<p>I’m an incoming Gallatin sophomore intending on going to law school after college. What’s NYU’s reputation with law schools? My dream school is Georgetown, and I know most of law school admissions is about the LSAT, but I was just wondering if either of you had a sense about whether NYU or even more specifically, Gallatin, had a decent reputation as preparation for law school?</p>
<p>Since we’re asking questions, I’m just going to put this out there:
How the HECK do I apply for work-study? I’ve never written a resume or a cover letter in my life. Do they just want work experience? Do they want you to put down all your extracurriculars or volunteering positions? And what are you supposed to say in the cover letter? I know there’s tons of information about resumes online, but applying for FWS seems like a special circumstance.</p>
<p>@Coolbreeze standardized test score do matter though the university is instituting an sat optional policy this fall, if you meet the requirements your sat might not matter. it’s also weighed lower for programs that require a creative review like the ones in tisch or steinhardt.</p>
<p>Financial aid here is typically low… unfortunately plan on taking loans.</p>
<p>The campus community is large and spread out in the sense that dorms span different parts of lower manhattan to the village to the 20’s and we don’t have a typical campus with a quad. The best way to meet people is probably in your freshman dorm or by getting involved with an on-campus activity.</p>
<p>@pocious</p>
<p>As someone who has participated in intramural sports and greek life let me tell you that both exist here. They might not be as popular as other schools but they do exist and the people that take part in them enjoy them and get every bit as involved as someone at a school where they are more popular would. If you’re interested I suggest you check both out. Greek Orgs have info sessions during Welcome Week and rush is in early September.</p>
<p>@anorexic_abe</p>
<p>Many Stern students secure internships through NYU’s on-campus recruitment program that takes place during Junior year. This is where most of the Analyst summer programs with the banks recruit Stern students from. These internships happen the Summer between Junior and Senior year and often lead to full-time emplyoment for those that pursue them (That might not be the case with the current economic situation but generally that’s how it works). As far as internships prior to that, you can work with the Wasserman Center or network to find them. That might not bet he clearest answer but that’s pretty much what people do. The main time NYU brings employers to you is during OCI.</p>
<p>@Kelly</p>
<p>I can’t quite say how NYU personally ranks in Law Schools eyes. Many law schools consider the difficulty of a school and the program a student is studying when evaluating transcripts. NYU is generally well-known and respected, not HYP respected, but respected all the same. At the end of the day you need a competitive LSAT and GPA coming from any school, no undergrad university is going to be a golden key to a particular law school. That being said, Gallatin is a nice play to apply to law school from because part of your law school app is personal statement where you can write on a topic of your choice, being that Gallatin lets you explore a tailor-made concentration, you may find yourself having a little more to write about in terms of your academic program and why you pursued it and why you’re now considering law. Gallatin also has its own pre-law advisor and they schedule some law school admissions workshops here and there.</p>
<p>@Abby</p>
<p>I would look over a guide to a cover letter and resume. Since you have no formal work experience, use your volunteer and extracurricular experience from hs on your resume. Follow what the guides tell you, though workstudy may be tied to financial aid and the work environment is often laid-back, applying to work study is like applying to any job and you’re expecting to be professional.</p>
<p>I have work experience, I’ve just never written a resume before…? So should I not put my ECs and volunteer and everything since I have a job? Or should I put both? </p>
<p>Everyone has told me to look it up online, but honestly those guides are not helping me at all.</p>
<p>hEY Senior i visited NYU during the spring. I live in NY like 40 mins from it. I talked to one of the students giving the tour, and she told me even if i do Early decesion and i get in, if the estimated financial aid package doesnt work out… i dont have to attend, is this true?</p>
<p>Ronakmp, if the fin aid pkg doesn’t work out, you don’t HAVE to attend, although it would most likely hurt your hs in the future.
HOWEVER, when D applied ED two yrs ago this fall, we had to give them copies of our W-2s since she applied for fin aid. That gives them some sense of whether you are at all in the ballpark of being able to afford this. If your total income is 30k, most likely they won’t accept you ED unless you have some amazing hooks. They just don’t give that much fin aid that often. From what I’ve seen, an ED candidate NOT applying for fin aid, with decent stats, etc, has improved their chances of admission immensely. There are LOTS of qualified candidates out there who are willing and able to pay for a substantial part of COA, whether outright or with loans.</p>
<p>Sorry more questions: can you tell us about your experiences with greek life? How hard is pledging, what does it entail, parties, costs, etc. I know stories from alot of other schools, but nyu is such an anomaly that I feel the need to ask. Last question, I swear: school supplies. I’m flying over there, since I’m all the way from socal, but do most people buy supplies from their hometown ( like paper, pens, pencils, highlighters, etc.) and take it with them, or is there an affordable place like office depot or staples near campus where we can stock up? Thanks.</p>
<p>For steinhardt, do I have to take SAT 2’s? I wasn’t sure because the website says you do, but I didn’t know if it just wasn’t updated to the new NYU test policy?</p>
<p>@damon1570</p>
<p>I may not be 100% sure about this so I would double-check but I believe that the SAT II’s are waived if you are applying to either the music or the studio art program at Steinhardt. Any other degree program like applied psyc or comm or teaching will require you to take SAT II’s.</p>
<p>@abe</p>
<p>The main campus (and therefore the freshman dorms because they’re all close to campus) is right by a staples and several Duane Reade’s (Duane Reade is like a New York-only CVS). I would buy supplies when you get here, why bring extra stuff with you on a long trip?</p>
<p>I’ll PM you about Greek Life.</p>
<p>currentnyusenior-Can you PM me about Greek Life also!? </p>
<p>I was considering joining, although I don’t want anyone to hold my hand in NYC, and joining a fraternity might make it seem that way. Also, my parents might not approve because of the stereotypes associated with frats, initiation, parties etcetera.</p>
<p>Hi seniors!
I’m a transfer entering as junior. I live in dorm and am thinking about signing up for meal plans, so which meal plan do you guys recommend, or say, what’s the most common dining options for upperclass? Thank you!</p>
<p>@newflyer</p>
<p>I think if you’re going to be upperclass, especially if you’re not living in palladium or uhall, you should go for a flex plan. If you’re not living in a dorm with a dining hall in it you may not always feel like traveling to another one to eat and you’ll be surprised how often once you’re out and about you find yourself stopping to eat in a restaurant or something with friends instead of going to a dining hall. The only non-residence hall dining option is Kimmel which is on-campus. Flex plans give you a set amount of meals for the semester like 113 or 175 and you just use up a meal with each swipe. The per week plans aren’t worth it at this stage of the game in my opinion because I don’t think you’ll find yourself eating enough meals per week to make the plan worth it. I had a flex plan as a 2nd semester sophomore and I had about 5 meals left on it by the end of the semester.</p>
<p>currentnyusenior - could you please pm me about nyu’s greek life, too?</p>
<p>also, thx so much for answering all these questions :)</p>
<p>If I wanted to double major, and I went over the amount of credits for senior year, would they completely drop all financial aid? Do you HAVE to graduate within 4 years even if you wanted to pursue another major?</p>
<p>My son will be completing rotc training (Fordham U. for class/ Central Park for physical training) while attending NYU. He says there are about 10-15 kids doing what he is doing. Does anyone have insight as to how rotc is viewed at NYU?</p>