<p>My son applied, and his GPA is far below the average but the SAT scores of 1990 place him in their median range. How does one not jeopardize his chances of acceptance to the LAC to which he applied but also at the same time let them know that he would possibly consider the gen. studies program? We have just learned about it and it could be a possibility. What is the average profile of a gen. studies student? Is one automatically considered or do you have to apply there directly or do you have to let them know you would possibly be interested in being considered for that program as well? If you know, please respond, thank you!</p>
<p>this info is right out there for all to see</p>
<p>NYU</a> > A & S > Frequently Asked Questions
read this</p>
<p>NYU</a> > A & S > Admissions</p>
<p>Admissions</p>
<p>GSP is an opportunity for highly qualified students to attend NYU by entering the University as freshmen with a guaranteed enrollment, upon successful completion of the program, in the NYU baccalaureate division to which they originally applied. The opportunity to attend GSP is offered only to a carefully selected group of students.</p>
<p>Students are not able to apply directly to GSP. The NYU Admissions Committee selects a limited number of highly qualified students from the pool of applicants to NYUs four-year bachelors programs for admission to GSP. Students who are eligible to be considered for admission to the General Studies Program will be notified by the NYU Admissions Committee.</p>
<p>For more information about admission to NYU go to Office</a> of Undergraduate Admissions | New York University.</p>
<p>Thanks, do you know where we could find a student profile or average stats for the gen. studies program? Thank you again......</p>
<p>I don't think they post avg stats for each school. </p>
<p>What school does your son want to apply to?</p>
<p>what are your son's SATs in math and reading (leaving off the writing part). The mean for NYU is 1350 but is probably higher in Stern than in Tisch. </p>
<p>You get put into GSP if they don't want to reject you yet they don't want to accept you into the school you initially applied to, ie CAS, Stern, Tisch.....</p>
<p>Did you read the entire FAQ and all the info from the links above?</p>
<p>also check this out
Students</a> may apply directly to GSP - News</p>
<p>Thanks for the info, my sons math and reading scores are 690 and 600 respectively. The 50% median for NYU according to collegeboard:
READING 600-700 My sons score was 600
MATH 610-710 My sons score was 690
WRITING 600-700 My sons score was 690</p>
<p>So my son clearly falls well in the upper end of the median range for math and writing and the lower 50% for reading, his GPA will no doubt really bring his whole appl. down but he is first generation, great essays, good recs and good ec's. Thanks for sharing the articles, they were interesting and informative.</p>
<p>it's a crapshoot, really.</p>
<p>having the perfect stats doesn't guarantee anything. </p>
<p>it's the total package.</p>
<p>You didn't mention which school your son would apply to. And what he might want to study (no need to declare a major)</p>
<p>I will tell you this, there is A LOT of reading and writing involved in the CAS core classes. I would check this out.
NYU</a> > A & S > Morse Academic Plan</p>
<p>this is the required classes for ALL CAS students (not sure how much apply to GSP, but I bet there is overlap). </p>
<p>My son had a couple of AP classes and got good enough scores to test out of 1 or 2 of the core classes. But the kicker (for my son) is the language requirement. He took 2 years of spanish in 9th and 10th grade and then nothing.</p>
<p>CAS requires up to the intermediate level. That means you can test out if you did well in a language in HS (my son didn't test out) or you have to take up to 4 semesters of a language. You can take 2 semesters at once in what they call an "intensive class". It's a 6 credit class vs the 4 credit for the regular. My son is doing French (got an A in his first semester). he will do another French class in the spring and he hopes to do the intensive intermediate 6 credit french class in the summer. That would fulfill the CAS requirement.</p>
<p>My son is a soph in GSP- going to CAS next semester cuz he had credits from HS AP courses. His SAT was similar to your son's but you didn't indicate your son's GPA. My son had an unweighted 3.7 but it went over 4.0 based upon honors and AP courses. This put him in the top 7% of his graduating class. I can assume from your screename you are from CT as are we. His other factors were all good- his recs and ECs- tennis player and excellent bass guitarist. We were surprised he got GSP but it turned out great for him. He liked the smaller classes and has done quite well. My understanding is that in the near future, students will be able to apply directly to the GSP program. At present there is no direct application to the program but you're guaranteed admission to the school you apply to. This is why Sue keeps asking to what school your son is applying. Vast majority are CAS applicants that get offered GSP. It'll be tough but you can't control the admin dept. It's also 'legend' that many GSPers pay full freight so it's moneymaker for the school but one of my son't roomies last yr had scholarship $ and was a GSPer.</p>
<p>hi again my son applied to CAS. He is lucky as his grandfather left him a fund for his college tuition to be paid in full so fin. aid is not the issue here. His GPA is very low around a 3.0 mostly due to a horribly weak 9th grade year, there were a few circumstances however and he indicated this in a brief paragraph on his application. As someone said above, its out of our hands, we were just curious how the GSP program works and what types of candidates they favor. We have heard often about how NYU is a very score driven school, of course no one knows if that is a fact or not just heresay. Will keep you posted. Thank you.</p>
<p>ok i apologize if any of this was already mentioned or you know it already, but here it is:</p>
<p>gsp (general studies program) is a two year liberal-arts centered curriculum offered to a small number of students (i've heard it's somewhere around 10-15% of all applicants) that guarantees them two years of study in the college of arts and sciences. after two years they will get a degree from nyu and depending on their cumulative gpa, they can either continue their studies at their original choice school or get kicked out. to continue on, they must have a cumulative gpa of 3.0. they may not decide to change schools - so wherever they originally applied as a freshman is where they go. once there, for the next two years they will have classes strongly centered on their major, with fewer core classes than others, since they got those out of the way in gsp. as a side note, it's been told that gsp classes are usually much smaller and more personal with professors. when they graduate at the end of the four years, they graduate like everyone else and their diploma will not indicate whether they did gsp or not. so no one really knows.
as for who usually gets gsp'ed, it's the students who have the grades and rigorous courseload but with lower standardized test scores. and like scrowman said, many are cas applicants, although other schools have had students take gsp also. i've also heard that nyu is considering making gsp something which students apply directly to, although that sounds like a dumb move in my opinion, because they would lose the personal attention aspect, which is gold.</p>