<p>Alright, I know these are becoming just as repetitive as the "Chances" threads but I'm really having a tough time deciding between NYU and UVA.</p>
<p>UVA would be a lot cheaper for me (in-state tuition) and I would be guaranteed a foreign affairs major (at NYU I'd have to apply for an IR major my sophomore and apparently it's really selective). My other choice would be William and Mary (pretty much equal to UVA in academics, just a different atmosphere).</p>
<p>I REALLY want to attend an Ivy League graduate school, I'll probably master in IR or history. Can an undergrad from UVA or NYU get into an Ivy League grad school?</p>
<p>Go to UVA- simply because it's cheaper. As for your last question, it has very little to do with whether you're an "undergrad from UVA or NYU"... it's all about whether you're competent enough for "ivy league grad school" as a student.</p>
<p>You must be kidding with this question, right? UVA is one of the "public ivies", mentioned alongside Berkeley, and is probably better regarded.</p>
<p>There is NOTHING, I repeat NOTHING, NYU can give you over UVA that is worth $120-$150k (the difference between in-state UVA and rack rate at NYU). Furthermore, the undergraduate institution has almost no influence on grad school acceptances, which are largely a numbers game (at least in the sciences). If anything, a liberal arts education from UVA is likely to be looked at better than the same from NYU.</p>
<p>no offense, but I don't think this person would not go to nyu just so some random people online can get off a waitlist. but I agree, I think I would go to UVA - it is an awesome school, and not expensive in state.
as for your ivy question, you can get into an ivy from really any decent school, as long as you're a qualified candidate. your gpa and college performance will matter a lot more than the name of the college you go to, and both nyu and uva will give you a great education. but if I were in your shoes, I would pick UVA.</p>
<p>The name and ranking of the school does not affect your admission decision for graduate school. Admission officers will not treat GPAs from higher ranked schools differently than those of lower ranked schools. What's important is that you have interest in your career goal, excellent reasons to have a graduate school education, and the skills to go to an Ivy League Graduate school.</p>
<p>Be reminded that graduate students receive MUCH less financial aid (forget about government aid for graduate school, more limited options for scholarships) so going to a cheaper school is ideal if you are looking to save money for graduate school. Otherwise you will have to rely on your job , parents, or loans.</p>
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Be reminded that graduate students receive MUCH less financial aid (forget about government aid for graduate school, more limited options for scholarships) so going to a cheaper school is ideal if you are looking to save money for graduate school. Otherwise you will have to rely on your job , parents, or loans.
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Want to clarify that while this is probably true for the Humanities (and this is where the OP seems to be concentrating), it is absolutely not true for science and engineering. I am not aware of a single PhD program that will not give a full tuition waver and a small TA stipend to the vast majority of admitted students. We are not talking only the elite programs here, this statement holds for practically any school on the USNWR list.</p>
<p>I did not say they will not receive any financial aid. The full tuition waiver only applies if you are considered needy and/or proved to be an excellent all rounded student. People who have enough money would also like some sort of financial aid. There's always TA stipends but in some schools they do not always have TA positions available.</p>
<p>Everyone should always consider money and should not be reliant that they will eventually get aid because it does not always happen that way.</p>