<p>I'm from Ohio, currently a junior at Stern majoring in Finance & Intl Business with a math minor. It seems like there's a lot of questions about the school, so ask away. I'll answer the best I can, with the disclaimer that what you get out of a school usually depends as much on you as the school.</p>
<p>do you think it's possible for a finance and international business major and a chinese minor to be able to have a job and still have a decent social life and sleep?</p>
<p>yeah i want to do finance and international business as well, but how much work is required by the students to maintain a 3.75+ GPA at Stern. Does it leave room for fun nights a weekends?</p>
<p>from your perspective, how do you find the social life at NYU? I mean where do you get to meet your friends, considering especially the huge intro classes at Stern? How is the competition at Stern? Are there many very qualified students who really stand out from the crowd and get known around the university or does everybody remain unknown during college? Finally, how are presidents of the student government/council selected considering the ridiculously high number of students?</p>
<p>i may be asking the wrong person since you are minoring in math obviously you like math or are good at it...but math is def not my forte and will i find this to be an issue if i major in finance? im not horrible at it im taking ap calc this year its just something i really have to work at if i wanna do well in it..and i was kind of conerned about the math requirements at stern.</p>
<p>Also, for AP tests, what calc class would you be placed into if you score a 5 on calc bc exam? And if you don't take the AP tests, will there be a placement test ?</p>
<p>njchino371 & SagarVachhani: Well, I'll tell you more about me, though your situations may be different in college depending on how many things you want to take on..</p>
<p>I actually took Japanese for a few semesters, and I'm assuming it's a similar workload as Chinese. I also had a part-time job for one of those semesters (8-10 hrs/week), and I really didn't find it a problem. I see my friends when I want to and I get around 8 hours of sleep a night, and I'm taking 17 credits this semester. Of course, if it's midterm time, it doesn't work out quite like that, but I wouldn't say I'm constantly stressed out. Finance & intl business overlap quite a lot, so it's not as many additional classes as you would think. In all honesty, as long as you steer clear of professors with a reputation for giving a lot of work, I don't think maintaining a high gpa would exclude you from having fun & sleeping.</p>
<p>I'm not completely sure about the policy on AP math credits anymore because they just changed it, but I -think- you would probably have the choice of taking any math class that you satisfy the prereqs for. If you get a 5 on the BC, that should let you take Calc III or Linear Algebra or something like that, but I wouldn't rely on that. Definitely call or email one of the academic advisors at Stern.</p>
<p>maxy: I'll be honest here - you have to be proactive in making friends. NYU is not a small, chummy place where you get to know everyone. Admittedly, I've gotten to know most of the Stern juniors, just because the school is still fairly small, and lots of times I'd end up in the same classes with the same people over and over again. That said, there's still a bunch of people whose names I don't even know. </p>
<p>I'm not sure what you mean by "huge intro classes" at Stern - I don't think any class in Stern is over maybe 60 people (unlike your CAS classes which will be 100+) and you usually get thrown into group projects a lot, so you get to know people that way.</p>
<p>There's always kids who are superpeople that do every activity and are everywhere at every school, so yeah, there are kids that almost everyone knows or knows of. Everyone can be a member of Stern student council, but the officers (senators, president, etc) are elected by the Stern student body.</p>
<p>superman: I think if you can handle AP calc, you'll probably be fine in finance. The classes you're taking are, at most, going to make you do some basic algebra. It's understanding and applying the formulas that's the hard part about finance classes, but none of them are extremely complex.</p>
<p>Besides Stern, were you accepted anywhere else besides NYU? If so, why did you pick Stern over all the other colleges?</p>
<p>i know that stern has the honors program in the senior year, which allows top students to do research, but does that mean that students (stern scholars, if that changes anything) are not allowed to do research until they are seniors?</p>
<p>cacjr: in all honesty, it was NYU or UMich, and I live 40 min away from UMich... Plus, I figured it'd be good to get out of the Midwest for a bit.</p>
<p>doctorrobert: every student has the opportunity to try to do "independent study", which I believe is research-oriented. However, I don't really know too much about that option.</p>
<p>Hi
heres my question:
I got accepted to GSP (American living outside of the US). In my junior year I will continue at CAS (econ&int relations). Can I transfer to Stern in my third or fourth year? Thanks</p>
<p>that will not happen. from what I have heard, they make this pretty clear in GSP sessions.you won't go to Stern, if you initially applied to CAS. hope you don't mind me answering this question</p>
<p>my questions: how many hours a week....on average.....are spent: in class? studying? How many times do these 75 minute classes meet per week?</p>
<p>Sorry, couple more.....Also, is it possible to graduate in 3.5 years? Is it worth it, do you wait for graduation in May?</p>
<p>Uva and Stern, which is stronger in finance in terms of job placement?</p>
<p>A. How about the intern and part-time job offered by NYU or Stern:</p>
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<li><p>what kind of intern or part-time job? what kind of employers (i-bank, consulting firm.....), what about the pay, is that easy to get a job for freshmen?</p></li>
<li><p>I heard many students in Stern freshmen want to transfer to Wharton, is that true, if it is..why (solely name base? better quality of education at wHARTON? better job prospect for summer intern, part-time or after graduation?)</p></li>
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<p>eji2006:
In class... most people take around 16 credits, which usually ends up being 4-5 classes. Most Stern classes meet for 75 min two times a week, but your CAS classes will vary. Studying... that depends on the class, but I wouldn't say the workload is too hard.</p>
<p>downprince:
I honestly wouldn't know - try checking the NYU and UVA career pages. They usually publish job placement information. However, in my opinion, it's probably easier to get part-time jobs in NYC simply because of the location.</p>
<p>crazy4ivy:
1. Stern does not have an internship placement or co-op program. Most of the major financial firms do recruit on-campus for summer internships after junior year and full-time employment; however, as a freshman, you'll have to find one yourself. NYU has a career website where firms can post job openings, and you can always apply directly to the company itself. Pay is whatever the company wants to offer.</p>
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<li>I haven't heard that rumor myself. In all honesty, I haven't known very many people who've transferred out of Stern, and the only one I know well did it pretty much so she could double major in math.</li>
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<p>How often do you take the subway to get to classes? How much do you spend every week or so hanging out in the city? And what do you think of your dorm? Thanks ahead for your help (:</p>
<p>How was Writing the Essay and how is Business and its publics? More info on the latter, please-since it is hated so much. how many in class tests? essays? grading? books? any other info. thanks</p>
<p>superchica:
I never take the subway to class. I live in Palladium on 3rd Ave & 14th St now, so that's only a 15 min walk at most to class. When I lived in Lafayette in Chinatown, I just took the NYU bus, which is convenient enough. Hanging out in the city... this is kind of hard to answer since I'm not sure what you mean by it - I have dinner with my friends a lot, occasionally go to movies & concerts, etc. I actually rather like my dorm. It's in a good location, has a nice common room, decent kitchen, etc.</p>
<p>legionaire:
I actually liked Business & Its Publics way more than WTE, but that's because I had an amazing teacher for the Stern WTE who let me write on any topic I wanted. There are no in-class tests in any of the WTE classes, but many many essays. Like, you're turning in 5-10 pages a week, basically. The problem with giving you information on this class is that everything is very dependent on who you get as a teacher.</p>