NYU Freshman Answering Questions

<p>Hello, how do I change my personal details in my NYU account? I recently moved but I can’t find a place to edit this on the NYU home page.</p>

<p>Or do I need to email someone/ a specific department? Please help!</p>

<p>Thanks so much in advance!!</p>

<p>@vampyfreak</p>

<p>For pre-med, most people do CAS, but Gallatin is also an option. </p>

<p>@lachrymosity</p>

<p>You choose classes during orientation week in June. Many classes don’t even have professors when you sign up for them at orientation, so it’s normal. </p>

<p>@chasingclouds</p>

<p>Call up the NYU Admissions Office. Number is 212-998-4500. Tell them you want to change some information and they should either do it for you or they’ll guide you on how to do it.</p>

<p>Hi, for founders, is there a communal bathroom per floor, or does every room get a bathroom?</p>

<p>evey room (suite) gets a bathroom</p>

<p>Jackhammer, so good of you to help. Have two questions:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Have got LSE and NYU. Intended major - International Relations. I am from India; hence both locations new. What would you recommend and why? </p></li>
<li><p>LSE is conditional offer. Will know only in July after IB results whether I meet the conditions (though likely I will). NYU asking for USD 1000 housing deposit in May. What happens if I dont pay the deposit and don’t meet the LSE conditions?</p></li>
</ol>

<p>I would take the LSE offer if you get it. Even though LSE is more renowned for Econ compared to IR, the prestige of LSE simply outweighs that of NYU’s. The opportunities LSE offers after college are better. Employers have a very high regard for LSE grads. NYU does have an International Relations Honors program though. You have to maintain a 3.65 GPA for that, so it is competitive. </p>

<p>If you didn’t put down the deposit, that would just mean you aren’t guaranteed freshman housing. You could get wait listed though. Worst comes to worse, you wouldn’t be in freshman housing. Unless money is tight, if I were you I’d pay the $1,000 deposit just to secure your housing spot.</p>

<p>@jackhammer25- I am an incoming freshman and I’ll be majoring in Econ. Which courses did you take during your freshman year? Also, are there any professors that you would recommend?</p>

<p>I don’t know if you already addressed this but what’s your view on exploration floors? Do they really do that much? I was thinking about doing the NYU show floor, because it’s apparently for tv lovers (which I am) & just sounds really fun/cool and it’s in Hayden, the dorm I want, but I’m concerned it’ll put me with a bunch of kids who are film majors. Do the explorations usually correlate with people’s intended major or is it just a common interest?</p>

<p>@alishaNY</p>

<p>Freshman year for most people is trying to complete all your MAP requirements. As an Econ major, you can likely get 2-3 Econ related classes done. For MAP classes, finding a solid professor is a crapshoot. Unfortunately, a bad professor can ruin your experience in the class, but there are a few good ones out there. It’s hard to recommend MAP professors based on that. But for Econ, I would recommend taking Marc Lieberman. He’s a really good professor and knows his stuff. He teaches both Macro and Micro. Especially in the big lectures, he’s one of the few without an accent. So it’s actually worth it to go to the lecture. For most Econ profs, the lectures are useless because you understand more from the book that the mangled English the professors attempt to speak. </p>

<p>@littlemonster613</p>

<p>I’m not in an explorations floor, so I can only go based on what friends have told me. They say it’s cool, and the people are likable because they typically have additional shared interests. I know people who are on explorations floors that are totally unrelated to their majors. But for a show floor, it’s hard to predict whether they will be film majors or not. Imagine that it will be film majors. Thinking of it that way will give you a better idea as to whether an explorations floor is for you. It’s more about a shared interest, but for certain explorations floors it’s hard to predict who the people there will be.</p>

<p>Does anyone know what the 2012-13 costs are? According to the financial facts PDF its approx 62k but the finances section in the housing application lists it as 68k!! :open_mouth: which one should I look at? 68k seems like an absurd amount oh god.</p>

<p>I’m going to CAS btw.</p>

<p>I got my financial aid package, and they put it at 61k for me.</p>

<p>Hi jimsauce,</p>

<p>Was that before aid or after aid? Is that a total tuition+living expenses+books etc?</p>

<p>I chose to spend my freshman year abroad in Paris but, while some peers have been supportive and excited about the opportunity, others tell me I made the wrong choice in not electing to spend my first year in the city and I find myself doubting my choice (but only slightly).</p>

<p>I was wondering if spending my first year away from the main campus will really be much of an issue… I think being abroad is a fantastic opportunity and I definitely want to spend a good portion of my time at university exploring and learning in other countries. NYU Paris also has a smaller student body which I think may be a nice change (or even transition).</p>

<p>Basically, am I really going to miss out on much? Or am I simply trading one good experience for another?</p>

<p>(I’m in LSP by the way, if that’s significant in any way…)</p>

<p>That’s everything included, before my aid. Multiply everything by 2 because it’s per semester.</p>

<p>Books & Supplies
535.00
Fees
1,413.00
Room & Board
8,066.00
Loan Fees
27.00
Miscellaneous
500.00
Tuition
20,439.00
Term Total
30,980.00
Total Cost of Attendance
61,960.00</p>

<p>its prolly that much after loans and stuff</p>

<p>@cricket- we know a student that did a year in Paris freshman year (different school.) She wouldn’t give it up for anything- said it was the best decision she ever made.</p>

<p>^
Really? That’s very reassuring :slight_smile:
Just wondering, what major did she pursue? I’m doing psychology…</p>

<p>Is NYU dual degree md/ MBA worth it and the costs seem really high for undergrad</p>

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<p>@chasingclouds</p>

<p>This year it was ~56k minus personal expenses. Each year though tuition supposedly increases by 3-5%, so I can see it being around 58-60k. But I guess with personal expenses that would put it between 60-68k depending on how big a spender you are. </p>

<p>@cricket123</p>

<p>Do the year abroad in Paris. Studying abroad is a luxury. Anyway, this school has no sense of community so it’s not like it’s a big deal that nobody would know you on campus next year because that would likely be the case even if you stayed in New York freshman year. </p>

<p>@vampyfreak</p>

<p>Not sure what your interests are, but it consists of two entirely different tracks (finance, medicine). It takes five years to complete. I’m not entirely familiar with the program, but if you were planning on getting an MD or MBA at a later date, this would only speed up the process, so you would incur those costs later down the road. I don’t know about the quality of the program, but you would likely stick out to employers since there’s not a big pool of people out there with an MD/MBA.</p>

<p>@cricket - sorry, I’m not sure. She was a high school friend of my daughter who is now a Jr. in college. With your own interests in study abroad, you have made a great choice. I have traveled all over europe and Paris is one of the great cities plus it is close to many other countries for you to explore. You really can’t replace that experience with anything else and LSP would be perfect for this experience. Good luck and enjoy!</p>