Prompt:
NYU's global network of campuses, schools, colleges, and programs, provides an unrivaled urban university experience to cultivate our students' intellectual curiosity and to help them achieve their future career goals.
In evaluating your candidacy for admission, we are interested in making the best match possible with all that NYU has to offer. As a result, we are curious to learn about your academic and personal interests and how those interests relate to what we offer in the idea capitals of the world in which NYU campuses are located.
Please address, in your essay response, the following:
1. Given your NYU campuses of interest - whether they are your primary and alternate home campuses of interest or where you would like to study away while you are a student - where, exactly, would you like to study at NYU - and why?
2. Whether you are undecided or you have a definitive plan of study in mind, what are your academic interests and how do you plan to explore them at NYU?
You may have one or many campuses, schools, colleges, programs, and/or areas of interest, so please elaborate on your interests.
"Actress, paleontologist, first female president"; When I was younger, the list of potential careers were endless. As a child, anything seemed within reach, and the word unrealistic never seemed to cross my mind. Now that I am older, not much has changed to my eclectic mindset, but I like to think I have got it a little more figured out. Every kid has a dream to do everything, and I was no exception. I figured it was something I would eventually grow out of, but I am still in the same pickle as I was then- I have no idea what I want to do because I want to do everything.
I have never fit into one particular genre. My interests have spanned from social sciences to education to everything in the arts. In a way, I have talked myself into thinking that they are all closely correlated, but it is near impossible to study all of my interests in a realistic time frame at most universities. NYU is great in the way that it does not categorize me into a specific major that will limit my many interests, but instead encourages them. Being a dreamer with an open mind, Gallatin shined from the heavens as a place on this earth tailored to me exactly.
NYU, being the global network it is, will offer me the opportunities I need to jumpstart my many academic pursuits. I have always known that I would travel, and my Midwestern rural town is much too small for a girl of my ambition. At NYU, the chance to study abroad is not just an opportunity, it is something that is highly encouraged, and I intend to take full advantage of that chance. New York City itself is a place for the inspired. It is the city that dances relentlessly to its own tune, never tired. It is a place for the dreamers, like myself, to call home.
I feel as though my many passions have come together to form the ambitious and driven person I am today. These have led me to believe that a dream is achievable through hard work and dedication. NYU would allow my interests to guide my education, rather than forcing me to fit myself into a pre-packaged major. Although I am not sure where my interests will take me or how they will combine into a major, I believe that Gallatin will help me determine that along the way and will provide me with many unlimited opportunities that I would not have had anywhere else.
After countless college essays and sleepless nights of editing, this website is a safe haven.
Most of my essays before this have been too dry, and I tried to spruce it up a bit with this one, despite the dry topic. Is this appropriate, or is there far too much voice, and I should make it more formal?
This essay is 425 words, and the maximum for the supplement is 500 words.
Cuts, additions, critiques, comments, feedback, etc. would all be greatly appreciated!
With NYU being so open-minded and quirky, I feel like you have to add a voice in your essays and I think your's does a good job of adding personality to an essay with a boring topic. And though this might be common knowledge because I don't know much about Gallatin or NYU, I would maybe add on to why it would fit you so perfectly as a dreamer into the certain area of Gallatin. What about it makes it so similar to the goals you plan to pursue? Anyways, I thought you did a really good job on your essay and if you could help me with mine (I'm in desperate need of help) I would really, really appreciate it!
I really enjoyed reading your essay as I feel like you incorporated a nice personal touch into it.
I'm applying to NYU Gallatin as well!
If anything, I would maybe cut back a tad on some of your narratives and elaborate on the questions more.
For example, talk about how New York provides job opportunities, diversity, etc.
Also, I would suggest pinpointing exactly what your interests are and what you have to offer to NYU.
But of course, this is your essay and these are just my suggestions!
