NYU SCPS BS in Real Estate

Vihzel
Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:43:34 +0000

Here I am! lol

I highly recommend checking out the McGhee website that details a lot about what their B.S. in Real Estate has to offer. There is a senior internship where you can intern at many of the top companies in the nation and the world since NYU Shack Institute of Real Estate has the connections for easy access. I only know of one ranking system that includes undergraduate real estate programs and NYU is ranked #7, but I believe it should be higher than some above because I’m not sure how well they take into account of the opportunities that studying at NYU SCPS offers. You’ll be studying real estate in the top real estate market in the nation. You really can’t get a better experience in the US.

As evolving knows, NYU SCPS McGhee division follows a holistic approach to applications, which means that they look at each application separately. It is not put into a whole pool of applications and compared to each person. The reason for this is because McGhee is a school that is more tailored for adults, which means evening classes and some weekend classes and a requirement for the application to either be 1 year out of high school or at least 19 years old. The McGhee division has a lot of older adult students who are either returning to school or starting their bachelors. It’s important to have a fantastic personal essay, recommendations, and short answers as the school will weigh those heavier on your application as compared to traditional schools due to this holistic approach. I personally don’t believe that my time at IU was exceptional by any means (3.3GPA at time of application), but I worked on my personal essay for a long time with numerous revisions by personal writing tutors to get it as solid as I can with the space provided. I strongly believe that my personal statement was what really convinced them that I was serious about studying real estate at NYU.

There are certain things that the admissions officers are looking for: at least 3.0 GPA (if it’s below, you can still get in but you need to make sure that you explain why you have a lower GPA really well in a supplementary document), seriousness in studying real estate at NYU [can be expressed in personal statement, short answers, and resume (McGhee division is the only sub-school that requires a resume… if you don’t have any job experience, put down volunteer experience at least)], and essentially why you feel like you should be studying at NYU (specifically NYU since you can study real estate at other top schools as well) and why you would be a good fit at SCPS.

The students that you’ll find at SCPS are incredibly varied. There is one thing that most of the students share though: work. Most of the SCPS either are going to start working (like me) or have been working for some time now. For me, I’m actually going to practice real estate as a real estate salesperson while going to NYU in the evening. I can gain a lot of field experience and knowledge that I can apply to my classes and my classes in return can help me improve and gain a better understanding in my work. Since McGhee is made for adult working students, you’re going to find that the majority of classes are evening classes. You’re definitely not going to find a traditional schedule of having a bunch of morning and day classes.