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hey im a senior at a competitive private school in san jose, CA

i was going to do ed to nyu...but i ended up doing ed to washington university (st louis) and got deferred then rejected...bleh...but now nyu is my total top choice! i applied undecided to CAS...
here lemme give u my stats

grades: 3.5 gpa (A's and B's) i got a 3.8 for the senior year sem AND i had mono...i sent a letter a/b it and everything...
honors/aps: honors bio, ap psych, ap gov, ap us history, ap euro

extracurricular
- cheerleading (4 years, captain this yr)
- dance team at school (2 years, co captain last year, invitation to perform at probowl in hawaii...went and it was pretty cool! 2nd place at regionals freshman year)
- dance team outside of school (1 year, invitation to nationals)
spirit club (4 years)
- ambassadors club (4 years)
- jewish youth group (4 years)
- softball (2 years)
- debate team (1 year)
- community service: volunteer for ADL and school com. service

scores:
- sat1: 1330 (710 verbal, 620 math)
- sat 2
writing: 680
math1c: 610
us history: 660
- aps
us history: 3
ap euro: 3
the rest im taking this year...

essay i believe is good: its about the recall of the governor in fremont
good recs i believe...
visited campus last year...

i am also russian and am fluent in the language


soo ny advice?

By Matth (Matth) on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 02:47 pm: Edit

Yeah, I just replied to the same post in another forum. If you've received an invitation to the welcoming events, you're in. If you haven't, it's not a good sign.

By Dianars (Dianars) on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 04:16 pm: Edit

o...i havent recieved a letter but no one at my school has...even individuals who i believe 100% will get in...

By Chen (Chen) on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 08:32 pm: Edit

Hey, I'm in your same boat (deferred and rejected WUSTL). So if you get rejected from NYU too, I'll be there for you! You'd think that with the better GPA senior semester, they'd accept you.

But, your SAT scores in general are pretty low. 1330 strikes me as a bit below average for CAS. I don't think your chances are good for CAS, but who knows, they might think yor essay is great. Check out studentsreview.com. They emphasize SAT scores and the essay.

Duplicated post in case they delete your other chances thread in admissions...


Also, NYU may have sent these letters to maybe 90% of the class they're admitting for 75%...It may be wishful thinking, but maybe more people would've come out to say they've received the letter if they did. However, NYU is a very selective school. They're rejected NUMEROUS people at my schools with VERY HIGH stats. They could be being random by selecting some people with high stats, above average, average, and below average already, or they might be basing it all in a combo of essay, recs, and stats (the lesser emphasis being this). It's totally feasible that NYU will reject those people you believe will 100% get in.