Writing / 2026

Getting Into NYU with a $100K Scholarship

What actually got me a $100K offer from NYU (without my SAT score even mattering). Plus the predicted scores and the Common App that closed the deal.

Getting Into NYU with a $100K Scholarship
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When I had applied to NYU, I think I only had my 12th predicted scores and my essays and portfolio with me. So I think SAT scores didn't have any contribution in my case.

Here are the predicted scores (huge thanks to Mamata Ma'am), and my Common Application.

(Predicted scores screenshot and the Common App PDF coming soon.)


Cover: Washington Square Park Arch, NYU / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0).

Harsh Agrawal

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