terpischoria

Hello!

I'm glad to be able to talk to a CAS Econ student I applied ED II to CAS Economics as well!

Now, during your freshman year, you are in the Morse program right? When will you get to begin your electives?

Also, how is the study abroad program? If I am an Econ student, is it right that I would not be able to go to NYU Paris? Also, is it possible to study abroad as an exchange student instead of going to NYU's global centers?

These are all the questions that come to my mind right now... Thanks and good luck for your freshman year! (Are you beginning your second semester now?)

jsraquel

Wow, nice to see Econ-ers here, I'm planning on majoring in it as well, though I'm just an 11th grader. But I'm looking at NYU, seeing as I've lived in Cali suburbs my whole life and I think moving out to the Big Apple could be good for a kid looking to grow up ;p

I probably won't apply ED because this is probably the only college I'm looking to apply out of state (again, this is just in my 2nd semester of 11th grade so my mind might change). Plus, let's say I get into both NYU and UCSD (this is being optimistic and hypothetical..) I'd probably have to stick around here cause of money, i know how expensive it must be to attend NYU. Anyway.

I like how terpischoria brought up studying abroad, I'd like to see that question answered as I'd like to study abroad in Madrid or Buenos Aires

Anyway, I have a 4.19 GPA weighted and 3.44 non-weighted. I got a C last semester and another one the previous semester in 10th grade, both in my honors math classes
Taking pretty much all honors and have gotten As and Bs except for those two Cs I mentioned... I took 3 APs this year (English, APUSH, Stats) and 1 Honors class (Pre-Calc).
Unfortunately next year we only have a honors Econ class and no AP, so anybody taking the Econ exams would have to do independent study.
As it stands now, it looked like I'm hovering around the 2000 range for the SAT which I'm taking in March. I have my own textbook to prep for the exam and am taking an SAT class as well which supposedly boosts your score by 200, so aiming for at least a 2200.

My ECs are not horrible but are probably mediocre, freshman year had no ECs, this year and last year did Model UN (I can't do much for it now since the UC Berkeley conference is the weekend of the SAT so im not going), also am in California Scholarship Federation (basically NHS but just in California), am in community service club Tri-Unite, i just got initiated into the national Spanish Honor Society, I had a leadership position in a film club me and my friends founded last year. Right now I have probably like 50 or so hours of community service but am looking to do a lot more. I'm rank 44 / 784, (sad thing is the senior class has ranks that low but way better grades, shows the gap between the 12th and 11th graders)
Right now I'm just trying to finish my junior year off right and make sure my ECs are at least not weak, and am trying to further my involvement in the clubs I'm currently in. And trying to make sure my first SAT is a strong score.

Well first of all chance me... I can take a NO, XD

Should I take any SAT-IIs as a prospective Econ major?

Anyway thanks beforehand, best of luck with everything mate

jackhammer25

@terpischoria

I am in my second semester now lol.

Everyone in CAS in NYU has to do the Morse Academic Plan (MAP). You can technically do your electives whenever you want. The only class you have to take freshman year is Writing the Essay, but almost everyone tries to get the MAP requirements done by freshman year/beginning of sophomore year. I took a Freshman Seminar class first semester which a lot of people in CAS do. This counted as an elective. Most people start taking whatever electives they have sophomore/junior year.

NYU has a lot of study abroad programs. Most kids go spring of their sophomore year or fall of their junior year. You can go to Paris, but the main Econ study abroad areas are London, Florence, and Shanghai. It all depends on how you want to use your electives, but you can go anywhere. You could go to Paris and use three electives if you wanted. You can also be an exchange student, although I don't know many people who do it.

@jsraquel

I think you stand a good shot, although regular decision is historically more difficult than Early Decision and the application process is getting more difficult. With that being said, if you can increase your SAT score to the 2100-ish range I would say you're in.

I've always believed extracurriculars are not about what you actually did, but what you learned from them, meaning... writing it as part of your application essays haha. Just try and put them down in a way where it looks like you committed a lot to it.

jsraquel

Thank you for the reply.

How is financial aid? Was your need met, was it a stressful ordeal to get aid...?
On a scale of 1 to 10, how hard is it to stay afloat financially while attending this school, 1 being a cakewalk vs 10 being a daily struggle?

The idea of applying ED to boost chances is intriguing, but my only worry is to bind myself to a really expensive school before looking at what state schools here can offer me. I don't want to let the cost stop me from going because this is one of my top choices, but if getting aid is a headache and not worth it I fear I may have to reconsider.

Thanks a lot.

Ivygolfer

How many hipsters are there on campus? Do people mingle in between schools? Like do Sternies hang out with CAS students? Are the dorms specific to your school? Thanks!

jackhammer25

@jsraquel

Personally, I didn't apply for financial aid but I can tell you that the majority of my friends who applied for financial aid did not get a great deal of financial aid. I only know two people receiving 40-50k a year. Everyone else I know got very little.

In regards to applying ED, you can opt out of an ED agreement if you feel they did not give you enough money to attend the school, but yeah NYU does have a notorious reputation on financial aid.

The key to staying financially afloat is keeping a budget for yourself. There's a lot of cheap stuff going on both on campus and in the city itself. Probably the best advice I can give is to not spend too much on alcohol/clubbing/bars because that could be a giant killer.

Food and activities can definitely be dealt with easily. Not eating out a lot and doing cheaper things on campus save you a lot of money.

@Ivygolfer

Hipsters all over campus, bro. Nobody really talks in classes, which may seem weird, but outside of class people in different schools mingle all the time. My friend groups are pretty spread out in CAS, Stern, Gallatin, and Tisch, etc... A lot of hipsters in Gallatin and Tisch though haha.

The only exception may be in Stern because they tend to form their own community. Since there's a lot of Asians they tend to hang out together. But in general I've found people from all schools talk to each other.

Dorms are not specific to your school. All floors consist of kids from all schools. CAS, Stern, Gallatin, Tisch, Dental, Nursing, etc...

jsraquel

Do Economics majors have to do any SAT-IIs?

Are students who have sober fun rare?

jackhammer25

A couple years ago NYU created a new admissions policy where you don't have to submit any SAT II's. Some people still send them in if they got good scores, but I didn't take any SAT II's. I don't think a does a lot to boost your application. Getting a 750+ on Math II could get you noticed because it's known to be a difficult test, but besides that I don't think they really help that much.

Believe it or not, there are many students here who don't drink. The beauty of being in New York City is that there's so much to do here, you don't need to drink to have fun. It's easy to find things to do that don't involve drinking. NYU is different from campus colleges or colleges in the middle of nowhere, where basically the only good options you have are drinking, sports, and Greek life. NYU is pretty unique in that aspect.

Lamestream

So here in Cali, I like to go to a lot of underground EDM events that are full of my people (hipsters). Have you gone to any underground events or any EDM events like Pacha Ibiza or Electric Zoo? Are there a lot of beautiful people that attend NYU? Hopefully these are the last of my questions.

jackhammer25

I'm not a hipster, so I don't have first hand experience. However, I do know a lot of DJ's and Tisch kids into dubstep and electric dance. There's a pretty big community for them. I've never heard of anything underground because a lot of EDM occurs in the clubs in NYC, but there probably is some underground events.

In terms of beautiful people, if you're talking about girls, there are a bunch of hot girls here and usually some are interested because of the straight to gay male ratio. The health center estimates around 30% of the guys here are gay. Of course, there's also the girls living in NYC, so you can say there are a lot of "beautiful people" here.

jsraquel

Is there are such thing as a stereotypical NYU student? What is that stereotype, and to what extent is it true?

jackhammer25

I would say there are stereotypical groups, not a stereotypical person. Asians always hanging out with each other. Career-mind women. Tisch hipsters. Serious Stern kids in suits all the time.

There's so many different groups that an NYU student can't really be one stereotype, but those groups definitely do exist.

hyechocomon

I heard that drugs common around the dorms and campus? Is this true? Because I'd like to avoid second hand highs and I don't really like dealing with people high on stuff but I read that CHOICE dorms are quite selective.

Also are there many international students in NYU and if so which schools are they usually in?

jsraquel

How long does it take for the average student to adjust to the city?

How does one cope with homesickness?

Mango15

What are some positives about NYU for a CAS applicant that would make a parent approve of attending NYU?

My mom is a bit concerned that I won't get a real college experience and she dislikes that the campus is kind of non-existent.