good enough for NYU persay?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>GPA: 3.4-3.5 (:[ i wish i did better)</p>

<p>ECs: Research Club Vice-President Grades 9-12, easily over 200 hours after school and outside of school.</p>

<p>Lowe’s Grant Manager - Handling the distribution and usage of money donated by Lowe’s to the school. Grades 11-12 (Since they have been donating since 11th)</p>

<p>Research Student adviser - Helping the younger research students conduct experiments and analysis</p>

<p>Badminton Co-Founder - Grades 11-12, We’ve been trying to start it for ages, and in 11th grade they finally gave in. I also play outside of school.</p>

<p>Sci-Fi/Anime Club - Grades 10-11. </p>

<p>Student Council - 9th grade.</p>

<p>Tricking - Grades 11-(Trying to help get it going again) For those of you who have never heard of tricking, I recommend looking it up on youtube or google video. It’s sort of like gymnastics, but you will definitely be able to differentiate the two.</p>

<p>Science Olympiads - Joined this year as a senior (not to buff up my ECs, but at the request of the science department head (AKA: The coolest guy ever))</p>

<p>Volunteer Work/Outside Experiences:</p>

<p>Conducted research at Brookhaven National Lab from July-August in preparation for my Intel Science project.</p>

<p>Commuted to Stony Brook University to assemble cosmic ray detectors to be installed within the school for Research.</p>

<p>My summer of 10th grade was spent as a counselor at a camp called camp invention, where we created scenarios at different stations. One would be where they had to invent something, anything they wanted. Another where they would be “trapped” on a planet with a foreign climate (This is the part where I squirt them with water bottles :slight_smile: ) and would have to assemble a space shuttle from little arts and craft supplies and attach one or more balloons for thrust (If they made it across the room then they were rescued, we later attached a straw and fed it through a string so that they would all go straight, so the only thing to worry about was thrust, and not whether your space shuttle ended up behind a cabinet). Out of all things, this truly was my most amazing experience, I sincerely doubt that I have ever loved children so much before this.</p>

<p>SAT Scores (I do fear thee):
Low:
Math: 570
Critical Reading: 580
Writing: 570</p>

<p>High:
Math: 640
Critical Reading: 670
Writing: 650</p>

<p>Would you say that I would stand a chance with NYU?
(I’m a Caucasian Male, residing in NY)
I still need to take the SAT II subject tests, but do you think I can still apply ED?
At first I was going to apply ED to Johns Hopkins…but I think it’s a little out of reach for me…</p>

<p>If I can get into NYU, would you say Stern as an undergrad? CAS as an undergrad?</p>

<p>What about Columbia/Cornell?</p>

<p>I would REALLY appreciate any help, I’m so worried…I wish my GPA was a bit higher… I’m still somehow in the top 10% though… o.O</p>

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<p>b u m p :[</p>

<p>If it helps, my classes are all honors/AP</p>

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<p>colapptime: First…please don’t worry. there is definitely a wonderful school out there waiting for someone exactly like you.
I have to say, however, that your list needs polishing, and that you need to be very realistic about your choices. Be especially careful not to throw out an early decision by making a choice that is too beyond your reach. </p>

<p>Second: You need to immediately visit your college counselor, and speak with him/her about your choices. If you are not satisfied with the help you are getting, if it is affordable, visit a private college advisor.</p>

<p>Third: Buy, or at least peruse books that review colleges for prospective students. Make sure to read these descriptions thoroughly, so you get a feel for whether or not you might fit.</p>

<p>Fourth: Once you have narrowed down a list, call the admissions offices to get their most updated statistics. Don’t take them from the college board site, because they are often wrong, and outdated. Also, you want to know the range of scores for “accepted” students, not “enrolled” students, because you are going to want to know approximately what scores you will need to be considered for admissions by the committee passing upon your application.</p>

<p>Fifth. Visiting schools is always a plus, if you are able. Try to get to as many information sessions, as possible.</p>

<p>But, again, please do not worry. You will find the right place. However, I see that you need to do some homework regarding your choices. Maybe, too, you can retake your SATS. Judging by how much you improved the second time, you might be able move up even more, the next time! Best of luck.</p>

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<p>colapptime: Another thought. You might consider applying early action (non-binding) to some schools that you would like to attend. They can be reaches, matches, or safeties. Having a couple of acceptances in your hands will make you much more relaxed while waiting for other decisions. One school that comes to mind with your higher stats is Tulane. There are many others, however, so do your homework!</p>

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<p>Thank you sooo much for the help. I’ve visited NYU and it is my primary choice; I love the city, they have the courses that interest me, I have a friend who is a senior there this year, he loves it also. I was just looking for support or criticism, maybe something I’ll still be able to do to help me improve my chances of getting in. If I go semifinals with my project, then I have no doubt about it…but it will be difficult, and I’m most certainly not going to place my chances on low odds.</p>

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<p>Maybe I’m not clear on exactly what tricking is, but from my experience, it is not something colleges would appreciate.</p>

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<p>Why is that?</p>

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<p>You need match and safety schools. While you have a shot at NYU ED, it’s a stretch. Are you ready for the tuition commitments of NYU? ED is not for people who need to compare financial aid offers. </p>

<p>Also, please look up the correct use and spelling of “per se.”</p>

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<p>^^haha i was just about say that
it took me at least 10 seconds to realize what the OP meant
“persay”
<em>sigh</em></p>

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<p>Bump.
(By the way, correcting my spelling isn’t exactly helping my question at all -_-)</p>

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<p>With your GPA and SATs you’re out of the running at Columbia and Cornell, IMO. Concentrate your search on less selective colleges than these.</p>

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<p>I know a few people at Cornell with the same GPA and lower SAT scores, and fewer extracurriculars, so I wouldn’t necessarily say that. Columbia probably not though :[
And that wasn’t even my question -_-"</p>

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<p>i dunno much but i do know that NYU is board score heavy</p>

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<p>your gpa is pretty low even for someone who does all ap/honors. most people who are applying to ivies have at least 3.7+ and are taking the most rigorous courses their school offers…retake the sats? i would say that columbia and cornell are reaches. as for nyu, stern is soo competitive… good luck?</p>

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<p>Hey, I do martial arts tricks too! You have a sampler?</p>

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<p>virtually no chance for columbia. if any of cornell’s schools have instate preference they might be a reach.</p>

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<p>I don’t know if this would help, but my sister got into NYU last year.
Her GPA was way higher than yours. I think it was around 4.9 weighted and 3.9 unweighted. Maybe a little lower. Her SAT scores were probably around yours. IMO you have much better EC’s than she did, who hardly had any. I think her recs and essays were great, but not spectacular. Also, she was RD.
So, if you give a lot of thought to your essays, recs, and other aspects to cover up your relatively lower GPA, you definitely have a shot. I can’t be sure though, those adcoms are so arbitrary…</p>