<p>To any current NYU students,</p>
<p>I'm in CAS econ and hoping to transfer to Stern next year. I plan on taking the same classes that Sterne kids take freshman year and was recommened to take classes such as Calc, Nat Sci, ***, text and ideas, econ, stats. But I only have 4 classes that I can choose from. Which ones am I suppose to choose?? (2 MAP, econ, stats is what I'm going with unless that's not recommended...) Help! thanks</p>
<p>Are you currently an incoming freshman? If so, I was in your exact situation a year ago! I entered CAS Undeclared and transferred into Stern.
For freshman year, I definitely suggest taking the MAP (Morse Academic Plan) Requirements. Those include: Writing the Essay, Texts & Ideas, Cultures & Contexts, NatSci (Requirement fulfilled by Science AP), Calc. Also, taking Stats and Intermediate Microeconomics will help. You should spread these out over your first two semesters.
I have a few suggestions:
<p>I should add that I tested out of the NatSci Requirement and took a Calc I class in the summer. Let me know if you have any questions.</p>
<p>Hey, thanks so much for answering, you’re exactly the type of person I wanted to hear from. Anyways, I got a email from my advisor looking at my schedule and she said I can only take Int. Microeconomics if I get a 5 on the ap test; is this true? I want to take it even if I don’t get a 5 to maximize my chances. Anyways, is calc 1 really a GPA booster (how easy is it)? Math is my weakness but I’m pretty good at stats, so I thought it’d be a good idea to keep that in the fall schedule unless calc 1 really is that easy and you recomend it over stats(how does it compare with stats in terms of difficulty). Right now, I have WTE for 19th century and antiquity. However, I heard that WTE is a gpa killer, so would it be a good idea to put that off for spring? My other classes include Nat sci: brain and behavior. Also, are the recitations required? Thanks so much for your time man, just trying to work my ass off to get into Stern. What other classes did you take in the fall besides int micro and wte.</p>
<p>hey, is there some other way I can talk to you easier besides the forum</p>
<p>Fall Semester I took WTE, Intermediate Micro, International Politics, and an Honor Seminar class. I’m in not sure about AP Economics and the class exemptions. I got into Interm Micro because I took Econ Principles II in the summer. If you don’t think you’ve scored well, then sign up for Summer Session II. I signed up about a week before the session started, so it’s not too late. I took Calc also in the summer session. I never attended classes, but went for the midterm and final. But, I have a strong background in Calc (AB, BC 5), so the class was easy. No matter what, I advise against taking Calc II. This is from what others have told me. I originally planned to take Calc II in the summer, but a Sternie told me to drop the class. Of the three levels, II is known to be the most difficult. In comparison to Stats, Calc was much easier. But, I’ve never taken a Stats class. So comparing Calc and Stats is comparing a high school review and a college class. Also, the Econ Stats is known to be a more difficult econ class. However, they’ve changed the class from a 6 credit to a 4 credit next year, so it may also be easier. I haven’t taken a NatSci class so I’m not the most reliable source. I believe that recitations are for labs, so they’re probably required. </p>
<p>I’m going to dedicate a whole paragraph to WTE. My main source for not taking T&I and WTE together was my CAS orientation group advisor. He told me that the two classes are a lot of work together. But, it is definitely possible. I think it depends on your WTE professor. I heard that there are many easy/understanding ones. I wasn’t very lucky; I ended up with a professor who liked to give one A/A- per essay. However, I want to say getting an A in the class is possible (and easy, if done right). When I say done right, I mean to say that you need to put work into the class. If you go to the Writing Center at least once a week, talk to you professor about your ideas, and work hard on the class assignment, then an A will fall into your lap. Be warned that WTE is a combination of the typical high school essay and creative writing. There’s no “right answer” or format; it’s about reading an essay and interpreting and relating it to real life. Most students find it difficult because it’s a really different approach to an essay. I struggled with my first essay because I didn’t know how to use the first person in an academic paper. The faster you realize that the class is very different from the typical AP Lit/Lang class, the easier it becomes. If you’re up for working hard, then you’ll be fine for the fall semester will be fine.</p>
<p>Feel free to email me at kahoux*********** The offer extends to anyone who is hoping to transfer into Stern or has general questions about NYU. I know that when I was applying, I had a lot of questions.</p>
<p>In case my email didn’t post properly, it’s kahoux (at) yahoo . com</p>
<p>Economics majors are now required to take Mathematics for Economics I in place of Calculus 1. I am not sure that stern sees this as the equivalent of Calc1. </p>
<p>In the case that you have an unsuccessful transfer and you took Math for Econ I inplace of Calc I, cas econ degree will not take calc I in place of Math for Econ. But cas math will take a math for econ inplace of calc I…so I think stern would take the math for econ as the calc requirement…double check me on that though</p>