Like the School of Visual Arts

NYU will take anybody with the dough.

It's a horror what she went through I guess

few here have any compassion left.

She can use her Father's death anyway she chooses.

I have taught at NYU and they often consider

life experience in the entrance application.

Bad press for NYU, yay.

I'd hit it, but only after she gains admission.

41 comments in and not one 'I'd hit it'?

What is gothamist coming to.

".. it would be an honor, an award, and a break for me from this rough period in my life if I could attend NYU."

Sugar, if you think going to NYU would be an honor, an award, and a break," your life right now is obviously a little rougher than you think. I feel for you and I'm sorry for your tragic loss. Please reconsider your options. NYU doesn't want to see you recover and grow from your experience(s); they really don't give a damn. If it's a good essay and you've done well for yourself, best of luck.. but don't expect any support/empathy/compassion once you're in. These crooks at NYU will take your money and run and laugh at you when you ask for help.

My parent's nasty divorce and a death flu that laid me out for a week during midterms - as well as an impossible financial situation - certainly didn't win me any fans in the front offices - but I did come away four "F"s richer with an unwinnable fight that led to my leaving the school at the end of that semester. The bastards are still coming after me for tuition and housing fees for the following semester, when I made sure to stay as far away and uninvolved from that hellhole as possible. Don't let them fool you - I've done fine for myself without them.. actually easily, better.

PS - You're a New Yorker, like me - most people come to NYU because they're seduced by the idea of the city life they see on "Sex and the City." And somehow, being at NYU and living in New York gives them the excuse to be complete assholes. Don't fall into the trap - New York City will always be here for you.

Best of luck,

Jamie Gollogly

If NYU were located in Brooklyn instead of Manhattan, believe me, no high schooler would pick it as a "dream school". Its pathetic alumni giving rate (like 8%?) is an indication of how poorly it treats its students.

So for everyone who has ever lost a parent to something less head-line worthy, like cancer....I guess they don't count when it comes to NYU pity policies.

Ugh dear, she murdered her herself, not exactly to same thing.

Now this girl seems a bit too willing to use this event in her life to get into a school for my taste. I think it says more about the crazy competition to get into these schools than it does about her though and the pressure.

Hmph this girl got into Harvard and then was denied admission because her mother was murdered!

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE0DD133EF93BA35757C0A963958260

Ha! Re-read that article. Although a good story, she was denied after they learned SHE was the one who murdered her mother.

Gotcha! Yes I knew that - although why I remembered this story is another question!

Guaranteed someone's going to hear about this and fabricate a story about a murdered relative for their admission essay.

I don't understand why this had to go so public. There are plenty of other students who have written about their horrible experiences and still didn't get admitted into their school of choice - where are their news stories?

Formula for NYU acceptance:

$ = admission.

Spot on! If I were her, I would do the same thing. She is merely using every tool in her kit to get into the school of her choice. Nothing wrong with that.

My question is: why did the prosecutor feel the need to read her essay verbatim in court? He could have just taken all NYU references out of there and it would have still been heartbreaking. By leaving them in there, he's only opening her up to this mockery and judgement. If this was only read by NYU admissions, I doubt it would have leaked that she referenced her father's death for the essay.

Totally.

Spot on.

That lawyer is an idiot. Now at NYU there is no doubt she will be "OMG is that the girl who got in 'cuz of her dead dad?"

Also, Vanessa posted the victim impact letter which was read in court, I don't understand how this letter could be used for college admission? anyhow, I know kids who lost their parents and never talk about it since it is painful. I find it strange that she used this tragic event in her admission application. I hope not to negate her low test scores and grades if she has them.

Most people find it hard to talk about such a loss, I hope this girl intentions were genuine and not calculating. And yes, NYU should denied her admission if her grades and test scores are not within its guidelines. NYU should not accept her just to avoid such a headline.