<p>I'm a rising Senior at NYU's business school and I did a similar thread to this last summer. I had a blast last time and genuinely enjoy helping others going through what I experienced a few years back. </p>
<p>A bit of a background:</p>
<p>I'm currently doing a consulting internship at a well known firm in the consulting industry. I also did banking last summer (summer after Sophomore year) and S&T/Accounting the summer prior (summer after Freshman year). </p>
<p>In High school, I had done extremely well and I originally applied to NYU as a safety school. Ultimately I got a lot of money from NYU and the prestige of Stern made a compelling case to attend. I continued this trend while at Stern and am planning to graduate at least top 10% of my class if not top 5%. Also I've been involved in various organizations ranging from NYU Greek Life to Stern Honor Societies. </p>
<p>While I am in the business school, I have tons of friends throughout NYU and have done amazing things in their respective fields. So please do not feel like this thread is only for prospective Sternies. </p>
<p>Thanks for doing this. I posted this earlier but I am confused about early decision. One, it is binding if you dont get enough aid? Second do I stand a better chance to receive merit aid if I apply ED? or will it hurt my chances? </p>
<p>If you dont mind what were your stats and did you apply ED?</p>
<p>@yankees3311: I believe that it’s only “binding” in the sense that you need to provide a legitimate excuse for why you can’t attend NYU once accepted. Affordability would definitely fall in the realm of legitimate excuses. As for the amount of aid you receive based on ED vs. Non-ED, I’m not sure. I feel like the common consensus is that ED kids get less aid since NYU knows that it is their 1st choice. However that seems extremely unethical. I recommend calling up NYU and getting the answer straight from them. </p>
<p>Also my stats were 2300+ SAT and a HS GPA of 3.97. I don’t remember my exact SAT numbers but generally Math was my strongest area, followed by CR and then Writing.</p>
<p>I’m an incoming Tisch transfer and want to know more about how the housing department places you in a dorm and how the lottery system works. Also, is bed for bed successful? still waiting for my assignment (although they guaranteed me housing)</p>
<p>Generally, how hard is a double major? I plan to do one in either Math and Computer Science or Computer Science and Economics. Also, how hard are the math courses at Courant? Do you know anything about the difficulty of a Math major? Finally, how are GPA’s in CAS? Do people generally have high GPA’s in any of the majors that I listed?</p>
<p>Hey! I’m also a rising Senior in Stern. It’s really easy to do a double-major - I’m an actuarial science major and finance major. I’ve only taken calc II, calc III and linear algebra, but those courses were definitely challenging and it really depends on your professor on how well you will do in the course. On average I’d say it’s easier to get an A in CAS than in Stern, but if you try hard, you’ll do well!</p>
<p>@sarahh9688: Pretty much it’s random but transfers tend to end up in Lafayette from my experiences. Also not sure about the bed to bed thing. Sorry I couldn’t be of much help. </p>
<p>@GoodJobBro: It’s definitely doable to double major and in general, it’s “easy” to get a strong GPA in either Comp Sci or Econ. I say “easy” because it’s all relative and depends on whether you enjoy the subject. Math is definitely very challenging at NYU because it’s one of the top programs in the world. </p>
<p>@JazzJorge: Show high grades and a strong passion for business. NYU’s merit aid is generally terrible. But from talking to some incoming Stern students, it seems like that is changing for the better. </p>
<p>@intuition2014: I’m guessing you mean with FA? And in general pretty bad. Most of it is done on a need basis.</p>
<p>I’m applying to NYU this fall, ED, and probably Media, Culture & Communication major (Steindhart). Do you think that this major is competitive this year because even though my grades are not bad (especially my Baccalaureat results - french system), I don’t think I can get above 2000 on my SAT. My EC is fine and I think I can show NYU that I’m a passionate person (they sort of said that they are looking for people with passion, right? because most of my EC activities revolve around music). Please help me!!!</p>
<p>and also, I’m actually checking out the “Music Business” major and I kinda like it (it fits me I guess). Do you have any idea about the statistics as well as the profile of the students admitted?</p>