<p>Hi everyone, sorry, I know it seems that I'm posting a duplicate thread, but I feel that my predicament is largely different from the other poster.</p>
<p>Basically, I'm a swimming hopeful for NYU, but the coach told me that although I am a pretty good candidate for NYU, I will be flat out denied from Stern, which is the school I had originally planned to apply to. He suggested either the liberal studies program in which I can do the pre-reqs for business, and eventually pursue a business degree (most likely in finance), or I could go into econ at CAS, with a major in finance/accounting. </p>
<p>My question is: Would it be better to go with this CAS econ/liberal studies program route or would I be better off going to my next b-school choice?
My next choice which is highest ranked according to US news is Indiana bloomington, while businessweek says that it would be villanova.
Career-wise, is it a better decision to go with econ/liberal studies route, or study at a different school in my intended major? aka, how good is an econ degree from CAS/could I make a decent amount of money from studying there? </p>
<p>Also, as a side note, is the engineering program at NYU any good?</p>
<p>I posted a similar thread but I suppose I see the slight difference in your dilemma. I just got in touch with a rep from the office of admissions and she explained me the difference between Econ at CAS vs Econ at Stern. Econ at CAS has a much more theortetical/holistic approach to the subject. The emphasis does not lie on numbers, but more on diving deep into the different Economic theories and applying them to the real world, may it be the past, present, or predicting the future. This is why I definitly want to do CAS Econ now. The Stern Econ approach is way more analytical with the focus being for the most part on Microeconomics. I am personally a Macro guy so this is not a good option for me. As for transferring from CAS to Stern, it is almost impossible. The competition is EXTREMELY rigorous and you might as well wave your social life farewell. </p>
<p>I do highly recommend doing what YOU want to do, it sounds like you want to major in business/econ just for a quick jump in to wall street or to land an amazing desk job. I’m not going to give the whole money does not buy happiness speech, however working 6 days a week at a job you might hate is not going to give you happiness either, regardless of how much you may be earning on the side.</p>
<p>To answer your question, Econ at NYU is top-notch from CAS or Stern. (PhD programs actually prefer CAS, but that’s irrelevant). Will you get a job in business? Most likely. Econ in CAS is very competitive with Stern for internships/job placement, etc. So you shouldn’t be concerned about that. </p>
<p>The big question is can you afford NYU? If not, you should look elsewhere. You won’t be a ‘tier 1’ desirable applicant, so you won’t get top-notch Financial Aid. </p>
<p>NYU just acquired an engineering school in Brooklyn, now ‘NYU-Poly’. It’s not the greatest engineering school and doesn’t, as of yet, meet the same standards as the other NYU schools.</p>
<p>One, you can’t go from LSP to studying finance. Stern is the only school here that does not defer to LSP or accept transfers from it.</p>
<p>Two, CAS econ is not on the same level as Stern in terms of placement. The average CAS econ kid does not place at the level the average Stern kid does. Exceptional CAS kids as well in recruiting, but that is not the norm by any means.</p>
<p>Kelley at IU has a competitive honors program that places fairly well. Villanova is having some success in recent years, they’re a good program too. I don’t know which I’d rank higher, but IU parties harder.</p>
<p>I actually had a friend who went from LSP to Stern, but it is definitely extremely rare.</p>
<p>CAS econ students that are the top of their class will be competitive in terms of recruitment qualifications. Just to clarify the statement you made about CAS econ and majoring in finance/accounting. Finance, accounting, and all other specialized business degrees are only taken in Stern. You will be able to take a few courses and narrow down what you want to study as a CAS econ student, but it will still be primarily econ only. </p>
<p>In the end, if you think you can do well in CAS econ, then I would definitely choose it over Kelley or Villanova. The opportunity to build industry experience through internships and the network is much better being in NYC than Indiana or Pennsylvania.</p>
<p>How are classes in CAS econ vs those in Stern? Are they easier? Same difficulty? And how much more/less competitive is it in the CAS econ+comp sci classes versus Stern?</p>
<p>Also, I hate to add another post, but could I get some opinions on getting into the econ/comp sci program at NYU’s CAS?</p>
<p>3.35 W, Calc, AP enviro, and H international relations this year, with 4 years of swimming. 1950 first time around, 760 on math 2, retook oct 1 waiting on scores. The swim coach also said I have priority in admissions (I am applying ED btw), what does this mean and what does it mean for my admissions chances?</p>
<p>I swear this is the last post, but CAS states I need 2 sat subject tests if applying ED, but NYU’s site says i only need one of these: [Standardized</a> Tests](<a href=“Standardized Tests”>Standardized Tests)</p>
<p>I understand. I’m just hoping that with the help of swimming, my recs, ECs, etc etc AND ED I can get in. NYU really is my top choice, and I’ve had my english teacher (former dean of admissions at Harvard) look at both my common app essay and the supps.</p>