Current Stern Sophomore: Ask Me

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<p>@vigilant
I’ve written about this already.</p>

<p>@veggie
You’ll face the problem where you literally wind up ‘paying’ for your internship. If you’re taking 16 credits, it’s not a problem to declare an internship for credit. The problem is when you’re already at 18 credits, then you run into a situation like uskoolfish described where you are literally forced to pay the school to let you intern somewhere.</p>

<p>The entire system is flawed from the beginning. I say don’t do an internship that requires you to declare credit. You can find unpaid ones that don’t require credit, and you can also find paid ones.</p>

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<p>Do you know how competitive the BPE program is to get into?</p>

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<p>Uskoolfish: Thanks for the insight! I can’t believe Sony required her to receive credit and that you guys had to end up paying for it. Did Sony require the the documentation to be a letter during the beginning of the internship stating that she will receive credit, or was it at the end of the internship stating that she received the credit?</p>

<p>Docks: Thanks for the info! The whole being required to receive credit thing and Stern not giving it really sucks, but I agree with the fact that it’s definitely not worth paying for it.</p>

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<p>hellodocks, how’s the Actuarial Science program at Stern? Right now I’m choosing between Michigan and Stern. I would like to know what you think about this program.</p>

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<p>Hello!</p>

<p>I’m a sophomore transfer for fall 2012.</p>

<p>Do you know anyone who transferred from other Universities to Stern?</p>

<p>If you do know, how hard is it to transfer?</p>

<p>is it much easier to transfer to CAS econ?</p>

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<p>hello docks, thank you so much for posting all these helpful infos here. i am going to be a freshman in stern this fall. do you know of lots of kids in stern with lots of AP credits? I have no AP credits and don;t know if it’s possible to double concentration in Finance and int’l biz along with minor in language or com sci and finish in 4 years? also what kind of work-study jobs NYU puts students with do u know?
thanks so much</p>

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<p>@loldaniel
No idea how selective it is to get into, but I know their retention rate, at least in the pilot year (2013) sucks. I know 4 kids that were in it and dropped, finally met one 2013 person who kept it.</p>

<p>@fmljat
I don’t have much info I can share with you on that. I only know two people in it, one signed his offer already and can now coast through school, but he’s one of the smartest people I know so I imagine he’d have been successful wherever he went. The other is still searching, as far as I know.</p>

<p>@tmdehf
I know of three external transfers in my year. I forget where the first was from, I know the second was from Bentley, and the third from Tepper at CMU. Transferring is tough. CAS econ is not as competitive because it’s simply one program within an undergrad school, so I imagine being a CAS transfer would be less difficult. I wouldn’t emphasize it as strongly as you, however. “Much” seems like overkill.</p>

<p>@kyax
No. There’s a general rule of thumb; mentioning anything related to high school performance makes you an *******. It’s like talking about your GMAT or MCAT or LSAT after you got accepted to grad school. It makes no difference when you’re attending.</p>

<p>Consequently, I don’t know that much about people’s AP progress. I will say that I took 0 AP exams, came here, declared a double major and a minor, studied abroad, and will still graduate on time.</p>

<p>Work-study can vary. Most of it will be clerical or administrative work. Occasionally you can get into a budget or treasury role in a larger office, but that’s just luck of the draw. You aren’t guaranteed work-study, you have an allotment as part of your aid package but it’s up to you to be proactive and go search the job database for work-study positions.</p>

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<p>@hellodocks</p>

<p>I am a Singaporean hoping to get into NYU</p>

<p>I would like to ask about the possibility of entering into NYU Econ, be it Stern or CAS, with a polytechnic diploma in banking and finance.</p>

<p>My polytechnic diploma GPA is projected to be around the high 3.5 area to low 3.6 area. As this is a Singapore polytechnic diploma, I was wondering if it would increase my chances in entering NYU as I believed that the Singapore education system is rather challenging in relative. </p>

<p>Also some other information

  • 6 months internship with Citigroup
  • Won several trading competition
  • Going for a compulsory military service ( most likely in the armed forces) for 22-24 months.
  • Have quite a strong and consistent investment track record too(not sure if that helps, but hoping it shows the passion i have in the field)</p>

<p>That’s about it and thanks for your help :)</p>

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<p>@docks</p>

<p>You said marketing was one of your majors for a while before you switched it if I remember correctly. So even though you focus on finance, have you witnessed many or any people get non-sales related jobs right out of Stern with a b.a. in marketing? thanks</p>

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<p>I’m an incoming freshman and was wondering if you would recommend going back home (Virginia for me) during the summer after freshman year and getting a job at a local bank or staying in NYC and trying to find a job in the finance sector. I’m thinking it would be better to go home and get some semi-relevant experience and have some family time before I really have to delve into the world of finance where vacation opportunities are limited.</p>

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<p>@Jason
Sorry, I can’t help you much there, I have absolutely no experience with the Singaporean education system except the kids at school I meet from there, and they don’t talk about it much.</p>

<p>@njv
First off, it’s a B.S. in Marketing, all Stern degrees are B.S., not B.A. I am not sure what your exact question is; are you asking what career paths people can pursue with a major in marketing?</p>

<p>If so, there’s a very diverse set of opportunities: PR (corporate, institutional, boutique), fashion, TV (production, executive office, etc.), film (same as TV), social media, marketing analytics (a firm like Nielsen, for instance, which hires dozens of NYU graduates) … there’s many to count. It just wasn’t for me. I enjoyed studying it before I came to NYU, but it wasn’t something I wanted to spend 25% of my undergrad program studying.</p>

<p>@bsu
Your employment options as a frosh will be incredibly limited as it is, so going home may be an option forced on you more than it might be a choice you have to make. Nonetheless, once you’re here, focus on getting through any/all the Stern core courses that have no sophomore-standing requirement, keeping your GPA high, and getting some extracurricular involvement. Then, get your resume in shape and make sure you scour the CareerNet database every few days from January-April and submit for as many positions as you can.</p>

<p>In my book, if you can get paid experience so that you can at least cover your cost of housing and food, it’s smarter to stay than return home. You’ll start building out your resume, and to be honest, it’s getting brutally competitive out there and people are looking for every edge they can get when it comes around to recruiting junior year.</p>

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<p>Hi hellodocks, i have been accepted at Stern and am absolutely positive i will be attending there this year. However, currently one of my big concerns is that I have no idea what housing or dorms would best suit me, so could you give some recommendations on which dorm to pick for a soon-to-be Sternie? I am pretty social, and like to be around other people, and involved in student-organized activities (just thought that might help narrow down the dorm search a bit) In your opinion, what dorm is the best one? Can you also give me a quick rundown of the most popular dorms that people choose at NYU/Stern?</p>

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<p>@docks
Ok I always thought marketing was a b.a. But good to know. And I’m just asking if you’ve seen any classmates or friends go into any of those fields you listed right after graduation with a marketing degree. I’ve mostly heard that people go into sales positions, like store managers, which don’t appeal to me. I guess I just want to know that’s not always true. And another question, why didn’t you like marketing at Stern?</p>

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<p>Docks, are you familiar with the program, New York Needs You?</p>

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<p>@theawesomeasian
I’ve done this multiple times throughout the thread, take 5 minutes to browse around and you’ll find all you want.</p>

<p>@njf
Yes, I’ve seen people place into every one of those fields I just wrote. I wouldn’t have been able to write them if that weren’t the case, I wouldn’t even know each was an option.</p>

<p>I didn’t like marketing because it wasn’t as engaging as the classes I preferred. It’s just an intangible, I like apples while you like oranges so we have different tastes. Might not be the case for you.</p>

<p>@sonic
Yes, a few friends in there, seems top-notch and I can’t believe how quickly it’s grown over such a short time.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the response.</p>

<p>I have one more question though.</p>

<p>Once I transferred externally to CAS, is it possible to transfer to Stern about a semester or year later?</p>

<p>Because I heard that once I admitted to other school, I’m not allowed to Stern once more…</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>@tmdehf</p>

<p>From the Stern website</p>

<p>“Also note that the Leonard N. Stern School of Business will not consider for transfer admission students who enter NYU by transferring into another NYU school or college.”</p>

<p>NYU’s website is the best resource. Check there first! =)</p>

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<p>I think i understand. Also, were most of the kids in your marketing classes very creative? I’m not so much artistically creative as i am a logical thinker, but i am very interested in marketing functions and business as a whole. What I’m asking is if any students in your classes weren’t very artistic, and if they struggled through the curriculum because of it?</p>

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<p>Is the International Studies program for International Business really one of the best compared to Baruch or it’s just a fancy program where you can study abroad a lot? How much advantages did you have over a Baruch’s international business student in term of looking for a job if putting GPA aside? </p>

<p>I know this is a silly question. Thank you.</p>

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<p>Hello there,</p>

<p>I was just wondering what you think about Stern’s BPE program? Does it hurt internship opportunities, or does the University help with receiving internships abroad at London and Shanghai? Does it hurt recruiting chances if you want to go into IBanking?</p>