Hi, I just applied ED2 to NYU for CS at Tandon? I’ve seen NYU’s rankings continuously get better over the past few years and as they recently bought Tandon I assume it would just keep getting better, plus I love New York. Was it a good decision to apply to CS here? When I tell alot of people I applied to NYU for CS they get very confused but it is ranked better than alot of schools and is usually around 20th, I really couldn’t get into anything in the top 20, my stats just don’t match. So yeah was it a good decision? I’m not even in yet and I really love the university and New York plus NYU is still a great university that will guarantee a solid education. So was it a good decision?
Can your family afford NYU without borrowing? Is the CS program good? If the college is affordable and their CS program is good, then it’s a good choice for you.
The real question is affordability. What is your budget? Have you run the NPC on NYU?
Yes I can afford it, there’s no problem with that. I’m more concerned about whether it’s a good choice for computer science.
There are less expensive choices. However, academically and in terms of job prospects NYU is a very good choice. You can do well with a degree in CS from NYU.
There has been a thread about this on CC (now closed, but you can still read it):
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/2028553-nyu-computer-science.html
thanks 
For readers considering this in the future: because ED is binding, this really is the kind of question that should be answered before you apply. You don’t want to be second-guessing it after you’ve committed.
@SJ2727 hey, but if you applied for financial aid, you do have a choice to back out of the ED agreement for financial reasons. I just mentioned this because NYU is my second choice as I am waiting for results from my first choice university, where I applied EA, whose results come out this week.
@Theunknown28 you should never apply to a second choice ED. You should have run the NPC in advance and only be planning to back out if the aid is less than you have expected. It’s not ethical to try game the system like you seem to be doing, I trust you will withdraw your ED application immediately on hearing from your EA college so that you do not perhaps end up taking the place of someone who applied ED to NYU in good faith. Because ED yield is so high the chances of you actually taking someone elses’s spot is much higher than in RD, assuming of course that you actually get in. What does your guidance counselor think of this plan, seeing as he or she must have signed the application too and there are implications for your high school?
@Theunknown28 - If you know straight up that you cannot afford NYU, then you’re wasting your time and the time of others if you apply ED or ED II. Running the NPC ahead of applying gives you a ballpark figure to work with. It’s a good tool to use and can help you focus your effort on schools that will be a better financial fit. Although it is true that if you truly cannon afford NYU, you do have the option of backing out, it’s better to apply if you have reasonable certainty that you can cover costs.
@McMunter4210 my brother graduated from NYU a few years ago with a CS degree. He said his profs were helpful and supportive, the courses were rigorous but doable and his fin aid was very good. His senior year programming project with a partner was one of the few undergrad projects selected for their end-of-year CS showcase - he was pleased that the profs gave so much attention to all the students. YMMV but he had a very good experience at NYU, both in CS specifically and overall with really personalized support in all areas when he needed it. You DO have to reach out and ask for help or advice when you need it, but once you do, he said in every instance the people at NYU went above and beyond to help and followed up to make sure it all worked out.
BTW he was not a super high-stats genius. He said 33 ACT and 3.7 UW GPA going in. He did graduate from with honors, which surprised him since he had a dual degree and 2 minors. He said that wasn’t hard to do at all, since their core curriculum required most of the classes for the minors. Some of his favorite classes during his 4 years were in the first 2 years when you have to take the cores. The number of different classes offered in those required cores were really numerous, unique and interesting and he found it hard to choose just one in each of the required 4 areas bc there were several in each section that he said looked fascinating.
(I emailed him with your question and this was his answer back, paraphrased.) His experience there was a huge part of why I applied this year, also hoping for CS.