<p>With what stats did you get into nyu/stern?</p>
<p>pbjsandwich: yeah, it's a popular question. You can enter one of the other schools at NYU and do an internal transfer after one year, but there is no guarantee that you will do so successfully. It's a pretty competitive process, as far as I can tell.</p>
<p>seekinghelp: I had pretty high SATs, valedictorian, smattering of ECs (debate, a year of crew, a volunteering club). I don't know if I'm too representative though, since this was 4 years ago and Stern seems to have shifted towards emphasizing ECs more than they used to. Also, I'm from Ohio, which I think probably gave me a leg up :P</p>
<p>When will the rest of us get our own private e-mail network? :p</p>
<p>You're from Ohio? I guess that gives me hope lol, as I'm from the Cincinnati area</p>
<p>I actually don't really see the point of having @stern.nyu.edu addresses - the real question is when everyone else gets their own computer network :P</p>
<p>scorp_ion, I knew a decent number of people from Ohio. It's just that anyone that isn't from the tristate area, Texas, or California is in the minority XD</p>
<p>Which Calculus do Stern students generally go up to? </p>
<p>I will be a rising soph. at Stern as a transfer student this upcoming fall. I took AP Calculus AB in HS, which fulfilled the requirement at my previous institution. Now at Stern, I understand I have to take at least one Calc at the collegiate level. As I have not had Calc 1 for about a year, I am debating on whether taking 1 or 2.</p>
<p>is stern id same as your net id? and is it true that you can get a copy of norton antivirus software for your laptop if you are in stern?</p>
<p>Better question: When will you guys stop being massive douchebags?</p>
<p>:p</p>
<p>ronp: I ended up taking up through Calc III and Linear Algebra for a math minor, but Calc I is more than enough math for Stern coursework, if that's what you're asking. My class was allowed to use APs for the math credits, so I'm not really sure about where most people take up to, but I would assume either Calc I or II.</p>
<p>coolnyu: Yes, your NetID is what you'll use for your Stern ID, but the passwords can be different. All NYU students can download a free copy of Symantec Antivirus, as well as other software, through ITS.</p>
<p>thanks again youkosiren!!!</p>
<p>Can you minor in Physics? If yes, would it be too much work (i'm a finance major)..</p>
<p>why would you want to do physics and finance. You probably can, but its pointless, You'll work incredibly harder, for no gain (actually negative gain, you'll end up wanting to go into ibanking like everyone else, but wont have that double business major, and will have a lower gpa)</p>
<p>I was just yanking your chain, youkosiren.</p>
<p>I already wouldn't mind that job in IB (or better yet trading) :)
For the reasons:
1) I like it and I might be good at it.
2) It will differentiate me from other applicants.
3) More respect for a 'hard science' in other industries where business major is looked down upon. [long-term stuff].
4) It is actually intellectualy challenging, unlike finance which I anticipate to be difficult more because of competition and perhaps a lot of work rather than subject complexity. [just an assumption]
5) Some evidence of quantitative abilities.
6) Who knows if I meet an ex-physicist quant in an interview some day down the road : )</p>
<p>On the double business major point, is it really that respected? I thought most part of those degress (such as management or IB) was just BS and common sense. As in, I don't need to know about McGregor and major in management to know that people are motivated by praise or punishment.
Is there really a bonus to having a second business major, or is it just that your are not looking for easy ways and doing second SOMETHING, in which case physics shouldn't be any worse.</p>
<p>All I'm saying is, if I make it in terms of grades, that should help me, right?
If not physics than I'll probably just do Maths which looks rather popular.</p>
<p>there's 24 hours in a day, something has to give. </p>
<p>doing a cross school major takes NINE classes. Physics has the premed and math kids, both of which are the top of the CAS class. Perhaps you will be able to keep a high GPA while competing with them, but you will have to study/do alot more work than you would have else wise. This comes at the expense of leadership roles, internships, networking, etc, which will all hurt you if you lack....plus your social life is just going to be sucking.</p>
<p>Question: Was I assigned an independent admissions committee because they knew how awesome I am?</p>
<p>any WTE professors that you recommend?</p>
<p>with WTE you will have the same amount of work and same grade distributions regardless of who you take, and they almost all suck in an objective sense. You'll hear people say theirs was good or bad, but the fact is, their opinion is influenced 99% of the time by the grade they got. With that said, I've heard Hoy - the guy who made the program - was good, and actually taught you things...unlike mine.</p>
<p>Youkosiren, if you don't mind me asking, what hedgefund are you working at and what kind of position is it (analyst work, trading, research)? How competitive was it to get into a hedgefund upon grad from Stern (did you get in through regular interviewing, networking, or an internship)? I realize you probably have excellent credentials from your work experiences and your academic honors, but how did you make the decision to go to a hedgefund instead of a BB bank? I'm a fellow Scholar myself and will be a sophomore in the fall, and I'm pretty set on pursuing S&T. However, most of the Sternies I've met seem to be interested in ibanking (M&A, IPOs, corporate finance stuff I presume) only, so I was just wondering if you have any advice or relevant experiences to share.</p>
<p>We just came back from a long vacation and realized all Writing the essay classes are closed. My understanding is that this class is required for freashman to take in the first semester. Anyone has any suggestions on what I should do?</p>