pop_ster

i live in Hong Kong and I got put into GSP ..... it sorta feels like the reject path for people who didnt get put into CAS . I doubt I will go, because... i am not into the whole social/cultural foundations thing... and so currently deciding between pepperdine and USC.

my stats
SAT :1850
SAT II: Chinese with Listening 800
Literature 550
Mathematics Level 1 610
good recs
good ECs...

micheeatsfish

i think you should go to USC. they have a great alumni association (great for jobs) and a lot of their programs are really great (Annenberg for Communications, Film/Television, Marshall for Business) and its in LA. not some beach near LA. And Pepperdine is very religiously affiliated so if you're not religious...that might be a minus in your book...

pop_ster

is there anyone who has actually been in GSP who can tell me whetehr its fun? or worth it to go? what is there to do in Florence? according to most of my friends, it gets boring?

micheeatsfish

oh you got put in the GSP Florence program?

pop_ster

yer i did.

comediem

i got into gsp and decided to go. nyu has been my first choice and i really just want to experience ny...the program seems like it offers a lot, and there seems to be a lot of benefits. i guess we'll see. so who else here is for sure in going into gsp?

pot of gold

hii..i'm going to be going to nyu gsp too...for pre-med but majoring in Communications and Media studies...i'm not dorming tho..so commuting from queens is going to b a pain...im going to try to take my classes in just 3 days a wk...hope it works

ctmarle57

hey guys,
i just finished my first year of GSP at nyu last week and i have to say, i really enjoyed it! you guys probably think like its the "reject path" but it really isnt because most GSP students are to-be CAS students and the courses part of GSP's curriculum is nearly the same as the MAP curriculum which CAS kids and even stern kids are required to fulfill. The only real difference between GSP and CAS is that CAS is a bit harder and less rigid than GSP (but be happy bc you wont have to 'writing the essay'- the class from hell; instead you'll happily fulfill your expository writing credit by taking prose comp). During your soph year, you're allowed to take CAS courses so you're virtually a CAS student. Im not saying GSP is easy because I definitely struggled. Many many many gsp students are extremely talented and I hate it when other students look down upon us as if we dont deserve to be at NYU but dont take that personally. I know im a bit late but for those of you who accepted your seat at gsp, i can try to answer any questions regarding the program. Just email be at d12n2@nyu.edu

EnglishRoCkS

Hey guys! I just graduated from gsp last week! I'm planning to transfer to usc since it's closer to home and since i can start focusing on my major requirements. however, gsp was one of the most incredible experiences i've ever had in my life! the classes are small (my gsp classes had no more than 15 students on average) and the professors CARE about you. They want you to do well, and they also want you to have a life outside of classes, instead of studying 24/7 =) Also, one of the best parts of being in gsp are the teacher recommendations. Whether you want to transfer to a different college, or whether you want to get an internship, since your professors know you, they can write EXTREMELY personal recommendations, which is a plus. I can go on talking about how awesome gsp is, but unless you take the initiative and try it out, you'll never understand how wonderful it is =)

jokr95

coo.....................

Supa-Mat87

GSP for life!

AJMCollegeIn07

hey... i am so confused.

why did some of you already get "accepted" did you apply ED? if you did regular decision.... the deadline is in january... so some of you must have sent it in early? so which deadline??!?!?

i really want NYU.... so should i apply now? (i'll accept anything... even the GSP)

littleMTgirl

My brother, who is now a junior at NYU in the college of arts and sciences and has his associates from NYU from his first two years there, applied to NYU for the college of arts and sciences to be a journalism major. He got into the GSP program and was dissapointed because he didn't want to be in the "sped" NYU program and was going to go to another college he had been accepted to instead. My mother convinced him to go to the interview to atleast see what it is about and we went and it was a group interview and he the guy talked to everyone in the group and asked what there majors were and a little about them. He also explained that the GSP program is for students that maybe don't have a 4.0 GPA and 1400 out of 1600 SAT scores but the school really wants them so they accept them into a program where they get there liberal arts out of the way the first two years and have to maintain a minimal GPA and then in the case of the college of arts and sciences, are guaranteed admission if they maintain that GPA. I think in my brother's case it was his writing that got him in. He decided to enroll and loves it. It really isn't not a program that seperates you from the rest of the school and it is actually really nice in some ways because you really get to spend your junior and senior year emersed in your major. And I'll add that the GSP is also a little bit smaller classes with more personal attention and my brother loved it.

Hope that helped anybody considering it! Good luck!

windylane

Has anyone from regular decision gotten in GSP yet this year? I noticed in 2005 at the beginning of this thread people were finding out in early Feb... so its still a little early. But if anyone's gotten in so far this year, could you post your stats? Thanks!

prehistoric

is GSP only offered for people who apply for CAS? What about Stern?
Also, do EDs get offered GSP?