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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your DC decides to apply to NYU ED, I recommend that they look at the 2024-2025 NYU Common Data Set for what the university prioritizes for admission.  It is a little different from other schools:

https://www.nyu.edu/employees/resources-and-services/administrative-services/institutional-research/self-service-reporting-resources/factbook.html

I believe that the emphasis upon Character/personal qualities (NYU considers them "Very Important") references the importance of an applicant's fit for a socioeconomically diverse, international school.  Consistent with this, LORs and essays are also considered "Very Important", as they can speak to this.  All 3 are more important than test scores, if submitted ("Important"), ECs (merely "Considered") and Class Rank ("Not Considered").

Note also that NYU is not really TO, as it requires the substitution of 3 AP test scores for the SAT/ACT, one from science/math, one from humanities/social science and one of the applicant's choice.
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To that point the AD has said they really look for kids who now what they are getting into with an urban environment, so if it isn't obvious based on where you live, you would want your essay to talk about how much you loved living in [bit city] for a summer independently and riding [public transportation], or something like that, etc.

Also know that the School of Liberal Studies (SLS) is a bit easier to get into (25% of the Freshman class, but they don't include those stats in the CDS apparently; I've seen admit rates as high as 30%), and a great option for undecided students, and you transfer into a major for junior year (but not all of NYU schools are a transfer option, only CAS is guaranteed). [/quote]

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