<p>I got rejected from NYU as a freshman this year. I applied to CAS and had a 3.05 and a 1750 on my SAT. I'm planning to apply to Stern for transfer after my first year. I expect a 3.8+ GPA in highschool and Im doing an internship over the summer (investment bank). I am very worried about my SAT scores, just got them back: CR: 570
M: 580
W:660
T:1810</p>
<p>I am pretty sure these scores are going to do me in. 1-Any suggestions? 2-Do I even have to send my SATs as a transfer? -Should I apply to CAS instead? 4-What's the difference between CAS economics and Stern economics? 5-Can I get into a great B-school from CAS? 6- Job on wall street, maybe???</p>
<p>Thank you. Please address the questions by number. Again, thank you very much.</p>
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<li>Call Admissions to make sure that you shouldn’t re-take the SAT. And you better get that high of a GPA in your first year of college because, sorry to say, the part of your SAT score that really counts is abysmal.</li>
<li>Yes, you have to send your SATs (this was already addressed in your previous post).</li>
<li>Apply to whatever school you want to go to.</li>
<li>CAS econ has both theory and policy tracks and is more academically oriented. Stern econ is going to be more business-oriented.</li>
<li>I know plenty of people who went on to get MBAs from amazing schools after having graduated from CAS econ. </li>
<li>I also know several people who got jobs on Wall Street having majored in CAS econ. Granted, most of them are not doing the type of work that Stern grads are doing (many of them are analysts, not i-bankers), but then again, they also didn’t lose their jobs last fall.</li>
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<p>If you think you can improve your score, there is still one more SAT testing date, June 6.</p>
<p>But the best thing is to get high grades at the college you attend - that will demonstrate you can do college work. Two of my D’s friends transferred in in the middle of their junior year…by then, a number of students will have transferred or dropped out…</p>
<p>1) i agree with nyux2
2) yes, they WILL ASK for your scores. if NYU says don’t retake them, DON’T TAKE THEM! they will withhold your application until they get your SAT scores.</p>
<p>Lobzz, you’re one sorry fellow. I hate to dash your dreams, but you’re not getting into Stern as a transfer not only because you are international, but also because NYU does not allow you to retake your SAT’s as a transfer. I mean, quite honestly you were a super reach for LSP lol, and now you want to go to Stern? Even with a 3.8 GPA, and an amazing internship, it is not going to happen. I am sorry, but reality hits hard and I would take the honor of telling you first. I hate seeing you go on and on about this, and I think it is about time you got used to reality. You should try and transfer into some state schools instead. Try SUNY or CUNY instead.</p>
<p>Something else I find very sad is that you want to go into investment banking while you can’t even break a 600 on the SAT. People pursuing careers in investment banking have very high IQ’s, and many have excellent quantitative skills that involve a heavy usage of mathematics. Even if you say that standardized tests are not your thing, a 580 is abysmal, and you are really shooting for the moon. My advice is to stay in your country, although I would question the investment banks in your country as an internship for anything outside of PWM is very difficult for college grads. I don’t know how you got the ibanking internship, but if it is true, then good luck.</p>
<p>Even if you do really well in college, it will be a huge reach. I had a 3.7UW, 2160, 9 AP’s, and was put in LSP. Your chances of getting into any NYU school is really slim.</p>
<p>My advice is apply for Junior transfer, meaning after 2 years of college. At that point, they won’t care about High School too much. I’m not sure if you’re required to send SAT’s for Junior transfer. CAS has a really strong Economics dept, and it’s very selective. The difference between CAS Econ and Stern Econ is that CAS teaches it as a Liberal Arts major and Stern teaches it as pre-professional major, with more practical applicaton and Business. People who get MBA’s generally work for years, then go back to school; otherwise it doesn’t make sense, it becomes a 5 year Business program.</p>
<p>the only problem with waiting until junior year is that it’s kind of a now-or-never thing. if you apply for fall of your junior year and you are rejected, it’s bye bye NYU. </p>
<p>i have to agree with the rest of the posters here. NYU is a huge huge reach. you’d need a perfect application to offset that SAT score. stellar ECs, good grades, challenging classes, a compelling essay and you would need to be able to finance yourself- NYU will not give you any aid. </p>
<p>i think you need to moderate your expectations a little.</p>
<p>I have MAJOR connections, and I was in intern at the PWM part of Citigroup, where I did well enough to get a recommendation from them. I am also competing for an officer position for a national organization called operation fly which provides increased aid for educational activities for underprivileged high schoolers. Many other workers in the PWM who came from average state schools told me I had a one in a million opportunity interning at Citi even if it was the PWM side. I am still very worried about making it into CAS for International Economics. I am so worried that I am applying early decision for NYU 2014. Just to give you a reference. NYU now has a 24% acceptance rate and it is declining. I also infer that NYU will be a top 30 or even 25 school in the next couple of years. Lobzz, I commend you on your dedication, but you should not set yourself up for failure, and maybe look at some other schools. ( Now, I truly understand why NYU was voted #1 dream school by princeton review.)</p>
<p>My HS GPA was 3.54 with 1220/1820 SATs and I was rejected freshman year. I applied for transfer for sophomore year after getting a 3.86 college GPA and was accepted to Stern. </p>
<p>Get a 3.8+ GPA and take all the prerequisite courses, and try taking a heavy course load.Make sure you write an amazing essay that shows you truly want to be there. I didn’t spend hours on my essays nor did I have people proofread them, make sure it’s you who’s writing the essay.</p>
<p>@Nastynate0315: Yeah, Im applying to lots of schools. Thank you.</p>
<p>@AoDay: Thanks for the advice. I’ll definitely give it my all. Thank you.</p>
<p>@missamericanpie: Yeah, well… expectations are just expectations. Reality can come close enough. another rejection from NYU won’t ruin me. Thank you, too.</p>
<p>I am the control of your experiment? lol that just sounds freaky, but okay…</p>
<p>Anyways, there is no use of arguing with you. I remember when I was a freshmen in high school, your posts were always so funny and entertaining. They basically consisted of other CCer’s telling you what you couldn’t do. Quite honestly, I would like for you to prove me wrong, and get accepted to Stern as a transfer, but that would only be in a perfect world we don’t live in. Next month you’re probably going to write another chance me thread, so if you think I am insecure, you should look at yourself. I am not arguing with you as I don’t have that kind of time, and I think it is useless. Definitely give it your all, and make sure you always try your best in any situation. Good luck.</p>
<p>Oh and @CT2010Dad : Thanks for the advice. If I re-take in june, i’m afraid only the CR and Wr scores with increase. The May sitting was the definition of “difficult”. So yeah… Im still talking to other colleges and asking whether or not they will accept my October or November scores.</p>
<p>Thanks Nuclearpakistani. I edited the post so as not to sound like im verbally attacking you. You could do without the insecurity. And by the way, you’re sort of a hostile individual, not to mention obnoxious, haughty (can’t see why) and I just don’t know what else to tell you… I appreciate the “advice” and I just realised that you’re applying to NYU as a freshman. I can where the hostility comes from… Good luck with your life…</p>
<p>I got into stern as a transfer with a 3.6 gpa from a top 40 LAC. And my HS (we did O and A lvls there) wasnt really that pretty at the end either.
Dont worry NYU looks at ur Application very hollistically so you never know. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks som1. Congrats on getting into Stern! Yup, that’s my point: You never know. The way I look at it is: Do you’re best, show them you’re best side, apply, hope for the best, and expect the worst. That way you would have done everything you can, and if you fail to succeed, you won’t get demoralised much.</p>