<p>I know that some schools are a little bit harder, and others are a bit easier. I know Stern is more difficult than SCPS. So what are the comparisons between CAS, Stern, Steinhardt, Gallatin, Tisch, SCPS???</p>
<p>I'm interested in either CAS or Gallatin. I have average stats (29 ACT, 3.64 UW GPA), pretty good ECs, and good essays. (I've posted chance threads on here before, and I know NYU is holistic so if you really want to, here is the link to that: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/1356809-nyu-ed1-class-2017-discussion-thread.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/1356809-nyu-ed1-class-2017-discussion-thread.html</a>)</p>
<p>It reeeeeeeally doesn’t matter. Apply to the school you want to get into; don’t just apply to the one you think is easiest to get into. Don’t apply to SCPS solely to get your foot in the door so you can switch to finance in stern (btw i hear it’s hard to internally transfer into stern). </p>
<p>I’m sorry if I sound mean or harsh it’s just that you see these types of posts all the time. If it’s the right school for you, you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>…and I get these responses all the time. I’m not asking which was is easier to get into for the sake of just getting in. I clearly said I’m between CAS and Gallatin. I like both schools equally and I think both will give me a similar experience. If one of those is easier to get into, I would be a fool not to apply to the easier one.</p>
<p>Gallatin and CAS are very different schools who look for different types of students.</p>
<p>One is structured curriculum, the other is not. Apply to whichever you want to attend. If one would reject you, then its likely that the other would as well, as both are very selective.</p>
<p>So I’m guessing you’re NOT asking which school is easier to get into, but rather which school is easier ONCE you’re in? NYU2013 gave a good response which really highlights the differences between the two. It really depends on what you want to study. Certain majors are going to be hard regardless of which school you do. Also, it all depends on the courses you select, professors, etc. So choose the one that fits your desires and most likely that will be the easier one to succeed in.</p>
<p>Easier to get high GPA in Gallatin because you take plenty of less academically-intensive courses. This is supported by the cut-offs for cum laude honors–Gallatin cum laude GPA requirements are higher the CAS because the average GPAs are higher (cum laude is based on being in the top certain percentage of the class for the particular school). In terms of admissions difficulty, I think they’re similar but would give the edge towards Gallatin being easier in terms of necessary test scores and stuff.</p>