<p>“Is there anything you think I need to do to improve my chances of admission?”</p>
<p>You have a very strong application already, but of course there is always room for improvement in anything :)</p>
<p>I’d focus on your SAT scores. Get those as high as possible. They don’t really match the strength of the rest of your application and the admissions people will wonder about that. </p>
<p>Otherwise, your GPA can’t really be improved (how is that not fantastic?). You seem to have plenty of involvement outside of normal classes, so that’s good. I don’t know how good your writing / filmmaking actually is so I can’t comment on that, but hopefully it’s the best you possibly could make. If not, make something that is your best! If you don’t have the resources to make a complete, excellent film (many people don’t in high school), write a great script instead (or a few). Again, NYU doesn’t really care what it is as long as it’s good! (if I remember correctly an actual film wasn’t required, just a script would do - correct me if I’m wrong, it’s been a while).</p>
<p>Don’t worry that those classes aren’t actually “film” classes - NYU doesn’t care, they just want to see your talent wherever you can show it and that you’re dedicated to your passion. But - primarily worry about the SAT for now. If you can get that up you’ll be worthy of any film school as far as I can tell.</p>
<p>Don’t forget about some other good film schools: Chapman and FSU, in that order. Also, if this matters to you: Chapman seems to be giving out tons of financial aid recently in order to attract attention. I got offered a massive package and with your credentials I don’t see why you couldn’t get something similar.</p>