Different choices for college

aunt_bea
Wed, 12 May 2021 00:52:13 +0000

chloebrun:

1rst possible situation: I’m rejected, I take my gap year anyway. At the end of this year I re-apply to NYU (so they can see all my results and maybe the volunteering I would have done in my gap year) and others universities. If NYU reject me again, I’ll make sure I have a less elitist university that would have accepted me.

If you reapply to the same schools that reject you, you will again be rejected. The schools don’t like to be told that they made a mistake. They look for “fit”. They have to look at how you will fit with the other students and with the university itself.

Taking a “gap year”, to insure that your schools see your “senior” grades, wont really help with admission. Most US students know that the schools will eventually see the “senior” grades when the final transcripts are requested. The universities expect you to continue to do well in school. An upward trend is a good sign, but it doesn’t guarantee admission. Some universities don’t defer, so you have to check with the places where you plan to apply.

NYU is very expensive and you have to remember that tuition alone does not include room and board nor other expenses. It’s at $82K per year now for Total Cost of Attendance.

nyu.edu

Cost of Attendance

Apply to more than NYU if you really hope to be admitted to a US university.