’t have SAT IIs could be weaker academically just because they didn’t have good scores on any SAT IIs. if anything, the applicant pool probably just self-selected itself to an even further degree.</p>
<p>NYU’s applicant pool will almost certainly be more self selective this year since SAT IIs are now REQUIRED instead of being optional.</p>