<p>In case I want to change majors before the Fall 2012 term starts (assuming I actually get in both)</p>
<p>Why would you want to leave Stern for another school here? …</p>
<p>Poly has a completely different application than NYU … they’re the same school only in name, “NYU” is simply a prefix appended before Poly, there’s virtually no exchange between the two campuses. It’s essentially a different university altogether.</p>
<p>What about to another school, say, Steinhardt? I’m indecisive on a major, and I don’t know which to apply to.</p>
<p>Stern is the hardest school to get into NYU. It is a different ball game altogether compared to Steinhardt. You can transfer internally between schools, but just remember, applying as a freshman to Steinhardt will give you a MUCH better chance of getting in than applying to Stern.</p>
<p>If you’re looking for a ‘back door’ into Stern, realize that there’s literally less than 5 successful internal transfers into Stern from NYU each year. If you want to study anything business related, you ought to be able to identify that and apply here.</p>
<p>Steinhardt, Stern, and Poly are all completely different schools with very different programs and curricula. I understand the indecision … but shouldn’t you be able to come to some sort of idea of a category at minimum? Culture and communication vs. hard science vs. business?</p>
<p>If you’re not absolutely sure that you want to study business, I would NOT recommend applying to Stern. Stern is very rigorous; many classes are graded on a curve. If you’re not actually interested in business you may find it difficult to compete with the other students and your GPA may suffer - making any idea of transfer difficult. Apply only to Stern if you’re sure you want to study business</p>
<p>yeah… this is a breath of fresh air though. usually these types of threads are more along the lines of “can I transfer from Poly into Stern?” and those are so annoying after the first 50, you know? lmao</p>
<p>anyways, if you want a tour of Poly…or maybe sit in on a Poly class, let me know because I’m a TA for a pretty good one on Mondays and it’s focused on Poly’s motto (i2e = innovation, invention, & entrepreneurship) so it’s definitely got a business-happy quality to it. I’m just not perfectly sure where your interests lie based on the schools you’re applying to! lol</p>
<p>Stern’s classes are not that rigorous, at least not compared to the myths that every professor grades on a tough and rigid curve (officially, Stern admins will actually tell you they discourage professors from doing so).</p>
<p>If you’re not sure which school to go to, I suggest Steinhardt if you’re confident you can get in. AFAIK, transferring out of Sternhardt to CAS is much easier than the other way around.</p>
<p>“Stern’s classes are not that rigorous, at least not compared to the myths that every professor grades on a tough and rigid curve (officially, Stern admins will actually tell you they discourage professors from doing so).”</p>
<p>Please come try one.
As for it being discouraged, that’s an absolute falsehood. I had bookmarked the Stern page that broke down the curving system, but our site got revamped this year and I don’t know where the link is anymore.</p>
<p>I’ve tried plenty, I’m an alum. Double majored in Finance/Accounting. I barely missed cum laude, but considering I had 10-20% attendance for non-mandatory attendance classes my last 2 1/2 years and procrastinated studying like nobody’s business… yeah they’re not that rigorous. As an example, I aced Tax when I hadn’t opened the textbook or gone to a single class until 2 days ahead of time. And no, I’m not proud of it. The best thing you can do at Stern is to relax and not take it too intensely - just don’t go too far off the other end like I did.</p>
<p>It was actively discouraged, at least while Dean Blount-Lyon was there. Without her the push to move away from strict curves may have died off, but that was one of the first messages she gave us.</p>
<p>Oh wow. I have never heard of the curves being discouraged. It was even posted publicly on the old Stern site. Dean Blount left after my frosh year.</p>
<p>Yeah, it probably should be taken with a grain of salt though because one of my profs had said the administration forced him to grade on a curve - it may differ depending on which department. On the other hand, Kurnow ended up giving our class 80% As or something because our median grade average was a ~95 (B. Stats).</p>
<p>Basically the way it goes for most profs is, the curve can only benefit you. In other words, if you got a 92 but the class average is really high, you’ll still get an A regardless of the median being higher. But if you got a 75 and the class average is really low, you can still get a B or higher.</p>
<p>Kurnow is an absolute outlier because he is past 90 and there is no removing him.</p>
<p>And the curve hurts, not helps, if your class has a high average. If you got a 92 and the class average is in the 90s, you are definitely getting a B. In the past three years, the fall micro final average has been 96, 95, and 96 … one of my best friends (then) got a 98 on the final and received a B+. There is no flexibility, unfortunately. It helps you when the curve is low.</p>
<p>It varies prof by prof, but most of them are lenient with it. If you score a 85, they’re never going to give you a C. Some are tougher on the delineation between As and Bs, but most will still give you the A if you scored solidly in the 92+ range. But quite honestly, the number of times you’ll score 92+ and the class average is higher will be 1, 2 at most. As much as Kurnow’s an outlier, your friend’s micro grade likely was too. Also, consider that his midterm grade may not have been too great (unless you mean his final itself was a B+).</p>
<p>Also - Kurnow’s one of the tougher graders when he wants to be.</p>
<p>hellodocks where did you get info that there are only 5 internal transfers per year? I’m sure there are more because I know of more than 5.</p>
<p>Someone in the office of undergrad advising quoted me a number saying it was 1%. Our class never exceeds 600 and typically ranges in the low 500 area. I have also heard other students here bandy that specific number around, ignoring the percentage.</p>
<p>I have yet to meet a single internal transfer.</p>