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Information for Counselors

We rely on counselors, advisors, and officials at high schools, colleges, and community-based organizations to help us ensure that students understand the admission process at NYU-Poly. Included below are resources that you can use to quickly access information that should be helpful as you work with your students.

About NYU-Poly

NYU-Poly has a rich history as the second oldest private university in the U.S. dedicated solely to engineering, science, and technology — bringing to fruition some of the most important inventions of the 20th century, such as the cables for the Brooklyn Bridge, the delivery system for penicillin, the zoom lens, and even the automated quote system at NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange. In 2008, with the affiliation between Polytechnic University and New York University, the new Polytechnic Institute of New York University was created. By reaching this agreement, two strong institutions will be even stronger than either would be on its own. For NYU, it reconnects the University to an engineering research and education capacity that it has not had for over three decades. For Polytechnic, it connects a venerable school of engineering and technology to a national research university. Today, the Institute is poised to lead the 21st century in invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship (i2e) — our mantra, which creatively brings together faculty and students for stimulating research, technological advancement, and a mutual passion for science, engineering, and technology.  back to top

Admissions

Application Deadlines

Early Decision Deadline – November 9, 2012
Priority Deadline/Early Action 1 – December 10, 2012
Scholarship Priority Deadline/Early Action 2 – February 15, 2013

Dean's Application – November 15, 2012

NYU-Poly uses the Common Application and the NYU-Poly Supplement. A $65 application fee applies to both online and paper applications. The international student application fee is $80.

Please note that fee waivers are given out on the basis of family financial hardship. Students may request a fee waiver by either having a school official send a brief letter on official school letterhead or submitting a College Board fee waiver to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. If the student is submitting an online application through the Common Application, the student simply needs to select the fee waiver option on the application processing page.

In terms of the application review process at NYU-Poly, the admissions staff examines applications in a holistic manner, looking not only at the student’s cumulative academic history and standardized test scores, but also relying on the letters of recommendation, personal statements and essay, as well as the student’s individual preparation in math and science (recommended: 4 years of lab-based science, and 4 years of math, with algebra through pre-calculus).

Please note that if a student’s native language is not English, and if their primary language of instruction has not been English, they will also be required to take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).   back to top

Submitting Documents and Forms

NYU-Poly will happily accept any supporting documents submitted electronically through the Common Application, Naviance or Docufide.

If you do not have access to these online school forms system, you may submit any and all documents and forms to:

Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Six MetroTech Center
Brooklyn, New York 11201
United States

Please note the following codes for NYU-Poly:
CEEB/TOEFL:  2668
ACT:  2860
Naviance:  Search Polytechnic Institute of NYU*
Docufide:  Search Polytechnic Institute of NYU*
FAFSA:  002796
TAP:  0610

* Please make sure to select “Polytechnic Institute of NYU” as opposed to “New York University” as the offices are currently at separate locations.   back to top

Financial Aid

Since its founding in 1854, Polytechnic Institute of NYU has been committed to serving underrepresented students. Today, Polytechnic Institute of New York University still administers a broad range of scholarships and financial aid to assist needy students in advancing their educational goals. To meet the total cost of education, students draw upon such available sources as student income, family income, federal and state funding, as well as both merit- and need-based Institute grants.

For more information about institutional resources and outside scholarships, please visit the Office of Financial Aid.   back to top

Visiting NYU-Poly

In addition to arranging tours for prospective undergraduate students, we also welcome and encourage counselors to visit NYU-Poly by offering on-campus group visits, providing counselors and their students with the opportunity to meet with an admissions counselor, tour our campus with a student Ambassador, and sit in on NYU-Poly's interactive Introduction to Engineering course.

Spring 2013: We are currently accepting visit requests.

Please download this form, fill it out, and submit it electronically to:

Beau C. Benson
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Six MetroTech Center
Brooklyn, New York 11201
United States
bbenson@poly.edu

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Special Programs

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Diversity

At NYU-Poly, diversity matters. Students come from around the United States and from around the globe in order to celebrate their differences. We believe that the college experience is strengthened by a diverse student population, working together in a collaborative environment, where students are inspired to learn from one another and develop the team building skills that are essential to success in their fields.

In the last year alone, NYU-Poly appeared on U.S. News & World Report’s 2010 review of the nation’s colleges, ranking fourth in the nation for ethnic diversity in its student body. NYU-Poly ranked in the top ten for international students. Last but not least, we also ranked in the top twenty-five colleges for economic diversity, with nearly 60% of our new undergraduates being eligible for Pell Grants.

As NYU-Poly continues to diversify its student body, we also recommend and encourage young women to apply, as they are now eligible for the Poly WEST (Women in Science, Engineering and Technology) Scholarship.

These statistics simply prove something that we have always known: NYU-Poly, given its distinguished history in one America’s great cities, has one of the most diverse undergraduate populations in the nation.   back to top