<p>What are the stats of those who get admitted to Stern? What’s the middle 50% of SAT/ACT scores and GPA? I’m assuming they are higher then the other NYU programs. Is this correct?</p>
<p>Thanks for answering all of our questions. What I’m curious about is Stern admission. I know that it’s tougher to get into Stern, but is it a separate college you apply to? If it isn’t (and they just look at your intended major) why couldn’t you just apply with a different intended major? Also, is it true that you have to have business-related extracurricular activities to have a serious shot at getting into Stern?</p>
<p>@TheFailWizard Yes, Stern is a separate college you apply to, though the application is the same. You just have to note which college at NYU you are applying to. So you can’t apply for an English major and backdoor your way into Stern because English majors are at CAS. No, you don’t need business-related ECs to have a serious shot, though it wouldn’t hurt.</p>
<p>I want to know more about NYU Stern. Can you tell me what course or academic program that Stern has excites you, please? What about extracurricular activities? What opportunties does Stern provide to help you in the furture?</p>
<p>I am currently enlisted in the U.S. Navy and will be discharged next year. I am wondering if my military experience would help or increase chance when I apply for admission this year? </p>
<p>Thanks for answering all of our questions.</p>
<p>Hi, I don’t know if you’re still answering questions but I’ll still ask just for the ask of it.</p>
<p>Given that I just read through the last 41 pages of this thread, I’ve yet to come across any substantial information relating to an International Business co-major. What are you thoughts on a Finance/International Business degree? Practical in any way? or a waste of time when compared other combination of majors such as finance/management or finance/cpa accounting.</p>
<p>Also, I’m going to be transferring into stern as junior for the fall semester, tentatively considering a finance/cpa accounting track. But judging from the limited amount of time I have left as an undergraduate, the fact that recruiting season is right around the corner, and also the brutal reality of the coursework a finance/cpa accounting would entail, I am quite hesitant about pursuing it. Would you recommend against it?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>@pixare
Not too big of a social life I’d say. Free time depends on you: how much you want to devote to studying each week, whether you’re in clubs or not, if you choose to exercise or do sports, if you volunteer anywhere, whether you’re working, etc. …</p>
<p>Parties are a mixed bag. You might be in a ‘party dorm’, i.e. Founders or 3N, maybe Hayden, and have a lot of people who are always doing something. Typically though all it is is people pregaming in the rooms and going out somewhere after. As a frosh, anything big will come from whether or not you fall in with an upperclassman or someone who has an off-campus apartment, otherwise you won’t be doing much because there are RAs and FFIRs in all the buildings.</p>
<p>Building a friend circle again depends on who you are. Some people don’t find it challenging, others really struggle finding the people who will really matter to them. Sometimes it’s pure luck. One of my really good friends just happened to be in the best cohort our year and there were a ton of really chill guys and they just made it a brohort. None of the other cohorts really compared.</p>
<p>@helpme
I took intensive intermediate Italian, a community service seminar that went along with an internship, marketing, and an Italian fashion course. I used electives on all of them except marketing which is required as part of the Stern core. Those 12 credits along with what I used freshman year have eaten up all my elective space until graduation since I have a double major + minor.</p>
<p>@abarith
Glad you found it helpful, you did it the right way by reading first, super helpful to have someone read before asking.</p>
<p>ED applications tend to be a ‘safer’ bet since they’re a bit more lenient considering you’re entering a potentially binding agreement, but I’d still say that’s a bit on the low side. As you’re probably aware, the test scores are slightly less of a factor because they recognize some people struggle with exams/have trouble with pressure/can’t be completely judged by a one-time event, but GPA reflects your work history for all 3.5 years (it’s your resume for school basically). Upward trend is in your favor though.</p>
<p>@internet
You can find all that on the Stern website. The link I had is broken since they’re redoing our site, but here’s the latest I have.
CLASS PROFILE</p>
<p>Students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are:
Female: 36 %
International: 17 %
Mean and Median age of full-time business students in the 2010-11 entering class:
Mean: 18
Median: 18
Percentage of 2010-11 entering class:
Top 10% of high school class: 90 %
Top 25% of high school class: 100 %
GPA of 3.75 or higher: 59 %
GPA of 3.5 to 3.74: 34 %
SAT scores for the 2010-11 entering class of full-time undergraduate business students:
Mean: 1449
Median: 1450
Middle 50% range of SAT scores:
From: 1410
To: 1500
Mean and Median ACT scores for the 2010-11 full-time undergraduate business students:
Mean: 32
Median: 32
Middle 50% range of ACT scores for the 2010-11 full-time undergraduate business students:
From: 31
To: 33
Citizenship breakdown of 2010-11 entering class:
US: 83 %
Canada: 1 %
Other Non-US Citizens: 16 %
Regional breakdown of US Citizens in 2010-11 entering class:
Northeast: 59 %
Mid-Atlantic: 9 %
South: 7 %
Southwest: 6 %
Midwest: 6 %
West: 14 %
Possessions and territories: 0 %</p>
<p>@thefailwizard
See the post above for the statistical breakdown of admitted students. The way applications at NYU work is that you apply specifically to the school you will attend, not to the university as a whole. If you want to study any program at Tisch, you apply there. If you want to study any program at Stern, you apply here. Stern doesn’t factor your intended major into the decision, it’s based simply off your application materials. You do not need business-related extracurriculars, most people take it upon themselves to demonstrate their interest that way but as far as my opinion goes, excelling in whatever you’re truly passionate about will get you way farther than being able to recite a list of a dozen business-y societies you hold some position in.</p>
<p>@hhh
Your first question is really too broad. There’s a ton of exciting, interesting material here. I study finance because I identified that as my primary career interest awhile ago. As for extracurrics, I’m active in the Finance Society, IAG, PDS, EHS, and attend events in others as well.</p>
<p>I think the biggest advantage Stern offers is the location factor. You have courtside seats to the homecourt of high finance. As a sophomore I locked up employment offers at more than half of the bulge bracket banks. I know freshmen who got back office jobs at hedge funds for their first summer at school. I know kids in different years who work through the school year at hedge funds, asset management firms, consulting firms, boutique banks, accounting firms, investment banks, wealth managers, you name it. I believe that is the biggest bonus towards your future, getting relevant experience along with a name brand on your resume is huge for full-time recruiting.</p>
<p>I don’t know whether your military experience will help your undergrad application, but I can say that it will probably be huge for finance if that’s something you’re interested in. There’s a tremendous network of military people, and in general military experience is looked on as a huge asset. You may be able to altogether skip an undergrad business degree and place straight into investment banking or sales & trading if that’s what you’re interested in, it’s somewhat uncommon but it does happen. Look around on sites like wallstreetoasis if you want more on that.</p>
<p>I also have to thank you for your service, I’m tremendously grateful to people like you who sacrifice of themselves to serve our country and protect and defend its freedoms and values. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.</p>
<p>@junwaka
To me, IB is a weird program. If you’re genuinely interested in it, go for it. To me, however, it seems like Stern’s knee-jerk response to CAS’s top-ranked international relations program. Yes, business is moving ever towards a more global model … but in my mind, studying abroad for one single semester will give you a more practical, immersive experience on globalism than eight semesters of classes and it’ll be way more of a talking point. The simple fact that it isn’t its own standalone major speaks volumes to me. You can only add it onto something else.</p>
<p>Are you transferring internally within NYU or from another school? Regardless, I wouldn’t pick that pair. Accounting here is typically an MS/BS program that’s 5 years. Doing finance + accounting is basically just tacking a sign on your forehead that says ‘pick me for IBD, look at my majors!’ Management isn’t really relevant either, that’s for consulting, not finance.</p>
<p>Sorry to everyone for being away for awhile, markets were crazy this summer. Worked a TON. Learned as much, too.</p>
<p>I would love to study abroad for a semester, but quite unfortunately time is not in my favor. Second semester of sophomore year has already passed, and this upcoming fall semester I will hopefully be interning to compensate for my lack of relevant work experience thus far, leaving me more inclined to pursue an IB co-major.</p>
<p>Also I’m assuming a finance/management combination would be beneficial, but solely contingent upon a career geared towards MBB, otherwise useless? I’ve read in your earlier posts something about stern changing the curriculum to accommodate concentrations now, instead of double majors–would that also apply to me? (as a transfer student becoming a junior)</p>
<p>FYI: I’m externally transferring from Rutgers.</p>
<p>Docks does it really matter if i take precalc again in college? I feel like I didn’t learn it too well in hs, so I should take it again just to get my stuff down. I originally signed up for a calc placement exam (missed the 750 sat1 exemption cutoff by 10 points), but now I’m just thinking of taking precalc anyway. Thanks for the advice again.</p>
<p>@junwaka
You could study abroad senior fall provided you got a good SA gig after junior year and got the full-time offer.</p>
<p>I don’t believe you will get concentrations. You’re part of 2013, so ineligible since it’s for 2014 and later.</p>
<p>@sasasa
Just take calc. You’re better prepared than I was and will get a better grade than I did. Precalc will just put you back a semester; one of my best friends here did that and took calc his second semester and was really aggravated that he was never in classes with the rest of us because he hadn’t met the calc pre-req when we had.</p>
<p>For the placement exam, what would you recommend studying? What will be one the exam?</p>
<p>What are the grades needed to get in to stern as opposed to just nyu in general? Also is financial aid given alot?</p>
<p>I just saw the above breakdown but stil wondering about fa.</p>
<p>@sasasa
General high school math. Algebra, geometry, any trig you know. When I took it it was a simple 10 or 12 question multiple-choice quiz.</p>
<p>@crm
Financial aid is awful. A big majority here have <50% aid and take loans for more than half their expenses.</p>
<p>Was your intensive intermediate language class difficult? Having one class every day gives me the impression that there would be tons of hw and etc</p>
<p>Thank you for answering my questions. I am proud to serve in the military. I have experienced fun and pain. Hopefully, I can come back to New York City to enjoy a college life next year.</p>
<p>I have a few more questions. I got a 5 for AP Calculus BC in high school. What Calculus class would Stern put me in if I get accepted? Do I need to take a placment exam? If so, I guess I need to start review what I learned three years ago. And do you see any little things or idiosyncrasies in Stern that most would overlook? I wish I could come visit, but unfortunately I can’t.</p>
<p>And I am happy hear “thank you” from you. Honestly, people in where I stationed at don’t really say that since they are so used to see anyone from the military. I can’t wait to come home next year. I am excited about going to college, taking more challenges and meeting some intelligent people like you!</p>
<p>@help
It was more than I anticipated, frankly. I don’t think it would be too hard to stay on top of but if you fall behind once, you’re under a mountain until you can catch up. It’s all incremental so it builds on itself, and that was the biggest problem for me.</p>
<p>@hhh
If you got a 5 on BC you could go into Calc III. I don’t think you’d even need to take a placement exam; if you did, it would be easy enough that you would crush it.</p>
<p>@hhh I would also just like to extend a thanks</p>