NYU or Columbia

Colleges and Universities A-Z New York University
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<p>You might want to take into consideration the student bodies of each school as well. While it's purely stereotype, Columbia students are said to be a lot more cynical and critical of everything (who wouldn't be if they had to work that hard!). I feel that the student body at NYU reflects a much greater social/academic balance, which isn't to say that the academics are worse at NYU, but rather that NYU looks for students of a different type than perhaps Columbia does.</p>

<p>If it were my choice (and it's not.....as I was rejected from Columbia and am matriculating to NYU this fall) I would personally go with Columbia for its superior East Asian Studies program. But now that I have settled on NYU, I have become very appreciative of how diverse, independent and unique my fellow NYU students are.</p>

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<p>copied from columbia board</p>

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<p>Have you read your own post, NYUor? You pretty much answer your question for yourself.</p>

<p>"Prestige is very important for me."
Columbia. No contest. If you were into theatre, NYU might compete, but for those financial internships, no company is going to prefer NYU to the best economics department in the nation.</p>

<p>"Campus life is somewhat important."
You define this as extracurricular opportunity, and I can't think of a single activity that Columbia doesn't have. And the campus is more centralized than NYU's, which contributes to the college atmosphere, IMO.</p>

<p>"HOT girls."
If you don't mind your trysts in the library, the Ivy League is the way to go</p>

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<p>wow</p>

<p>thank you for fast and thoughtful feedback.</p>

<p>I got accepted to stern to clear some things up</p>

<p>And i am leaning increasingly toward columbia... </p>

<p>especially if i am going into grad school, i think columbia econ degree might hole more weight</p>

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<p>columbia college is soooooo hard to get into and if i were you i would not pass up a chance to go there.</p>

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<p>y do people think think "stern all the way"... or "this isnt even a question"... i did not know stern was THAT good... u guys are making me think twice about rejecting stern</p>

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<p>How hard is it to get straight A in stern?</p>

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<p>Virtually impossible if you take the finance track. Assume you'll get between a 2.7 and 3.5 most likely.</p>

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<p>that makes me so sad..why are the courses that hard?</p>

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<p>id choose stern over Columbia.</p>

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<p>the courses are that hard b/c stern prepares you for the real business world. competition in the business world is pretty damn tough so if you can't even handle it in school, you probably won't be able to handle it later on.</p>

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<p>how about columbia, is it easier at columbia to get straight A if not A+</p>

<p>man do i love the 4.33 max gpa at columbia :P</p>

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<p>your gpa doesnt matter when it comes to top schools... your gpa compared to other students in your school is what matters....</p>

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<p>Given its grade inflation, with a decent brain and ability to study a 3.7 at columbia isn't difficult at all.</p>

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<p>Columbia, hands down.</p>

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<p>what about student and faculty relationship? such as advising, their willingness to help etc. and coolness too, such as teachers taking students out to dinner or movie or something..</p>

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<p>4.33 is if you get 97's in every class right? thats damn near impossible, i squeak out my 89.5s in high school. counts the same as a 100, so why try harder? (its gonna bite me in the ass in college)</p>

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<p>NYUorColumbia: I recently made a similar decision. I'm going to be majoring in econ. and math at NYU CAS. I chose NYU over Brown and Cornell. I was really considering appying to Columbia as well, but the Harlem area is kind of a turn-off, and core curric. seems too rigid--for me at least. Columbia has a beautiful campus but 5 blocks north of it is what appears to be a ghetto. </p>

<p>Anyway, about the profs., specfically those in economics, I've talked to a couple, they seem really smart and pretty apporachable as well--the type I can probably even have a beer with. So I have a pretty good feeling about the faculty. P.M. me if you want more information. I'm not 100% certain, but I think the CAS and Stern have the same economics department. </p>

<p>If you're having that much trouble deciding, flip a coin, they are both wonderful schools.</p>

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<p>definitely columbia!... no question about it.</p>

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<p>rage666 has missed the boat.</p>

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<p>Rage, the thread couldn't have possibly gone on this long if there was "no question". So obviously there is a legitimate issue.</p>