<p>A place where kids from the northeast go when they get rejected from Columbia. They then tend to resign themselves to their fate and subsequently try to convince themselves and anyone else stupid enough to listen that its actually as good if not better than Columbia or anywhere else.</p>
<p>Student 1: where do you go to school?
Student 2: Columbia.
Student 1: Really, I go to NYU, we just got ranked in the top ten in US News and World Report’s Best Colleges!!! Pretty good, huh??
Student 2: Yeah, I guess…
Student 1: You think I can get into Columbia grad school? </p>
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<p>NYU
A school for people who want to pay as much tuition as Columbia requires, but don’t have the brains to get in.</p>
<p>oh, anyway, this post is just for fun, i do not intend to make fun of NYU students.
i got accepted to NYU 2014, and am definately going there this year!!</p>
<p>Lol I would’ve guessed the urban dictionary definition of NYU would be like:</p>
<p>Artsy hipster who left his suburban village to find “meaning” by moving to NYC. Is uber liberal and complains about “the man” while rich parents pay $200k so he can live on Washington Sq and smoke pot for 4 years while majoring in Film. Will work at the West 4th Starbucks after graduation. </p>
<p>just kidding…kind of : )</p>
<p>I guess you can say CUNY students are Fordham/New School rejects, and Fordham/New School students are NYU rejects, and NYU students are Columbia rejects, and Columbia students are Harvard rejects, and so on…I wonder what the urban dic definition of harvard is lol?</p>
<p>Both of those definitions are really… true. Because let’s get real, save for maybe the serious art-ist, who would take NYU over Columbia? I’m somewhat surprised at the students at my school going to NYU just because they seem to be “too cool for school” to fall into that NYU hip thing, unless they’re going because it’s ironic, which would make them even greater hipsters…</p>
<p>^ not really - the definition is funny but not really true for the most part, because columbia tends to attract the valedictorians, whereas nyu is good but not at the same level - most people who go to nyu never applied to columbia, for the same reason most people who go to fordham or new school or cuny never applied to columbia</p>
<p>Also, people turn down Ivies all the time for State U’s - the ivies have a rule about not giving merit scholarships. I never applied to columbia, but had to turn down cornell because frankly I couldn’t dish out $200k and nyu gave me a merit scholarship…don’t think for a second that most people who get into top colleges can afford it most nyu students can’t afford our inflated tuition, sadly.</p>
<p>I guess my daughter must be the “serious artist” because I am sure she’d take NYU over Columbia. She’s NOT majoring in her performing arts interests though. But…NYU is just “generally” more “artsy” (in her opinion).</p>
<p>Columbia has the heavy core curriculum.
It just feels “drier” … I can’t find the right word.
NYU feels “juicy” and meaty and in the real world.
Columbia feels more academic, and my daughter is quite academic, but…NYU offers a slightly lesser feel to that…but adds, I don’t know…“Flavor”. </p>
<p>My daughter likes both, loves NYU, loves NYC. And would be thrilled to attend either.</p>
<p>Actually, my DD passed up Columbia, Cornell, Williams, and Haverford to attend NYU.</p>
<p>The Ivies (and Little Ivies) DO NOT award merit aid, and NYU gave her a 6 figure scholarship with those two paid-for trips abroad that are part of the scholars program. NYU also gave her 32 credits for AP courses. Besides, she adores the school - perfect fit for her and academically strenuous, challenging and competitive - anyone who says otherwise does not know what they are talking about</p>
<p>Interestingly, two of her professors this semester (she is Economics-PoliSci) are new to NYU, having formally taught at Princeton for years. Her girlfriend at Princeton is currently being taught by a Mathematics professor who was a long term NYU prof. </p>
<p>Kaceylee, what were your daughters stats? Do you know how she got the scholarship? I’m going to need a lot of FA to attend NYU and I’m hoping for a good Scholarship, merit or need-based.</p>
<p>hey kaceylee. i too was admitted for this fall and would appreciate if you could send me your daughters stats. like everyone, i need all the aid i can get and really think i have some chance at a merit scholarship</p>
<p>Regarding the merit scholarships (and all the PMs) - I posted the essence of my daughter’s stats on one of the Scholar’s thread - search CC for Presidential Honors Scholar and you will get a tons of info. SOme of these merit scholarships are also DEANs or MLK and my understanding is they vary in range from a couple of thousand to full tuition.</p>
<p>MOst kids who got MERIT aid were told in March, I do not know if additional merit aid awards will come with the admissions packet. My understanding with NYU was that all are considered for merit aid and they tell you if you are selected. We did not apply for any merit aid specifically.</p>
<p>My daughter’s stats were off the charts - on par with what many kids have who get into the Ivies - we come from a relatively small school district in the northeast with stellar athletics. In the past 10 years I do not think there has been one non-athletic or non- legacy admit to HPY, and we are NOT an athletically gifted family by far :)</p>
<p>SAt’s were above 2300, 800s on her SAT IIs. She took 8 APs and had 5s, top of her class all the EC, leadership etc you would want. Merit aid seems to really be reserved for the cream of the crop - NYU is making no bones about attracting the best academically and in these economic times I have heard of a lot of kids passing up the Ivy League and little Ivies for academic opportunities that are fully endowed (not just at NYU either).</p>
<p>Congrats on you and your daughter’s achievements! She sounds like a dynamo when it comes to academics, ECs, etc. No wonder she got to top accolade! So happy for your family! What an outstanding outcome!</p>
<p>That definition isn’t true for the vast majority of NYU students who didn’t even consider applying to Columbia. :/</p>
<p>Moreover, NYU is equivalent to / better than Columbia in some respects so I don’t think people would necessarily consider NYU inferior to Columbia in all cases.</p>
<p>Wrong, NYU is ranked (by reputable sources) …</p>
<h1>1 in at least the following: philosophy, finance, mathematics overall, mathematical applications, theater, Italian, tax law, international law, jurisprudence</h1>
<h1>2-#10 in at least the following: law overall, business, economics, creative writing, public service; and citation impact if that counts</h1>
<p>and #11-#20 in the following (which is still pretty damn high considering there are around 10,000 universities out there): overall, social sciences, education, MBA program, and more – look it up yourself next time</p>
most nyu students can’t afford our inflated tuition, sadly.</p>