<p>So it seems to me (based on the stats of the few people I've noticed getting into GSP) that NYU is taking people with high GPAs but lower SAT scores into GSP</p>
<p>Does this mean that people with lower but still decent GPAs and high SAT scores are more likely to get in? Or more like to get rejected?</p>
<p>I guess this is a stupid question since each individual case varies.</p>
<p>But I was just wondering what you guys know/think...</p>
<p>My situation was the exact opposite, i had high SAT's and an decent GPA, and I was put into GSP. The people in CAS are not necessarily smarter than those in GSP. GSP and CAS are now technically the same school within NYU. Therefore, when you graduate after 4 years there is no different between the two. Your selected major and resident state are the most important things that separate people who are on the fence between GSP and CAS, with people from NY, NJ, and CA being put into GSP.</p>
<p>anyutachka, I hope that's the case! I have a high SAT (2210) score, but a mediocre gpa (3.5 UW, 4.0 W). I hope that's good enough to get into Stern...</p>
<p>"GSP and CAS are now technically the same school within NYU." </p>
<p>Um, not really. People from GSP transfer into other schools as well, though it's majority CAS. Also GSP is a separate division, not a component of CAS. And resident state??? That's not a factor: NYU is a private school, it doesn't matter what your home state is.</p>
<p>Haha diehldun I definitely had you in mind when I created this post... you and I are in exactly the same boat except I'm applying to CAS</p>
<p>And I in no way intended to imply that GSP students aren't up to par with CAS I was just wondering if there was a pattern as far as statistics went concerning who gets into GSP</p>
<p>With regard to the home state situation... although theoretically it shouldn't be taken into consideration, it is definitely more difficult, or I should say more competitive when applying from states like NY and CA as opposed to Nebraska</p>
<p>There is a misconception about GSP... it doesnt mean anything in terms of bieng less qualified. I am in NYU Stern and my roomate was a gsp student his GPA was 3.8 and mine was 3.7 and our SATs were fairly close as well mine slightly higher. GSP was put in place so NYU could accept more students ( more tuition for them lol) while keeping their actual schools acceptance rate low. Its almost genius, they do this with the notion that all the students who started freshman year will not be their when the GSP students eventually enter.</p>
<p>SOO if you get in GSP your just as good you probably just applied later in the process or due to space they wanted you but had to place you elsewhere aka GSP</p>
<p>GSP is now a part of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, not the School of Continued and Professional Studies. Therefore, they are quite similar.</p>
<p>"Your selected major and resident state are the most important things that separate people who are on the fence between GSP and CAS, with people from NY, NJ, and CA being put into GSP."</p>
<p>While it is true that there are some academic majors across the University that are incompatible with entry through the General Studies Program first, an applicant's state of residence has no bearing on selection for entry into GSP.</p>
<p>While it is true that there are some academic majors across the University that are incompatible with entry through the General Studies Program first, an applicant's state of residence has no bearing on selection for entry into GSP.</p>
<p>Sure it doesn't, thats why everyone from states like Arizone, Oklahoma, Illinois, and North Dakota are in CAS, while almost everyone I meet in GSP is from NY, NJ, and CA. Want to hear the logic behind this point? NYU assumes that many students from these areas apply to CAS because it is either close to home, or it is somewhere they are set on going. Therefore, they figure that since they are wanting to come already, that if they are put into GSP they will come regardless. But the kid who is on the fence from Arizona won't come if he gets put into GSP because he may not think its good enough. It is NOT just a coincidence that GSP is filled with kids from those three states while CAS is not. The school will just never admit it.</p>
<p>If you're correct, heckreck, it most likely has to do with needing to fulfill geographic diversity needs. If you notice on their website, NY NJ and CA contribute the highest number of kids to NYU, in that order.</p>
<p>That is true, but if they released what % of those students were in which schools/programs, you'd be surprised at where many of then were centralized.</p>