<p>According to US News, NYU currently holds the #1 spot for applied math. Obviously, this is for its grad school, since applied math isn't even a possible undergrad major. From what I've gathered, math in general at NYU is top-notch. </p>
<p>How true is this? Is it true that math here is one of the--if not THE--best? And how does this work for undergrads...will they have the same professors as the graduate students?</p>
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<p>Yeah, I don’t know if graduate professors teach undergrads, but I do know that for both undergraduate and graduate, Applied Mathematics is top notch. My cousin who works at Merrill Lynch told me ever since my freshmen year in high school that if I ever go to NYU, to always pick Mathematics as a major (preferably) or minor because it is highly recognized. I guess his advice has served me well since I am off to NYU this fall!!</p>
<p>[Courant</a> Institute of Mathematical Sciences - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courant_Institute_of_Mathematical_Sciences]Courant”>Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>Courant Institute on wikipedia. They control the undergraduate program.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I do know that the Courant Institute is amazing and ranks at the top each year, but…do any of you have personal experiences you could share about your experience with the Courant Institute? What’s it like to actually be a math major at NYU? How prepared do you feel for grad school/jobs?</p>
<p>the academics there I must admit are pretty damn hard. the grades are usually curved (to prevent everyone from failing).</p>
<p>early on the courses are easy but after calculus III or multivariable calculus, it gets really difficult. luckily after the math major core courses, they allow me to choose special topic math courses/non-major computer science courses. i use those to take easy CS courses to boost my major GPA.</p>
<p>here’s a link to the math major:
[Department</a> of Mathematics, Courant Institute](<a href=“http://math.nyu.edu/degree/undergrad/majors.html]Department”>http://math.nyu.edu/degree/undergrad/majors.html)</p>
<p>im still in my freshman year so i cant say how well im prepared for a doctorate in mathematics later on but there’s a LOT of research opportunities. the professors at Courant have extensive experience and are generally helpful and open to be your advisor. the graduate students study primarily at Courant and you get to interact with them directly. also courant runs cSplash, i like it since it provides teaching experience for me as an undergraduate and it looks great for a resume to be a tutor and for graduate school (especially if your goal is to be a professor someday). </p>
<p>here’s some info on undergraduate research experiences from nyu students doing research within nyu and outside:
<a href=“http://www.math.nyu.edu/math_club/Undergrad_Research_Talk.pdf[/url]”>http://www.math.nyu.edu/math_club/Undergrad_Research_Talk.pdf</a></p>
<p>there’s a math club lounge where math majors can meet up and talk or use the computers (good place to go when the ITS computer labs are full)/get help in math. you can also go to the bigger graduate lounge if you want. sometimes graduate students stop by at the math lounge too. </p>
<p>the math club there runs several colloquiums where graduate students or professors at Courant talk about their research. it does provides me a great chance to find a professor to be my advisor for undergraduate research. it may be helpful in thinking about topics to research too but in general their topics are a bit too advanced for me (maybe because im still in my first year). </p>
<p>math club link: [NYU</a> Mathematics Society: Archived Colloquia & Events](<a href=“http://www.math.nyu.edu/math_club/events_past.html]NYU”>http://www.math.nyu.edu/math_club/events_past.html)</p>
<p>overall, i warn you it’s not going to be easy. there’s definitely pressure. courant have a very high applied mathematics approach, so if you prefer pure mathematics or just plain old easy mathematics with formulas to solve (which my professor claimed in my Calculus III class as useless) you won’t like courant .</p>
<p>Mathy, thanks for all your help!</p>
<p>New questions:
<p>Any info is appreciated.</p>
<p>The Leonard Stern school of business is very math-oriented so im guessing that’s why math is good at NYU. Why does Pizza hut sell pizza??</p>
<p>Huh? Math is good at NYU because of Courant…which is part of CAS.</p>
<p>Is Courant not a well-known part of the school?</p>
<p>Mehh. I was just making assumptions. lol</p>
<p>Yeah, business math is entirely different from math in general. Courant could possibly contribute to Stern in that regard, but I doubt much would go the other way.</p>
<p>I’m an incoming freshman, by the way, definitely majoring in mathematics.</p>
<p>If I may, what are your stats? (specifically regarding math)</p>
<p>SAT: 800 Math, 760 Reading, 770 Writing
SAT II: 800 Physics, 780 Bio, 780 U.S. History</p>
<p>10th Grade:
5 on AP Calc AB</p>
<p>11th Grade:
Calculus 3 (91 average, I think)
Linear Algebra (94 average, I think)</p>
<p>Senior Year:
AP Statistics (result unknown)</p>
<p>3 year un-weighted average: 91</p>
<p>Other APs (to make 9 in total):
AP World History: 5
AP American History: 4
AB Biology: 5
AP Spanish: ?
AP English: ?
AP Economics: ?
AP Physics: ?</p>
<p>EDIT: Oh, and I won highest individual score for Math Olympiad for my elementary school in 5th grade.</p>
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<p>Although I could probably place out of the required Calculus 3 (since I have already taken it), I think I’m still going to go through the 2 semester honors calculus sequence to make sure my understanding is solid. It’s being taught by Cappell ([Sylvain</a> Cappell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvain_Cappell]Sylvain”>Sylvain Cappell - Wikipedia)).</p>
<p>Loool I remember math Olympiad way back in elementary school. Good times. I had the highest score also for my school. :P</p>
<p>Wow that’s impressive! And…that seems like it’s quite above average for NYU. Did you get a scholarship? Does it seem like all math majors at NYU have well above average stats for NYU?</p>
<p>Courant and Stern are right next door but i heard they dislike each other. they dont usually work together on research unless it’s important. STern uses mostly statistical and pure math. courant is more focused on algorithms and applied math.</p>
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<li>Do kids go to NYU specifically for math? Is it well-known within the school how awesome Courant is?</li>
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<p>Not everyone. I only came for NYU. Courant is quite famous academically and with major firms like IBM and Google, who comes in sometimes. there are visits everyone to their companies run by WinC every year. </p>
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<li>I’ve heard from some that NYU is too competitive; I’ve heard from others that NYU doesn’t have a very academic atmosphere. Um, what? Polar opposites much? From your experience as a math major…which opinion is more true?</li>
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<p>The NYU Courant staff attempts to keep a balance between academics and fun. we hold parties and everything but we also hold seminars and colloqium. cSplash is somewhat an academic and fun day, we teach high school students and held a party after that.</p>
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<li>Courant is intense, that I know. But…what exactly does that mean? Sleepless nights where you’re staring at problem sets with no clue how to do them? Too much homework? Are only super-geniuses able to succeed/get a degree in math from NYU?</li>
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<p>Some did really bad with ~2.5 GPAs but some have no trouble. in fact one graduated with a 4.0 in as a math major this year. You really have to like math, not using it because you thought you were good in math and thought it would be a easy major like some pre-med student who did. we have a steep curve anyway if most people in the class does bad. </p>
<p>better yet is that you plan to go into graduate school in some math-related area. some of the undergraduate students do research although i havent yet lol. I never had a sleepless night unless i party lololol. the hw is usually due every week and consists of 8-15 problems, at least in the courses i taken. Courant has its own tutoring and library you can use. more reliable than the college learn center in my opinion.</p>
<p>just a girl, I got a $25,000/year scholarship (with an EFC of $7666). I appealed and got another $2,000/year.</p>
<p>By the way: <a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/nyregion/01nyu.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=nyu&st=cse[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/nyregion/01nyu.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=nyu&st=cse</a></p>
<p>the courant institute is not well known because most people when they think about NYU, they think of Stern. </p>
<p>the courant institute is one of the best if not the best for graduate in applied math</p>
<p>the level of difficulty depends on the type of student you are. There are some students who never study and do very well, and there are some students who took calculus in sophomore year of high school but have extreme difficulty in keeping up with the course load. BUT on a brighter note, there is a HUGEEEE curve for a lot of the courses</p>
<p>One advice I can give you when taking the math courses is, get a tutor. Most of the lower level math courses, calculus and multi variable / linear are taught by PHD students. A lot of the PHD students are extremely smart but are terrible teachers so if you have any difficulties in the course, get a free tutor at the courant institute.</p>
<p>Does anyone find it strange that NYU has the #1 applied Math program, very strong programs in Chem, Bio and Neurosci, but our Physics dept honestly just sucks?</p>
<p>thats cause Physics is taught by mostly PHD students</p>