<p>Comments? =)</p>
<p>(i.e. what are they like... , etc.)</p>
<p>They're just like anyone else. Might as well ask for opinions about the whole of CAS or Steinhardt.</p>
<p>to me, people in Stern seem more proud and competitive (i.e. over high school stats and records) in general when compared to other NYU students, not that this is a bad thing in any way of course.</p>
<p>has anyone else noticed this? (because at least a few people I've talked to have...) and why does this occur?</p>
<p>and you wonder, why does this of this all matter? well... I'm in Stern myself. so naturally, I'm curious about my classmates.</p>
<p>The Sternies that I know don't leave me with that impression.</p>
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<p>You mean you Sternies actually get together and have competitions over whose high school GPA was higher?</p>
<p>Believe it or not (I almost couldn't!), right after the expected "Hi, my name is __<em>. What's yours?" introduction and handshake, several Sternies have IMMEDIATELY followed up with "BTW I'm in the Scholars program [if they indeed are], my highschool was very competitive, ranked #</em> (#1 or top 3 / 5) in the state of ___<strong><em>. I received a $</em></strong>_ scholarship (if applicable). How about you?"</p>
<p>I'm NOT JOKING. It usually comes right after the introduction, and is practically ALWAYS the first topic of conversation. I was so surprised at first, I actually wondered if these were actually Tischies in disguise trying to mock Stern people! :-O</p>
<p>And there have even been GPA/SAT score/extracurricular/ranking/intership "wars" where one Sternie tries to one-up the other by listing his/her credentials. It's shocking to believe, but trust me, there were all first-hand encounters and experiences.</p>
<p>And some of my fellow Sternies also bring up their parents' well-endowed financial status. This is usually when I begin smiling politely and nodding for the next several minutes until I can find a break in the conversation to escape.</p>
<p>However, all of this odd behavior does not necessary mean that the person is not a generally nice person. Once this phase is over, conversation typically normalizes, but not without a lot of awkwardness.</p>
<p>Ha. This has happened so many times that I've lost count. This is what provoked me to start this thread. <em>sigh</em> However, this doesn't represent everyone at Stern, and I still love Stern and my Sternies. <3</p>
<p>I'm not in Stern, but the Stern kids I know don't give me that impression. Theres 3 of them on my floor</p>
<p>I've met plenty of Stern kids who have given me that same spiel. It's so ****ing pretentious of them...</p>
<p>"...GPA/SAT score/extracurricular/ranking/intership "wars" where one Sternie tries to one-up the other by listing his/her credentials."</p>
<p>Lots of that too.</p>
<p>Haha.. I am in Stern and....
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<p>I heard the exact same thing like twice on the first week of the school :D</p>
<p>and like 15 people were talking about how they were in the scholars program ... lol</p>
<p>glad to know I'm not the only one to notice! :)</p>
<p>that's funny, there's exactly 3 Stern kids on my floor too.</p>
<p>There are some chill Stern kids too though, I'm sorry if my earlier post came off too harsh. Take my roommate for example, he's in Stern and he's super chill.</p>
<p>What the heck are you guys talking about??? I'm a sophmore in Stern, and not once in my academic career did someone bring up their SAT score until fairly far into our friendship, and no more than a CAS and Gallatin student who had high score. People with high scores like to brag, this is true, but ive never heard of anyone saying their score while meeting someone to try to impress them; nor is it specific to stern at all. the generalizations on this board are pathetic</p>
<p>Here's the real difference between Sternies and other schools: People in Stern tend to be much much more conservative than the rest of the school. Stern as a whole is 60% guys, whereas NYU as a whole is 40% guys..so its kind of a sausage fest. There tends to be more asians and indians than whites. People dont "dress up to suits" for class (unless its a class presentation that requires it).. most people have jobs/internships. You will also find alot more anti social people i've noticed, but i think thats because alot are international students, and the races tend to cluster together too much. We are more "competitive" because every stern class is on a curve in which only 20-30% get A's or A-'s. theres no back stabbing or anything although, which i frequently hear. My friends in stern are probably the nicest friends I have, more so than my tisch and CAS friends. Although if yu a laid back liberal like me, most of your friends probably wont be from stern.</p>
<p>the 2 sternies i met were pretty awesome and down to earth. so... dont generalize?</p>
<p>Ahhh that's disappointing stuff. I'm going to be applying to Stern for next year...but I'm definitely don't think I'd fit in with many of the descriptions made. I was also considering Econ in CAS. Would that be more of a liberal, friendly group than kids at Stern? I mean, I understand you could make friends outside of Stern easily, but you have to basically go to class with those people all the time too. </p>
<p>I just can't really see how anyone at NYU could be that pretentious or conservative though. It seems like a very cool school.</p>
<p>As a senior in Stern, I've never had that happen to me. Maybe the people you've met are just the dregs? :P </p>
<p>I have to say, I don't think I've met that many conservative Stern students. Ok, maybe they're conservative in terms of economic policy, but that's a little divorced from Dem/Rep by now... I would characterize most Stern students as socially liberal, which is what most people refer to as being "liberal".</p>
<p>i'm a freshman at Stern and I certainly haven't noticed this bragging to the degree you refer to.</p>
<p>Brand182: I'm currently a math and econ major in CAS. The econ. department in CAS offers classes to both students in CAS and Stern (i.e. there is only 1 for undergrads). </p>
<p>I have plenty of friends in Stern, they're cool, the stereotypes for the most part are not true.</p>
<p>Sweet...I'd probably be doubling Finance/Econ or Finance/Math so that sounds cool.</p>
<p>As I said before, most Stern kids are nice (as are other students). The things I was talking about before were all said in casual tones, so it was in not meant to be hostile or challenging (and it's not everyone at Stern who introduces themselves like this, just a handful--those who like to go around introducing themselves and are thus more likely to run into you during the 1st week or so). I was just a bit surprised at the upfrontness... And also, as I've also mentioned, even conversations that do begin that way typically grow more normal.</p>
<p>Sorry for the confusion. Please don't imply more to this than there is. Just curiosity. =)</p>
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"Hi, my name is __<em>. What's yours?" introduction and handshake, several Sternies have IMMEDIATELY followed up with "BTW I'm in the Scholars program [if they indeed are], my highschool was very competitive, ranked #</em> (#1 or top 3 / 5) in the state of ___<strong><em>. I received a $</em></strong>_ scholarship (if applicable). How about you?"</p>
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<p>Sounds like some bitter Wharton reject that ended up at Stern...:)</p>