<p>@philgirl… please post a link of that pic with your acceptance because I am a bit skeptical.</p>
<p>my application status disappeared and then reappeared again! Now it says application is incomplete. Weird.</p>
<p>My application status has disappeared.</p>
<p>When you guys say your application status has disappeared, do you mean that it no longer says your application is incomplete. If that is the case, mine disappeared too. My albert page did not specifically tell me what I was missing; it only said my application is incomplete. However, I checked this morning, and now it doesn’t say anything underneath the box that says where I am applying to and when I submitted my application. I called the NYU office about two days ago asking why my albert page didn’t specifically list anything, and he said the office will contact me if I am missing anything. Maybe this no application status thing is telling us that our application is complete and ready for review. If it is, YAY!</p>
<p>All application status will say Incomplete if you sent in an unofficial transcript for review. Mine says incomplete but it is actually complete for the admissions process. I just have to send in an official transcript later.</p>
<p>I don’t think the reason anyone heard early was because he or she was such a competitive applicant. I also heard via email on Friday 4/15 that I was accepted to NYU (Nursing) as a transfer student. I applied by the 3/1 priority deadline. I don’t really want to get into all my stats here, but I am SURE that I am far from the most competitive applicant. I have gaps in my educational history, average grades and no special extracurriculars. To be fair to myself, I think I had great recommendation letters and a great essay explaining my past and my future career goals. I was sure that I would be rejected from NYU and as such was not even seriously considering NYU as an option. I think that the transfer applicants that heard early were just lucky, plain and simple. I don’t think it is an indication that we are more competitive or special than any other applicant. Good luck to those who are still waiting :-)</p>
<p>@kayf</p>
<p>I hope my posts don’t come across as all knowing or arrogant. I’m here to help others. If so, I do apologize. But I’m here to spread some information and learn some as well. As in the case of what you pointed out regarding the acceptance rates.</p>
<p>Hey, I was wondering if you all could read through my letter of extenuating circumstances to make sure it okay.</p>
<p>A little backgroud:
I’m not exactly sure what my final h.s. gpa was, but after my 1st semester as a senior it was 3.547. That’s pretty low.
Freshmen year: No honors classes,
Sophomore year: 1 honors class
Junior Year: 3 honors classes
Senior year: 3 honors classes
4 years of Math, English (2 years of Honors level), Science, Spanish (2 years of Honors level), History (3 years of Honors level)
My SAT scores are terrible: 1610 (overall)
College GPA (only one semester completed): 3.65, 16 credits earned
Current Semester: I’m taking 5 classes, 16 credits
I don’t feel like writing out all of my EC’s, but there isn’t much only about 5 that I listed on my application. </p>
<p>Now for the letter,</p>
<p>In this letter, I attempt to explain the extenuating circumstances that affected my academic record and standardized test scores.
I have been trying to treat my thyroid disease and combat the symptoms and conditions that accompany it for the past five years. When I was 15, I began to experience muscle aches and pains that made it difficult for me to sleep at night. The aches and pains gradually worsened until they eventually ceased in the fall of 2007 and made way for new symptoms. I developed a sensitivity to cold that caused cold hives to appear on my skin. I was greatly distracted by this new symptom, which became worse than the aches and pains I had previously suffered from. I also constantly struggled with the ability to concentrate and perform at the rate that I knew I was capable of performing at.
Eventually more symptoms developed such as, weight fluctuation, sensitivity to heat, swollen eye lids, headaches, and chest pain. In August 2008, after a visit to my pediatrician and blood work, my doctor confirmed I had thyroid disease (hyperthyroidism). All of the symptoms I suffered with were a result of the disease. Then, I was referred to a pediatric endocrinologist, who prescribed me to take medication three-times daily that would help reduce my shockingly high thyroid hormone levels.
I was also referred to an ophthalmologist, who diagnosed me with Graves’ disease of the eye, a result of my thyroid disease. After being diagnosed, I struggled with my emotions, ability to stay focused, and sleeping patterns (I either could not sleep, or struggled to stay awake).
Five months after my diagnosis, my doctor and my mother decided it would be best I undergo a total thyroidectomy.
In the spring of 2009, I had my thyroid gland and two hyperthyroid glands removed. I remained in the hospital a day longer than expected due to an extremely low calcium level. After the surgery, I developed iron-deficiency anemia. For months, I took medications in addition to the thyroid hormone replacement drug I was prescribed.
Throughout my senior year, my endocrinologist attempted to find the best dosage of medication to combat my new symptoms now as a hyperthyroid thyroid disease patient and my very low hormone levels.
Throughout my high school years, I had trouble coming to terms with my disease, and managing all of the symptoms. It was a very emotional, difficult and frustrating time in my life. While I have not been ridden of all my symptoms, my condition has improved dramatically.</p>
<p>I hope I have explained the circumstances that have affected my academic record. I am in no way using my disease as an excuse.</p>
<p>Hi guys! First of all, let me point out that “competitive applicant” does not demean anyone else. According to the office of admissions, I was admitted early because, as a competitive applicant who had been offered admission/scholarships/etc. from another top-ranked school comparable to NYU, if they wanted me to attend their school, they had to immediately offer me admission. This does not mean that I’m “better than anyone” or anything along those lines. It simply means that I was lucky. Also, I’ve worked really hard for this (if you’ve looked at my stats, you’ll see that I have a year of graduate seminars under my belt and have a 4.0 in these seminars). I apologize if my being accepted early has upset anyone. </p>
<p>That having been said, COME ON GUYS - if you’ve ever applied to top schools before, you’ll know that it’s difficult. It’s competitive (cutthroat, even). People get admitted early. I was admitted early. If you’re a good applicant, you’ll get in. I know from your guy’s stats that you are good applicants. You’ll be fine. </p>
<p>Good luck!!</p>
<p>oh NYU, quit toying with my emotions. Thanks.</p>
<p>@bellatheball: Hm, I had to write a letter of extenuating circumstances of sorts too. Although mine was about emotional problems and not medical, I’d make some changes to your letter if I were you. For one, I’d condense it because I don’t think it’s necessary to give as detailed a I-did-this-then-this-happened timeline; it comes off as a bit list-like. I’d also get remove the last line, “I am in no way using my disease as an excuse.” I think it’s evident from the medical symptoms you described that your academic performance was out of your control and not a result of you goofing off. (And all things considered, your high school GPA is still pretty decent with all the things you were going through.)</p>
<p>It would perhaps also be helpful if you explained if you learned anything from the experience, or what you took away from it. Going through a disease like that probably has affected you somewhat on a personal level, so if you can incorporate that into your letter, go for it. If you’d like to see the extenuating circumstances letter I wrote for reference, I’ll be more than happy to show you.</p>
<p>Hope that helps :)</p>
<p>@PhilGirl I think it’s great that you got in early… How are you planning on paying for NYU if you don’t mind me asking… I feel like I have a really great chance of getting in… but 54k a year is pretty insane (dorms + Tuition).</p>
<p>@caligulashorse: Thank you so much for your feedback. I took your criticism and edited my paper. I talked about how I had trouble coping with my disease out of fear for change, but in the end, I learned that change is not such a bad thing. I also talked about how I still made the effort to participate in activities and seek out extra help from my teachers during that time.</p>
<p>@KingSundru: yeah it’s insanely expensive. So far, my financial aid package is still in the air, so I’m not sure what exactly they are going to offer me. The financial aid office said I’d be getting a CAS scholarship that matches the scholarship I have now, but I have a feeling that it might not be enough 
Did you apply for aid?</p>
<p>My status disappeared in Albert too I thought they had all my materials at first, but I called them yesterday and they said they were still missing my college transcript which I sent it on mid of the February, and March again!!!ugh…</p>
<p>@sasamiss813: I called them yesterday to ask about missing materials and they told me that they’d be sending an email to anyone with missing materials. It’s funny how we’re all getting different info from them.</p>
<p>bellatheball: I never get a email about anything! I just decided I am gonna keep calling them until they have all my materials</p>
<p>They told me e-mails by the end of this week if they’re missing any materials. Fingers crossed I don’t get one.</p>
<p>Thats what the told me!!</p>
<p>Anyone else applying for Stern? I haven’t seen many applicants…</p>