<p>I forget what the site was but it had a list of top Econ programs in the US and NYU was ranked 18.....The top one was Harvard/Stanford.... I know I have a better chance at getting into NYU than Harvard...Do you guys think its worth the money? I would go Stern but since Stern is harder than CAS to get in I am still undecided between the two...</p>
<p>Also I heard from other people on this site that many Stern people are very rude and unfriendly... I've also heard that there are alot of "backstabbing"... Of course I don't know whether the person who told me this based his statement on actual experience but if the environment is truly that cut-throat I would be so scared :( </p>
<p>Any current NYU-STERN or even CAS or any other NYU students that can give me any insight on this would be appreciated thanks :)</p>
<p>nyu has a great econ program, 18 seems a little too high..we stole some of the best professors from ivies with $$$. We also have nobel prize winners and such...So its def worth it</p>
<p>I've heard theres alot of back stabbing in stern too...but, no one forces you to be friends with them. You're in class maybe 11 hours a week , in which you probbaly wont be socializing much anyways. Aside from the fact they'll be some decent people in Stern regardless...you can usually tell whos a dirtbag, just dont associate with them. Most of your friends will probably come from your dorm, not your school is what i've also heard.</p>
<p>.... what if my roommate is one of them !!! gasp!! :O</p>
<p>Also about Econ..... Do you think I can get a job in Consulting firm as a Econ Major because NYU is my #1 choice and I am afraid that if I apply to ED Stern I will get rejected and I won't be able to attend NYU....So I was thinking of going to NYU CAS which is slight easier to go in :)</p>
<p>Something to think about Chris:</p>
<p>Econ at CAS and Econ at Stern are two very different beasts. I'm currently an econ and finance major at Stern.</p>
<p>Stern econ majors (I"m going to assume policy for you) only have to do 4 courses: Intermediate Macro/Micro and two electives, with one being a 300-level course. This is in addition to the Stern-wide required Econ Principles I & II. As a Sternie, you are still required to take all the business core courses (stats/regression, intro to marketing, finance, operations, business law, etc.). Most econ majors at Stern are double majors (two of my friends are also econ/finance, and one is econ/non-CPA acctg.).</p>
<p>Econ at CAS is a traditional liberal arts economics major with more major classes (all majors at Stern are only 4 classes). CAS Econ policy majors are required to take:
Precalc, Econ Principles I & II, Stats/Regression, Intermediate macro/micro, and international economics, plus 4 electives - 2 of which must be 300 level. </p>
<p>So it depends what you want to do. If you want to get into research and know your professors and possibly go into academia, CAS is the right path. If you'd rather just expand your general econ knowledge and get a business degree, Stern is the right path. Check out the following for more info:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nyu.edu/econ/undergrad/majorsminors.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.nyu.edu/econ/undergrad/majorsminors.html</a> <--CAS econ dept.
<a href="http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/economics/%5B/url%5D">http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/economics/</a> <--Stern econ dept.
<a href="http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/emplibrary/ACFPfThPw.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/emplibrary/ACFPfThPw.pdf</a> <--Stern econ curriculum record, tells you what you need to take to graduate.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>Actually, the Policy track of the CAS major is designed for people interested in going to law school, entering the business world, etc (as Cardinal's link says), so I think you would be fine at either school, you will still get a quality education if you major in econ at NYU.</p>
<p>Personally, I choose CAS not because I was afraid of rejection, but because I did not want to get locked into a business track (ie. I'd like to go to law school, etc); I wanted to double major in CompSci. As has been stated sporadically at CC, like law school, you do not need to go to business undergrad (or pre-law) to get an MBA or enter the business world (the famous example of Harvard not having an undergrad biz school).</p>
<p>I'm content with my choice, and we'll see where I end up this fall when I start. But about the whole "backstabbing" thing, it's funny, because just from these boards I am glad I'm not at Stern (or any undergrad biz dept). Biz school students in general have a bit more ego than others, and the majority of people I've seen post are way to laser-beam focused and obsessed with landing that terrific bonus-heavy ibanking/consulting/etc job that they just come across as unpleasant people, especially when you're still in your undergrad years. But hey, that's the beauty of the emotionless internet.</p>
<p>thanks alot Cardinal/Hunter for the responses....I guess I should do Econ at CAS since I am not sure if I 100% want to be a consultant. Yah from what I hear Stern and other biz school people sound extremely scary :(</p>
<p>hahah were all not that bad</p>
<p>but mattistotle HONESTLY tell me is the Stern atmosphere really like that? I am sure EVERYONE isn't like that but is the majority like that?</p>
<p>there's backstabbing kids like everywhere but the overwhleming majority are good people. and a sizable percentage end up going to grad school or for a phd and not into ibanking,etc</p>
<p>I wouldn't say even the majority is backstabbing. I consider myself a very relaxed person (much to my girlfriend's chagrin) and gravitated towards the "chill" sternies pretty early on in the year. We go out, we party, we sleep in late for class, and yeah we work hard too, but I would never doublecross my friends and I doubt they'd do the same to me. Then again...this could change junior/senior year, lol.</p>
<p>The Stern viciousness is more of a legend because of the Stern curve (which although does not exist in name as the dean will tell you, it DOES exist in practice). I had a stats class curved pretty wickedly. Did I want to get an A? Yes. Was I going to screw people over and tell them the wrong answers to get it? No. In fact we even had group study sessions and the like, really helped all of us out. It's quite amusing actually, people expect devil horns to pop out of your head when you tell them you're a Sternie.</p>
<p>Hehe thats funny devil horns for Sternies :)</p>
<p>I'll be in CAS in the fall (econ and math major). I know current Stern kids, and they're cool for the most part. Sure some may be competitive, but probably not any more so than pre-meds or people in hard sciences.</p>
<p>Is NYU a good feeder school for prospective law students?</p>