Slice several small, tender, yellow squash and add a medium onion, ... Drain WELL. Add about 1/4 cup butter and mash with an old fashioned potato masher. Serve warm.
The average GPA at UCLA is 4.29. This makes UCLA Extremely Competitive for GPAs. (Most schools use a weighted GPA out of 4.0, though some report an unweighted GPA. With a GPA of 4.29, UCLA requires you to be at the top of your class. You'll need nearly straight A's in all your classes to compete with other applicants.
Average GPA for successful freshman applicants is 3.6. SAT is 2100. Both according to Naviance scattergrams, it almost always hovers around 3.6. Gallatin does have a wild card factor. You're essays need to be very precise about why Gallatin and why you can't study this elsewhere within NYU.