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<p>@cindyrellax33 I’m on the same boat as you. our stats are very similar, and compared to the statistics that you can find on places like college board, I couldn’t help but feel confused as to why I was “rejected from CAS.”</p>

<p>the articles that you posted links to helped answer a lot of my questions, but I still don’t understand what my “weak point” was. I may not be the strongest applicant, but when I compare myself to other students who were accepted to CAS, I can’t help but still feel confused.</p>

<p>lately I’ve been having a persistent thought that something else is going on here. when I first got my acceptance letter (and got all worked up about it), my brother said he was CERTAIN that the reason I didn’t get accepted to CAS was because I was an RD applicant who had an undeclared major on my application. which made sense- why should the university accept someone to one of their main schools who isn’t really sure what they want to do yet, when they can instead defer them to another program that lets their students flounder around with core classes for two years before transferring to their original school choice?
at first I rejected this idea and concluded that I was just “under-qualified” somehow, but now I’m thinking this could be a major contributing factor.</p>

<p>I’ve read in other places how applicants were deferred to other schools because the university thought that, according to the areas of interest they expressed on their application, those schools would be better fits for them.</p>

<p>I just have a hinting suspicion that that could be what’s happening to a lot of students with LSP. perhaps they just think we might be “better suited” for something else, and want us to mull over the decision of what exactly we want to do for another couple of years before we enter our original first choice school.</p>

<p>I don’t know.</p>

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<p>From what I’ve learned from all the threads about LSP, it seems that every person in it has his or her own reason to be placed there. It also seems to me that we will actually never find out what this reason was.</p>

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<p>I have some questions, so if someone could answer them, that would be great!</p>

<ol>
<li><p>How many more free classes (non-req classes) do CAS get over LSP?</p></li>
<li><p>I have two plans laid out. Can I complete either of them in 4 years and no summer classes with LSP? They are:
a) Nereuscience major (pre-med) with Russian minor
b) antrhopology/linguistics double major with Russian minor</p></li>
<li><p>Do APs count for the natural science and math reqs in LSP?</p></li>
</ol>

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<p>I have a question that will probably seem trivial, but I have to ask anyways. Do the other students at NYU in other colleges and programs judge the LSP students? I’ve already noticed a lot of judgement towards the program and it’s accepted students here on these message boards and I’m afraid those opinions and judgements will carry on to school next year.</p>

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<p>Today I got a big envelope from NYU and it says I’ve been transitioned from LSP to CAS due to my good academic standing…
It’s unbelievable. Just two weeks ago I got an email saying CAS rejected me and LSP can offer me a place. I don’t know what AO are thinking…</p>

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<p>Hi, I am going to be a freshman for next year at Washington square in NYU. I turned my sir in a couple weeks ago and i am kinda nervous that i still haven’t gotten my housing information yet. And apparently they are due june1? When do you start enrolling for classes for the year and is LSP a hard program? can you tell me about it?</p>

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<p>vivianwhoo,</p>

<p>Here is a very helpful link for incoming LSP students:</p>

<p>[NYU</a> > A & S > Incoming LS Freshman FAQs- 2011](<a href=“http://ls.nyu.edu/object/io_1302028685579.html]NYU”>http://ls.nyu.edu/object/io_1302028685579.html)</p>

<p>1) You have until 6/3/11 to have your Housing Deposit of $1000 sent in (presumably along with the Housing app). Definitely call up NYU Admissions if you have not received any emails about housing after two weeks. However, have you checked your NYU account first? The link also provides instructions on accessing your NYU account.</p>

<p>2) You will be sent info in May about course registration (read the link) and you register sometime during the summer. You will also get your advisor’s name sometime in the summer.</p>

<p>3) LSP’ers start off with summer reading (WSQ location). Again, read the link. The program is good for someone who does better in smaller groups and more intimate class interactions. You have fairly set core requirements in writing, culture, literature, science, math for the first two years (maybe with room for 3 or so electives).</p>

<p>The program should be challenging but likely manageable if you have good study habits and attend classes regularly. You should be prepared enough for the program if you have been accepted. Whether a program is hard or not depends on a number of factors, so it is hard to say without more info about you. However, do not be overly anxious. Define your own strengths and apply the skills you have learned so far, along with what what I wrote the first sentence of this paragraph.</p>

<p>Welcome to NYU and the NYU CC forum! :)</p>

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<p>I am really interested in transferring to NYU as a GLS major and here are my stats</p>

<p>I just completed my junior year and I will be going abroad for a year to work with orphans and improve my arabic.</p>

<p>Top20 Public State University
Partial Scholarship
Major:Individual studies (students who dont have their major offered at the university)
G.P.A: 3.88
4.0 for the last four semesters
1 Federal Government Internships
1 Social Enterprise Internship
2 NGO internships</p>

<p>EC
Orphanage work and independent research (2-4 weeks each) in Tanzania, Uganda, Senegal, Morocco, and Jordan
Social Entrepreneurship-After returning from a volunteer trip to Africa, I worked with a NGO in there to create a cheap volunteer program that sent 2 fellow students to a 2 week volunteer trip for less than $800 each, Raised over $5,000 independently for orphanges and NGOs in developing countries
Taking a year off to volunteer and to study Arabic in Morocco
President of campus group that works on advocacy and funding for refugees in Darfur
and Coordinator for DC nonprofit that works for Darfuri Refugees</p>

<p>Two on campus jobs and extensive social entrepreneurial work and non profit sector work</p>

<p>Other Factors-
I have been to 15 countries (worked and volunteered in 5 developing countries)
I can speak Arabic, French, Swahili, Hindi, Urdu.
I am of Afghani/Pakistani descent</p>

<p>My goal is to work on social entrepreneurship and global understanding with a focus on Muslim majority countries.</p>

<p>What do you think my chances are for transferring </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Molly4190, what is your experience so far at LSP? my D is in the same situation, LSP instead of CAS, she wants to do Journalism. which dorm would you recommend? She wants somewhere quiet and be able to cook, but have good dining facilities. I heard not all dorms come w A/C, is that true?</p>

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<p>I was giving advice to a friend who is on her way to higher education. I got into GSP early admissions coming from Olympia, WA. My bfF did too! When I got to NYC and NYU it was rumored that GSP was the “Dummy” program. Well, I GUARANTEE you that this is the FARTHEST thing from the truth. The work load was 4 fold that of other schools. You can’t skip. The classes are small and intimate. They are highly structured and your progress is expected not just accepted. At first I cursed it because of these things but as we all know hindsight is 20/20. I believe I set out for Stern but fell into this program instead, and I’m grateful! I did not do well on my SATs but I did graduate with honors and varsities along with “Running Start” which is taking classes at the local community college. Come to find out, NYU accepted ALL my credits and therefore put me ahead of the game!!! Whose the “dummy” now!?!?! haha I digress.
Now, I find myself recommending anyone into this program. Why? GSP is respectable. It starts you out with Humanities, Individual and Society along with writing, math, and well… other fundamental studies. Starting as a freshman, new to the city, and to the college environment this program gave me the foundation for my entire LIFE, not JUST higher education. I read Plato, Aristotle, Hippocrates, Upanishads, Dante, Marx, Paradise Lost, The Sorrows of Young Werther (HATED IT!), Stalin, The Koran, The Bible, on and on. As much as I growled at the heavy reading, it gave me my foundation, as I…that is… Me. lol… That is to say I find myself giving advice to others on a constant basis on some of the fundamental principles of life in society, who we are, what we are, what it means to be you, what it means to be you as another. It’s a complex woven network of studies that provided me troubleshooting skills in life and confidence in the world. It enabled me to voice my opinion which is an original thought but also attribute and reference the great thinkers who defined and dissected the science of our expressed and influenced thoughts. I get and tell jokes that others miss, I’m able to hold conversations on a higher level than many others, and I push myself constantly with the ability to learn based off conceptual learning.
Anyway, I didn’t go to Stern. I graduated with a BA in Organizational Behavior and Communications at the School Continuing Education where I also discovered (CADA) Center for Advanced Digital Applications. I was ahead of my game b/c of my high school college classes and with my open credits I found myself (1998) at the forefront of 3D animation, composting, etc.
I made myself and my college career work for me. I worked public relations and investor relations for one of the top 3 .coms (AGENCY.com) then went on to work for ABC, CBS, and CNBC as a graphic artist, animator, and Viz Engineer. All this with 2 daytime Emmy’s, a Writer’s Guild Award, and more.
Bottom line… This program was my FOUNDATION. I don’t believe I would have excelled at the pace and magnitude I did otherwise.
For those who feel “REJECTED” or dismayed by the decision to be placed in GSP… Be GRATEFUL… Who cares why or how we ended up there. By laws of physics or nature or luck perhaps. All that matters is that you will be given an opportunity that others are not. That is, you will NOT be, like actors get typecast, be pigeon-holed into one profession or area of study. As freshmen, I guarantee you, you NEED these two years to build your base and discover yourself on your own so as to make a concentrated, targeted, self-assured, and self confident move to a more specific area of study. Curse it now, you WILL reap the rewards later!</p>

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<p>Is it possible to make the move over to Tisch for anything other than a film major?</p>

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<p>So I definitely just clicked the Paris button and it said something to the extent of “Welcome to NYU Paris!” and the site selection thing disappeared. Maybe some spots opened up. But I got the email today and all my buttons seemed to be live. I feel like any open spots would have been filled in London or Paris. </p>

<p>I don’t know what’s going on. Maybe they are only admitting some Liberal Core students to certain campuses for diversity of whatnot and the “spots are filled” thing is a more graceful way of saying that? Anywho congrats everyone!</p>

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<p>Hi, molly4190. My daughter has just been offered admission to NYU LSP. I would like to know whether it is guaranteed that she can transfer to CAS after completing the two year program. Did you successfully transfer to the college of your first choice.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>John</p>

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<p>I just spent all morning reading the LSP website, FAQs, etc. It looks to me like you are guaranteed a spot in any of the other schools, except in those programs that would require a portfolio or audition review.</p>

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<p>You are guaranteed a spot in CAS, not certain if all majors. You will not be guaranteed a spot in Stern. Very few people, if any, transfer from LPS to Stern. Every major has different requirements. Some may not count all LPS courses toward major, so that may be an issue.</p>

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<p>Can you do LSP in New York or do you have to do it abroad in someWhere like London or Paris?</p>

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<p>Correkid: When you login to NYU Albert and click on Application Status, there should be a button that says site selection. I could choose from Washington Square Park, London, Paris, Florence, or Shanghai. I think that some students only had a few of these sites offered to them rather than all of them. It should state in the email you received from NYU which sites you can attend.</p>

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<p>My biggest concern is how the program is perceived by other NYU students.
Do they think of the students in the Core program as sub-par? I mean, when it comes down to it, those of us who were admitted into this program got rejected from our first choice. Not to mention that we’re not technically in a college at NYU.
I can’t help but feel like Core program students would be considered second-rate citizens… or that they’re not REAL NYU students.</p>

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<p>I think NYU is trying to get rid of that stigma. For example, people could apply directly to the program this year. I talked to someone who is currently a freshman at NYU that is not in the program and she didn’t have anything bad to say about the Core Program. She said that all of her friends that are in it really like it.</p>

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<p>At first, I was really confused about not being admitted into CAS and accepted into LSP. To be honest, I wasn’t 100% sure about the program when I was doing my application since it was relatively vague.</p>

<p>But here’s the thing, I was excited at first but now I’ve been more and more discouraged now that I’ve done research. It all seems so sketchy, so I have a few questions. I feel kind of… rejected, or not smart enough. I feel like I got into the dummy school to be honest. Does the NYU community look down on LSP kids? My credentials, honestly, were very good.</p>

<p>Also, I got admitted into Shanghai, the one that I put as my first choice but very recently there has been a really big medical issue in the family. Will they let me still take courses in the city since I don’t want to go abroad anymore? I already e-mailed them and I’m waiting back.</p>