<p>Since many of you have recently been accepted to NYU, I'm sure you all have a lot of questions. Allow me to answer them. </p>
<p>A little background: I'm a 19 year old male freshman who grew up in suburban Pennsylvania. I'm an aspiring International Relations major at NYU, hoping to focus on the Middle East and Northern Africa.</p>
<p>do you know anything about the federal work study program? is it easy to find a job? and is it possible to do over the summer?</p>
<p>How does the housing option work for freshmen? Is it just random placement or can you request certain locations as a 1st, 2nd, 3rd choice?</p>
<p>Wow I am basically on the same track as you, WednesdayTomato. I was wondering though, how difficult is it to secure a spot in the IR program? I’ve heard that there aren’t that many IR applicants in the first place, which would explain the meager 25-30 acceptances into the major.</p>
<p>I got accepted into the LSP Core program (I originally applied CAS, so that’s the school I would enter my junior year), and I was just wondering if you know anyone who is in LSP Core, or if you have heard anything about the program? I have heard people say they hate it entirely, and other people who say they love it. Also, do you think there’s a stigma against the LSP kids? Do the other NYU students not respect them/consider them less intelligent?</p>
<p>@sundays24</p>
<p>I personally haven’t tried to acquire a job yet, but all of my friends who have gone job searching have ended up with one. The hours are typically 10-20/week depending on where you’re working. And yes, there are still job opportunities over the summer term. </p>
<p>@muf123</p>
<p>I believe around May or June, you start to fill out your housing applications. On this, you do rank your top 4 preferences, and typically you’ll be placed in your first or second choice. I recommend doing research on the dorms beforehand, since they are all diverse in price and location. Roommates are typically chosen at random, but NYU’s site does have a roommate finder application where you can try to find people who seem to be a better match for you. </p>
<p>@ogreluke</p>
<p>Yes, you are correct that there are about 25-30 spots filled each year. At first, it seems like the applicant pool will be really high, and the chances of getting into the program are low. However, to even be able to apply to IR you must have a 3.65 GPA at the beginning of sophomore year. This diminishes the applicant pool greatly. From what I’ve heard by talking to my adviser and actual IR majors, if you meet the GPA requirement you have a great chance at being accepted. </p>
<p>@NatChat123</p>
<p>I have also heard mixed reviews from my friends in LSP. From what I understand, the courses are slightly easier than the MAP courses (our gen. eds) at CAS. So you can either view this as a positive or negative. On one hand, you’ll be satisfying your general requirements while obtaining a higher GPA, but your courses may seem to be a little watered down. However, once you’re accepted into CAS junior year, you’ll be a fully-integrated, regular CAS student like the rest of us. And honestly, it’s those last two years where you focus on your major which matter most. </p>
<p>I personally don’t look down upon students in LSP, but I have heard of that stigma you’ve mentioned. Nevertheless, every school kinda has a stigma to it. It’s just natural human generalization I suppose.</p>
<p>Forgive me if this is a stupid question but how difficult is it to maintain a >3.65 GPA as an NYU first year? Are the core classes particularly difficult? Do you find the grading curves harsh?</p>
<p>I know this is never the preferred answer, but it honestly depends on which classes you take. I can tell you the classes which will challenge your GPA the most will be Writing the Essay (getting an A is honestly not possible), Texts & Ideas, and possibly your Freshman Honors Seminar if you having a strict professor. As an aspiring IR major, you’ll also having to take International Politics and either Macro or Microeconomics your freshman year. This classes have pretty easy curves if you understand the material and just listen in class. Int’l Politics gives the top 20% of student A’s, and it’s about the same for an Econ course. Oh, and you must take these courses regardless of AP exams. Your AP credits will still count as elective credits, but they won’t satisfy the Econ requirements. </p>
<p>Our Natural Science courses are also pretty simple, and since you’re required to take two unless you’re exempt through an AP science, it’ll probably be a GPA boost for you as well.</p>
<p>Does the 16,000 estimate for room and board include the meal plan or is the meal plan separate?</p>
<p>What is the integration with the other schools like? For example, I applied to CAS for computer science, but at the same time I’m an avid businessman with the dream of making my own tech start up (I have already owned and sold multiple companies), so are there ways to do combined programs?</p>
<p>Also, what is the athletic life like in NYU? Are there good sports facilities (fields, tennis courts, etc…)?</p>
<p>@BKR2017</p>
<p>That estimate would include a standard 14 meal/week plan, yes. But even that seems a little high. My room, board, and meal plan together cost me about $12,500 this year. Unless you plan on living in Third North, our most expensive freshman option, it won’t be $16,000. </p>
<p>danieljvdm</p>
<p>While it is impossible to double major across two school, for starters you could minor in business at CAS or minor in another program at Stern (we do allow cross-school minors). Every school at NYU has their own form of an entrepreneurial club I believe, so that would be a great place to meet some other “avid businessmen” from CAS or even Stern, Gallatin etc. Also, NYU has the Entrepreneurship Challenge, where you submit your idea, build a team, and go through the year trying to build up your start up. The winners of the challenge receive a $75,000 grant. There are plenty of smaller competitions like this as well, such as the Reynolds Changemaker Challenge. Here are some details:</p>
<p>[Entrepreneurs</a> Challenge](<a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/about/university-initiatives/entrepreneurship/resources-for-entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-challenge.html]Entrepreneurs”>http://www.nyu.edu/about/university-initiatives/entrepreneurship/resources-for-entrepreneurs/entrepreneurs-challenge.html)
[NYU</a> > Catherine B. Reynolds Program for Social Entrepreneurship > NYU Reynolds CmC Challenge](<a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/reynolds/changemaker/]NYU”>http://www.nyu.edu/reynolds/changemaker/)</p>
<p>I believe anybody can enter these, even though the first one is run by Stern.</p>
<p>I got wait listed. Do you happen to know anything about the probability of getting in? (How many people decide to not go to CAS, etc)</p>
<p>Which residence hall are you living in this year?</p>
<p>@Knightwing</p>
<p>I don’t know too much about the waitlist admission statistics, sorry. All I can tell you is that NYU typically hold a 35-40% yield on accepted students.</p>
<p>@BKR2017</p>
<p>Rubin! Cheapest and most awesome residence hall!</p>
<p>Hi… Im an international student looking to major in international relations. Is it very difficult to get into it. As it says its a honors major.</p>
<p>Also… People say that NYU doesn’t offer the traditional us campus experience. How do you find that.</p>
<p>I got a scholarship from CAS for the year 2013-2014. Is this renewable for all my years at NYU? If it is, are there requirements for maintaining the scholarship like a certain gpa?</p>
<p>@ajd297</p>
<p>As I told another student here, as long as you meet the 3.65 GPA requirement, the IR program is pretty easy to be accepted into. </p>
<p>The biggest difference between us and other schools is that we simply have no campus. Sure, there’s Washington Square Park, but all of our buildings are scattered around New York City. We have no fences or designated quads etc. So, NYU students typically identify themselves more with New York City than they do with the school itself. That being said, we still have all of the sporting facilities, varieties or clubs, greek life, etc. that one would find at a typical university. It’s just that at NYU this is all easier to avoid if you so choose to avoid it…</p>
<p>@hopeseternal12</p>
<p>Yea, the amount you’ve received is the amount you’ll obtain every year as long as you remain in “good academic standing,” meaning you have above a 2.0 GPA. So it’s pretty simple.</p>
<p>Hi…thanks. How would you rate the student body atvNYU. Are they academically inclined, or more the party going kind. Also, are the professors good?</p>
<p>I keep reading, both on cc and nyu secrets, about students suddenly loosing their FA and having to leave NYU. Do you have any idea why this would happen? What I read doesn’t indicate that their families suddenly became wealthy, just that NYU either significantly reduced or stopped their FA. Any thoughts?</p>