Is NYU a safety school?

Colleges & Universities New York University
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<p>Hi! I’m curious abut a few things regarding NYU:

  • Is it selective? A potential “safety” option?
  • How is the neuroscience (+philosophy) department?</p>

<p>(I’m an international, so my chances are probably smaller.)</p>

<p>GPA unweighted: 3,7-3,8 ish? not too sure because norwegian grades are different (I got a 5,5 of 6)
SAT: working on getting a 2100-2200
-subject Bio M: 730
-subject French: 700</p>

<p>(No APs, they’re not offered in Norway)</p>

<p>ECs
Climbing –
work as a substitute climbing teacher for kids at local gym
train 6h/week+
Philosophy–
Leader of independent philosophy book club
Lots of independent study
Drawing–
Leader and founder of arts club
Arrange croqui lessons at oslo university every other week
Exchange–
Lived in New Zealand for 10 months last year
Language–
Independent study of Arabic</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>Stern would be a moderate reach, CAS would be a likely match, Gallatin and Steinhardt would be matches depending on essays, and LSP would be a safety.</p>

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<p>I’m sorry, but could you explain what those are? I’m not familiar with all the different schools, systems etc</p>

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<p>NYU is my dream school.</p>

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<p>Stern definitely is not a “moderate reach”</p>

<p>It’s acceptance rate is only 15%.</p>

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<p>U.S. News & World Report college rankings list NYU as “most selective”. Sorry, but I would not consider it a “safety school” with your stats. FYI, CAS stands for the College of Arts and Science which I believe is the school you would be interested in within NYU. Please see the NYU website regarding the different schools and the majors offered.
<a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/academics/undergraduate-education.html”>http://www.nyu.edu/academics/undergraduate-education.html&lt;/a&gt;
Although I wouldn’t consider NYU a “safety” for you doesn’t mean you don’t have a chance of being admitted but do some more research on the program you’re interested in and educate yourself about NYU in general before applying. If you’re interested in NYU as a “safety” sounds like your dream school is someplace else. Good luck.</p>