<p>Been accepted to both, and finding it really hard to make a decision on which to go with. </p>
<p>I'm probably looking at doing most of my work in Political Science and Economics. I'm interested in the more traditional college life, but NYU also has a significant bonus from being in NYC.</p>
<p>opinions?</p>
<p>Barring a compelling reason to choose NYU, I would consider this an easy choice: Northwestern. It is the academically superior school, both in general and in your particular areas of interest; it is certainly the more traditional college experience; and both Evanston and Chicago are fantastic.</p>
<p>Well, I'm currently at NYU hoping to transfer to Northwestern, so if you want to know anything about an experience at NYU, I could probably give you a few things. Though I'm kind of biased right now, I would choose NU if I was in your situation.</p>
<p>isn't it a bit late right now? but i would definitely choose NU for studies. NYU would be good for you if you want to experience the mainstream business life.</p>
<p>I'm pretty much down to the wire on making this decision. I'm actually a transfer coming all the way from New Zealand. So i have the tiniest of amounts of time left up my sleeve. My big problem is that the two schools pull me in very different directions, so its hard to compare them in quantitative terms.</p>
<p>I guess I'm a little worried about the community aspect. At my current school we don't really have any campus community whatsoever to speak of. And i lament that.</p>
<p>But NYC is so awesome (visited it on a trip around America earlier in the year, also got a chance to go to Chicago and Northwestern itself). And it does have a lot of connections to things that could help me later on in my life.</p>
<p>I also have guaranteed transfer housing at NYU, and not at Northwestern. I consider that a really important factor. I dont want to live off campus. Indeed coming from so far away it would be really difficult for me to even arrange it.</p>
<p>One thing you should consider and find out is how peoeple view NYU-CAS at NYC? We CCers all know there's a difference between NYU-Stern and NYU-CAS/others and I won't be surprised if many employers there think CAS is less prestigious. There may be more finance jobs (there are a lot in Chicago too) but there are also more competition, given the number of top schools in that region. I seriously doubt NU would lose out to NYU-CAS when it comes to landing job offers even in NYC.</p>
<p>I have many friends in New Zealand, several of whom studied here in the States and have a couple of pros and cons for you to add to your deliberations.</p>
<p>New York is really expensive. It's great to visit for a vacation because you can justify doing everything you want to do but on a daily basis, it's extremely costly. It's not unheard of for a college student to drop a minimum of $200 a week and that's not including your Metrocard for the subway.</p>
<p>If you want a dose of New York, think about it for a summer internship. If you get the application in early, you can live in NYU dorms, be around a lot of other students and get job experience at the same time.</p>
<p>Also, NYU doesn't have much of a campus feel either. Not like the Ivy Leagues or Northwestern that has a multitude of dorms fringing a central campus. By second year, most NYU students are off-campus and even more so by third year. And the students in separate schools (i.e. Tisch/Arts) are even more unto themselves than at Northwestern.</p>
<p>While Northwestern is in a suburb of Chicago, you can get into the city relatively easily and cheaply - in under 30 minutes. Chicago is a fantastic city and you won't lack for great, fun opportunities. </p>
<p>And frankly, for your interests, Northwestern is a good fit. Very strong departments with excellent faculty and like-minded students.</p>
<p>In my opinion, the biggest drawback for you is the bitter cold in January and February. You are accustomed to a much more temperate climate. The winters in Chicago are fierce, as much because of the harsh wind as the temperatures. NY's winters are bearable. One or two big snowfalls, a lot of slush on the sidewalks but basically you can do it with a heavy coat and no hat. Chicago will require a down coat, hat, gloves - think the top of Mt. Cook in mid-July with high winds.</p>