NYC Colleges?

<p>Hi! I'm looking for a great school in NYC, but there are so many, I don't know where to start. I'm looking to be a pharmacist, so a school with a solid science curriculum will be great for my pre-pharm. I have a 3.5 gpa, a 4.4 weighted. I got an 1820 on my sat's, but I plan to retake. What schools do you think are right for me? Thanks!!!!</p>

<p>Nyu is possible</p>

<p>Really? I thought because my GPA was low that I wouldn’t get in. I guess I should give more information.</p>

<p>I got mostly B’s freshman and sophomore year, but I turned it around junior year to get straight A’s. There were family issues that I explain in my additional information section as a reason for the difficulties in school. I take all honors and AP’s.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: 2 years of varsity track, founding member of my schools Young Democrats branch (2 years of it), founding member of my schools Interact branch (3 years), 4 years of ACT (my schools volunteer/planning group), and I have also volunteered for 4 campaigns.</p>

<p>I’m probably missing something, but do you still think NYU? What other colleges?</p>

<p>You should look into Fordham, it has a gorgeous campus and isn’t too far from Manahatten. You should also look into St.Johns, they have a straight pharmacy program, where you can get a degree in pharmacy in less time, St.Johns is in Queens but they have a campus in Manhatten.</p>

<p>NYU would be a big reach. The OP’s SATs are below the 25%ile and teh GPA is near the 50%ile. </p>

<p>OP, what can your family afford? NYU is $60K/year. The CUNYs are relative bargains. Fordham is a very good school.</p>

<p>My family is not rich enough that dropping 60k doesn’t matter, but well enough off that it is do-able. </p>

<p>So St. Johns and Fordham? Are they reach or target schools for?</p>

<p>And if you could chance me at any of these schools, that would be awesome :)</p>

<p>Your price limit, financial aid parameters (parental income and the like), and state residency may matter in terms of determining what schools are realistic for you from a cost standpoint.</p>

<p>This question did not ask what school is right for me financially. I can decide that for myself. Please help me find a college in NYC.</p>

<p>St. Johns sounds good if you want to explore the direct entry to a pharmacy program. Otherwise look at Fordham and Manhattan (both in the Bronx). NYU is a bit of a reach, but it is fine to apply to a reach school and see what happens.</p>

<p>I think fordham would be a match for you</p>

<p>I’ve looked up Fordham, St. Johns, and Manhattan. They all sound great! I’m really excited about them :)</p>

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Many of the people posting in this forum are parents and we have a hard time divorcing schools from the cost. Actually, YOU can’t decide what’s right for you financially. Your PARENTS will decide that. That is one reason to have the money talk with your parents early. I know our family could afford a $60K school but I would tell my children that will not happen. Cost is even more important when you figure in the additional years for a pharm degree.</p>

<p>Yes, but it is for the OP’s Parents to decide amongst themselves and their child, and decide the best school, financially or otherwise, for their son/daughter. This part of CC irritates the hell out of me, that parents start giving unsolicited advice and don’t bother reading posts and questions carefully.</p>

<p>Princeton - Exactly!!! Finally someone who understands. The point of this thread was to look at schools. Not what my parents can afford. That’s frankly none of your business.</p>

<p>To be quite honest, I don’t even understand why parents are on here. Your children are 17-18 years old at least. I’m pretty sure they can ask these questions by themselves. Whenever I see a post like “should my daughter take ap calc or ap chem”, I feel really bad for the girl.</p>

<p>The parents are just way too involved in this site. There is a forum, specifically for parents. I don’t get why they aren’t there. I guess the old phrase stands true today: “Parents just don’t understand” :)</p>

<p>@Emma, Have you ever heard of the search function? Use that to find colleges if you don’t value the opinions of others.</p>

<p>I value the opinions of people about the topic asked: Colleges in NYC. My parents financial status is not involved in the question. But thanks Rolando, for another off-topic post.</p>

<p>The reason cost is brought up is that you do not want to be one of those who, in April, suffers a major let-down because his/her dream schools are too expensive with insufficient financial aid and scholarships (or worse, attends a dream school with a huge student loan burden, resulting in stories like [this](<a href=“http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-11-09/news/debt-and-debtor/]this[/url]”>http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-11-09/news/debt-and-debtor/)</a>).</p>

<p>Nor do you want to be the student whose professional school dreams are blocked by the addition of undergraduate debt to the debt needed to finance expensive professional school.</p>

<p>I do think that if the OP states specifically that cost is not an issue, then posters should respect that. While many families struggle to meet the financial challenges of sending children to college, there are families that have the means to pay private school tuition without it being a burden.</p>

<p>I do not want to upset the OP with a somewhat off-topic post, but this is on my mind, and the opportunity for me to raise the question has come up, so I will ask it. </p>

<p>During the application process a student does not know what money they will receive as far as financial assistance goes. There is need based money, merit based money, and there are outside scholarships for college. Students can easily find scholarships to apply for online, and if they apply to a lot, they have a good chance of getting money. A lot of scholarship organizations are just waiting to give students money. I do not understand why parents want to completely eliminate expensive schools from possibility before they know what the outcome will be. I think it is kind of sad to crush a child’s dream before the outcome is known. I am applying to some expensive schools but I have also talked with my parents about money. If it comes down to my first choice school with no money, or my close second choice with some money, I’ll go to the close second. I plan on getting scholarships from outside sources. Why would my parents tell me no before the process even begins based on money alone? I think a conversation needs to be had so that there is an understanding between student and parents about money, but I do not think it is the right thing to do for a parent to say no to a school because they cannot afford sticker price. Most families cannot afford to send their children to school for sticker price. Also, many families do not need to pay full tuition for their children, so I do not understand what the big deal is.</p>