**Official NYU ED II Class of 2017 Decisions Thread**

wenevergrewup
Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:40:03 +0000

Decision: Accepted
Admitted School: Liberal Studies Program

Stats:[ul]
[] SAT/ACT: 2120 – 720 Math, 730 Writing, 670 CR
[] SAT IIs: French with Listening (760); Lit (670)
[] GPA (UW): 3.6
[] GPA (W): Unsure
[] Rank: Unsure, but top 25th percentile
[] Leadership Positions: A variety in many clubs and some community service projects.
[] Awards/Honors: Many awards from piano
[] Other Extra-curricular: I was in a million different clubs, National and French Honor Society, and I play the piano competitively.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Essays: I think they were awesome. I had them edited by two friends, one who attends The Wharton School at UPenn, and another who was the Jefferson Scholar for UVA.
[] Teacher Recs: I picked teachers with whom I’ve forged a close relationship over the years. One was a leadership teacher and another english.
[] Counselor Rec: My counselor loves me, so I think it was good as well.
[] Hooks (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[] State or Country: Virginia
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Filipino)
[] Gender: Female
[li] Financial Aid information (see description): $24,470 Liberal Studies Scholarship, $900 Early Decision Pell Grant, everything else is work study and loans [/li]
[/ul]Other Statements:[ul]
[] Other Factors: I’m an IB student, which probably helped me a ton.
[] Why do you think you were accepted/rejected? To be honest, I didn’t think I would be accepted at all. I have a tendency to lower my expectations to save myself from disappointment. I think I showed a lot of passion for NYU and New York City in my essays though.
[li] General Comments: Originally applied for CAS but got placed into LSP. Still beyond excited though, because NYU is my dream school![/li][/ul]