<p>My school didn’t send out grades from first semester till February so neither ED1 or 2 would’ve worked.</p>
<p>Okay. Is only 3 years of science okay but 4 years of math?</p>
<p>Nevermind I’ll do 4 of both</p>
<p>Omg. I didn’t know that BPE had such a low acceptance rate 
Well I got into BPE RD!!! very excited but I don’t know how I’m going to pay @.@</p>
<p>Congrats! I got into stern but not BPE, you should be extremely happy!</p>
<p>Well this thread answers my big NYU question haha. I already posted my stats for posterity etc.</p>
<p>So is the BPE program really binding? I want to get into IB, therefore I need to specialize in finance. If I can’t get out of the BPE program I will more than likely not attend NYU. Why wouldn’t they let me drop out?</p>
<p>Yup it’s binding.</p>
<p>Ok. Not fair. I don’t understand why they would do that. Kids change their minds all the time. -_-</p>
<p>It’s only binding for ED, i think. All ED applications to all colleges are binding.</p>
<p>If you get into NYU BPE and decide to enroll at NYU, then BPE IS binding.</p>
<p>This is taken straight from their admissions site’s FAQ.</p>
<p>If I get into BPE and decide that I would prefer to be in another program, can I switch?</p>
<p>All admissions decisions made by the admissions committee are final, so you may not switch to Sterns core Business Program or any other NYU program if accepted to the BPE. For that reason, it is important you determine which undergraduate program at NYU is right for you before you apply. Visit the NYU Stern Undergraduate College and the NYU Office of Undergraduate Admissions web sites for more information.</p>
<p>They say it is binding on the site because they have to, otherwise everyone would give in to their volatility and switch around more than necessary. With that said, I’m sure that there is SOME leeway in terms of switching out. I have talked to people at Stern who say that many kids drop out of BPE and pursue the regular business major.</p>
<p>Yeah I feel like the binding is more for people who got into BPE but wants to switch out of Stern or something…But if you get into Stern BPE, you can just drop the "political economy " part if you want to and just do business…someone at NYU told me…</p>
<p>confirmation, anyone?</p>
<p>I doubt it… Why else would they write “determine which undergraduate program is for you.” They only want serious BPE candidates which is why the wording makes it like a binding agreement. Why sign up for it if you would rather do regular Stern?</p>
<p>You can choose to drop out of BPE, at least according to my friend who was strongly considering doing so.</p>
<p>One thing you’ll realize when you get older… “binding” is usually a term used to discourage a change in decision-making but is rarely actually binding. The only recourse NYU has is to rescind your acceptance, which is extremely drastic for an 18 year old changing his/her mind… And despite NYU’s reputation for being cold and uncaring, there is some bending of the written rules to help you out.</p>
<p>I got into bpe. I hadn’t looked past the initial acceptance letter that said stern business admit. today, there was a second congratulatory email for bpe. i’m really hoping that i get a scholarship. my current financial aid status says something like “undetermined/unavailable” does anyone have any insight into when accepted students should expect to hear about scholarships. i strictly mean scholarships. i did not apply for financial aid, for, fortunately, i have little/no defined need. a subsidized college education, however, is a plus to all students, economic factors aside.</p>
<p>Pretty sure they’re all out already…</p>
<p>@JesseY - You’re not bound to the program once you’re accepted - as mentioned, a lot of students dropped out of it in its first year. What you can’t do is transfer into the program once at Stern. </p>
<p>However, you are completely correct in your guess - especially for the first year of the program - a couple of the students who applied and got in weren’t fully aware of what they were signing up for. Once in NY, a few realized that NY was hard enough of a transition and that moving to London then Shanghai would be too rough. Others had visa issues that didn’t allow them to be out of the US for so long. Others realized they wanted to go the traditional Stern route and do Finance (don’t know why they applied for BPE in the first place…) </p>
<p>It’s true that a lot of people in the inaugural class were worried about what kind of jobs they would get after graduation because it’s a fairly new program (a completely new one for the 2013 graduating class) but with May 2013 approaching, everyone in BPE has great post graduation plans: jobs in consulting, IB, Private Banking, startup companies; acceptance to top law schools such as NYU Law, Vanderbilt etc. </p>
<p>You can pretty much do the same things anyone who graduates from Stern can do, but you’ll have an amazing abroad experience, much more interesting things to talk about in interviews, a more global and well-rounded view of the business world, and just a more interesting undergraduate experience in general.</p>
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<p>Just FYI on BPE. They have changed the program, so that if you don’t want to go to Shanghai (you have to do a crash course in Chinese in order to go if you are not studying Chinese), you can go to D.C. I think that is a great option especially if you want to study politics. The great thing about this is that you can join so many business clubs as well at NYU. I plan in minoring in sports and entertainment, since that is where my interests lie. There is a club called STEBA (Stern and Tisch Business Association) as well to supplement this. You take a certain amount of classes at Tisch and Steinhardt too which makes it even more exciting. </p>
<p>USC is now jumping on the bandwagon with a World Business Baccalaureate similar to NYU’s BPE. They go to Hong Kong and Milan. USC also has a Business of Cinema Arts program in their Business Administration area. It is pretty well hidden though. At USC, you can switch majors and people do it all the time, so in case anyone is thinking of applying to the BPE, know that USC is another available option. </p>
<p>The BPE program has been compared to the Wharton Business School program by the Wall St Journal, and many people I know that did attend Wharton were shocked at the similarities which is a great thing! You can’t beat this program. We were told at admitted students day that there are so many opportunities for internships during the school year (but you have to apply for internships in London and Shanghai), and that the logical progression is to law school (they recruit from this program one of the students told us) vs. Business school from Stern. I suppose you can attend either if you do well. </p>
<p>Stern also has something called “cohorts” and each student gets placed in one named after different parts of NYC (i.e. Tribeca, Wall St, etc.). You cannot beat the business clubs and speakers, as well as the networking opportunities that NYU Stern and the BPE offer. I was happy to join the class of 2017!</p>
<p>Correction on my post above…I was typing too quickly! STEBA stands for Stern and Tisch Entertainment Business Association.</p>
<p>@mustangman If you did not send the FAFSA/CSS Profile,and did not apply to financial aid, 99% sure you won’t get anything. There are no merit based scholarships for freshmen, I think.</p>