<p>The title of this thread is pretty self-explanatory. If any of you have questions about NYU, I'll try to answer them.</p>
<p>I've already asked this on another thread, but was wondering if you could also offer your input.</p>
<p>This is what I'm planning on doing at Stern:</p>
<p>Finance w/ IB co-major, and minor in either Economics, or Public Policy & Management Minor. </p>
<p>Do you think it's better to minor in one over the other? Also, would my minor in Economics be at CAS or Stern?</p>
<p>Furthermore, if you are a finance major, what is the workload like? How much time do you spend a day doing homework, or are supposed to be spending?</p>
<p>Another question: What is the liberal arts curriculum like? I would like to pick up a new language, but neither as a major or minor. Is that possible/required?</p>
<p>I don't know anyone who has graduated from NYU, or really anyone who is a graduate with a business degree. I am a first-time college student, so I'd love some honest, insider information.</p>
<p>Who are the best professors? Are professors in general accessible? Also, how large are freshmen classes? You can just say how many you had in your biggest class, and in your smallest class. Also, although I'm very interested in business/finance/economics, a liberal arts education is very important to me. How hard are these classes, and are there a lot of options to choose from? </p>
<p>Finally, this is a question related to financing my education. I will need to partake in work-study while attending NYU. Are work-study jobs really hard to find? What kind of jobs are there?</p>
<p>I know this is a lot, so take your time. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Well, I don't have the answers to all of these questions since I'm not in Stern, but here it goes:</p>
<p>1.) What is the liberal arts curriculum like? I would like to pick up a new language, but neither as a major or minor. Is that possible/required?</p>
<p>All NYU Students are required to take what are called "MAP courses." These classes are your liberal arts core and will be mostly what you're taking during your Freshman year. I also know that everyone in Stern has to take at least one semester of Calculus, which kind of sucks, but it's not too horrible I suppose.</p>
<p>2.) Who are the best professors? Are professors in general accessible? </p>
<p>Generally, the professors are accessible. They have what are called "office hours" when you can go into their officies and speak to them about class. They usually check their e-mails pretty frequently as well. My favorite professor was Professor Ulfers. I had him for a class called "Conversations of the West: Antiquity and the 19th Century." The workload isn't bad at all and the TAs are really fair graders. A professor to stay away from is Professor Masmoudi for Calculus. Most of the Math teachers at NYU are kinda subpar since many are foreigners, but he is exceptionally bad. If you get stuck in his class, try switchcing out ASAP.</p>
<p>3.) Also, how large are freshmen classes? You can just say how many you had in your biggest class, and in your smallest class. </p>
<p>The class sizes at NYU are not as large as many people think. Sure, you'll have lectures with 100+ of people, but there are much smaller classes as well. You'll have to take a class called "writing the essay" and most writing the essay classes will have only 15 people. My French class only has 12. Most classes will meet twice a week. All large lecture classes have what are called "Recitation classes." The purpose of these classes is to break up the lecture class into smaller discussion groups that meet once a week, so you can discuss stuff that may not have been clear in the lectures. These recitations usually have around 15-20 people. My largest class is a lecture with 350 people and my smallest is French which has 12.</p>
<p>4.) Also, although I'm very interested in business/finance/economics, a liberal arts education is very important to me. How hard are these classes, and are there a lot of options to choose from?</p>
<p>The MAP classes aren't too bad. The worst class you'll have to take is "Writing the Essay." The workload is intense for that class and the teachers are really tough graders. Besides that you'll have to take "Conversations of the West," which is like a philosophy class, "World Clutures," a history class where you study a particular region of the world, and some sort of science class. There are many options to choose from when it comes to picking classes. Like for World Cultures, you can study Africa, China, India, Israel, the Caribbean, Russia, and there might be other's I'm missing. For ConWest, you can do the Renaissance, 19th century, Elightenment, the Middle Ages, and others that I can't remember. The only problem is that there are so many students at NYU, so getting your first choices when picking classes is far from guaranteed.</p>
<p>5.) I will need to partake in work-study while attending NYU. Are work-study jobs really hard to find? What kind of jobs are there?</p>
<p>Personally, I'm not doing work study so I'm probably not the best person to be answering this, but you can find a Work Study job at the Wasserman Center for Career Development. Usually they're jobs around campus and from what I've heard, there's a pretty good one where you get to work in the admissions office.</p>
<p>Well, I hope this helps. Good luck at NYU!</p>
<p>Thank you so much! You know the best part about your answer, and that of others in other threads, is not the actual content, but for me, the best part is that there are such conscientious students at NYU. From what I'd heard, everyone was too independent and cared little except for themselves. Your points about Ulfers and Mahmoudi are particulary noted. Thanks again, and I hope to run into you in the city.</p>
<p>Hi,
Did you do the summer orientation? Is it worth it for an international student to fly all the way (do you know anyone who did)?</p>
<p>Do you know approx. when you heard back?</p>
<p>Tara: I did the summer orientation, but I live really close to NYU. I have an international friend (from Malaysia) and I know he didn't do the summer orientation. You'd be paying for an international flight to be in the US for only 2-3 days and I don't know if would really be worth the trip or money for you. The only real benefit is getting to pick classes before other students and even some people I went to summer orientation with had problems getting their first choice classes.</p>
<p>TargetRed: I believe NYU lets people know if they got in or not in the first week of April. Some people hear earlier b/c they recieved scholarships, but in general, it's the first week of April.</p>
<p>Hepstar- nice of you to respond to questions. Daughter just accepted. She is a preppie, through and through. her only concern is that the typical liberal arts preppie would not be at home at NYU. Any thoughts?? Thanks again.</p>
<p>hey, i was wondering about CAS and whether the faculty for economics and political science are efficient?</p>
<p>Freeverse- what do you mean "efficient"?</p>
<p>Hey, I just got into NYU Steinhardt and I'm crossing my fingers that I can go :)</p>
<p>A lot of people talk about NYU not having a campus. I know it doesn't really have someplace for everyone to go throw a frisbee or anything, but do you and your friends find things to do around campus anyway? And are there places to go/things to do that aren't going to be majorly expensive? I'd hate to go to a school I think i love and then wind up sitting in my dorm being bored all weekend b/c I cant afford to go see a Broadway show or something :)</p>
<p>srry shud have been more specific....i mean u hear abt these great professors who have the class engaged and dun put u off to sleep.....and are very modern and practical in approach...so are the NYU professors in general that way?</p>
<p>patsygirl, i think nyu students get a lot of discounts to things around the city :)</p>
<p>I got into the GSP program. do you know anything about it? I am concerned that gsp students are treated as the second class students.</p>
<p>How is NYU's computer science program? Are the teachers and courses helpful? Can students find job easily? Thanks.</p>