<p>the AP's are not that hard, you should be able to get a 4 or 5....</p>
<p>Breathfire,</p>
<p>I would say APs are definitely worth it. First off, having high AP scores makes you a stronger candidate in the admissions process since it shows you can excel at college level work (obviously if you've applied already, this doesn't pertain to you-but you can see my point). Furthermore, even if APs don't get you out of any NYU requirements, the 4/5s will give you extra credits which can be useful for a major, minor, or double major. </p>
<p>Best of luck.</p>
<p>jwblue
but I already go accepted...that's why I'm asking if it's worth it now. I no longer have to impress anyone with the grades, and all that...that's why I'm not sure.
I still don't get how it works though, will nyu just give me credits on my transcript and that's it? the only a.p that I could get a 4/5 on is Psych, cos my other ones are really hard. So I don't wanna waste my money...truth is, I don't have money. I mean, of course I'd take the tests if I could pay them..but I can't.
sniff sniff.
thanx for all the help you gave!!!!!!!</p>
<p>"don't get how it works though, will nyu just give me credits on my transcript and that's it?"</p>
<p>-Yes, providing you get a 4 or 5 on the AP test. The way I see it, the money it costs for an AP test is lot less than what it costs for a class at NYU. These credits can come in VERY handy if you want a minor or double major (and in the case of math or foreign langauage APs, even place you out of NYU MAP requirements). Its well worth the effort, take a chance, take the tests and try your best.</p>
<p>english and euro are not that hard of an AP...just study ... theres no such thing as a "hard" AP , the grades are compared to the other people taking it.</p>
<p>Matt makes another good point. Breathfire, if you're smart enough to get into NYU, you should be smart enough to take these tests and do well. You are taking AP tests and being judged against slightly above average HS kids from all over the country, how could you possibly be intimidated by that?....your competition is a joke. Getting 4s & 5s should not be hard if you put forth a decent effort.</p>
<p>NYU just gives generic credits for 4s and 5s on AP tests, right? In other words, they don't affect your college GPA at all, do they (i.e. 5=A, 4=B)?</p>
<p>No the AP credits that NYU gives you do not affect your HS GPA</p>
<p>Sorry, I meant to say college GPA, they don't affect your college GPA.</p>
<p>Thanks, jw!</p>
<p>No prob Sarah.</p>
<p>hey jw, i've been googling stern scholar but i can't find the site for it (maybe they shouldn't have given me a likely if i can't even do that)</p>
<p>could you either provide a link or tell me more about it?</p>
<p>funny u should ask, i was just searching for the same thing. did u get a letter for it? what i want to kno is, how do they choose? </p>
<p><a href="http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/Ug/nyuacademics.cfm?doc_id=21%5B/url%5D">http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/Ug/nyuacademics.cfm?doc_id=21</a>
<a href="http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/Ug/emplibrary/stern_scholars.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/Ug/emplibrary/stern_scholars.pdf</a></p>
<p>hey jwblue,
I'm taking the tests.
my school allowed me to pay by bits and pieces.
sooo, I'm good.
hmm, what else--of course, the probation issue is still on my mind.
NYU never says anything exact about it. I am doing good so far...especially in English, I think I will get in the 90s this time..I hope so :)
thanx for listening to a paranoid girl.</p>
<p>breathfire.</p>
<p>You're welcome Breathfire...good luck on the tests.</p>
<p>Afa, Lilw,</p>
<p>I'm sure Stern scholars are chosen on how competitive they are as applicants. Its all about who NYU wants the most, so they can entice them with scholarships.</p>
<p>Interesting article that those worried about having tough RAs should check out. Seems like there isn't much to worry about.</p>
<p>Upon learning that I was alone in the city, the RA - let's call him Drunky McCloseted - invited me to visit him sometime. </p>
<p>I took him up on his offer the next day; since that was a Friday, it resulted in a crash course in nightlife at NYU. </p>
<p>Upon my arrival in his apartment, Drunky offered me a screwdriver. Then some of his RA pals came over, and we went to another apartment to do some shots of Belvedere. </p>
<p>Excerpt:
"It soon became obvious, to me at least, that since the plan for the evening involved a club in SoHo, poor little under-aged me would be left out of the festivities. </p>
<p>Luckily, since my new friends were resourceful university employees, they found me a passable fake ID in a jiffy, and we were off. </p>
<p>The club was small, the drinks were overpriced, and the music - a mix of hip-hop that was strangely lacking in West Coast flava to my California ears - was nevertheless bangin'. </p>
<p>The RAs and I danced like silly, drunken college students."</p>
<p>Whoa, these seem like some pretty cool ra's to have, we should all be so lucky.</p>
<p>Im having trouble deciding whether i should major in enconomics or finance at Stern. I would appreciate it, if you would offer me your advice on this, and on the differences in the career oppurtunities the two majors offer.</p>
<p>Also, do you know if a drop in your senior grades will affect the scholarship nyu has given you?</p>
<p>Thanks for you help.</p>
<p>If you're going to be in Stern, it would be foolish not to major in finance...its what Stern is best known for. I don't think I've ever met anyone in Stern who majored in just econ., people had the dual econ./finance course of study. As for the finance vs. econ. question...they are not the same thing. Finance is more practical, while econ. is more theoretical. For top students, career opps. will be the same regardless of major, even if its not econ. or finance. For average students, I would say the average econ. major may have to do more legwork than a finance major if he wants to work in a finance related area.</p>