<p>I posted this thread on the NYU page too but didnt really have much response there. So what do you guys think? I love both schools and even though I know that Econs and a Business degree are not exactly the same thing, I really dont mind both.</p>
<p>I am from Boston and this is a no brainer, NYU is better</p>
<p>“i am from boston and this is a no brainer”</p>
<p>what a moron</p>
<p>don’t listen to this kid because he ■■■■■■ and tells people to go to any school but BU because he probably got rejected and is ****ed. my suggestion is to visit both schools; also know that bu has an econ major if you wanted the opportunity to transfer to cas for econ.</p>
<p>I didn’t realize that NYU renamed Directed Studies. From reading the info, it looks the same. Is this a marketing change?</p>
<p>Are you asking about applying to NYU LSP or that you’re in LSP and then your plan is to graduate in NYU CAS with an econ degree? I’ll assume the latter.</p>
<p>You must know that SMG is a management school and I suggest you look at the website (bu.edu/smg and their other site, which oddly has a different url setup, smg.bu.edu/upo/). You can transfer to CAS, as Ali notes, and you can, if you think it wouldn’t be too much, get a dual degree through a BU program called BUCOP. (BU is not much at marketing itself and those acronyms reflect that.) You need a dual degree, not a double major, because BU CAS is a separate college - just like at NYU. You’d then a degree from SMG and one from CAS in econ. A number of SMG students do this. You can talk to their advising people about this works.</p>
<p>The advantage BU offers is that even if you transfer you’ll be in CAS right away versus going through LSP - hard for me to type that after calling it DS for so long. Unless you want to do LSP. </p>
<p>No one can decide for you whether to switch to econ or go into the management program and see if it fits. I’d also consider which school costs you less.</p>
<p>And Ali is right, this moron regularly posts lines “I am from Boston and …” It’s become a forum joke. I hope by now he’s doing it for fun.</p>
<p>I am not sure what directed studies is but LSP (Liberal Studies Program) in NYU requires its students to go through a 2 years liberal studies course where students study stuff like literature to Morden Culture etc. After which, students will transfer back to the school/course they originally applied for and graduate just like everyone else. It is a slightly different route but the end point is still the same. My only concern is that I am quite a Math and Science guy and I am unsure whether I can cope with the liberal studies. I had actually set my heart on BU untill NYU recently dropped this ‘bomb’ on me, making me quite at lost on what to do.</p>
<p>You guys have really been helpful. I really appreciate it. Thanks.</p>
<p>LSP is Directed Studies. They changed the name. I looked at the website and it says “formerly Directed Studies.” It’s the same program as CGS at BU. The benefit I was trying to explain is that BU has given you regular admission, not to CGS (which is LSP).</p>
<p>But is it a bad thing to be in LSP or directed studies? I am actually an international student so I dont really know how people in the States view this program. BU did offer me direct admission into SMG, but I will also graduate from NYU’s CAS just like everyone else at the end of 4 years.</p>
<p>If you are a math/science guy, SMG definitely sounds like it’s for you. I’m a rising junior in SMG and basically other than a few writing, philo, and humanities electives, basically every single class you take in SMG is somewhat mathematically related, which is why a lot of potential “marketing” majors moan and groan that they did not come to business school to take a million math courses. SMG opposed to alot of other business programs “front-loads” its business courses - you start taking a year-long business course freshman year, and you take 6+ business courses your sophomore year, and junior fall is entirely SMG (CORE), which is intensive. After that, most students move onto finishing their electives, opposed to other colleges where they start you off with the liberal arts reqs and then you later take business courses. Most of courses such as Statistics, Fin/Managerial Accounting, Finance, Operations Management, even Marketing has alot of quantitative work. EVERYTHING has some sort of math aspect, lol - you won’t be lacking if you come to SMG. </p>
<p>And, like someone said above, you can always BUCOP in Econ and SMG - it’s the most common route by many SMG students. I almost BUCOP-ed, and it’s not that difficult if you come in with a few AP credits/take a few summer courses. Econ is one of the most oftenly sought dual degree here with SMG since alot of the courses overlap. Why I came to SMG is because I loved the team-based aspect, and CORE in junior year - you should look more into of what both programs offer. SMG is really one of a kind 
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<p>I’m not really too sure about how NYU runs, I’m pretty sure it’s ranked higher than us… but I am so glad I came here!</p>
<p>The issues with CGS at BU are discussed in this forum at length and I’m sure they are the same at NYU.</p>
<p>sigh. Precocious, your post just gave me a headache. Im in a dilemma again. Anyway, thanks for the help guys.</p>
<p>hahaha, i’m sorry! i applied to bu as my last choice school, i applied to 12 schools as a premed major so you can see my old dilemma LOL - i choose bu over much higher ranked schools like brandeis and bc. </p>
<p>i highly do NOT recommend this, but i double deposited at both schools to give me an additional month to decide (you waste around 200-300$ whatever the amount is if you do it though). you should really visit both schools again (altho classes are finishing up next week) and figure out what kind of academic route you want best of luck!!</p>