<p>The “underperforming/wealthy kid” stereotype really irks me. </p>
<p>NYU is not a “rich kid school”. There plenty of people from all kinds of socioeconomic backgrounds at NYU. </p>
<p>NYU is not “underperforming”. Tisch is the best school of its kind; admissions is extremely competitive. Stern is one of the best business schools in the country and one of the best undergraduate business schools in the country. CAS has some very outstanding programs as well - philosophy, economics and politics to name a few. </p>
<p>In my time at NYU, I’ve taken quite a few classes from professors who are currently conducting world-leading research and are leaders in their respective fields. </p>
<p>NYU still holds a somewhat negative connotation because, say, 30 years ago, NYU was not a top college. Not only that, NYU does, unfortunately, have a very high cost of attendance; namely due to its location. These things combined have left NYU with a bit of a negative reputation left over from the past few decades. </p>
<p>However, the reality is that in many departments at NYU, the faculty is outstanding. And NYU has, for a number of programs, stolen professors from the Ivys and the like to boost their academic reputation.</p>