<p>So i saw this on a couple of other schools threads and thought id start one here. i plan on applying ed next year and am so pumped/stressed about it right now and junior year isnt even overr. ahh.</p>
<p>…oh, I remember that phase. =]</p>
<p>Jesus, class of 2015 already?!</p>
<p>ha… and so, the circle of life begins again.</p>
<p>Yeah, ED to stern. We’ll see how things go.</p>
<p>JESUS CHRIST. this is the last year i’ll be a Welcome Week Leader. <em>cries</em></p>
<p>dino,</p>
<p>I do not believe you are too early to start thinking about key areas to consider at this time. In fact, some things should have already been set in motion, e.g., selection of solid and challenging subjects, honors and hopefully AP courses, preparation for and taking SATs and/ or ACTs, involvement in extracurricular activities that are meaningful to you and show your passion, initiative and leadership (hopefully).</p>
<p>My son started preparing and taking SATs in the 10th grade, became involved in ecs before that, in the community, in school and during the summers. He took a number of APs, so that by end of 11th grade, he had 5 AP scores to report (4 scores of 5 and 1 score of 4). He became involved to the point of becoming Senior Class President and received great acknowledgement from his school principal for all his community and service activities.</p>
<p>The summer before Senior year, I encouraged him to start working on two essays for colleges that represent himself well. Also, due to his many activities, honors, awards, and interests, I thought he needed to capture his own profile more succinctly in a resume that showcased him in more depth for college admissions officers to see. I advised him to work also on this additional material during the summer when he had more time (after his summer political internship).<br>
Fortunately, he is good, organized, and not a procrastinator, so he was able to work on refining and completing his essays and resume before Senior year, when his school activities and the college application process got real crazy. (Let me say he was one of the most active Class Presidents in his school for a very long time, if ever). He also maintained a weighted average of 4.4 during this time.</p>
<p>I believe his early, ongoing preparation, diligence and unique essay allowed him to be chosen for the highly selective Martin Luther King Scholarship at NYU (and the program fits him perfectly because of the activist that he is). As the parent, I am thankful his hard work allowed him to win a 4 year $100,000 scholarship. It really helps us because our finances got really screwed up and we show much more financial capacity than is the reality. By the way, you should be getting your college list together with various requirements (e.g., some colleges require supplemental essays, others do not; also different schools have different college board test/ ACT requirements). The summer is a good time to get prepared, especially for ED. By the way, you also need to be realistic with your family about which schools you are able to afford. So, there should be “financial” safety schools (ones you and your family can afford for you to go to, assuming you do not get the aid you require from the school) besides "academic "safety schools.</p>
<p>I have written a number of random thoughts to get you thinking about your own particulars. The college application process is very demanding if you are reaching for some selective schools and scholarships. The very best to you and others coming up for this particularly challenging year.</p>
<p>Whoa I can’t believe it’s already time for the juniors to start obsessing! Good luck!</p>
<p>But don’t worry, I was obsessing way before this time last year. I’m so glad all of that’s over. :)</p>
<p>haha… i rmbr in ap bio today, my classmate was holding round the big blue book of sat’s =]] lol a lot of juniors are takin the sat tmrw… rmbr those days!?</p>
<p>I gotta take subject tests tmrow -_- started a bit too late on those</p>
<p>Make sure you really understand NYU before you come here. It isn’t a typical college experience. If you know a lot about the Village, the kind of scene it is, what the NYU scene is like, what academics you are going to NYU for, and you are making a well-informed decision, good for you. It is much easier to be unhappy at NYU because of a poorly made college decision than most places. If you saw Friends or Sex And The City and that is why you want to come liver here for 4 years, understand that it is a radically different social scene between the age groups and what you [well, if not you, most people] are going to be doing.</p>
<p>I can honestly say that neither of those shows motivated me in any way to want to apply to NYU.</p>
<p>Might do ED to Stern. 
RD for sure.</p>
<p>ED to Tisch. Then internally transferring out into CAS for sophomore year.</p>
<p>Why don’t you just apply to CAS, sAxsKy?</p>
<p>Yeah, cause it’s easier to get into CAS than Tisch. . .</p>
<p>My freshman year ruined my GPA and since Tisch is more forgiving in terms of grades, I have a much better shot of getting in there. I’m going to apply to the photography program which I think accepts 36 people but I’m not worried. Not to sound pretentious but my photographs are (in my honest opinion), quite unique for the average high school, or so I’m told.</p>
<p>I’ll gladly post my flickr account if anyone is interested.</p>
<p>I’d actually be interested in seeing that. I think it’s pretty cool.</p>
<p>I’m applying ed to Steinhardt next Fall. I’m so nervous and excited at the same time. sAxsKy: My freshman year also ruined my GPA (got straight b’s) but I’ve gotten all a’s since then, so I’m hoping Steinhardt will be forgiving also! I’m applying for the Music Business program and they only accept 35 people; so we’re sort of in the same boat!</p>
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<p>I didn’t put my entire portfolio up but I think those show my style.</p>