{"id":11565,"date":"2017-11-07t14:32:31","date_gmt":"2017-11-07t22:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=11565"},"modified":"2018-10-20t14:59:29","modified_gmt":"2018-10-20t21:59:29","slug":"nyu-sat-and-act-scores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/college-admissions\/nyu-sat-and-act-scores\/","title":{"rendered":"nyu sat and act scores: what you need to get in"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n maybe you come from an nyu legacy family and have been planning your bright future in manhattan for the last two decades. or maybe you just picked up an nyu brochure at your high school\u2019s college fair and the only thing you know about the school is what its acronym stands for. <\/p>\n whatever led you to this post, if you have any interest in nyu, chances are you\u2019ve found one (or all!) of these things about the school compelling:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n there\u2019s a lot more to a successful college application than just your test scores. however, almost all schools require that applicants submit either sat or act results to be considered for admission. so tackling these tests is a great place to start.<\/em> and we\u2019re here to help!<\/p>\n keep reading for a whole lot of information about nyu sat scores (\u2026or nyu act scores<\/em>, if that\u2019s what you\u2019re into). once you know what to aim for, we\u2019ll talk about how to get your scores where they need to be.<\/p>\n there is no magic formula for getting into nyu. sorry \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n when i was a junior in high school, i made a list of colleges and went over it with my guidance counselor. it was a big high school, and she didn\u2019t know me very well. but she did have an intimate knowledge of my gpa and test scores. <\/p>\n as we went down the list, next to the name of each school she wrote whether she thought that school was a \u201csafety school\u201d and \u201cgood fit\u201d or a \u201creach\u201d for me. and while she encouraged me to still apply to the \u201creach\u201d schools, she let me know that i would probably end up at one of the \u201cgood fit\u201d institutions.<\/p>\n but by the time spring of my senior year came around, i had been waitlisted (and eventually denied<\/em>) at every single college my counselor had written \u201cgood fit\u201d next to. i knew my sat scores were way above the average for students typically admitted all of those schools. but i still didn\u2019t get accepted to any of them. i was freaking out.<\/p>\n\n<\/p>\n\nthere\u2019s a lot that goes into admissions, and test scores only account for about a third (or less) of the decision whether to admit or deny a student.<\/strong> it\u2019s possible that your sat or act scores could be<\/em> the deciding factor for the nyu admissions committee \u2013 but they aren\u2019t magic. <\/p>\n this was discouraging for me to learn first hand. i\u2019m sure it\u2019s a little discouraging for you to hear. but don\u2019t worry! there\u2019s a lot that you can do to make sure your application is looking as good as possible when it slides across the nyu adcoms\u2019 desks. <\/p>\n when reviewing your application, the nyu admissions committee will be looking for the whole package.<\/strong> you will almost certainly need to have a good gpa, good test scores, and be near the top of your high school class. however, like many schools, nyu values a student body of diverse, innovative thinkers, and they will accept a \u2018good fit\u2019 applicant over one with higher academic achievement. <\/strong><\/p>\n when completing your application, make sure to demonstrate not just your intellectual drive, but also your initiative and leadership experience. this could be displayed through your work history, community involvement, family responsibilities, and other informal good deeds. you\u2019re much more than a test score, so make sure the adcom can see that. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n gpa and test scores are important, but other factors (such as extracurricular activities and letters of recommendation) will also play a big role. nyu requires a supplemental essay as part of your application, which is an important time to shine. you need to convince the admissions committee that you\u2019re not just a great fit for some college \u2013 you\u2019re a great fit for nyu.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n the newest class of students admitted into nyu represents a small-but-diverse portion of the group that applied. of the 67,000 students who applied last fall, 18,520 were admitted. this means nyu\u2019s admissions rate is currently about 27%.<\/strong> this is the lowest admissions rate nyu has had in the last 16 years<\/a>. given that five years ago, nyu\u2019s acceptance rate was 35%, it\u2019s obvious that admissions at nyu are becoming even more competitive.<\/p>\n but don\u2019t let that discourage you! just take it one step at a time \u2013 starting with your test scores.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n don\u2019t worry too much<\/em> about your test scores \u2013 as i just said, nyu isn\u2019t looking at you as a faceless score on an online application. <\/p>\n there is no absolute minimum sat or act score that you need to get into nyu.<\/strong> however it\u2019s safe to say that your entire application has to make an impression, and a strong test score will definitely reflect positively on you. <\/p>\n nyu won\u2019t release its admitted student data for 2017 until the spring of 2018. because of this, we\u2019ll have to go off the test scores for the class of 2020. <\/p>\n don\u2019t panic!<\/em> trends in scoring for admitted students generally stay stable from one year to the next. however, since the sat scores reported by nyu are from the old sat (before march 2016), we will have to convert the scores<\/a> to reflect the new version of the test.<\/p>\n for students who submitted sat scores and were admitted to nyu in 2016, the 25th and 75th percentile composite scores were 1880 and 2210. this translates to a 25th percentile composite score of 1340, and a 75th percentile composite score of 1520<\/strong> on the new sat.<\/p>\n what does that mean? well, it means the top 25% of students admitted to nyu this year earned a combined sat score of over 1520 (which most likely means scoring well over 700 on both parts of the sat). the middle 50% earned between 1340 and 1520. and the bottom 25% earned below 1340. therefore, 75% of nyu\u2019s current sophomore class scored above a 1340 on the sat. <\/p>\n it\u2019s generally a good practice to aim for an sat score around the 75th percentile of whatever the school your looking at has recently admitted.<\/strong> having a concrete goal will help you focus your studying<\/a>, and hitting the 75th percentile of nyu sat scores will give you a really nice cushion as you go into the admissions process. <\/p>\n while nyu may be your dream school, chances are that there other schools on your list too. for that reason we’ve put together a post covering the sat score range<\/a> for each of the top 100 colleges and universities in america. more than one goal score never hurt anyone!<\/p>\n for students who submitted act scores and were admitted to nyu in 2016, the 25th percentile score was 29; the 75th percentile score was 33. <\/strong><\/p>\n same drill here. shooting for the 75th percentile of nyu act scores will make your own score competitive, so try to aim for a 33 \u2013 and definitely make a point to score a 29 or higher.<\/p>\n it\u2019s also important to note here that you can take both the sat<\/a> and the act <\/a>more than once. people who work in admissions understand that students get nervous, and that their first test score is not always the best they can do.<\/p>\n nyu super scores<\/strong>, which means they will make their decisions based on the highest scores you get \u2013 even if that means taking the math score from one sat attempt and your evidence-based reading and writing score from another (same goes for act superscores<\/a>). so even if there’s just one section you could see yourself improving in, it may be worth taking the test again. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n a well-rounded application is extremely important. scores aren\u2019t everything. however, test prep should be your friend!<\/strong> there are a lot of parts of the admissions process that you won\u2019t be able to control, but your sat or act scores are something that you can have a real say in. <\/p>\n if attending nyu is your dream, then you need to start planning early. <\/p>\n prepare yourself to the best of your ability \u2013 if you\u2019ve done your best, there\u2019s nothing to regret. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n hopefully, nyu will admit you with open arms (and a lot financial aid)! but, if not, there are many of other amazing universities out there that would love to add you to their community. that\u2019s what happened to me. \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n but for now, it\u2019s time to get studying! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" everything you need to know about current nyu sat scores (and act scores too!) plus advice on how to get your own scores where you want them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":266,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[24878],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nso you want to go to nyu\u2026<\/h2>\n
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\nthe magic formula for getting accepted!<\/h2>\n
what the admissions committee is looking for…<\/h2>\n
nyu admissions data<\/h2>\n
what kind of scores do you need to get in to nyu?<\/h2>\n
nyu admissions by the numbers: nyu sat scores <\/h2>\n
nyu admissions by the numbers: nyu act scores <\/h2>\n
a note on re-taking the exam<\/h2>\n
the takeaway<\/h2>\n
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