Sorry for asking this, but chance me?

Ginsui
Thu, 30 Oct 2014 02:41:17 +0000

I am currently a senior in High School. I am looking to get into NYU CAS for their Computer Science major. I am sorry that I am posting a “Chance Me” thread, but I am a bit worried.

-GPA: UW 3.72/4.00, W not yet released
-ACT: 33 composite (32 English, 32 Math, 34 Reading, 34 Science, 31 Combined English/Writing, 10 Writing)
-Rank: School Doesn’t Rank
-AP: Calculus AB Sub (4), Calculus BC (4), Chemistry (TBD), English Lang and Comp Comp (5), English Lit and Comp (TBD), European History (TBD), Psychology (5), Statistics (TBD), US History (4), World History (4)

Classes (Not all of them, but all of the academic ones)
-Freshman Year: French 2, H Government, H Physics, H Geometry, Orchestra, H English, Algebra 1 H, Algebra 2 H, French 1
-Sophomore Year: French 3, H Bio, Orchestra, H English, AP World, H Precalc
-Junior Year: Choir, A+ IT Essentials, H Chem, AP Physics B, AP Calc BC, AP Eng Lang and Comp, AP US History, AP Psychology, Science Internship
-Senior Year: Choir, AP Chem, AP Stat, AP Lit, AP Euro, C++

-Well written essay, I have a good letter of recommendation from my AP Eng Lang and Comp teacher. I chose my Eng Lang teacher because I felt she knew me the best as I rarely open up to my teachers past the classroom.

-National Honor Society (12)
-Mu Alpha Theta (12)
-Event Captain for Science Olympiad (9-12)
-President/Founder of Cyber Security and Forensics Club (11-12)
-Captain/Founder of CyberPatriot Team (11-12)
-Captain/Founder of High School Forensics Challenge Team (12)
-Captain of Personal Finance Challenge Team (10-12)
-Member of Model UN (11-12)
-Member of Missouri Stream Team (11-12)
-Relay for Life (12)
-Violist for School Orchestra [First Chair in Sophomore Year] [3rd-10th]
-Sang Second Tenor and Baritone for School Choir (11-12)
-Ran Cross Country (12)
-Accepted in Missouri Boy’s State 2014

-ACT NCRC: Gold
-AP Scholar with Distinction
-Recipient of the “Angels Among Us” Award - 2012

-Middle of Missouri
-Asian Male
-Both parents were immigrants from the Vietnam War
-Public School