Should I apply to CAS or Tisch?

missamericanpie
Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:24:54 +0000

So here’s my take:

I would honestly do Steinhardt’s Media, Culture and Communications program for intellectual property law. For the following reasons:

a) we are allowed to minor or double major in both Steinhardt and CAS. you could theoretically be a Studio Art minor AND a Politics major AND take copyright law/business law classes in Steinhardt as an MCC major.

b) we have an insane amount of electives, and your minors or double major can fill those electives.

c) we are pretty liberal with what classes count towards your core/MAP requirements. you could take pre-law track classes and have those fulfill your MAP requirements.

The possible downside is that you won’t have a traditional pre-law major, and some of the core media classes might be boring to you. However, many media classes are not as competitive as CAS classes. You might have a higher GPA in Steinhardt than in CAS, but with the flexibility to take classes in both schools.

The biggest upside is that admission to Steinhardt is slightly less competitive than to CAS.

Just my opinion! I know a few MCC people who are applying to law school with similar interests in intellectual property, so that’s why I suggest it.