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For admission in spring, summer, or fall of 2008.
Instructions for Submitting an Online Application for Admission
General Information
• Official score reports for two SAT Subject Tests. (Required of all
The Application for Admission to Undergraduate Study should be
students except those applying for any program in the Tisch School
completed by all freshman and transfer applicants wishing to pursue an
of the Arts or for the studio art or any of the music programs in the
undergraduate degree at New York University except the following:
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.
1. In general, students who are interested in evening or part-time study
should file the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS)
Application for Admission. The only part-time students who should use
this application are those interested in part-time study in the Gallatin
School of Individualized Study, the Hotel and Tourism Management
or Sports Management and Leisure Studies Program in SCPS, or the
College of Nursing.
2. Current NYU students who wish to transfer from one NYU school to
another should complete the Application for Internal Transfer.
Students applying to programs in the Steinhardt School that do not
require an audition or portfolio are required to submit two SAT Subject
Test scores.)
• High School Report/Counselor Recommendation Form (freshmen only)
• Teacher Recommendation Form
• Personal Statements and Essay
Some programs have special requirements in addition to those listed
above. Please refer to the Special Admission Requirements section in
these instructions. International students should consult the International
Student Admission section for additional information.
3. Readmission, special visiting, and special postgraduate students should
complete the Special Student/Readmission Application, which is
Application Fee
available at admissions.nyu.edu/apply.
If you are applying online, you may pay the required application fee of
Please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions if you are uncertain
which application you should complete and/or to secure the appropriate
forms. All applications and instructions are available on the undergraduate
admissions Web site at admissions.nyu.edu/apply.
$65.00 ($75.00 if applying from outside the United States) by credit card
online. If you wish to send a check or money order separately, be sure to
include your name and Social Security number or NYU ID. Send your check
or money order to
New York University
Application Forms
Undergraduate Admissions Processing Center
In addition to this online application and our paper application, NYU also
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accepts the Common Application and gives it equal consideration. You
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may apply by using the paper version of the Common Application, which
should be available in your school’s guidance office, or by applying online
at www.commonapp.org. If you use the Common Application to apply
to NYU, regardless of whether you use the paper version or the online
version, you must also complete the NYU Supplement to the Common
Application. If you use the paper version of the Common Application, the
NYU Supplement may be downloaded in PDF format from our Web site at
admissions.nyu.edu/apply. The NYU Supplement must be mailed with the
paper version of the Common Application. If you apply using the online
version of the Common Application, you will not be able to submit your
application to NYU until you also complete and submit the online version
of the NYU Supplement.
We strongly suggest that you keep photocopies or printouts of all
forms that you complete for your own records. Also, we ask that you
be consistent with the application and the forms you provide: if you
use the NYU application, please submit only the NYU forms; if you use
the Common Application, use only the Common Application forms and
the NYU Supplement.
Application Requirements
Candidates for undergraduate admission must submit the following:
The application fee covers processing costs and is nonrefundable. Make
checks or money orders payable to New York University. Please do not send
cash under any circumstances. If the application fee is a financial burden to
your family, see your guidance or transfer counselor regarding a fee waiver.
Because of the very limited amount of financial aid available for international students, our general expectation is that international students
must be able to provide the entire cost of their education through their
own resources. As a result, application fee waivers will not be accepted for
international students.
Receipt of Application Materials
We will send you a written acknowledgement shortly after we receive your
application. If you are applying as a Regular Decision freshman and you do
not receive an acknowledgement that your application has been received
by February 5, you should contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
It is your responsibility to make certain that the Office of Undergraduate
Admissions receives all of the information required to complete your
application. Please note that because of the high volume of mail that
we receive, we will be unable to respond to inquiries about received or
missing materials for Regular Decision freshman applications until early
February, when most of the mail has been opened and filed.
• Application for Admission to Undergraduate Study and nonrefundable
$65.00 application fee ($75.00 for applicants outside the United States)
• Official high school transcript (and equivalency diploma test scores if
applicable)
• Official transcripts of all college work for which academic credit has
been earned
• Official score reports for the SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT (with
Writing Test)
Supplementary Materials
Unless you are applying to one of the programs that specifically requires an
audition or portfolio as part of the admission process, portfolios, videotapes,
CDs, or other samples of your artistic ability are not required for admission
and will not be considered by the committee. Similarly, while you are
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welcome to share with us personal statements on matters of importance
If English is not your native language and if your primary language of
to you, please do not send packets of award certificates or similar
instruction has not been English, you should also take the Test of English
collections of testimonials. Finally, please do not submit your application
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). (Please see the International Student
in binders or folders.
Admission section in these instructions for additional information.)
Intended Area of Study
cies. The NYU code for the College Board (SAT Reasoning Test, SAT Subject
You may apply to only one NYU school/college, and you should indicate
Tests, and TOEFL) is 2562; the ACT code for NYU is 2838. Please do not use
your area of intended study within that school/college. Students applying
the “Rush Report” option to have a paper copy of your SAT scores sent.
to the College of Arts and Science and the Stern School of Business may
We receive daily electronic transmissions of SAT scores, which enables us
indicate “Undecided” in the “Are you interested in a specific major”
to update your application automatically and far more quickly than we
question. Students applying to the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education,
are able to do if we receive paper score reports.
Official test scores should be sent directly to NYU from the testing agen-
and Human Development; the Tisch School of the Arts; or the School of
Continuing and Professional Studies MUST indicate a major and may not
Deadlines
select “Undecided.”
Students who wish to begin their studies at NYU during the 2008 calendar
You may submit only one application to NYU. If you change your choice
year may submit their application for admission as early as August 2007.
of school/college after submitting your application, contact the Office of
Freshmen are considered only for fall (September) entry. Transfer students
Undergraduate Admissions with your change request.
may enter in either the spring (January), summer (May or July), or fall term,
although not all NYU schools/colleges or programs admit new students in
Social Security Number
Although each NYU student is assigned a unique identification number
all terms.
Applications submitted after the deadlines indicated in the chart below
that does not involve the student’s Social Security number, we ask that you
will be considered only if space remains in the division and program
include your Social Security number on your NYU or Common Application
desired. Credentials (transcripts, test scores, letters of recommendation,
for a variety of reasons. Each year many of our applicants have the same last
etc.) received well after your application deadline will put you at a
(family) name, a surprising number have identical first and last names, and,
disadvantage in the admissions process.
occasionally, those students even have the same birth date. Having your Social
Security number enables us to process and file your application credentials
more expeditiously, which helps us complete your application file more quick-
NYU Application Deadlines
APPLICANT
POSTMARK
NYU PROGRAMS AVAILABLE
TERM
STATUS
DEADLINE
( SUBJECT
Spring 2008
Transfers only
Nov. 1, 2007
TO CHANGE )
ly. Having your Social Security number also greatly assists the computer operation that is performed to match your official test scores with your application.
In addition, you are required (by the federal government) to provide your
All except Stern
School of Business
Social Security number if you wish to be considered for federal financial aid.
and Tisch School
Please be assured that NYU is committed to ensuring the privacy and confi-
of the Arts
dentiality of student records. (Note: Canadian citizens and other international
students should not provide their student ID number or other identity number
Summer 2008
Transfers only
April 1, 2008
wherever we ask for the applicant’s Social Security number in the application.)
Standardized Tests
All applicants must provide official score reports. Freshman applicants must
All except Stern
School of Business
Fall 2008
Freshman
Nov. 1, 2007
All
Jan. 15, 2008
All
Early Decision
provide scores from either the SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT (with Writing
Test). Two SAT Subject Test scores are required from all students except
those applying for any of the programs in the Tisch School of the Arts or
Freshman
Regular Decision
for the studio art or any of the music programs in the Steinhardt School of
Culture, Education, and Human Development. (Note: Students applying for
programs in the Steinhardt School that do not require an audition or portfolio are required to submit scores from two SAT Subject Tests.) For 2008,
we do not expect to give significant weight in the admissions process to
Transfers
April 1, 2008
All except the
film and television
major in Tisch School
of the Arts*
either the SAT Writing section or the ACT Writing Test.
If you are applying as a Regular Decision freshman, you should plan on
completing your testing by the December test date. We strongly recommend
that Early Decision applicants complete all testing by the October test date,
although November scores usually arrive in time to be considered.
If you are applying as a transfer student and you took either one of
these tests while in high school, you should not retake the tests now; simply
submit the results of your high school SAT or ACT examinations. If you did
not take SAT or ACT examinations in high school and have been in college
less than one year, you must take either the SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT
(with Writing Test) and submit the results as part of your application.
* New transfers entering the Film and Television Program in Tisch School of the Arts
are required to begin their studies in one of the two NYU summer sessions.
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Notification
NYU provides Early Decision applicants who are offered admission with
Regular Decision freshman applicants are notified on or about April 1.
estimated financial aid awards. Please see the Financial Aid section in these
Transfer applicants for summer and fall admission are notified beginning
instructions and the Early Decision Program Financial Aid Application in
in early to mid-May. Early Decision freshman applicants are notified
the Supplemental Forms section of this application (Step 4). Early Decision
beginning in mid-December or as soon as possible after that upon receipt
applicants who do not file the Early Decision Program Financial Aid
of all required credentials. Candidates for spring admission are notified
Application will not be considered for NYU need-based financial aid.
beginning November 15.
Please note that students who have been denied admission may
We believe that part of our commitment to Early Decision applicants is
an “early” decision, and we either admit or deny Early Decision candidates.
not reapply to the same or to another NYU school/college for one full
Please note that Early Decision applicants who are denied admission may
calendar year.
not reapply as Regular Decision applicants.
Freshman Admission
Transfer Admission
Admission to the undergraduate schools at NYU is highly selective.
You should apply as a transfer student if you currently are or have been
Though there are many similarities, the application process differs slightly
enrolled as a degree candidate in another college or university. (You
from school to school. Our evaluation involves a comprehensive review
should apply as a freshman if you have taken college courses as a non-
of your academic background, including the relative strength of your
degree student or if you are taking college courses during high school.)
high school program and your performance in those courses, and your
Transfer admission to NYU is highly selective. The Admissions
standardized test scores. We also consider your personal statements and
Committee considers a variety of factors in reviewing your application,
application essay, letters of recommendation submitted on your behalf,
including the relative strength of your college program, your performance
your activities both in school and in your community, and a review of
in those courses, your high school record, standardized tests, one letter
creative ability where applicable. Finally, we consider your special talents,
of recommendation, extracurricular activities, your essay, and review of
alumni affiliation, socioeconomic background, geographic location, and
creative ability where applicable.
race and ethnicity.
Since our applicants come from a broad range of high schools from
Most successful transfer applicants follow a general liberal arts curriculum at their school. Typically, the successful candidate will have completed
around the United States and many foreign countries, it is difficult to
at least a year of college credit (minimum 30 semester hours) and
recommend a single course of study that would maximize your chances
maintained at least a B average overall, although the most competitive
of admission. However, we expect your preparation to include the
candidates usually exceed these minimum standards. If you have been
following: 4 years of English with a heavy emphasis on writing, 3-4 years
in college less than a year, your high school record will be an important
of history/social studies, 3-4 years of mathematics, 3-4 years of a
consideration for admission.
laboratory science, and 2-3 years of a foreign language. Please note
Transfer credit is evaluated on a course-by-course basis. To be consid-
that these are minimum requirements for consideration. Students most
ered eligible for transfer, each course must have been taken for credit at
competitive for admission will exceed these minimums. International
an accredited college or university and you must have earned a minimum
students should be completing a program of study that would qualify
grade of C. If you are admitted, you will receive a detailed evaluation of
them for admission to selective universities in their own country.
transfer credit with your offer of admission. We are not able to evaluate
You are considered a freshman applicant if you are currently in high
your course work until you are admitted.
school, even if you are taking college courses. If you are participating in
Please note that the Leonard N. Stern School of Business will not
a dual-enrollment program, you should apply as a freshman even if you
consider for transfer admission students who enter NYU by transferring
will have earned enough college credits for an associate’s degree upon
into another NYU school or college.
completion of your program. (If you have left high school early, however,
and are attending a residential college as a full-time student, you are
International Student Admission
considered a transfer student.) Please contact the Office of Undergraduate
If you are not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, you must
Admissions if you are uncertain of your status.
provide the information requested in the “Other Citizenship” portion
of the application for admission—even if you have an application for
Early Decision Option
permanent residency or citizenship in progress. If you are not a U.S. citizen,
If you are a freshman applicant who is certain that NYU is your first-choice
you should enter your legal name exactly as it appears on your passport,
college, and you are prepared to attend if you are offered admission, we
if you have one.
encourage you to apply under the Early Decision option. Students applying
as Early Decision candidates will receive their admission decision in
In addition to the requirements listed elsewhere in these instructions,
international students should note the following:
December or early January. If you are offered admission through Early
Decision, you must withdraw all applications you may have submitted to
other colleges and pay a tuition deposit within three weeks of notification.
You may use this online application to apply as an Early Decision
• Documents If your secondary education culminates in a maturity
certificate examination, you must submit an official copy of the grades
you received in each subject of your examination. If you are preparing
candidate. Identify yourself as an Early Decision applicant by clicking on
for these examinations, you must submit predicted scores. All docu-
the Early Decision line in the “Classification” question under “Filing
ments submitted for review must be official; that is, they must be either
Status” on the first page and by electronically signing the Early Decision
originals or copies certified by authorized persons. (A “certified” copy is
Agreement on the fourth page. If you use the Common Application to
one that bears either an original signature of the registrar or other des-
apply for admission, follow the instructions to indicate your status as an
ignated school official or an original impression of the institution’s seal.)
Early Decision applicant.
Uncertified copies are not acceptable. If these official documents are
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in a foreign language, they must be accompanied by an official English
to be named in traditional terms, a brief summary of course content is
translation from an accredited translation agency. NYU cannot assume
required. Other materials, such as course bibliographies or syllabi, may be
responsibility for the return of any documents you provide in support
submitted, but are not required. If homeschooling has been supplement-
of your application for admission. You should not submit diplomas or
ed by formal course work either at the secondary school or postsecondary
original single copies of records that cannot be replaced.
level, official transcripts from the school(s) or college(s) are required.
• Standardized Tests All applicants are required to submit official score
• Standardized Tests All applicants to NYU, including homeschooled
reports for the SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT (with Writing Test). If you
applicants, must submit official score reports from either the SAT
live in an area where the ACT Writing Test is not available, you must take
Reasoning Test or the ACT (with Writing Test). Because of the difficulty
the SAT Reasoning Test. If your native language is not English, and if your
inherent in assessing a homeschool experience compared to preparation
primary language of instruction has not been English, you should also
in a traditional high school setting, homeschooled students who provide
take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or the IELTS
SAT Reasoning Test scores must also submit at least three SAT Subject
(International English Language Testing System) examinations to ascertain
Test scores. Homeschooled students who send ACT scores must also
your English language proficiency. For information about the TOEFL,
submit at least two SAT Subject Test scores, even if applying to the
please contact TOEFL, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ 08541-
Tisch School of the Arts or to the art or music programs in the
0001, USA, or visit www.toefl.org. For information about the IELTS, please
Steinhardt School.
visit www.ielts.com. If you are in the United States and in the New York
area, you may arrange to take the English proficiency test of the
• Recommendations Homeschooled applicants must provide at least
American Language Institute (New York University) located at 48 Cooper
two recommendations, including one from the person(s) who has
Square, New York, NY 10003-7154; telephone 212-998-7040. Students may
served as the primary instructor or who has primary responsibility
be further tested upon arrival at the University. If your ability to speak
for assessing the applicant’s academic performance. A second recom-
and write in English is inadequate, you will not be allowed to register for
mendation should be from an individual who is able to provide
academic study and will have to register for noncredit English courses
information concerning the applicant’s readiness to begin studies at
that will entail additional expense and extend the time normally required
NYU and should be from someone other than a parent.
to complete your degree.
• High School/Equivalency Diploma Homeschooled applicants are not
• Certification of Finances All non-U.S. citizens and non-U.S. permanent
required to present an equivalency diploma to be considered for
residents must submit appropriate evidence of their ability to finance
admission. However, NYU policy requires certification of completion
their education prior to the issuance of certificates for student visas
of secondary school for all enrolled students prior to graduation from
(Form I-20) or exchange visitor visas (Form DS-2019), and these
the University. As such, homeschooled students must either be able
certificates will be issued only if you are offered admission and pay
to provide a homeschool diploma or certificate of completion that is
the appropriate deposits. (You are not required to submit financial
considered the equivalent of a high school diploma in the applicant’s
documents with your application for admission.) If your studies are
home state, or they must be willing, if admitted, to apply for a New York
being financed by means of your own savings, parental support,
State equivalency diploma upon the completion of 24 college credits.
outside private or government scholarships, or any combination of
these, you must arrange to send official letters or similar certificates
Opportunity Programs
as proof of such support, together with a New York University
• Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) Sponsored by the
Application for Certificate of Eligibility (AFCOE), which is provided
New York State Department of Education, the Higher Education
to students with their offer of admission. Please be certain to include
Opportunity Program (HEOP) at NYU is designed to assist students who
your name and date of birth on each document you submit. If you
are residents of New York State who are academically and educationally
are currently in the United States, you must submit a copy of your
disadvantaged. In addition to financial assistance, students in the
I-94 card. Please note that students holding F-1 or J-1 student visas
program receive supportive services including counseling and tutoring
are generally not allowed to work in the United States to earn money
to help ensure their success. Students must meet academic and family
toward their education and are required to pursue a full-time course
income guidelines to be eligible, and they must attend an eight-week
load each semester.
summer program prior to the start of their freshman year. No special
application is required for HEOP consideration, and New York State
Homeschooled Students
residents are automatically reviewed for eligibility during our normal
New York University welcomes applications from homeschooled students.
application review process.
All homeschooled applicants must submit a complete application for
admission, the personal statements and essay, and the application fee.
• Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) CSTEP is
Note also that auditions or portfolios are required for applicants to some
an NYU program for New York State residents underrepresented in
programs. Other admission requirements for homeschooled students
business, law, science, and health-related programs who do not qualify
have been modified to take into consideration the variety of settings
for the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP). CSTEP students
in which homeschooling can occur and are listed below.
receive the same academic and counseling services that HEOP students
receive and participate in the same eight-week summer program prior
• Transcripts A transcript indicating the course work you have completed
to the start of their freshman year. No special application is required for
and that which is in progress is required. The transcript should indicate
CSTEP consideration, and New York State residents are automatically
grades you have received for each course. Detailed performance
reviewed for eligibility during our normal application review process.
evaluations are helpful, but not required. While courses do not have
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Campus Visits and Interviews
When to Apply for Financial Aid
We strongly recommend that all prospective students visit NYU for a
Do not wait to be admitted to apply for financial aid. You should submit
group information session and campus tour, which are conducted Monday
your FAFSA as follows:
through Friday, except during University holidays. To arrange a visit, log on
(JANUARY)
FA L L O R S U M M E R S E M E S T E R E N T RY
SPRING SEMESTER
of space limitations, we suggest that you contact us several weeks in
Freshmen: by February 15, 2008
Transfers: by November 1, 2007
advance of your intended visit.
Transfers: by March 1, 2008
to our Web site at admissions.nyu.edu, or call us at 212-998-4524. Because
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Interviews are not generally required for admission, and the Office
of Undergraduate Admissions is not able to offer individual interviews.
Early Decision Candidates Freshman Early Decision applicants who wish
If there is information you would like to share with the Admissions
to be considered for need-based financial aid must file the Early Decision
Committee that is not a part of the formal application, we encourage
Program Financial Aid Application by submitting the paper form provided
you to include an additional personal statement with your application.
in the Supplemental Forms section of this application (Step 4). The deadline for applying for an Early Decision estimated award is November 1,
Financial Aid
2007. Failure to submit this form may preclude the receipt of any NYU
If you believe you will need financial assistance to enable you to attend
need-based gift aid. Please note the following important points concerning
NYU, we strongly encourage you to apply for financial aid. Your decision
the financial aid application process for Early Decision students:
to apply for financial aid will have no bearing on the admission decision.
• All Early Decision students are automatically considered for merit aid.
If you do not wish to be considered for need-based financial aid, you
How to Apply for Financial Aid
do not have to apply for an estimated award.
The only form you need to apply for all NYU and federal aid is the 20082009 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You MUST list
• If you receive an Early Decision financial aid award, it is an “official”
“New York University” as a recipient and write NYU’s school code number
award. However, you must confirm the information submitted on the
(002785) on your FAFSA.
Early Decision Program Financial Aid Application by filing the 2008-2009
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) after January 1, 2008,
There are two options for filing the FAFSA.
and before February 15, 2008. (Please note that significant differences
1. File electronically over the Internet, which is the quickest and most
in the information submitted on the Early Decision Program Financial
efficient process, via the NYU Web site at www.nyu.edu/financial.aid
Aid Application and the information submitted on the regular FAFSA
OR
could result in a recalculation of need, which in turn might impact the
2. Complete the paper version of the FAFSA, which can usually be
obtained from your high school or college or online at
www.fafsa.ed.gov.
amount and/or type of financial aid you will receive.)
• Early Decision students who do not file the Early Decision Program
Financial Aid Application will not be considered for additional NYU
The method you use to apply for financial aid will not affect either the
need-based aid at a later date, even if they file the regular FAFSA
size or the composition of your financial aid award. However, we strongly
after January 1.
recommend that you complete the FAFSA electronically. FAFSA information
submitted electronically will reach us more quickly, and because of online
edits, your Student Aid Report (SAR) is more likely to be accurate and complete. Please note the following important points concerning the financial
aid process at NYU.
• There are no separate NYU applications for merit scholarships. All
students who are offered admission are automatically considered for
merit awards.
• You should not send letters or supporting documents (such as tax
returns) unless asked to do so by the NYU Office of Financial Aid.
Unnecessary paperwork actually delays the financial aid award process.
• NYU does not use the PROFILE service provided by the College
Scholarship Service (CSS).
• U.S. permanent residents must be in possession of their alien
registration number and their green card at the time they file the
FAFSA. International students should not file the FAFSA.