<p>I applied to Gallatin and I was wondering if it's tougher to get into than CAS or any of the other schools. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>Definitely easier than CAS, maybe on par with Steinhardt. But don't quote me on that. Does anyone have any specific numbers to support this?</p>
<p>Thats about right Dude55.</p>
<p>How would you compare Steinhardt's admission compared to Steinhardt?
I auditioned for musical theatre so I guess that's harder to determine..I'm just extremely curious</p>
<p>I'm dying waiting for that admissions decision!</p>
<p>Gallatin is hard to match, especially this year. I know people who got rejected from Gallatin in the 1400's etc, then people who get in in the high 1200's. The SAT is demphasized and your extracurrics etc. are given more weight. They don't want someone who is going to screw around with the lax requirements - they want people with the drive to take advantage of their program. </p>
<p>Most importantly, with all the press it is getting with the twins, I'd expect it to be significantly harder to get in than CAS this year.</p>
<p>"Most importantly, with all the press it is getting with the twins, I'd expect it to be significantly harder to get in than CAS this year."</p>
<p>Whoa..hold up there. Look its true the twins have garnered a lot press attention...but NYU was a competitive school long before they arrrived. Neither are they the first celebs to attend Gallatin...supermodel Christie Turlington attended Gallatin, and garnered just as much press attention when I was at NYU (possibly even more attention since she's way hotter than either twin). </p>
<p>The bottom line, I don't think any NYU applicant is stupid enough to apply to a college, let alone pick one based on where a couple actresses from a lame tv show are going. I submit anyone who applies to Gallatin due to the Olsen twins presence is a moron who would never be admitted anyway.</p>
<p>Any reasons why Gallatin is easier than CAS? That seems counterintuitive. I would think that since it is smaller and is less strict it would be much more difficult. CAS is the "normal" college with the usual majors.</p>
<p>Also, I want to be either a writer (magazines, newpapers, novels, screenplays, etc.) or, failing that, I will go to law school. I don't know if I should go for Gallatin, Tisch (Dramatic Writing) or CAS (philosophy, writing, etc.). What do you think?</p>
<p>Thats just way its historically been. A friend of mine from GSP didn't have the GPA for CAS, and got a spot in Gallatin. Also some people actually like the core at NYU. CAS has more pre-meds, pre-law, pre-PhDs, econ, math, scinece majors...etc. But look, its not like the schools are that much different in terms of getting into, so apply to the one you want. Applying to one instead of another is not going to move NYU from an easy match to a super reach for you.</p>
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<blockquote> <p>The bottom line, I don't think any NYU applicant is stupid enough to apply to a college, let alone pick one based on where a couple actresses from a lame tv show are going.</p> </blockquote>
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<p>I'm not saying people are dumb enough to go to Gallatin because of the twins, I'm saying it got so much press that people that people when applying to NYU aren't going to skip over the Gallatin box on the application so lightly, like many have done in the past (I have had many people from CAS etc. told me that they wish they didn't do that.) People will now actually read the admissions booklet and actually consider Gallatin over CAS.</p>
<p>"People will now actually read the admissions booklet and actually consider Gallatin over CAS."</p>
<p>Thats exactly my point. Your assertion assumes that previous to the Olsen twins arrival people just skipped over Gallatin and checked CAS, and I'm saying this would rarely happen given the intelligence level of NYU students (keep in mind the Chrstie Turlington example--press attention was there in years past). I just give a little more credit in picking schools to people with SAT scores ranging from 1300-1600. Of course I have no doubt there are people in CAS, Stern, Tisch, and probably every other NYU school who wished they picked Gallatin because they decided they wanted less structure and requirements once they got into college or perhaps their interests changed, but we are talking about the initial freshmen admissions process here. </p>
<p>Top high school school students who apply to NYU normally engage in a little more due dillegence than skipping over parts of the admissions booklet which describe the schools they are considering.</p>
<p>Because NYU is such a well-known school, there is definitely a number of people who apply for the hell of it, despite their lower stats. Traditionally, if they applied to a more selective CAS, they might see rejection, but if they applied to a less selective Gallatin, they might be on the edge enough to get in.</p>
<p>Just my thoughts....tell me if it makes sense...</p>
<p>Hmmm....I'm not sure if NYU gets many "what the heck" applications from blatantly unqualified people. </p>
<p>Even judging by the stats of the people on this site, it seems that most people who apply are pretty competitive, to say nothing of those who get in. Even people with 1300 and 1400s have been rejected from NYU, so I think the applicant pool itself is pretty qualified.</p>
<p>I remember reading a lot of things about "Hail Mary" applications to NYU...</p>
<p>Which would make sense, especially if you live in NY.
All these competitive schools have "what the heck" applications, but I'd imagine NYU has a great deal because of how well known it is to virtually everyone on the East Coast.</p>
<p>I don't deny that there are "hail mary" applications, but I doubt these apps. are from drastically unqualified candidates. In my opinion, someone putting out a hail mary app. to NYU is probably fairly competitive, and applying to many other reach schools as well. I obviously don't have any stats for this assertion, but it just seems logical that people wouldn't waste $60 applying to a school they have zero chance at....spending $60 to apply to a reach is a different story.</p>
<p>Hm, maybe.</p>
<p>I can think of at least 4 people off the top of my head from my graduating class that are applying to their schools that they think they could get into...and NYU, which they figure is an incredible reach for them (usually because "their parents told them to")
And that's just a high school from New Jersey... I'd imagine this is more popular as you get into NY</p>