<p>Hello everyone,</p>
<p>I'm a CAS Sophomore, and I was hoping to set the record strait on whatever questions people have about NYU. Ask me about what I'm studying, how I met people, what dorms I like, what the scene is like, anything. I can only promise you that I will attempt to answer your questions with as much honesty as possible. </p>
<p>Ask away</p>
<p>Hey NYUIR2014, I was wondering if I could get your opinion on my chances at NYU CAS. Some CCers have said NYU is a reach for while other have said it is a match. I’m really confused. I’m twenty minutes away from NYC and I would absolutely love going to school at NYU. Please check out my thread and comment with feedback.</p>
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<p>If you could compare my stats with yours that would be great as well. Thank you!</p>
<p>Thanks for taking time to do this, NYUIR2014. I was just wondering how are the classes for someone on the pre-med track? Are they very demanding and are the professors good? Also I have have a relative in Stern and I wanted to know how often I’d see him if I went to CAS?, since the schools are in theory separate, but are physically probably very close.</p>
<p>-ShmancyPants this is a good question. More than many other schools, NYU’s undergrad degrees are given from a variety of different schools. In theory this would mean that people would stay within their school and the different groups would never co-mingle.</p>
<p>I have found this to not be the case. In general, most of your social circle will be dictated by the group of people who live on your floor. I lived in a suite with myself (CAS), a Tisch studnet, a Steinhardt student, and a Gallatin student. Is it likely that you will run into your relative at some point, yes. You will more than likely have classes in the Stern building, I have had two so far. You should not be afraid of only being able to meet and see people within your school. </p>
<p>As for pre-med, I am studying International Relations, so I couldn’t speak well specifically on the pre-med classes. I would expect them to be similar to those at any tier-1 school, demanding. NYU has been putting a lot of money recently into the sciences, with new labs in the Brown building. I hope this has been helpful.</p>
<p>Thanks for the thorough response! I’m glad they’re focusing on improving their sciences. Just thought more questions.</p>
<p>If I am accepted, I will probably only attend if I receive merit-based aid, and I read on the school’s website that the average scholarship is around $20,000, so is this accurate? Because I’ve also heard that NYU is stingy when it comes to giving out any aid.</p>
<p>How are you placed in regards to dorms? How does NYU decide which students are given the newer, better dorms? Are you roommates chosen for you as well?</p>
<p>Hey NYUIR2014, </p>
<p>Sort of stealing this question from your original post, but how have you met people while at NYU? Similarly, do you participate in any student clubs, and would you say this would be a good way to meet people?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I have found that aid really changes person to person. Sometimes there isn’t really any rhyme or reason for it. NYU pays a lot of my tuition costs, but I have known people who have struggled to pay. The only advice that I can give you is to approach that issue when the time comes. It shouldn’t effect the application you write now. </p>
<p>As for dorms, you rank which dorms you want on the NYU albert website when the time comes. ED students get placed first, which means that Hayden usually full of ED students. I got my second choice as a freshman, Third North. You fill out a roommate questionnaire if you don’t want to choose your roommate and NYU will place you with someone. You can elect to find your own roommate, but most people I know were random. Sometimes a random roommate works out, sometimes not.</p>
<p>KYLASH- If you go to NYU this is my recommendation on meeting people. </p>
<p>Start with your floor: it will be filled with interesting people who want to meet people and find things to do in the city. This is now I met most of my friends, but some floors and dorms are less social than others. </p>
<p>Join a club (or more): Student Councils for each school are a good place to start. Most of them give out free food (something we love at NYU), and consist of several dozen people every week. I spend a lot of time with people I met at Student Council. Join any club though, we deal with the fact that we are so decentralized by having great student organizations. I guarantee that there will be one you will be interested in. Alternatively, join a club sport if you are at all athletic, sports are always looking for people willing to dedicate time. I have done all three. </p>
<p>Classes: A last line of defense, but try to talk to people in your classes. This will be easier if you are in smaller classes, like any of the freshman seminars offered in CAS. I took a seminar and met one of my best friends in it. </p>
<p>The complaint about NYU is that it is hard to meet people. This is probably the biggest complaint (maybe tied with money). If you try, and don’t sit in your room all day, you will meet people.</p>
<p>Thanks again for replying. I never thought about it before but being an NYU student, do you get many discounts and or special treatment/priority with regards to getting tickets for concerts? Or for example, could you easily get to see the Daily Show with Jon Stewart live?</p>
<p>@NYUIR2014 Thanks for the prompt response! Sort of a general question (and you may have actually answered this as part of your previous response), but was there anything about NYU (classes, the people, the school in general) that you weren’t expecting when you came in as a freshmen?</p>
<p>Ooh, IR! Any complaints about the program? If I get in, I want to double major in architecture and IR through CAS’s self designed major. Do you think this is possible?
Thanks for doing this!</p>
<p>Just going to point out that IR is an honors major within the politics department. You have to take certain pre-requisite classes and receive a minimum GPA. I also believe you have to maintain that same minimum GPA?</p>
<p>ShmancyPants-Through “ticket central” we are able to buy tickets for concert and events around the city. I don’t think I have ever seen John Stewart tickets. There are usually musicals, plays, operas, movies, concerts (Matt and Kim was up there), and sports events. [NYU</a> > Ticket Central](<a href=“ScholasTix”>ScholasTix)</p>
<p>Kylash- Yes, I was surprised by a few things about my classes. As a freshman I had the vision of all 500 person lectures. I had a Freshman Seminar, which is open to any CAS freshman, with 14 students and a collegiate professor (he was well known). My writing the essay class had 16 students, and the prof was the best I have ever had. My language classes have all had under 20 students. The fact is that if you want a more intimate professor/student relationship it is available. I was not expecting to have as many small classes as I ended up taking. </p>
<p>madashatter106- NYU2013 is correct, as a stand alone major IR is honors and you have to apply as a Sophomore having taken Micr or Macro, International Politics, and have at least a 3.65. However, if you want to combine elements across different majors you can self-design an honors major. [NYU</a> > CAS > Bulletin > 2010 - 2012 > Self-Designed Honors Major](<a href=“http://cas.nyu.edu/object/sdhm.1012.ug.info]NYU”>http://cas.nyu.edu/object/sdhm.1012.ug.info). This might be what you are looking for. If gallatin students can figure it out, why not CAS students. </p>
<p>NYU2013-You have to maintain a 3.65 throughout your time at NYU.</p>