<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>