gigantic official RD decisions thread: 2014

Burrrns
Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:20:45 +0000

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (700M 760CR 750W)
[] ACT: 33 (perfect english score!)
[] SAT II (if submitted): bio eco: 790 math ii: 670
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5…? I have a 93w (only aps weighted, all honors classes)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5) US History (5) Calc BC, Gov
[] Senior Year Course Load: Organic Chemistry, AP Calc BC, AP Gov, Science Research, 2 college classes
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended Scholar
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Sci Oly, School Newspaper, Intern at Community Center, Taught art at kid’s summer camp, Science Research
[] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours
[] Essays: Mad Good, yo. But I did screw up on the short answer LOL, “if you could spend a day in NYC w/ a famous NYer…” my answer? Not in NYC
[] Teacher Recommendation: 1 good one, 1 ok one
[] Counselor Rec: idk didn’t read it
[] Additional Rec: My research mentor
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah
[] Intended Major: Anthro or English but i’ll be a premed
[] State (if domestic applicant): Queens, NY
[] School Type: Really competitive public school (~4% acceptance rate)
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): i’m not special lol
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My essay!
[] Weaknesses: No “wow!” ECs, screwed up on short answer. “if you could spend a day in NYC w/ a famous NYer…” my answer? Not in NYC
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: idk[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!!
Congrats to all accepted!

NYU is still a dream school for me… financial reasons.