<p>I’m a history major, and I got deferred from CAS to GSP. I got in the the Arts and Science schools at Vanderbilt and Johns Hopkins. I got $37,000 in financial aid from Vandy, and haven’t heard from JHU yet. NYU only gave me $16,000, and 8,000 of that is in loans. I love everything about NYU, and it’s definitely where my heart lies. Would I be completely insane to turn down offers from JHU and Vanderbilt for GSP? Would the prestige of the degree and quality of the academic program be comprable to the others even with the whole GSP thing?</p>
<p>yea you’d be insane to turn down JHU for NYU gsp…the JHU history department is ridiculously good.</p>
<p>GSP isn’t a big deal…my sister did it and graduated from CAS no problem.</p>
<p>See how much aid you get from Vandy and visit both JHU and Vanderbilt to see where you fit</p>
<p>I was in the same situation as you are in choosing between Vandy and NYU. While both history departments are incredibly strong, I just felt very out of place at Vanderbilt. Nashville is a very limited city, and the student population at Vandy seems to be rather homogeneous and sheltered. I thought I might be able to fit in, but after a visit I realized how much I felt at home with NYU and the city.</p>
<p>As for JHU, I felt the student body was competitive to an extreme. They have to lock all the biology labs so students won’t deface each other’s projects.</p>
<p>I chose NYU, and if it comes down to it I wouldn’t let finances come before your dream school. You do not want to be stuck paying a ton of money to a university which you feel is beneath you or a “compromise” in some way. Personally, I’ve got to take out a cr4pload of loans to finance my four years at NYU. But I feel it’s worth it by all means.</p>
<p>Thanks! I felt the same way about Vanderbilt too. I am way to liberal, and really want a campus with diversity.</p>
<p>I would narrow it down to NYU or Vandy if I were you. I’ve visited Johns Hopkins before since I was once thinking of applying, and I agree with Translatedpoorly’s assessment. The students at JHU seemed too dorky and just not the type of people I can see myself hanging out with. At NYU and Vandy, you’ll find smart people as well but you’re also more likely to find people who’ll down tequilla shots with you at 4 in the morning, to me both of these aspects are important. This is just my observation, and you should visit all the schools to see for yourself. Vanderbilt has a beautiful campus and a really friendly atmosphere.</p>
<p>whoa…how did you get into Johns Hopkins and not NYU CAS? of course, that is an extremely biased statement, but considering the acceptance selectivity, i would have thought it would be harder to be admitted into JHU. </p>
<p>a statement from your thread reads that NYU is where your heart lies. so if money isnt an issue, you probably already answered your own question. :)</p>
<p>This years admission has been crazy. Sorry to keep repeating this, but I got into harvard but was rejected by wesleyan. Who cares? Not me…hopefully I’ll be at nyu next year for film.</p>
<p>Yeah, I was pretty shocked that I got into JHU and Vandy (especially JHU). After I got my GSP letter, I figured my chances were probably shot everywhere. It was all totally random. I got waitlisted at BU, rejected at USC and William&Mary, but in to those two, gsp and three safety schools. I think I’m going for NYU though. I know if I don’t I’ll always regret it. I want the whole NYU experience, even if GSP isn’t as prestigous as the other two.</p>
<p>NYU is awesome. I loved my years there. I hope you will too. And GSP majors go on directly to CAS after a yr I think…it’s pretty much set in stone. Just make sure all the classes you take at GSP transfer over to the CAS degree! Just be careful!</p>
<p>You have to do 2 years at GSP, and it includes a lot of very basic classes, don’t know how much of that transfers over. You get into CAS if you have a 3.0 from GSP, so in the Fall of your sophomore year, you could find yourself applying to several schools to transfer into.</p>
<p>im a New Yorker and i didn’t feel out of place at all at Vandy, the student body is preppy so i guess its not for everybody. But yea…i have a good friend at NYU and its always fun to play beruit in his room. I think a social scene is important…hopkins definitely is lacking there.</p>