GPA does not make sense

gEEe_whilikers
Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:00:54 +0000

Even if you were applying to an art school, they’re becoming really competitive, and are considering gpa and sat scores a lot more than in the past. So there’s no excuse to slack off and justify it by saying you weren’t applying to a traditional university.

Anyway, if I were an admissions counselor, I would definitely like to see an upward trend in GPA and stats. However, NYU is competitive enough as it is, and there are plenty of applicants who are able to maintain consistently good scores throughout HS. All I can say is, definitely keep up your grades in a rigorous curriculum, do excellent on your SAT and SAT II’s, and participate in a lot of extraordinary extra curricular activities.