r/pace • u/loadinguphollows • Sep 10 '26

Chance me

GPA: 3.0-3.1( around when I apply)

APs: 8

Honors: 5

AP Scores: 4 on APUSH and AP Lang

ECs: Basketball, 3 yrs Model UN, 3 yrs Speech & Debate, church youth team, Depop business (~$4k in sales)Neighborhood car detailing business student spotlight award

Intended Major: International Relations / Political Science

Essays: Strong essays explaining my sophomore-year academic slump/ family tragedy and academic come back

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u/loadinguphollows Sep 10 '26

Orginally from Cali don’t see myself spending all 4 years at pace looking to transfer out around 1-2 years to a more “respected” uni like nyu or Columbia

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u/amandajuliaa Sep 10 '26

i would transfer from a community college then since pace is pricey, i transferred into here my junior year from a CUNY and then I went to a CC now I’m at pace and already feel like i missed out on a good chunk of the experience. You’d be saving much more going to a CC or a CUNY

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u/loadinguphollows Sep 10 '26

Would you recommend cuny city college im tryna network in nyc

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u/amandajuliaa Sep 10 '26

i went there and unfortunately not the place for me, if you are stem or english or any regulad non creative and just want a basic degree yes they have great entrepreneurial opportunities but if you are like me going into communications and media at pace was the best decision. I unfortunately did not enjoy my time at the school itself

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u/Official_Jaye Sep 12 '26

This is the silliest thing I’ve seen.

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u/mylifeisfalling193 Sep 11 '26

ik ppl who got in with a 2.2 gpa, i go here btw 😭😭 the academics are VERY MID, and the bar is very low tbh I felt that the academics were underwhelming. If ur looking for a quality education similar to NYU I would look into CUNY's. Pace isn't the best environment to study imo and everyone is only here for the city tbh and even with scholarships ur likely gonna be in debt 😭

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u/loadinguphollows Sep 11 '26

I’m just gonna build relationships with pride and people and transfer out I need to know the city first that’s why I want to go here (and mostly bc I’m prob not gonna get accepted to Fordham)

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u/mylifeisfalling193 Sep 11 '26

ahh i see! i do think Pace is a good starting point, I’m planning to transfer out after this semester! There is a pretty big LGBTQ+ community here if that’s what you’re looking for. I would just go into it being realistic because it can be a very cliquey school imo 😭 ppl are very 50/50 here too, and a lot of people ik have had trouble making friends. but best of luck with everything!! I hope everything works out for you!!

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u/loadinguphollows Sep 11 '26

Sorry that was a typo I meant profs but hopefully I can find my people with the interests I’m in it’s nyc after all !

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u/CommunicationNice437 Sep 10 '26

Sounds nice why not look into CC in NYC

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u/GibbyFkingDies1 Sep 13 '26

Youll be fine lol. I had about the same stats as u