<p>I applied CAS but was accepted into Liberal Arts instead. What does that mean? Is it just a bs program they offer to rejects? </p>
<p>The email also said I need to reply in order to receive my "formal offer of admission." If I did that, would I be committing myself to NYU? If not, then what is the point? If so, then how is that fair since I haven't received decisions form other colleges yet and NYU wants me to reply in 3 weeks?</p>
<p>From their web site:
Admissions
Liberal Studies is an opportunity for highly qualified students to attend NYU by entering the University as freshmen with a guaranteed enrollment as juniors at one of NYU’s liberal arts bachelor’s programs: the College of Arts and Science, the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, or the Global Liberal Studies Program. Students may also transition into specific liberal arts programs housed within other NYU schools and colleges such as the Tisch School of the Arts and the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. In order to transition seamlessly between programs, students must meet specific program requirements and be in good academic standing at the end of sophomore year. At NYU, good academic standing typically is defined as a minimum 2.0 GPA. The opportunity to attend LS is offered only to a carefully selected group of students.</p>
<p>Students are not able to apply directly to LS. The NYU Admissions Committee selects a limited number of highly qualified students from the pool of applicants to NYU’s four-year bachelor’s programs for admission to LS. Students who are eligible to be considered for admission to the Liberal Studies Program will be notified by the NYU Admissions Committee.</p>
<p>From another CC thread <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/1088238-i-got-offered-liberal-studies-what-does-mean.html?highlight=liberal+studies[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/new-york-university/1088238-i-got-offered-liberal-studies-what-does-mean.html?highlight=liberal+studies</a></p>
<p>it’s non-binding. you wont be committing yourself, i called the admissions office</p>
<p>Ok. now, should I do it? Is LBS just a bs program? Do other NYU students look down on it? Should I go abroad?</p>
<p>did you apply to NYU ED?
because if you applied regular, you can always accept this offer, pick your location, and choose not to go…</p>
<p>like i applied regular and i accepted the offer but i probably wont end up going to nyu anyway. still waiting on other schools.</p>
<p>I applied regular, but I need to pick a location I might want to go to in case I do want to go</p>
<p>For those who got into it RD, did you get an email or anything? And those of you who know about admission to the program, is it usually they tell LSP at one time, tell Scholarships at another, and then tell regular admissions, or could LSP be told at different times? I kind of thought I was like an LSP student, so now I’m freaking. lol</p>
<p>There really isn’t much of a difference between CAS and LSP. Its essentially the same program but in LSP, you take different prereqs and after 2 years, you transfer back to CAS to pursue your major. You can still do “premed” and you can still major in whatever you like.</p>
<p>I’ve always thought of LSP as a good way for NYU to accept more students than CAS is able to accommodate.</p>
<p>@ shadowzoid,</p>
<p>if youre considering it but still waiting on other schools i would recommend thinking about it and picking a location. when i got my email i basically accepted within an hour because i know i’d want to be in Paris if anything.</p>
<p>@theresaax2</p>
<p>i did RD and i got an unexpected email yesterday asking if i want to accept the offer or not. and from reading i saw that you can get LSP either early I or II, or RD so they send them at different times. plus from reading on this forum, a lot of RD applicants for LSP got the email last week and most people thought that was it, but apparently i got mine yesterday… so you might get an email anyday i’m guessing?</p>
<p>Okay good. Now the more important question, do LSP’s also get a big purple envelope? lol</p>
<p>Yes, you get the big purple envelope with all the brochures inside about clubs, nyu community etc.</p>
<p>@ theresaax2</p>
<p>the lady over the phone said that youll recieve the packet in the mail by april 1st, which probably means about a week after you accept? that’s what i’m guessing, from what it says in the other forums…
and you can read basically everything they’ll send you in the mail, online. downloadable viewbooks and brochures.</p>
<p>@ theresaax2</p>
<p>the lady over the phone said that youll recieve the packet in the mail by april 1st, which probably means about a week after you accept? that’s what i’m guessing, from what it says in the other forums…
and you can read basically everything they’ll send you in the mail, online. downloadable viewbooks and brochures.</p>
<p>I just think a big purple envelope would excite me. I don’t mind as much as what’s in it</p>
<p>In my email it said I had to reply electronically in order to receive a formal letter</p>
<p>@shadowzoid
My daughter was in your position a few years ago. She was accepted to McGill, BU, GWU but decided to accept NYU’s LSP offer. Although things have changed since then, she was able to enter CAS after 3 semesters. LSP was the best decision she could have made. She’s extremely happy and successful at NYU. Best of luck with your decision!</p>
<p>Do you know if there’s any difference between CAS and LSP in maybe chances for academic scholarships and things like that? I know individual schools have their own, but let’s say would an average applicant at CAS get more then someone who got put into LSP? Or is that one of those things that is just sort of based on the student?</p>
<p>I applied to NYU’s College of Arts and Sciences to major in Political Science and was admitted to its Liberal Studies Program (ED II). I wanted to become a lawyer before but now I have decided to become a nurse (my interest grew in this career as I was volunteering at a hospital). Is it possible for me to enroll in the College of Nursing (it is one of the best in the nation) after I complete the 2 required years in the Liberal Studies program?</p>
<p>My problem with LSP is that I don’t know what I want to do yet, and so I want to take classes to try different things out. Yet, LSP only lets me take 1 elective, which I am going to fill with Russian. Is LSP a bad choice for me then?</p>
<p>You may resent having to take at least 9 required courses, but you would have had to take the Morse Academic Plan core classes if you were accepted directly into CAS. </p>
<p>McGill certainly gives you more choice in your freshman year - 30 credits with choices from 4 core areas. It all depends on where you really want to go.</p>