NYU Shanghai Is NYU's "Bad School" Right?

kateth14
Sat, 04 Apr 2015 17:36:16 +0000

Hi Musktard,
No problem as has been mentioned a fair amount of us don’t actually get in based solely on our SAT scores. Like many universites in the US NYU is interested in a certain type of person, a person who will do well no matter the situation and who can do things other than make good test grades. Also many of the students here took AP, IB, or A level classes meaning they may have had a lower unweighted GPA, which is generally what people put in for their GPA when applying and based on the school system a 3.5 might be a really good score. Many US high schools are criticized for having too many valedictorians so I wouldn’t worry too much about the number as our school is a bit too diverse to be limited by the normal US university standards. Yes we are part of the US university system, but we are also part of China, as NYUAD is part of the UAE. So I wouldn’t be worried by these statistics and just worry about figuring out the best university for you based on your interests and your financial situation because we can’t tell you whats right, but we can tell you none of these things you are worried about stopped us from coming. Everyone has their doubts when coming to somewehere so new, but that’s just part of the fun!