UVA vs. NYU Stern

jingle
Sun, 03 Apr 2011 16:20:23 +0000

I don’t know how NYU works, but at UVA, you could easily take the prereqs for the Comm school alongside the prereqs for the physics major (I believe there’s even some overlap in the math classes). Once you’re at a good university you will probably pretty quickly realize which path is better for you, but it can be hard to do so before you go somewhere where you have real intellectual peers–esp. because economics isn’t generally offered in high school. At UVA you won’t need to declare a physics major, or to apply to the Comm School, until the end of your sophomore year, so you have time to make up your mind.

There’s quite a thriving and diverse music scene in C-ville given the size of the city. Obviously there is going to be way more in NYC. However, there’s a limit to what you are going to be able to go to in either case given your academic obligations, and tickets will be pricer in NYC.