<p>Keeping the gender of your kid went out the window lol. I’m assuming this is your son: “we believed HE will cope and handle NYU and NY…”</p>
<p>Just to let you know, the partying situation is way worse at other US colleges. So when you send your kid to the US from abroad, NYU is probably the best you could have hoped for. At other colleges because most are in the middle of nowhere, it’s DRINK DRINK and DRINK. That’s just the college culture here. Rest assured, partying is only a weekend thing at NYU. Monday to Thursday, the focus is school. </p>
<p>JesseY is right in that I didn’t advocate Hayden, I just said it was a known party dorm. Fake Id’s and drinking will occur. You can only hope to stay away from it. The whole partying/academic balance is something for you to decide as a parent. Everyone makes choices. Those are parenting decisions for you to make. </p>
<p>Your statement about LSP is flat out wrong. LSP and Global Liberal Studies are two completely different programs. GLSP is an actual four-year program. LSP is just a backend route for NYU to get more kids, and hence more money for themselves. You get deferred from CAS or Gallatin, or Tisch Film and put into it for the equivalent of a two-year associates degree. GLSP or LSP aren’t these super-selective programs. LSP in that regard would be the worst program at NYU then since it’s a knockoff. </p>
<p>You can’t apply to two choices at NYU. Only one. If you get into that, then you’re in. If you don’t then you don’t get in. No second choices like at other colleges. </p>
<p>@vampyfreak</p>
<p>Acceptance rate to Stern is like ~20% give or take. So it’s very selective. A lot of kids do Pre-Med here. As for whether it’s good or not, I would say there are better options out there for undergrad because I’ve heard some poor reviews from current students about the undergrad premed program. For grad school, NYU is one of the best though.</p>
<p>The following was on the supplement of the common application -
“If, after reviewing your application, we are unable to offer you admission to the school, college, or program you have selected and we believe another school, college, or program at NYU may be a better fit based on your qualifications, would you like to be considered for admission to another school, college, or program?”
So wasn’t that a choice given?
But anyways, whatever, our child made the right choice! and I made a mistake of using He, I still stand by the he/she for security purposes most especially there are only about four I know from our country who made it in the class of 2016.</p>
<p>Lastly jackhammer 25 - thank you for your insights, I mean it! -:)</p>
<p>Hi! I live in Atlanta, GA and don’t know anyone going to NYU. I’m not sure where you’re from, but how was your transition to New York City? Meeting people (making friends when you know NO ONE)??? Dorm life? I want to major in journalism, do you know anyone who is also? ANY help you can give me would be greatly appreciated! Thank you SO SO SO much!</p>
<p>@intlstudent2016 That option is most often referring to the Liberal Studies Program, and jackhammer25 gave a pretty accurate description of what that is. By checking that box, it doesn’t mean that you will be reconsidered for CAS, Gallatin, Stern, Steinhardt, Tisch, etc. if you aren’t accepted into the school you applied to.</p>
<p>The core program for LS isn’t a lesser program. Lol. The admissions office selects students that would do well in the more hands-on experience & benefit from the class sizes. And it’s not a two-year degree because junior year, you can go to a different college … Such as CAS. So yeah, that statement on LS was completely incorrect.</p>
<p>Once you complete the 2 year Liberal Studies program, THEN you move into your initial school choice for the final two years. I assumed that to be known by everyone.But LSP is only for two years, so that isn’t inaccurate. This was the first year you could apply to LSP, but you could also get deferred into it. Why anyone would check off LSP willingly is up to them, but you give up the chance of getting into another school of choice like CAS, Gallatin, Steinhardt, etc…</p>
<p>@AbbeyRose</p>
<p>Transition isn’t too bad. Only takes a few weeks really. The bigger question is whether you want a four-year city experience as college. If you can envision that, then go for it. Making friends isn’t too bad. As long as you put yourself out there, you meet people in your dorm, on your floor, in clubs, classes, pickup basketball games, there’s a lot of places. Dorm life is more of a wild card because you may get homesick. Don’t know many people who are, but I’d definitely say that dorming gives you a more complete NYU experience compared to not dorming. </p>
<p>I know a lot of journalism majors. Many journalism majors tend to double major to give them a more well-rounded resume. I don’t know how great a journalism major alone looks or what type of education it will give you. I can’t answer many questions about journalism since I’m not familiar with it. Of course you must know this already, but it’s incredibly writing intensive. So hopefully you come in prepared knowing what’s expected of you.</p>
<p>Which means it’s NOT a two-year degree. It’s a two year program, however, you ultimately get your four years in. In my opinion, you’re providing a skewed, negative viewing of LSP to parents AND prospective students, such as myself. LSP is a good program for certain people, especially those that are interested in something more discussion based and writing intensive. The fact of the matter is LSP students are NYU students and they’ve earned their spot there just like every other NYU student. If they weren’t deserving of being in NYU, they wouldn’t have been accepted. Don’t denounce it as the “dumb” program when there are many intelligent people in LSP.</p>
<p>I think that if the people on this website wanted the kind of description that the LSP website gives then that’s where they’d look. I can’t imagine that anyone is coming to a forum of people that are not employed by NYU to get all of their information about such a huge decision. </p>
<p>This website is most often not for the restatement of the “About” paragraph on the college website. You can learn a lot more about a school or a program from other peoples ideas about them (regardless of how they got those ideas). People here are looking for other people’s perspectives (at least in this particular thread), and jackhammer25’s description of the program IS one of many other people’s perspectives, whether it’s yours or not.</p>
<p>And on that matter, if someone can’t sort through all of the opinions and figure out exactly how much they should take from it, then they really don’t belong on this site.</p>
<p>Not exactly. It’s an assumption. More-so a stereotype. And I think that it’s not anyone’s place to state whether the program is for “dumber” people, especially not to someone that’s asking about that program because they’ve been admitted. </p>
<p>That’s obvious. That’s like someone asking me about a class they’re taking and I tell them “Oh, that’s a class for dumb people”</p>
<p>Look, I’ve never said LSP is for “dumber” people or is a “dumb” program. In fact, I’ve admitted since I’m not in it, I don’t know much about it. Looking at the courses and the curriculum, and the history of the LSP program everybody will agree that besides this year, it was for kids who were simply deferred from their program of choice. I’ve said before that “MAYBE it’s an inferior program.” I don’t know. I simply don’t. </p>
<p>This year is the first year NYU has allowed people to directly apply to LSP. Personally, I think it’s just a way for NYU to make more money. That doesn’t mean I think it’s a program for dumber people. If you’ve read any of my past posts about LSP, I’ve said it’s for you to think about, but if you have other options you might want to explore those. </p>
<p>Don’t get so heated behind a computer screen. ST1493 is right. If people want more information then go to the website or call NYU. In my opinion, looking at the curriculum, it looks like an array of easier classes that don’t challenge you to the extent that other programs do. That’s my opinion. If you don’t agree, then take it as you please. </p>
<p>When you say “And I think that it’s not anyone’s place to state whether the program is for “dumber” people, especially not to someone that’s asking about that program because they’ve been admitted,” you completely contradict your point. People come here because they want to learn more about it. Whether someone thinks it’s for dumber people is their own opinion. But they want to know whether they should go to this program and spend two of their four college years in it. It’s a big decision. I’m telling people what I think. They know my qualifications and where I am. Everyone knows that it’s only one person’s opinion and should be taken with a grain of salt. </p>
<p>And just to let you know, kids in Stern for example do sometimes denounce LSP as being a program for “dumb people.” They may be elitists, but that’s what they think. Whether you like it or not, their credentials were likely much better than those in LSP, so some kids may look down at the LSP program.</p>
<p>argh!!! that’s so harsh --jackhammer25 but I respect your OPINION!!</p>
<p>But I agree with bcotton530 about "LSP is a good program for certain people, especially those that are interested in something more discussion based and writing intensive. "</p>
<p>Although my child is not with LSP, whatever course you are in at NYU, you are still in one of the 4,700 seats in NYUs 2016 freshman class, you should be proud of this achievement!</p>
<p>Since jackhammer admits himself that he doesnt really know to much about LSP, then take his advice cautiously!
An article in the NYU local, may give better insight into some of the feelings that have been present historically.
It is a very good program and no one cares what program you are in. Sternies generally feel superior to any of the other schools, so I wouldnt put too much weight on what they say…
<a href=“The Liberal Studies Program, Explained | by NYU Local | NYU Local”>The Liberal Studies Program, Explained | by NYU Local | NYU Local;
<p>My sister was in LSP and she thought it was great for her. She said it kind of integrated her slowly into college and allowed her to be more flexible as to what she wanted to do. She does admit however that the program is for students who might not be ready for the full on “college experience” just yet and that NYU (at least a few years ago) put kids that they felt were lacking in a certain aspect into the program. So it doesn’t mean that the kids are “dumber” but that NYU thought they needed to grow at a different pace in order to succeed at NYU. And clearly, NYU wanted the student to succeed. Either way, she graduated from Steinhardt and has received some amazing jobs! </p>
<p>However, I also agree that many people (especially Stern students) look down at LSP as that is just the atmosphere at NYU.</p>
<p>I think that is exactly what should be taken from all of this. I can’t say as to whether the LSP program itself is inferior to the other programs or not. I do think their are students that could really benefit from the slower pace/transition. But, I also think it’s important to realize that some students on campus do have that negative attitude towards the program and I think it’s really worth thinking about whether or not you’re the type of person that’s confident enough to be able to ignore those negative attitudes and not let them bother you.</p>
<p>I heard from somewhere that you could apply to normal NYU and Stern separately and choose which one you cold get into, and also would it possible to transfer to Stern from whatever field you are in now?</p>
<p>so i was wondering when incoming freshman will get to choose classes and when the course offerings will be finalized (a lot of classes on the course search dont have a professor yet)
THANK YOU</p>
<p>You heard wrong. When you apply, you apply into a specific school. You can, however, choose to be placed in another school if you don’t get into your first option.</p>
<p>@Lachrimosity
You choose your classes with advisors at the orientation which for CAS is usually held for 3 days in summer and for GLS it seems to be the week before the fall semester starts.</p>
<p>@jesseY,
You apply to specific schools, if you get rejected, you get rejected from NYU. You cant change schools, even if you got accepted to a different school. You may be able to transfer but going from CAS to Stern is almost impossible.</p>
<p>I didn’t mean that you can transfer. I meant that there is an option on the common app supplement that you can check off to say you’d like to be considered for other NYU schools if you don’t get into your first choice. So if Stern was your top choice, you allow them to defer you to another school if you don’t get in.</p>