Hello everyone…I’m a gap year student who has applied to different schools around the NYC area. So far with all my acceptances I’ve narrowed it down to The New School : Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts and Manhattan College.
Now here’s the first problem. I would love to go to The New School because it provides a haven for creative innovative individuals who thrive in the art world. It’s campus is amazing and I literally thrive off of living in the Village. Here’s the second problem, I have no desire to be an artist and the only reasonable major I would study would be Economics, which personally I have no idea what careers I could get with it! ( anyone have any ideas?)
With Manhattan College I feel as though I have more business career options within the school but I have no desire to be in the location or the campus.
TL;DR : I want to go to The New School for the student body and Campus but the majors seem a little restrictive. Manhattan College has more options but I don’t want to be there personally.
Which school do you think will give you the greatest changes at succeeding at meeting your academic and career goals? That’s the school you should pick.
@angelari just out of curiosity were you accepted elsewhere? If Manhattan College or The New School aren’t the best fit for you perhaps reconsider ones of the options you initially nixed.
Unless you were accepted through HEOP, nether school meets 100% demonstrated need. New school is around 60k for tuition room and board and their financial aid leaves big gaps. Room and board is about 16k depending on your room setup.
How much will you have to pay to attend either of these schools. Is Op a NYC resident or an NYS resident? did you apply to any other schools in the city?
I should start by stating my personal belief (others may disagree) that there is a big difference between studying economics and going to a b-school and majoring in a business discipline. In a b-school you take a business core curriculum with intro classes in disciplines such as accounting, finance, IT, marketing, management etc. and then major in one of those fields. Economics is a liberal arts course of study and the subject gets very theoretical at the upper levels.
So it seems to come down to a personal fit or a coursework fit. I woudl probably go for coursework fit and figure I can find some people I like almost anywhere and you still have access to NYC for nights/weekends. I agree that neither sounds ideal and maybe you should re-consider some of your other options as well.