<p>I just finished second year but am accelerated (I have taken almost all the junior requirements) and graduating a year early. Finance/International Business with English & American Lit Minor.</p>
<p>I was recently admitted as a stern transfer student and I have a couple of questions. I'll be pursuing a finance degree and I'm worried that I'll be behind my peers. Aparently, around 65% of stern students double major. Unfortunately, if I want to graduate in four years, my coursework isn't at all flexible and wouldn't allow for an additional major or specialization. Will I find myself behind most of my classmates?</p>
<p>Also, are there particular courses within the stern finance track that I will miss out on. I know certain school instruct students to take different classes to aid in future career advancement and attractiveness to recruiters--I don't want to miss out on those classes.</p>
<p>Would it be looked down upon if I took an additional semester to graduate so I could double-major?</p>
<p>Any suggestions?</p>
<p>well, another question from a freshman to be.....is it possible to double major at Stern, meaning a dual degree at Stern and double minor...for instance majoring in finance and (Entertainment, Media, Tech)? minor in film studies at Tisch....and then minor in Real Estate...or is this not possible to do in 3.5 years? I have advanced standing, but mostly elective credits that could be applied?</p>
<p>how many ap credits did you apply kuvy?</p>
<p>Ok. For Timmerbr: Its not hard to get a Finance major, they only require 4 or 5 classes so you would not be behind. Also most Stern students get an international business comajor since it is also relatively easy to get and the curriculum can be easily combined with a politics minor. Chances are you will be behind in general if you transferred in as a junior. However, that is easy to remedy if you take a summer session, if not for some odd reason junior and senior classes are mostly 3 credits, which gives you space to finish up old requirements if you want to push yourself
If you transferred in as a sophmore, (in stern we take only 1 or 2 stern classes freshmen year, the rest is in CAS) you should be fine.</p>
<p>For eji2006: You can double major in Stern, but the major cannot be outside of Stern. Also, the MINOR cannot be outside of CAS, so no tisch or steinhardt minors. I don't exactly know for sure if you can double minor, but maybe you can. Also, I've never heard of a real estate minor before, to my knowledge Real Estate courses are only offered by the Stern Grad school and the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, neither of them you can register for classes with. However, there are plenty of very good real estate finance and other interdisciplinary classes that Stern offers to undergrads that I highly recommend. If you want real estate background, take night classes at Baruch College, they offer much cheaper than NYU certificate courses that are very informative.
<a href="http://www.nyu.edu/cas/Academic/Programs/Programs.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.nyu.edu/cas/Academic/Programs/Programs.html</a>
Thats a link to what you can minor in at Stern.
By the way I'm sure you can double major and double minor in 3.5 if you consider doing a summer session or studying abroad for a summer.</p>
<p>For superman: I took 10 APs in high school, got 4s, and 5,s on 7 or 8 of them. So far I've only used 2, but since i am graduating early, depending on how hard I wish to work next year I may use some more APs as general elective credit.</p>
<p>Actually, the policy has changed. It is possible to major in certain subjects. Your best bet is to visit the Advising FAQ <a href="http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/uc/currentstudents/advising.cfm?doc_id=5033%5B/url%5D">http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/uc/currentstudents/advising.cfm?doc_id=5033</a>. It's fairly comprehensive and should answer any questions you have.</p>
<p>Can you help with professor recommendations for 1st year classes? Which professors are best for Writing the essay, microecon, macroecon, stuff like that?</p>
<p>I had no idea you could get a 2nd major in CAS.</p>
<p>Writing the Essay is a crapshoot of mostly grad students and a few professors. I had bad experiences with both my professors, Sharmila Mukherjee and the other one I cannot recall. Lieberman is a good professor for Econ, so is kitzokopolous.</p>
<p>dylin88//</p>
<p>isn't there only one class for microecon?</p>
<p>I was wondering if you could let me know your schedule for freshman year because I want to double major, but I'm not sure what I want to combine with finance yet; although, I was thinking about doing accounting because I figured that would help if i decide to go into corporate law if I don't want to stay in Ibanking. I have 10 natural science credits and 12 elective credits for ap plus the ability to take a higher calc because I took the BC exam (I obviously didnt get all of my scores yet, but I will most likely have this standing). I am valedictorian of my h.s. and am going to be a scholar so I think I should be able to handle a very challenging schedule.</p>
<p>Congratulations little bus rider 8, I hope all the other little bus riders are as smart as you, but a little more independent. I'm sure you've visited the Stern website and seen their "Academics" section (seems highly doubtful though, considering you already know what you want to do with your life and academics are completely irrelevant) and looked at that odd link that said "Four Year Curriculum," but I could be wrong, I wasn't the valedictorian of my H.S. About that, your high school acheivements weigh rather slim in college. APs are largely irrelevant in Stern, you can use one math and one science for prerequisite credit, pretty much everything else is for general credit that has no bearing on any major or minor. Most people who get into scholars get out by Sophomore year, its just very hard to get a 3.5, but congratulations on getting in, I'm sure their insipiring lectures will move you to become as greedy as possible. You should also know that Law schools don't really care what your major was and have no pre-law course requirements for admission, since you did say that you were interested in corporate law. </p>
<p>Freshman year is Liberal Arts year, which means you'll probably take, at most, 2 or 3 stern classes, something that the website tells you. I would not push it beyond 2 though, enjoy your freshman year, join MENSA, make love in the library, etc. You have plenty of time to get a double major, even in accounting.
I highly suggest that myself objectively suggest to you to read the suggestively "suggested courses" in the NYU STERN Bulletin. In other words, read your Stern Bulletin, which you can download online that explicitly gives you, in addition to your 4 year course curriculum, ones based on your major and all the courses offered by Stern. Or you can take my more credible advice and take: Writing the Essay, Conversations of The West, Computer Based Systems, MacroEcon 1st semester and: Writing the Essay: BIP, Principals of Accounting, MicroEcon, and World cultures 2nd semester. Throw in Statistics for Business Control & Regression/Forecasting Analysis if pocket protectors fit your fancy.</p>
<p>I think they got rid of macroecon this year...</p>
<p>Kuvy, can u tell me a little more about graduating early? Does it hurt your job prospects at all? Interships?</p>
<p>hey now, no need for personal insults</p>
<p>If you are a hard worker and determined person, is it that hard to get an A or does it depend on the class?</p>
<p>Also, I've heard bad things about Writing the Essay class...is it REALLY that bad cuz English is NOT my best subject.</p>
<p>ha ha ha my post got deleted, this is like the Ministry of Truth in Orwell's 1984, they are vaporizing the truth so that none can know of its existence</p>
<p>what Conversation with the West and World culture courses are easy and worth taking? I was thinking about Enlightenment with prof Starr or Goldwyn. and i already got AP Calc 1 credits,but is it better to repeat the course?</p>
<p>I took Enlightenment with Goldwyn. Our class got lucky because of the strike, and she ended up giving everyone an A on one essay and not giving out another entirely. Our final was also MC. I liked her a lot, but reading and writing essays wasn't exactly my forte. But she's a good teacher, pretty funny, and not that hard. I'd recommend her class.</p>
<p>can i and should i take Calc 1 over if i have the Ap credits for it? so i could maybe get a better gpa?</p>
<p>and who are good teachers to have for calc 1, expos writing, and microeconomics? anyone who is not too hard and a little funny?</p>