<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>I was pretty set on attending UCSB untiI found out that I had been admitted into the College of Arts and Science at NYU with a major in econ. I would be majoring in econ and accounting at UCSB. I live in California, so the tuition for UCSB would be much cheaper than at NYU, but my parents would be willing to pay for NYU if I really wanted to go because NYU has a better national name, and more opportunities for me to develop my professional network. does anyone know how the cas econ program at nyu holds up against ucsb's econ and accounting major?</p>
<p>However, I am worried that an econ major from NYU's CAS will be overshadowed by all the NYU sternies. I also feel like I would enjoy my time at UCSB more, partially because of the environment and because I would be having a more typical college experience as opposed to NYU's unique urban environment. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>If you plan on getting a MBA or phd id go with ucsb because you’ll save a ton of money and undergrad doesn’t matter that much if you have a graduate degree. If not id go to NYU because, like you said, it’s a better program. You will be overshadowed by stern kids though. Another thing to think about are the differences in campus. Nyu doesn’t have a campus and it’s definitely a different college experience.</p>
<p>I didn’t get into Stern, but if I did id be there lol</p>
<p>^^He apparently knows about the accounting/econ programs, but the big accounting firms do all recruit at UCSB as well. It may not be seen as being as strong as Stern in economics, but where does NYU’s LAS degree rank for econ? I don’t know. Maybe you should speak to someone at one of the firms you want to go to and see what they would think about it? If you are going to grad school, I agree that your gpa and scores will be what counts, and at that point Stern graduates competing with you for slots might be a downside if they are only taking so many from NYU. Do you know anyone that works in the line of work you want to enter, whom you could ask?</p>