My little sister got into NYU CAS, could someone tell me how tough the academics are at the NYU CAS, what the median GPA is? Is it harder than typical private schools or easier?
It depends what her major is. STEM majors are significantly more difficult than say political science, but it shouldn’t be any harder than most top universities. The thing that could make it harder is big classroom sizes and less access to professors.
It depends on her major, the professors she chooses, the classes she chooses, what she defines as hard, etc. It’s impossible for anyone to say whether the academics are hard. I know I as well as all of my friends have felt challenged by our classes and professors, but nothing has seemed impossible.