<p>Hi, again, rishi,</p>
<p>I certainly hope your essays, short answers and recommendation letters strongly support your application to NYU. :)</p>
<p>The program you are referring to is Naviance (used by many high school counselors). Yes, those are helpful data to gauge your chances against others in your school (not perfect prediction but a guide).</p>
<p>I had read here that it is very competitive to apply as a pre-med with say an intended major in Biology because it is popular. However, I found this thread on Journalism at NYU that you may find helpful. </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/138697-journalism-nyu.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/138697-journalism-nyu.html</a></p>
<p>I believe it is now established practice to require NYU students (in CAS) to double major if they intend to have journalism as a major.</p>
<p>It sounds logical for you to have chosen journalism based on your leadership position in this area in high school.</p>
<p>NYU does not hold you to the major you declared at the time you apply. College years are years of major or significant changes. You are also exposed to many different fields and ideas that might be new to you. These new experiences and learning in college could result in a change of major. That happens quite frequently. So you are definitely free to change your major. Of course, you want to have an idea by the end of Sophomore year (or maybe even earlier) so you can be sure to start taking the required courses in your major(s) in order to graduate in time.</p>