<p>anthro at nyu is a great choice. It’s way more than decent. Undergrads wouldn’t know that much about the departments because undergraduate rankings are more about the school over all. So if you wanted to find out what the department ranking is, I suggest doing a grad. school search because that’s more departmental. NYU’s anthro program is one of the top ones (of course, it depends on what you want to do). The anthro program is known for it’s media studies. And I just saw one of my physical anthro professors on TV, so I’m guessing that’s some credentials. LOL. </p>
<p>Here are dept. rankings based on faculty quality and dept. effectiveness: </p>
<p>NYU is 15, which is in the top 20, so that’s good. </p>
<p>I know there are forensic classes at the dept. I never took them because I was doing cultural. As always, it depends on who’s teaching what this semester. </p>
<p>As you can see, there’s always something for the physical/biological students.
I know the Stony Brook’s anthropology dept. is great for the physical anthropology stuff…</p>
<p>to be quite honest, i do not remember very well the questions, but i will give you my best recollection. back in 2005, i had a one-on-one interview with one of the HEOP staff. the man asked me what other schools i applied to, we talked about my proposed major, my extracurriculars in HS. he had in front of him my application and financial information–i remember this because he looked at it and said that i have a great chance of being admitted based on my demonstrated financial hardship. so you might talk about family circumstances, as well. </p>
<p>there was an essay that i had to write from scratch. i don’t remember the topic, but it is probably different now anyway, but just beware that you might have to write an essay off the top of your head. i remember the man told me that they don’t read those too closely, so not to worry. but still, do your best on it if they still have it. </p>
<p>let us know how it goes. best of luck to you!</p>
<p>to be honest, i do not know. my major was a traditional social science/humanities. i’ve never heard anything bad about it…but that’s about it. i’m sorry i can’t help you more on this topic. nyu is a resource-rich institution that is ever expending (to the point of annoying everyone else in town), so i can imagine that bio/neuro departments, like any other nyu fields, has many resources for research and training even at the undergrad level.</p>
<p>Hey, I’m a possible student for the upcoming year at NYU and I have a few questions!
Since I saw you were an anthro major and I would really like to study that, I was wondering how the program is at nyu? I’m thinking of going into physical and I’m not sure how well the ROI will be if I major at nyu since it costs so much! So do you think it’s worth it/graduate possibilities are good?
Is double majoring anthro with Stern possible? I applied to stern and if I get in, I was curious if the double major in both is allowed? And if not, do you think a double major in anth with another CAS program would be feasible?</p>
<p>Thanks for answering any of this, sorry if this has been asked before!</p>
<p>Anthropology at NYU is great, in my opinion. The department is home to well known scholars in the field and is highly ranked among the graduate level doctoral programs. A BA in anthropology is tricky, in terms of “is it worth the money?” Physical anthropology may be more applicable to the real world (if you’re wondering about that). What is it that you want to do with that degree? Personally, I do not regret being an anthro major. I was doing cultural/linguistic and loved it. I know that physical anthro at nyu is great as well–we have a four field department and I think all four can offer outstanding opportunities to an undergraduate (as well as to a graduate). </p>
<p>I’m not sure what the relationship between Stern and CAS majors is like, to be honest. I want to say yes, you will be able to major in anthro if you’re in Stern but you will have to check in with the current policies to see if you can do this. I remember there was a Tisch student who was majoring in anthro as well, so people from outside of CAS have done it, I’m just not sure about Stern specifically. </p>
<p>You can double major with any other CAS major. </p>
<p>Do let me know if you have other questions about anthro.</p>
<p>@breathfire,
around what time did you hear back from NYU about an interview for HEOP, It’s almost March and I haven’t heard from NYU, I know only those selected are interviewed but I just want to know when you were notified about the interview.</p>
<p>i applied early decision, so my interview was much earlier–i was accepted in december so my interview was in november sometime, i believe. have you called the heop office? i would call and ask them what the situation is.</p>
@breathfire
hi,
u said that if u demonstrated financial hardship, then u have a better chance. does that mean that if my family income is very low, then i have a better chance of getting in?
