<p>Have been searching for an answer to the question whether admission rates and standards vary significantly between CAS, Stern, Steinhardt, and Gallatin, but can’t seem to find the answer, either here or on NYU’s web site. Please help if you can.</p>
<p>My daughter is a junior who will be applying to NYU in the fall. She is interested in Communications, Language/Writing, Marketing (in order of preference) and would probably want a minor in Arts. Unfortunately, these are all in different schools, so Gallatin would seem like a natural choice, unless it is hyper-competitive.</p>
<p>First of all, all of these schools are highly competitive. And if your daughter isn’t sure yet which profession she wants to go in, I recommand a more liberal arts college/university? It’s hard to switch schools within NYU, so if she changes her mind, she might be in a more difficult position if she was attending NYU.</p>
<p>But back to your originial question, I do believe the general consensus is that Stern is one of the hardest to get into, with their avg SAT scores and gpa higher and their admissions rate lower than any of the other schools. NYU doesn’t like to disclose these types of information so I doubt you’ll find anything on the NYU website.</p>
<p>This is all sort of hearsay, so take from it what you will, but the most important admission factor in Stern is the high school transcript and GPA; CAS looks most at SAT scores (since there are so many applicants); and Gallatin focuses most on the essay and short answer writing samples (since they are looking for a very specific kind of student). My advice to your daughter would be to look more into Gallatin and CAS. If she’s the right kind of student for Gallatin she’ll know, and more importantly the admissions committee will know. You can’t use G as a backdoor into another school. Otherwise look into CAS, as all her interests are available in the liberal arts college.</p>
<p>I’ll be a communication major at Steinhardt next year. </p>
<p>I think Steinhardt emphasize on community involvement more than SAT’s/GPA’s. It is, after all, a the college of culture, education, and human developement. I know I personally got into Steinhardt with a very below average SAT and a stellar EC’s/work resume/awards profile. </p>
<p>That’s not to say that Steinhardt is less competitive than others… I just think Steinhardt’s taking a more holistic approach than other schools. </p>
<p>It all depends on your daughter’s strengths and weaknesses.</p>
<p>“I think Steinhardt emphasize on community involvement more than SAT’s/GPA’s. It is, after all, a the college of culture, education, and human developement. I know I personally got into Steinhardt with a very below average SAT and a stellar EC’s/work resume/awards profile.”</p>
<p>Very true. I got into Steinhardt with a generous scholarship and my stats were pretty good, but nothing outstanding. I have several classmates with better stats than myself who didn’t get the scholarship. I think what set me apart, as stressed0ut said, was community service and volunteer work. This community involvement would look even better if it pertained to your intended major. I coached little league baseball and I was a volunteer counselor/naturalist at a nature camp during summer months. Both involved me teaching kids in some way and my intended major is education. </p>
<p>“She is interested in Communications” </p>
<p>If your daughter is into communications, then Steinhardt is the best school for her.</p>
<p>Thank you all for the replies. As several have stated, NYU does not volunteer this information on their web site, I will post a question on their forums and cross-link their reply here when it is posted. If they are truly secretive about this stuff, I expect to get nothing more than a boilerplate answer.</p>