<p>Please help me with some guidance. </p>
<p>NYU is my absolute dream school, but I applied to CAS and was placed into LSP. I really have no idea why--over 2100 SAT, 3.95 uw, 4.2 w, 4 AP's, did not say anything in my essays that would indicate I am looking for this kind of program. </p>
<p>Anyway, I love NYU, and would love to go there, but I really don't know if LSP is a good fit for me. I want to start taking classes in my major and of my own choice right away, which LSP doesn't allow. I want to be in a very intellectually stimulating environment, with incredible professors, and I don't mind larger class sizes. I also want to either double major or double minor, which I don't know is possible having to spend 2 full years in LSP.</p>
<p>I was also accepted into UCLA. UCLA was actually my dream school until age 14, when I first visited NYU. I do not really like Los Angeles, and I'm not into the whole collegiate sports scene or the greek system. I also don't really like a traditional campus, but as far as a traditional campuses go, UCLA is one of the best. It's beautiful, the housing is pretty nice, and everyone says the food is incredible. </p>
<p>So I really don't know what to do. I desperately want to go to NYU, but I just don't know if I'll be happy there in LSP. If I was accepted into CAS, it wouldn't even be a choice, and I already would have committed to NYU. But now I don't know if I can pass up a UCLA education for 2 years of LSP.</p>
<p>Anyone with any LSP experience or insightful advice who can give me some guidance would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>My son was accepted into all the schools he applied to, including UCLA and NYU-LSP. You need to spend time as he did, talking to advisors and students in the LSP. There is not a lot of difference between CAS and LSP in terms of basic requirements. In LSP, you can take two classes of your choosing freshman year (if in London or NYC) and four classes of your choosing your sophomore year. He will also be pursuing a combined BA/MA program in economics and has been told he can complete this in the standard five years. There are a lot of misperceptions about LSP, many due to the evolving nature of the program.</p>
<p>You actually have six classes of your choosing sophomore year. These may be prerequisites or classes in your intended major. To further clarify, these are the LSP core requirements that have been communicated to us:</p>
<p>Fall semester freshman year:
Writing 1
Cultural Foundations 1
Social Foundations 1</p>
<p>Spring semester freshman year:
Writing 2
Cultural Foundations 2
Social Foundations 2</p>
<p>Fall semester sophomore year:
Cultural or Social Foundations 3</p>
<p>Spring semester sophomore year:
Cultural or Social Foundations 3</p>
<p>Thanks @Kenosis</p>
<p>Anyone currently or formerly in LSP, or know someone in LSP, have any advice? I’m really struggling with this. I don’t want to let my dream of NYU go, but I really don’t think I’ll be happy there in LSP.</p>
<p>I was accepted into LSP EDI and personally, I like the idea of LSP. Many people seem to view it negatively, but just remember, LSP will be whatever you make it out to be.</p>
<p>I think the main reason I was placed in LSP was because I was unsure of my what my second major was going to be; I originally applied as a journalism major, and journalism majors at NYU must be double-majors. My application/ECs/essays were all journalism-oriented, but I had no idea what my second major was going to be. Maybe you were placed in LSP because you did not clearly state what your two double-majors were going to be?</p>
<p>@HelloParis</p>
<p>I selected a major, and it was very apparent in my essays what I want to study and do in life. I really can’t figure out at all why they placed me into LSP, because I really don’t feel it’s a good fit for me, and so I may be giving up my dream of NYU and not going there. I’m devastated, but I just don’t want that path for my first 2 years.</p>
<p>Hey guys, I was also accepted to LSP and worried and freaked about it for days. Although the program is shrouded in questions and uncertainty, the people who were admitted to LSP don’t necessarily have lower scores. My admissions officer told me:</p>
<p>“I’m sure you’ve received some information from us about the LS Core program, in addition to some less reputable information (the message boards, etc.). LS is not a ‘second-rate’ school, but in fact one of the most competitive schools within NYU.” </p>
<p>LSP is just an alternate to CAS (from what I hear, but I’m not the boss). Why they have an alternate, I don’t know. </p>
<p>There’s a rumor going around that NYU puts predominantly rural kids in LSP and use the smaller class sizes to buffer the drop out rate of mainly students who can’t handle the shock of switching to the big city. Although I’m not sure how much validity this holds, it makes sense for my case (Cowtown girl).</p>
<p>And about double majoring, I was wondering the same thing. Anyone know if it’s possible? That’s a big thing for me too. To conclude: Yeah I’d be less insecure if I was admitted to CAS, but it’s just the alternate program to CAS so I don’t really care (plus smaller classes and they share the same teachers and take the same classes). Don’t worry, I’m also freaking out, you’re not alone. But don’t let LSP deter you from your choice, whatever it may be. Last, we got into NYU and (not trying to be mean, but) thousands of others didn’t. Celebrate!</p>