<p>NYU is mine I want to go there so bad if i get into GSP instead of CAS I would still go. If i do not get in I will be heartbroken do others feel the same way?</p>
<p>Yes. That's how I feel too. Hopefully, our hearts won't break. :-)</p>
<p>Oh yea, NYU is sooo fantastic and the city aspect of it is really alluring. Thing is that I live in NY but not NYC, and ever since I moved from NYC, I felt that the suburbs were boring....great education, great people, great city!</p>
<p>Nah, NYU wasn't my dream school but I only applied to NYU because I didn't have enough time to apply anywhere else. It's alright. New York's the best thing about it. If it was anywhere else I'd say screw the school. I honestly don't know why NYU's rated "top dream school" by high school students for four consecutive years on Princeton Review. I would expect one of the ivies to be there. I guess the people who voted in that were merely average-achievers.</p>
<p>Nope, not in the least.</p>
<p>Xanthom, you are pretty arogant for someone who "didn't have enough time to apply anywhere else." I don't quite think NYU is the place where mediocrity comes to flourish...</p>
<p>I'm not saying NYU is mediocre. I'm just speculating that the people who voted NYU as their #1 dream school on the Princeton Review may be average-achievers. By "average-achievers" I don't necessarily mean that they were average students. Instead, I mean that they were nothing extraordinary, and to the degree where their stats would cause NYU to be a reach for them. If someone had stats that could securely guarantee them a position at NYU, then I think it would be less likely that NYU would be a "dream school" for them, since, from my experience, higher achievers tend to desire higher perceived prestige. NYU is generally perceived as fairly prestigious, but overall not to the degree that Columbia University and other comparable universities in the US are ("comparable" with regards to perceived prestige).</p>
<p>I'm sure your correct that most of the kids surveyed by PR are "average-achievers"... not! I personally know two people who could've easily gone to Cornell or UPenn, and one who was accepted to Yale ED waiting on their NYU decision because it's their dream school. I don't know, just something about living and studying in the city- it's very alluring. I'm so excited for next year!</p>
<p>Well, that's 2 people out of many. I'm not saying I'm correct. But neither should you, because until we know the intentions for every person that voted NYU as their #1 dream school, we can only speculate as to the overarching reason for this choice.</p>
<p>Oh and btw, Cornell is only a little harder than NYU to get into (or possibly similar, depending on the specific school) and (I would think) generally perceived as the least prestigious out of the Ivies. I would think a dream school for the majority of high-achievers would rest among universities that consistently place within the top ten on respectable college ranking lists.</p>
<p>Even though I understand your reasoning in your later comments, I have to say that your original post does come across as arrogant. You're basically saying 'screw NYU' in that post, and that it is full of average-achievers, who aren't 'average' students. Then what are you trying to say? Just because they haven't cured cancer or didn't get a 2400 on their SATS, does not make them simply average by any means. There are THOUSANDS of schools out there and NYU is in the top. That is by no means, average. </p>
<p>And if you're going to say the phrase 'screw NYU', it's not exactly the right place to do so in an NYU forum where we actually appreciate the school.</p>
<p>xanthom - it is the kind of people with a negative disposition like yours, who really should not be accepted or go to NYU if they don't like the school to begin with. I find it really interesting to see how many self proclaimed 'ivy league material' students actually 'settle' (by choice or forced to do so) for NYU and somehow feel that the only way to cope is to have a bad attitude.</p>
<p>NYU is a great university. Yes, it's not an Ivy, but so what? Columbia is not for everyone, and amazingly some people really want to attend NYU. Guess what, if you don't like it, why did you bother to even apply? When you find it necessary to be so negative, may be you should remember that for some people their dream school is their local city college, because that is all they can afford, and, on the topic of NYU students being average achievers, that sure explains the amount of Nobel prize winners that attended NYU.</p>
<p>xanthom-and yes there are ppl who turned down ivies for stern.</p>
<p>I'd rather go to stern than to any ivy. For sure. </p>
<p>I'm sure people have turned down Yale drama for Tisch before as well...</p>
<p>too many people have sex-and-the-city-syndrome.</p>
<p>NYU has become so mainstream.</p>
<p>The reason I chose to apply to Stern early instead of an ivy league is because of their awesome business program, the location (which beats Wharton's philly location anyday), and the lack of focus on business in HYP. Honestly, I couldn't stand the thought of learning theoretical economics for four years, when I would rather learn how to apply it to the real world. So yes, sometimes Stern and NYU does beat the Ivy Leagues depending on what you want to do.</p>
<p>Yeah to me NYU is my dream school not because of its ranking or anything like that because of the city that it is in and the opportunities that the school provides for its students. Also the education is pretty good also. I could really care less about prestige.</p>
<p>NYU is tied with CalArts for my top choice (out of the schools I applied to,) but then again I'm a Theater major, so it makes sense.</p>
<p>I just auditioned for NYU yesterday, hope to see some of you there... not like I'd know who any of you actually were. ;]</p>
<p>Yes xanthom, none of us can speak english. How could people possibly assume that you didn't think much of NYU from your posts? YOU ARE SO RIGHT!</p>
<p>No, but only because Columbia exists.</p>
<p>There's a lot for me to love about NYU, though: location, overall academics, the applied psychology program at Steinhardt, and just the vibe I got from the campus. I would love to go if I get in, provided they come through for me with financial aid.</p>