<p>clandestinelove, GSP = general studies program</p>
<p>it is a 2-year liberal arts program that is part of the College of Arts and Sciences. it is for kids who NYU feel will be an asset to their school and are clearly smart, but either their SAT scores or their GPA is a little above average to the other applicants. it could also simply be that there is no room left for them in their applied school. you spend 2 years in this program, and then are directly admitted into the school you originally applied to, finish out your last 2 years there and still earn a NYU degree. GSP is only for CAS students, and a very small amount of gallatin and tisch film studies students.</p>
<p>there are a lot of people applying to CAS this year. I personally feel that those people would stand more of a chance by applying to Stern than CAS since I don’t see many post about people applying to Stern.</p>
<p>i think the reason we got gsped was because there were so many applicants this year. all of nyc got to apply for free so prob. almost everybody in nyc applied there. think about how many kids there with stuy., bronx sci. and like jericho high. great neck south. =(
it was disappointing to be gsped cause now i feel like i have no chance anywhere. nyu was supposed to be my match school.</p>
<p>suejinx…I read a previous post of yours where you were urged to find some safties…did you? Your stats are plenty strong, but your choices were uber high reach schools. The GSP offer at least guarantees you a spot in a top ranked university in the event you didn’t get some safty options in…I know your disappointed (maybe a little freaked) but what if you got outright rejected? Do you have a parachute?</p>
<p>Is there anyone here who has done the freshman year abroad option?
I’m most interested in London, but would be happy to hear about any of them.
And how likely are you to get to go – is it much in demand, so that most people who want it end up in New York anyway, or do you pretty much get what you ask for?</p>
<p>i think the fact that i was upset with getting gspd doesnt make me a “prestige whore.” my dad picked all of my schools for me and between my mom and my dad their favorite was nyu (particularly cas). that is why i was so disappointed. it has nothing to do with me wanting to feed my ego. that is bull ****.</p>
<p>how does it even matter, you are all going to get into the school you orginally applied which is CAS in the next two years. Plus, you get the same dipoloma so there is not that huge of difference.</p>
<p>nac0889, leaving aside the rediculousness of having your parents choose your colleges for you, it appears you are right: it is not an issue of ego for you. You don’t even have a spine, how could you manage an ego?</p>
<p>Let’s recap: you got into NYU - your proclaimed first choice - and do not want to go because you might have to jump through a few core requirement hoops. I’m sure the requirements are set up to make you an idiot and keep you not as smart as your CAS counterparts (who you will be joining junior year). You take NYU classes, get an NYU education, and you can still tell your chronies and future-neighbors that you went to NYU. So, if you aren’t a prestige-whore, what exactly are you? </p>
<p>an2008, point well taken. I can understand it as a disappointment, but that’s what’s on the table: an NYU education. The other option is a different education at a different college. Something tells me that the differences between a GSP/CAS and CAS education are outrageously small compared to the differences between NYU and another university you may consider. If you want NYU, GSP is NYU - hell, it’s CAS! They wouldn’t put their name on it if it wasn’t up to NYU standards. </p>
<p>The only reason I can see people turning down GSP is because they think it isn’t the same quality of education. Key word there being ‘think.’ Maybe it’s the term “general” that turns people off - after all, there’s nothing worse than being ordinary. Or maybe there is: maybe you could have your parents map your future to the tiniest detail. Once again, to anyone whining: give me a break. If you thought you deserved better, I wish you had gotten rejected and given, are you ready for this, YOU’RE SPOT IN THE NYU FRESHMAN CLASS, to someone who actually wanted an education.</p>
<p>Perhaps it’s the term “whore”??? not really very sensitive or politically correct as it’s offensive to the majority of women. Ideally, the forum should be a place where we can all go and voice our opinions to other kindred spirits when everyone around the school and at home is tired of listening to us. You are all really bright people (obviously) it’s just smart to stay away from using derogatory language when another colleague expresses disappointment. All opinions are valid…those without the sarcastic condensation, more so</p>
<p>RyanMac I see where you’re coming from. I applied to NYU CAS, was rejected, and got accepted to GSP. True, at first I was a little upset (i.e. the whole “We regret to inform you…” cause it sucks reading that), but that’s only because I didn’t know what GSP was. When I read the rest of the information NYU sent, I felt so grateful to be accepted in the program. I don’t get how people could be so upset when they weren’t rejected from NYU - the number of applicants this yr broke records. I mean, GSP students are still part of the same freshman class, live in the same dorms, and take classes in the same facilities. One of my friends who is a CAS student has two GSP roommates who love the program. Plus it’s not like you’re not continuing at NYU since you’re guaranteed admission to the school you originally applied to. Sorry I’m rambling about stuff I’m sure was mentioned a hundred times, but going to the GSP information session Feb. 28th made me realize how much of a great opportunity it really is. I don’t know if anyone else here went to an info session, but if you didn’t, you should go. Any/every question I had about GSP was answered. All that said, I think anyone who feels like GSP is a joke should count their blessings. On another note, I’m stuck deciding between NYU GSP (then CAS) and McGill…any advice?</p>
<p>I for one have a confession. I’m a prestige whore. I admit that I am. I applied to the schools that are ranked pretty high and are known for being either well-rounded or for being front runners in my major. I am a prestige whore. I am a prestige whore. I am a prestige whore. So are my parents. </p>
<p>But here’s the thing. After attending NYU’s Precollege and having the opportunity to sit with undergraduates, I’ve come to the conclusion that NYU IS OVERRATED. Sure, it has great people, it’s in the city and admission into the school is pretty hard. I didn’t think CAS was a safety because I was thinking about the CAS admissions statistics and whatnot. I thought CAS was a safety because of how I ranked with the undergraduates I sat with. Oh, the naivet</p>
<p>salem1, being a “prestige whore” has nothing to do with being a woman or not, so don’t try to make this some kind of rediculous semantics debate. I used the word in the sense that people are compromising their principles for something - in this case prestige - and you know very well that is what I was doing. It’s the same as prostituting: people immidiately think “a woman selling her body for money” but the fact is that you can ‘prostitute’ anything - i.e. your mind and integrity by being some plutocratic sophist hack. Whoring or prostitution involves a compromise of something greater for a lesser or, in many cases, materialistic or illogical, gain. </p>
<p>If I appear to be overly sarcastic or even ‘biting,’ it’s because people who are complaining deserve it. I could be nice, as I am in every other thread, but people who are ungrateful for a chance to receive a higher education (maybe consider what percentage of the population holds college degrees, let alone of the caliber of NYU or better) do not deserve to be treated nicely (see: their ego’s). They can’t even begin to consider how fortunate they are or life outside their sphere, and thus I have no pity on the sad, sad, state of affairs that happens to spew excrement onto their keyboards nightly as they come here to complain.</p>
<p>Damsel, realize that you did get into CAS. If you didn’t, you wouldn’t be taking your major’s requirements there for junior and senior year.</p>
<p>Ryan, oh really…I thought you were actually calling her a hooker…thanks for setting me straight. </p>
<p>There’s nothing wrong with someone applying RD, getting disappointed when they receive their first letter from a school saying "we cannot offer you acceptance into CAS but we can offer you this…but here are the restrictions…"and yah, IT’S OK for them to vent</p>
<p>no debate on "rediculous semantics " HAH!(sic) here, and thanks for that lesson on
“you can ‘prostitute’ anything - i.e. your mind and integrity by being some plutocratic sophist hack. Whoring or prostitution involves a compromise of something greater for a lesser or, in many cases, materialistic or illogical, gain”</p>
<p>Damsel, on/about April 1st over 20,000 applicants to NYU will receive a letter saying that "we are sorry to inform you that you have not been accepted to NYU (whatever college). End of story. Would you have felt better being in that group? At least in your situation, you have a choice - a decision to make. Be happy for that.</p>
<p>RyanMac you are officially my hero. At least someone on here isn’t afraid to lay it out like it is.</p>
<p>Distressed, i respect your ability to admit to your tendency to overachieve. That’s what separates you from the pretentious snobs.</p>
<p>and salem, just get off your soap box. just as if someone impulsively calls something “gay”, that doesn’t necessarily mean that they are out on a mission to degrade homosexuals. so please, just calm down and focus on the issue that is actually being discussed. as a woman, i don’t feel that your statement is relevant, but if anything annoying.</p>
<p>I believe most of us are “prestige whores”. The human mind thinks about survival ,and of course anything seen as “better” causes us to think we must get it. It’s all about survival of the fittest. Unless we are practicing self-degradation or do not care I see no point why no one would like being a prestigious school.</p>