NYU c/o 2019 Applicants (2015-2016) Forum

[Generally]

At least you morally bankrupt people are honest.

I hate them. Also, don't you need to speak french for the paris one?

[benwyatt]

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[Generally]

At least you morally bankrupt people are honest.

I hate them. Also, don't you need to speak french for the paris one?

Doesn't look like it. Instruction is in English, at least.

That must of been UVAs I am thinking of then. Vandy has Venice and I am not gonna lie, that's a big plus.

[barley]

I got excited about NYU again last night.

[benwyatt]

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[barley]

I got excited about NYU again last night.

How did it break through your UVA hype?

My hero is a professor there and I was rereading a chapter of his book.

And totally not crying quietly to myself heh

[oliverotis]

I got excited about NYU again last night.

How did it break through your UVA hype?

My hero is a professor there and I was rereading a chapter of his book.

And totally not crying quietly to myself heh

Sat in on his racial justice class last month, it was pretty extraordinary

[ugg]

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[barley]

I got excited about NYU again last night.

How did it break through your UVA hype?

My hero is a professor there and I was rereading a chapter of his book.

And totally not crying quietly to myself heh

Sat in on his racial justice class last month, it was pretty extraordinary

He's a mindbogglingly good speaker.... I bet his classes are amazing!

[ugg]

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[lodovicok]

I got excited about NYU again last night.

How did it break through your UVA hype?

My hero is a professor there and I was rereading a chapter of his book.

And totally not crying quietly to myself heh

Sat in on his racial justice class last month, it was pretty extraordinary

He's a mindbogglingly good speaker.... I bet his classes are amazing!

I've seen him speak a few times. A massive motivation behind my NYU application.

[lx9013]

Checking in!

[mynameiskevin]

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[gobears!!]

Is the AnBryce scholarship really dependent on numbers? I've been trying to find some stats about previous scholars but am coming up empty handed.

[benwyatt]

Is the AnBryce scholarship really dependent on numbers? I've been trying to find some stats about previous scholars but am coming up empty handed.

It's hard to tell. There are a couple AB-ers around TLS but the sample size is so small it's hard to generalize.
I would imagine that numbers are slightly less important because you're only considered once you've been admitted anyway, but they do want to see that not only have you overcome adversity, you've also succeeded academically despite said adversity.

^Total wild speculation.

[gobears!!]

Is the AnBryce scholarship really dependent on numbers? I've been trying to find some stats about previous scholars but am coming up empty handed.

It's hard to tell. There are a couple AB-ers around TLS but the sample size is so small it's hard to generalize.
I would imagine that numbers are slightly less important because you're only considered once you've been admitted anyway, but they do want to see that not only have you overcome adversity, you've also succeeded academically despite said adversity.

^Total wild speculation.

Thanks Ben! That is generally what I gathered from my very broad search of TLS. I've been trying to crunch some numbers to get a sense of the pool. I assume about 25% of the incoming class consists of first-generation college students (going off of Berkeley's stats) and another 15%-20% of the class is the first to go to grad school. But I could be way off here hah.

[benwyatt]

Is the AnBryce scholarship really dependent on numbers? I've been trying to find some stats about previous scholars but am coming up empty handed.

It's hard to tell. There are a couple AB-ers around TLS but the sample size is so small it's hard to generalize.
I would imagine that numbers are slightly less important because you're only considered once you've been admitted anyway, but they do want to see that not only have you overcome adversity, you've also succeeded academically despite said adversity.

^Total wild speculation.

Thanks Ben! That is generally what I gathered from my very broad search of TLS. I've been trying to crunch some numbers to get a sense of the pool. I assume about 25% of the incoming class consists of first-generation college students (going off of Berkeley's stats) and another 15%-20% of the class is the first to go to grad school. But I could be way off here hah.

I tried to do some of that same sleuthing and then decide what proportion of those first to go to grad school did so in the face of "extraordinarily challenging social and economic circumstances" but at that point it's so speculative that I can't even estimate what the applicant pool looks like as far as size is concerned so I gave up.

[gobears!!]

Is the AnBryce scholarship really dependent on numbers? I've been trying to find some stats about previous scholars but am coming up empty handed.

It's hard to tell. There are a couple AB-ers around TLS but the sample size is so small it's hard to generalize.
I would imagine that numbers are slightly less important because you're only considered once you've been admitted anyway, but they do want to see that not only have you overcome adversity, you've also succeeded academically despite said adversity.

^Total wild speculation.

Thanks Ben! That is generally what I gathered from my very broad search of TLS. I've been trying to crunch some numbers to get a sense of the pool. I assume about 25% of the incoming class consists of first-generation college students (going off of Berkeley's stats) and another 15%-20% of the class is the first to go to grad school. But I could be way off here hah.

I tried to do some of that same sleuthing and then decide what proportion of those first to go to grad school did so in the face of "extraordinarily challenging social and economic circumstances" but at that point it's so speculative that I can't even estimate what the applicant pool looks like as far as size is concerned so I gave up.

This is where I am at now I'm fairly optimistic that the pool isn't gigantic. But of course it is still highly selective.

[gamerish]

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[wittywitless]

Is the AnBryce scholarship really dependent on numbers? I've been trying to find some stats about previous scholars but am coming up empty handed.

It's hard to tell. There are a couple AB-ers around TLS but the sample size is so small it's hard to generalize.
I would imagine that numbers are slightly less important because you're only considered once you've been admitted anyway, but they do want to see that not only have you overcome adversity, you've also succeeded academically despite said adversity.

^Total wild speculation.

This is actually something I had a question about. For NYU, I'm gonna need my personal statement, an AnBryce statement and a statement about being from an underrepresented group. While I have other topics to discuss for the underrepresented group statement, my personal statement is precisely about overcoming adversity and succeeding successfully and I don't know that I can replicate a completely new adversity statement with the same emphasis on academics that has the same impact as my personal statement. I doubt writing basically the same essay twice with the second version just having some stuff worked in about the program itself wouldn't be taken kindly.

Has anyone faced a similar issue or have any advice?

Weeell...

I don't know how good this advice is, but the adversity statement and the AnBryce statement have similar but slightly differing prompts. ie, adversity asks you to explain difficult circumstances you have overcome, but AnBryce adds onto this that you should explain how you embody the values/qualities of an AnBryce scholar. I ended up recycling a lot of my adversity statement and shifting the focus as to how overcoming those obstacles displayed the qualities sought and further explained how the scholarship would assist me in continuing to embody that.

Coin toss. It'd be nice if it worked ...

[gobears!!]

Is the AnBryce scholarship really dependent on numbers? I've been trying to find some stats about previous scholars but am coming up empty handed.

It's hard to tell. There are a couple AB-ers around TLS but the sample size is so small it's hard to generalize.
I would imagine that numbers are slightly less important because you're only considered once you've been admitted anyway, but they do want to see that not only have you overcome adversity, you've also succeeded academically despite said adversity.

^Total wild speculation.

This is actually something I had a question about. For NYU, I'm gonna need my personal statement, an AnBryce statement and a statement about being from an underrepresented group. While I have other topics to discuss for the underrepresented group statement, my personal statement is precisely about overcoming adversity and succeeding successfully and I don't know that I can replicate a completely new adversity statement with the same emphasis on academics that has the same impact as my personal statement. I doubt writing basically the same essay twice with the second version just having some stuff worked in about the program itself wouldn't be taken kindly.

Has anyone faced a similar issue or have any advice?

Weeell...

I don't know how good this advice is, but the adversity statement and the AnBryce statement have similar but slightly differing prompts. ie, adversity asks you to explain difficult circumstances you have overcome, but AnBryce adds onto this that you should explain how you embody the values/qualities of an AnBryce scholar. I ended up recycling a lot of my adversity statement and shifting the focus as to how overcoming those obstacles displayed the qualities sought and further explained how the scholarship would assist me in continuing to embody that.

Coin toss. It'd be nice if it worked ...

I took a similar approach. Half of my AB essay was my adversity essay almost verbatim and the rest was my take on how I demonstrate the AB qualities/would benefit from the program. Admissions can look at the AB but it doesn't mean they have to since it is a scholarship essay and not the main application. Plus I don't think the AB committee gets everything to review so your PS may not be at play (I could be wrong here). My PS was about overcoming adversity too but that took on a more professional than personal tone.

[benwyatt]

Is the AnBryce scholarship really dependent on numbers? I've been trying to find some stats about previous scholars but am coming up empty handed.

It's hard to tell. There are a couple AB-ers around TLS but the sample size is so small it's hard to generalize.
I would imagine that numbers are slightly less important because you're only considered once you've been admitted anyway, but they do want to see that not only have you overcome adversity, you've also succeeded academically despite said adversity.

^Total wild speculation.

This is actually something I had a question about. For NYU, I'm gonna need my personal statement, an AnBryce statement and a statement about being from an underrepresented group. While I have other topics to discuss for the underrepresented group statement, my personal statement is precisely about overcoming adversity and succeeding successfully and I don't know that I can replicate a completely new adversity statement with the same emphasis on academics that has the same impact as my personal statement. I doubt writing basically the same essay twice with the second version just having some stuff worked in about the program itself wouldn't be taken kindly.

Has anyone faced a similar issue or have any advice?

Weeell...

I don't know how good this advice is, but the adversity statement and the AnBryce statement have similar but slightly differing prompts. ie, adversity asks you to explain difficult circumstances you have overcome, but AnBryce adds onto this that you should explain how you embody the values/qualities of an AnBryce scholar. I ended up recycling a lot of my adversity statement and shifting the focus as to how overcoming those obstacles displayed the qualities sought and further explained how the scholarship would assist me in continuing to embody that.

Coin toss. It'd be nice if it worked ...

I took a similar approach. Half of my AB essay was my adversity essay almost verbatim and the rest was my take on how I demonstrate the AB qualities/would benefit from the program. Admissions can look at the AB but it doesn't mean they have to since it is a scholarship essay and not the main application. Plus I don't think the AB committee gets everything to review so your PS may not be at play (I could be wrong here). My PS was about overcoming adversity too but that took on a more professional than personal tone.

Just want to jump in and say that the scholarship committees do get access to your full application.

[benwyatt]

Anyone have poll ideas?

[slippin_jimmy]

Anyone have poll ideas?

Decision date predictions.

Idk, something about NYU law people are hype for? E.g. Clinics, things specific to NYU.

[wittywitless]

Anyone have poll ideas?

Ways to survive NYC during the fall? eg drink a lot, invest in space heater, turn into icicle, lose soul ...