@lenasharb Stern is 30% Asian (largest group in Stern), and a large part of those people are Chinese and speak Mandarin; it’s definitely not the race or the language that you speak that made them not accept you. Additionally, at an 11% overall acceptance rate, which would mean single digit RD (last year according to PQU,) there isn’t a stat that would make you “more than qualified” for Stern. Last year, they had around 12,000 applicants and the school in total only has around 600-650 spots in the freshman class. From what I understand, NYU considers you for your top choice, and then if you are not accepted to it, they then consider you for your second and third choices. In this case, this probably means you were not accepted at NYC and they then put you for consideration at NYUSH and NYUAD.