<p>Bump Please</p>
<p>is that right? im a rookie haha</p>
<p>I got the same letter today offering me the opportunity to participate in the GSP- Freshman year in Florence. To be honest I'm not sure if it's worth it. We're guaranteed to study abroad for a whole year (not just a semester), but isn't this where most international students go? I'm not sure it's something that I want to do freshman yr, studying abroad first thing. I read that about 40 sophmore GSP students (<a href="http://www.nyu.edu/gsp/academics/abroad.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.nyu.edu/gsp/academics/abroad.html</a>) are selected each semester to study abroad in Florence also. I would believe that it'll be harder to find someone who has done GSP- Freshman yr in Florence because it seems smaller than the regular GSP prog (though it's the same curriculum). At first I wasn't interested, but now I'm reconsidering since it seems somewhat interesting. After I hear from my other schools, I'll try to figure it out. Just need to decide if it's still worth the cost.</p>
<p>I guess I should add, I'm not an international student, I live in the states.</p>
<p>I don't know if I'll go. At first I immediately dismissed it, but now I'm not sure. I've been to Florence before and it was such a beautiful city and i had the time of my life there. I'm also considering minoring in Art History so that would be nice. However, I can only do it if I get significant financial aid, so I have to wait for that.</p>
<p>im gsp/ stern from FL. but i got told to go to NY for GSP.
dunno if imma do it
not worth the $$$</p>
<p>Duke ECON and Cornell Hotel looking better.....</p>
<p>i dont consider gsp or gsp florence a rejection...you guys are acting that way. strange.</p>
<p>What's most important is that you'll get the same degree in your major as everyone else from NYU...if it means going through GSP, then why not?</p>
<p>I would agree it's not a rejection however, I wish I'd be able to find more people who have gone through GSP-Freshman year in Florence. Considering only about 100 students go through it every year, it'll be pretty hard to find some people who would be able to tell us their experiences.</p>
<p>Well, I was wondering what happens, when you apply for an internship at a bank in NYC. Are they going to see you're in GSP? Let's say I finished my first year of GSP and wish to do an internship during summer. Does anybody have experience with that?</p>
<p>Yeah, my friend went through GSP and after his first year got an internship at a bank. They don't really care that you're in GSP.</p>
<p>i also forgot to mention that im not an international student either. I live in OH. I dont consider GSP as a rejection but im confused b/c the letter says freshman yr. in florence, but the website says sophomore year. then there's the whole dilemna of is GSP looked down upon? does it have any real drawbacks? anyone care to aid, reply at will</p>
<p>bump....again</p>
<p>I was accepted at the program and I will most probably be attending it. Is anyone seriously considering it?
It seems like too good of a chance to throw away.</p>
<p>I am most probably attending too.</p>
<p>hey guys --- so I'm at NYU in Florence this year as a freshman, almost done with the first year... So if you have any questions, feel free to ask..</p>
<p>A bit in general:</p>
<p>There are about 130 freshmen this year - about 100 of which are girls and 30 of which are boys. So the ratio is skewed, but that is to be expected of a program in a place like Florence. This might not happen next year.
Life in Florence on campus can get a bit dull - it's important to motivate yourselves to go into the center often, this only takes about 10-15 minutes.
NYU in Florence is the most beautiful campus you will ever see... olive gardens 5 big villas, the works.
The legal drinking age is 16. You can go to any club or bar and they will never ask for ID - students from NYU also get additional perks such as free entry to many places on specific days.
The friends you make here will most likely become your best friends within the year. There are people from all over the world and they will prob be some of the most interesting people you will meet in your college career. ANd going to NYC you will have a group of about 60 or so friends... This year we're all international or Americans living abroad, but that seems to be changing for next year. There are also about 300 upperclassmen who are mostly american, but who do not live on campus.
In short this has been the best year of my life...
If you have any more q's let me know</p>
<p>This is awsome...A lot of people on CC have been searching for someone who has gone through the program and now you're here!</p>
<p>Well I'm strongly considering going, and I have a few questions...</p>
<p>1) How hard are the classes? How many hours do you spend in class each day? Is there a lot of homework?</p>
<p>2) How is the italian language class?</p>
<p>3) How are the dorms/villas? How many people can stay in one room?</p>
<p>4) What do the GSP students do in their free time?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for the help.</p>
<p>Ok, classes in Florence are generally pretty easy.. Some of the teachers come here and treat it sort of like a vacation, but it really depends on the teacher, but overall classes are easy, but apparantly it gets much harder once we get to NYC. We have classes on monday to thursday, Italian is every day for 1 hour and 15 mins., which is the length of each class, then on alternating days you have an additional one or two classes. So overall you have four classes a week which make up 11 hours.. Although expect to read about a book a week outside of class.</p>
<p>Italian is interesting, some people have a really hard time with it, particularly those who haven't taken any romance languages before, and others find it quite easy. Basically all the spanish speaking people are fluent now after 2 semesters. I understand quite a lot when people speak to me, and I had no previous experience.</p>
<p>There are two dorms on campus: Villa Natalia and Villa Coletta. Villa Natalia is the main one, with about 100 students, the cafeteria, vending machie area, computer lab, laundry facilities and a small gym. Villa Coletta is the quiet dorm, they deliberately put people there who like to have peace and quite around them, and Natalia can get quite loud at times, but that's part of the fun. In my experience unless you are super social if you live in Coletta you tend to have you friendship group within that dorm. Although we of course all eat together and have classes together etc.
THe amount of people per room depends, there are a few, maybe 5-6 doubles on campus, which are the biggest rooms. There are a few triples, again prob. 5-6, then there are quads and 5 and 6 people rooms. Try to get room with fewer people, as it can be a bit crazy with many people and hormones...</p>
<p>There is a lot to do, this is Florence after all and you could prbably go to a new museum or church everyday you're here. We tend to hang around the dorms quite a bit, mostly because we're lazy. The boys play soccer and poker, and there's also ping pong. We go out in the evenings to bars or clubs or restaurants. On the weekends many people take day trips or overnight stays to cities around Italy, such as Rome, SIena, Milano, Arezzo etc etc. Or to other countires in Europe, Amsterdam for one is quite popular ;)</p>
<p>If you have any other questions, feel free to ask! Hope this helped!</p>
<p>im US citizen living in Istanbul
got accepted to GSP in Florence
can't wait! learning Italian will be a whole new experience and even though im gonna double major in Econ and Pol. Science there is no harm at visiting museums in Italy and learning more about the Renaissance. We can drive our Vespa motorcycles in the small city of Firenze and fall in love with handsome Italian guys (OK, thats too much dreaming;))
I was thinking of studying abroad in Madrid for my junior year, now i will go to Florence then be in NYC for three (or maybe 4 b/c of double-major) years!
I am checking out the Florence web site and forums everyday and have friends who went to GSP in Florence and they all say it was great! They also say the first year is not difficult and less stressful, a friend of mine got an average GPA in his freshman year in Florence without really studying at all, he said its more like a summer camp, but this doesnt mean we wont have to work our asses off in the next 3 yrs in NYC! In Florence,there are mostly intl students and also American students from other college who are studying abroad for a semester or a year. Alltogether we will be probably around 375 ppl. All GSP students take the same courses, we will have finished our requirements in our first two years and then focus on our own concentrations.
We will also be able to visit other European cities nearby and get to know a whole new culture with a great history! NYC can wait for us;)
I got accepted at Cornell, UVA and Fordham and I still want to go to NYU Florence. (maybe a crazy decision!!!) I think this is going to be a whole new experience for all of us, see you there! :)</p>
<p>to lilz1488:</p>
<p>GSP program is for two years
but you will be in Florence, Italy only for your first year.
All students take the requirements in these first two years and can focus later on their own concentrations.
I hope that was a little help!
S</p>
<p>WOW. :) You guys are going to have so much fun!! :)</p>
<p>Thanks for you last reply...it really helped a lot. I have some more things I owuld like to know about?</p>
<p>How do you get from the the airport to the NYU campus? Does NYU have a shuttle bus?</p>
<p>Is it easy to get a cell phone there?</p>
<p>Would you reccomend bringing a desktop or laptob?</p>