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@ali.x.star
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 • 4 months ago •
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Am I competitive enough?
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I have a 3.91 GPA with 22 college credits and an associate's degree in business at 17. I have taken 4 AP classes and will take 3 more in my senior year. My SAT score is low (1390) because I have a severe anxiety disorder and do not test well. My dream school is NYU (applying ED 1), and I know they like well-traveled students, which is perfect for me as I have studied abroad 3 times in Hawai'i, the Galapagos Islands, and Spain. What else should I do (besides writing good essays) to help bolster my application?

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@Beaza
2 answers, 2 votes
 • 4 months ago

Hello! Your academics are really strong, but for example for extracurriculars you can compete in some business writing contests (usually they are national/international but arent as hard or tedious compared to research competitions, and if you take it seriously you can win because a lot of kids dont know how to write). This shows intellectual vitality and that's what I did and got in.

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@anikam24 months ago

Hi Beaza! Another student worried about applications here, what are some contests that you would recommend to compete in?

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@mbrookins
29 answers, 31 votes
 • 4 months ago

Your GPA and course rigor are great for NYU! Do you have any extracurriculars? Besides improving your SAT score (your chances would more so depend on your math/reading scores), that'd be the only other way to maximize your chances of admission.

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@ali.x.star4 months ago

I am the captain of my school's varsity volleyball team and play club volleyball. Over the summer, I'm working with the Chicago Park District as a special recreation leader for children and adults with developmental and physical disabilities. I founded and preside over the creativity and rock climbing club at school as well as being valedictorian. I'm honestly way better at english testing as my essay score was a 20/24 with a 7-6-7 split.

@mbrookins4 months ago

That's good! With those extracurriculars, I'd still say the only thing you can do to boost your application is improving your SAT score. You're very close to their average, so doing practice questions for 15-20min/day and taking an exam at home to prepare yourself would definitely help your chances :)

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