How I Got Into NYU (Gallatin)!! [part 1/2]

I think the first tip I want to share is until you submit the application until you hit the final button, actually you definitely have a chance of getting in because positivity can be a huge help because unconsciously if you don't feel like it. you're going to get in, you're not going to put in as much effort as you would if you thought you had a real chance as soon as you click that last button as soon as it's submitted, move on and think that you're not going to get it. Don't get your hopes too high, but until you press that last button don't think that way, that's how I got to NYU.

Now I officially have my acceptance packet, so it's really exciting and I applied to NYU through the Gallatin school. of individualized study where I would be creating my own specialization, my plan is to focus on creative writing, psychology and computer science. The first thing I want to review is my scores and they were not the best. My SAT score was 1420 and I actually had to take it several times, in fact the last time I took it it wasn't my best because it was second to last. I got a 7:30 in writing which was in the 99th percentile and I got a 690 in math, not so good in math, but that's not the de

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Hi, I realized I forgot to say what I got on my AP exams, as well as to say anything about the SAT subject tests, so I didn't take any. SAT subject tests and in my AP Computer Science Principles course I got a 5 on the AP exam and in my AP English Literature and Composition course I got a 4 on the exam, my GPA, on the other hand, was on the lower end. I got a 3.22. in weight and 3.55 weeding, so it's not the best if you look at my transcript that I'll have on the screen right now. I took two AP courses my junior year and am currently taking three my senior year.

I'm taking AP. Computer Science and AP Psychology in AP Language, which are the three areas I plan to study in college, so the next thing I want to go over is my essays, so I have three different essays for NYU, the first is why NY USES. and then I have the common app personal essay that goes to all the schools and then I have the common app additional information section where I explain where my grades may not be the best so the first thing I do when we use my personal essay which goes to At each school in this one, I talked a lot about how I have a lot of varied interests through my essays, which will be linked below if you want to check them out, if you're applying and want some examples of all trades.

Master of none is a common phrase you hear, but most people don't know the full quote jack of all trades master of none is many times better than master of one. I embody this quote because, while I cannot display a single passion, I am incredibly skilled at displaying scale in many different fields because my interest is constantly exploding in different directions. Some things I keep, others are only temporary, but I infuse them all with my enthusiasm, from dreaming up twenty new plots a day to exploring how to float. unit I spend my time doing the things I love and developing skills that will help me no matter what I choose to do in life from now on my three main academic interests are creative writing, computer science, and psychology.

I would like to get a double major or take a combined major and two of them and minor in the third at the same time I want to take a multitude of classes and other subjects that I enjoy such as photography acting media fashion design hospitality martial arts entrepreneurship and finance that list neither Even begins to show The extent of my curiosity I can't describe the excitement that flows through me when I think about choosing my courses for my first year. I often hear that I should be careful because I will end up spending all my time studying, but honestly that's okay for me, recreation is important, but learning new skills is recreational for me, just because I'm getting a grade doesn't mean I'm not having fun talking to experienced teachers and learning from them makes my eyes shine when it is in a I enjoy the class I look forward to my homework for some people it is a hobby and try to write down what would be their worst nightmare but I don't see it that way it is a way to grow up in a field I enjoy some things that I love outside the lake, but that doesn't stop me from trying and enjoying it.

Drawing relaxes me and I love creating my own original characters, although you would think they were drawn by a third grader who said there are a lot of things I'm good at that I picked up recently. photographing and editing Photoshop and Lightroom images, it's a lot of fun and I have a talent for it, from color correction to removing people from the background. I constantly impress people with my work, one of my favorite photos is one I took in the middle. of the day but then I added a starry sky and transformed it into a fantastic night.

Another is a small flower that I made flow with a mystical magenta light as it could belong to the noise of the fairy forest. I have a glow that gets brighter with everything. I learned that I am nosy. I am constantly curious. Nothing can fill that appetite. I am who I am because of the effort I have put into everything I love and because I love almost everything. The jack of all trades, the master of none, is often better. what a teacher of one so as you can see I explored a lot of different things I say things that I think I don't do and I admitted that I'm not perfect I'm not trying to exaggerate I know I'm bad at something but I still enjoy doing them.

I included that link that I think goes to my photography Instagram and then all of my essays that I'm going to share with you today probably have some typos and some small errors and that's because I proofread and proofread everything again within the common app before I submitted it , so I don't have those changes saved, so the next essay I'm going to talk about is my why and why USA, why am I you? What's up with this fool? makes it special for me and makes me want to apply well, to begin with, the inability to clearly distinguish where the city as a campus begins, the way the school is really integrated into its environment, it is unique and magnificent when I went to visit you on campus . tour I felt right there, it was a place I knew I could quickly return home to for my college years.

Second, there is the Gallatin school of individualized study. I have a wide variety of interests and building my own major would be a dream come true at many schools. They have a choice, but the fact that NYU has an entire university dedicated to this shows how much value the school places on making sure what they teach is right for their students. The option is available in most places, but it is not recommended at NYU. campus tour I spoke with a student who is working at the information desk and who attends Gallatin. He told me about a trip he took with others from the school where they did a lot of hands-on work that had nothing to do with In his major, I love the hands-on opportunities and the fact that the school was tied together in such a way that there was that kind of trip.

Even though the students didn't necessarily have common ground within their disciplines it shows how easy it is to be an individual and a

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of a group at NYU when it comes to my interests elsewhere. I grew up abroad in Indonesia in Brazil and I only moved to the US for high school. I consider myself a global citizen and would love to continue my life in other areas. of the world, although New York is my first choice, if I go to school there, I would definitely take advantage of the opportunities that NYU offers for other global opportunities, including studying abroad for a semester, both the atmosphere of the school and the personalities of the people I interacted with.

You're making me feel like I'd really fit in. I believe without a doubt that NYU is the school for me and that's why I not only talked about NYU but I also talked about Gallatin, which is a specific school that I went to and since I went to visit the campus, I took what I learned there and I made it clear that I still remember, that I have an active interest in the school, obviously, the fact that I applied early decision also shows that, so yes, I know. One thing that's a really good idea is that when you do a campus tour you take notes and stuff about everything you hear.

I didn't do that, but it would have been helpful because I was trying to remember exactly what that person said and I couldn't remember it 100% exactly, so I had to be a little vague. I would have liked to have more details about it if I had taken what I would have so I took notes and also mentioned some things about my life and how and why it relates specifically to me and finally I have the additional information essay and this is not an essay mandatory, but because my GPA wasn't exactly high, I decided to explain myself and why my GPA may not have been as good as I hope so.

I said, based on IQ tests and past performance, my high school grades don't reflect my true abilities due to the difficulties explained in this essay at the end of the eighth grade. I was ready to move. I eagerly searched for my new school in Bangladesh. I went for summer vacation with the intention of visiting my grandmother in New Orleans and having a fun vacation, but instead it became my new home. That summer there was a terrorist attack in Dhaka after a time of indecision, my father's company decided that no family could. stay because safety could not be guaranteed at this time we only had two weeks left until my family and I found a new high school my dad went to work and had to stay in a small apartment in a hidden building during his time there there he could do nothing but travel to and from the office and armed security parts, if he was away for a month working seven days a week or every two months he could come see me and my mother in New Orleans, this lasted all Freshman year, this the first time I was in the United States for an extended period I knew that health problems arose since I was two and a half years old.

I have been a type one diabetic with a compromised immune system, which means that when I am exposed to new germs in a new country I have almost no immunity I was constantly sick and almost always on antibiotics, so I missed a lot of school most of the second semester, I still worked hard to maintain the best grades I could in the second year I was getting sick Lastly, but still quite often, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, but this time my father was working in Houston and could return home every other weekend instead of every two months, but that left my mother and me alone most of the time as it was. going through chemotherapy in surgeries it was my job to take care of her at home I helped her with day to day things like meals and tending to her wounds I took on some of her responsibilities as my mother she was still there for me but I had to learn to take care of myself quickly, since before this she was always there, keeping me focused and doing all the tasks.

I had to learn time management and self-study while also keeping up with my extracurricular activities while knowing this. It is something that many consider on their own before this. I never had to do it and taking on these new responsibilities all at once was difficult in the third year. My mom was still undergoing treatment. My dad was still in Houston and I was still getting sick. Often there wasn't much. The last changed year has just begun and I have already dealt with two deaths of people I cared about, the closest thing I had to a grandfather and two teachers I really cared about, even if this starts the Eocene crisis, I will continue to push for achieve it.

As I have always done, there is also light in every cloud of darkness. In this case, my mother is now a mission, so in this essay I only talked about some difficulties that were happening emotionally with me and at home due to the situation that my father was in. In Bangladesh It was very stressful because you never knew and they could attack you or something, luckily nothing ever happened, but it wasn't exactly simple and it was scary at times. I talked about my mother's cancer and how she had to help a lot at home. so it just shows that my whole life changed drastically and pretty quickly and then just a general list of how I get sick all the time.

Anyone who goes to my school could tell you that I was almost never there, so it wasn't the easiest thing to maintain. I improved my grades, but I worked hard. My illness played a big role in why my grades weren't as good and I make sure to highlight that every year, luckily when you are admitted they can't rescind your application unless they abandon it. As long as I say the same thing as them, I'll be fine. These allow me to feel that in school that would really be it, also, because I already got into New York University, so I got into the school of your dreams and then II felt in high school, so no and I'm not. being able to go wouldn't be the best thing for me, yeah, and now you can see all the activities that I put in the common app, so I filled out every space and it's all true information, it's all accurate.

I didn't make things up and Think that's actually very important, don't lie, they can tell you how many of these apps they read, they can tell when you're lying about something, so be completely honest in your essays and your activity sheets and everything, if you did a lot of things but you didn't stay with them put those things and show that you didn't stay with them if you have only done one thing but you have done a lot in it put that thing and put everything you have done I did it because all of that matters a lot , so this is my tip sheet, as you can see the only things I did in school were cheerleading, school plays, and the musical.

One year, nothing more than I did on my own, I learned Photoshop and Unity. on my own I did a lot of creative writing on my own none of it I did through an organization or through school and my college counselor says I should definitely include the ones I did in school and the others probably wouldn't help much probably wouldn't matter, but I think specifically for the Gallatin school I don't want you. I think it was really helpful that you had things that weren't through an organization or the school because a big thing for the Gallants at the school is that if you're creating your own major, a lot of that is up to you and just up to the University.

New York City in general has a tremendous amount of resources to help students, but it's really up to you to figure out where those resources are and how to use them to show that I can take control of my learning and do as many activities without the help of a school or organization. I think that was really helpful for me, obviously, I can guess because I don't actually know why they accepted me. I just know that they resent my background. My parents are college graduates. My mom is a lawyer and my dad is an engineer, so it is very difficult for both of them to get to those places on the road.

By the time I enter college I will have lived in the US for a total of four years, so I think my international experience definitely helped me and I was born in Singapore, so I wasn't actually born in the US, although I was born in the US citizen and grew up in Indonesia considering I grew up until 5th grade and then moved to Brazil where I went to school from 5th to 8th grade and then came to the US to get better grades. My ethnicity is, I mean, white. I am very white. I am a ghost.

He adds that, beyond them, that is quite obvious. It really doesn't need to be said. That's my heritage, so I didn't really have anything particularly special in that department. I am a woman and I am NOT one. part of the lgbtq+ community. I'm just trying to think about everything that's on the Common App and everything that the university has, all the different information, you never know what they use. One thing I love, I'm like you, is that it's one of the most diverse universities in the United States, so having people not only from different cultures, different ethnicities and different places, but also have different ideas, part of that is It's because everyone comes from completely different places, so that's a really cool thing. that Emily is really showing your individuality in your essays and in the common app and anywhere you can show what makes you different from others if you left your essay on the floor somewhere and someone who knows you like a family member . or a close friend, if they picked up your essay and read it, they would know it was your essay without your name because it says a lot about you, they want who you are, not what you are and I think that's incredibly important to consider when you're making your applications, that's right as I think I became unique for Emily and I actually decided to go there in the fall at the Gallatin School of Individualized Studies and I hope this has helped you when you're writing your essays on your application.

Personally, I never watch any of these videos before applying, but a very close friend who is a year younger watches them constantly, so I know they are very helpful to some people, which is why I wanted to share mine, especially from my ratings. and everything wasn't so good I wanted to show that that's not all and that you can still get in even if your grades aren't that good or your grading essay isn't correct just because one area of ​​your life isn't that good. The best doesn't mean you can't recover in other areas. I'm not sitting here with a perfect 4.0 telling you how to get into college and how to get in if your grades and stuff aren't perfect and Some people are perfect if your grades and you suffer Congratulations I wish I were you, I guess, but if your dream school It's NYU, you don't need to be perfect in every area to get in and I think that's very important to consider because I know I kept hearing that my grades weren't good enough and that I didn't have a chance.

They told me I don't have a chance and I talked to a lot of other people who are going to Gallatin and the class of 2024 their college counselors told them too but they don't have a chance to get in and well we all did it at home just because someone says that It doesn't mean you don't actually have the opportunity to write your application as if you did. You have a chance because that's how it is. I mean, if you get all the applications, you probably won't have them, but you have a chance, especially if you can explain your problems, and I think it's incredibly important to use that extra information section and fill it out with any information. additional information that you think might help you and one thing that is important in the TSA essay, don't be afraid to brag, that is literally the point of these essays, that's what you are writing them for is to show why you would fit into this school why they should accept yourself you need to talk about yourself and oh my god it's the hardest thing to do.

I can't brag about myself. It was ours, it hurt me. I had to practice. It can be very difficult to brag about yourself because. you don't want to brag you're not supposed to brag in society but this is no place for you to brag you want to be accepted if you can do something well then you can do it well don't be modest no Don't be humble, it's not the time for that, but I think that's all the tips and tricks I have. If you have any questions, put them in the comments section below and I'll try to answer them as best I can.

I'll possibly link you somewhere that can, so thanks for watching, don't forget to like and subscribe and I hope you come back. I will definitely post more about my life at NYU in the future, like Welcome Week. I'm really excited about it, so. I'm definitely everything you do, send me higher than the moon with everything in your eyes, you light a match that lights my heart when you're around, I give him my blushing face and it's true.