Should I apply to CAS or Tisch?

youthtography
Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:44:37 +0000

I am a current Senior in high school and it’s always been a bit of a far-fetched dream to be able to attend NYU. I visited this summer and took a general tour but I’m unsure which college at NYU I should apply to: I have a huge interest in photography, as well as work experience/related internships…but I also am very interested in Politics (I was part of a four-year political science program at my high school)

My stats are:
3.74 W GPA:
I took a pretty rigorous course load: all honors/ap english classes, 1 honors history class, 1 honors french class, 1 ap french class, 1 ap econ class, took pre cal my junior year, taking AP gov next semester
Although my G.P.A. is low, I have an upward trend. I had a 3.5 and 3.6 weighted my Soph year but a 4.0 and 4.3 my Junior year.

2050 superscored: 680 CR 660 M 710 W

EC:
4-year member of political science program
100 community service hours
75 hour internship at an arts council
25 hour internship with production company
Member of advocacy club at school, created advocacy video that took 40 hours to create and was sent to D.C.
Have won two national photography contests

So…my question is it worth taking the risk at applying to Tisch’s photography & imagine department which accepts only 36 applicants a year…or applying to CAS?
Do I have a chance in either?