admission in nyc and columbia universities

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i recently heard that to get admission in these universties which i mentioned

u need some volantary work certificates and some extra culicar activites certificates ..some interships..

is this true?

i thought just sat and gmat is required…

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no body went to ny from pak for studies..
no boday knows about it

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You are right....Once the IVY League colleges were touring Scandinavia to talk about their admissions and stuff....when they came to my city they actually said that you have to have at least two academic reference letters and they look for students who are more than just students, i.e.voluntary work and projects which you have done and it has to be documented etc.

How can things possibly change in NA-250 now?
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oh i c but if u have green card then is there any benifit?

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and what score they want for an admission in bachelor or graduation?
what do u mean by two academic refrences?

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and whr do u live in ny?

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I think the best thing would be if you checked their websites. You will find all the details you need....it depends on what program you are interested in applying.
Acadamic references: reference letter from a professor, head of your school etc. stating your academic qualities etc. AGAIN check their websites.
I don't live in NY......

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i dont find these info at there site of both uni nyc and columbia...

i would appriciate if real students tell me about all :)

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don’t you need that for getting admission in any uni :konfused: ..

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u know better ..u r in newyork…u should tell me..

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I think you mean NYU and Columbia. Columbia is REALLY hard to get into for undergrad, even if you live in the states. Are you in pakistan? their tuition is somewhere around $40K, and then living in the city is REALLY expensive. Since both are located in NYC, a lot of people want to attend them. Yes, esp. for columbia, you do need extracurrics or a really good essay in addition to stellar grades and SAT scores, you have to bring something more to the table, because there are SO many people who have good scores and grades and columbia is an ivy league school. NYU is not as hard to get in, but again it is really expensive, and really, you're paying for location, there's nothing too special about it (no offence to any NYUers!). Don't get me wrong, i have a couple friends from nyu and i visited and it's really nice (except for the main library, it's depressing) but I wouldn't want to put myself and my family in loans to send me there. do you need help choosing a good school? How old are you/what grade? or do you mean you're looking for grad school? b/c if so, most of what i told you is relevant only for undergrad. Grad school doesn't really require the voluntary stuff, but this depends on which ones and which departments. Not sure about columbia and NYU but there are a lot of foreign grad students in most schools, and I'm sure most of them didn't do any extracurrics.

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40,000 is for 4 years?

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Per Year. They assume a full course load, and living expenses.

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nope, just one! actually that's the price tag for many of the more prestigious private undergrads here and even the not-as-famous private schools range from $30-35K per year TUITION only. you still have to think about living expenses. SOmetimes you can get scholarships too though, and that helps. easier to get scholarships at the smaller, less competitive schools.

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what major are we talking?

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is this for yourself?

gmat is only required for MBA

for undergrad admissions SAT is needed

most unis prefer well rounded individuals so extra curriculars showing external interests, leadership abilities, etc are considered important.
and it is not just some extra curricular certificates, the question becomes what you did, why, and what exactly ddi u do there..i.e. did you just walk in a cancer fundraiser walk, which is not a huge deal or did you organize it?

reference letters are needed by pretty much any university. they also ask for essays, so composition skills are important, as well as what you have to say.

all admission detauls for NYU are here.

NYU > Undergraduate Admissions > Applying for Admission > Freshman Applicants > General Requirements

and for columbia are here.

Columbia University: Prospective Students

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i m looking for me aswell but here i m aksing for my sis

she did inter in arts with average marks..12 grade i mean ..she got a us visa alredy and soon she is gona get green card..we dont have much money issue ...
i heard they wont recognise paksitani degress specilaly when ist intermidiate degree and not a,o level...

she wana study business in future ...i mean bba or mojor in business
and she wanted to go either nyu or columbia ...so now what to do....how can she get admission? i know sat is must but i guess she can give sat from usa as well...

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what eassays r u talking about?

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statements of purpose.

did you look at the links he posted yet?

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if she did inter in pakistan she will probably need to take TOEFL as well. SAT is needed.
Intermediate is fully recognized for admission to university.
average marks are not going to get her in NYU or columbia, unless she has stellar SAT, some really good extracurriculars, recommendations etc.

I gave you links to the admission requirements and process for both unis, please read them. They require essays as part of admission process, and the essays are very important, especially if the grades are avg.