<p>just because they're overqualified? I've heard this, but it seems ridiculous.</p>
<p>That sounds really ridiculous– NYU gets prestige because of their alumni’s accomplishments, and thus they’d want highly qualified students. I mean, maybe they might reject them because something seems odd (like near perfect SATs and not-so-great GPA) or their essays lack passion/don’t seem to be a great fit for NYU, but it seems extremely farfetched to think they’d reject someone just because they seemed amazing.</p>
<p>I’m not an admissions officer, but I don’t think NYU practices yield protection. If I can recall correctly, NYU had a larger class than expected last year and some of the frosh had to live in an Affinia (which, coincidentally, is the same one I stayed in over the summer!) until housing could find room for them. So there’s no reason for them to practice WashU syndrome when they can get a larger yield then expected.</p>
<p>If they really wanted to protect yield, they would have cut tuition or given out more financial aid.</p>
<p>^ so true.</p>
<p>NYU does not have to worry about yield or cutting tuition/ increasing financial aid. They have found a niche market of students and families who are willing to pay up (in most cases) for the honor and dream fulfillment of attending NYU.</p>
<p>I guess being the #3 dream school after Stanford and Harvard (Princeton Review) helps NYU to maintain the competitive edge in attracting students despite the high cost/ mediocre aid.</p>
<p>^^ Mediocre is a nice way of putting it.</p>
<p>Look. NYU is a money-hungry institution starving for more in the midst of a major internal rearrangement (NYU 2031). They will not be turning down people who are qualified in the least (see: LSP) and who are willing to pay the $250,000 price tag. It’s as simple as that. You probably will not find a greedier institution.</p>
<p>Hey the bottomline is NYU makes money accomodating as many qualified people as they can…LSP, Poly… and once you are in there they teach you to do just that too.</p>
<p>I also kind of doubt they are rejecting overqualified applicants, because according to their College Board website, they admitted 38% of applicants, which is the highest percent in years. In 2008 they only admitted 25% of applicants. Also, they have their “Presidential Honors Program” in Washington Square for the top 5% of the incoming freshman class. Also NYU Abu Dhabi admits only 2% of those that apply there, and most of those that do go to Abu Dhabi get a free ride.</p>