NYU Sophomore, ask me anything.

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<p>I used these forums a lot as a senior in high school and as a freshman so I'm here to help those going through the same process I did.</p>

<p>General Info: I'm 18, turning 19 in one month. I moved to NY from Miami and I stayed in the dorms my freshman year. As of right now, I'm a Math Major in the process of declaring a double major in Physics. I've taken classes all over the place, seeing as I changed my minor 7 or 8 times.</p>

<p>Ask me anything about the school, the city, dorms, majors, professors, etc. etc.</p>

<p>I'm here to help</p>

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<p>Favorite freshman dorm?</p>

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<p>I lived in Hayden and it was a pretty cool dorm. </p>

<p>Let’s see, as far as accommodations go…</p>

<ol>
<li>3rd North</li>
<li>Hayden/Reuben</li>
<li>Weinstein</li>
<li>Brittany</li>
<li>Founder’s</li>
</ol>

<p>Never been in Goddard so can’t comment on it.</p>

<p>The more social and “party” dorms would be Hayden or 3rd north, and the ones with the most convenient locations to campus are Weinstein, Hayden, or Goddard.</p>

<p>I would probably pick 3rd north if I could do it all over again though.</p>

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<p>What do I need to get into NYU-Stern</p>

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<p>What were your SAT scores, GPA, and EC’s?</p>

<p>Also, did you get any scholarships and financial aid?</p>

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<p>hey man. can you please chance me for Stern ED:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1391835-nyu-stern-ed-chances.html#post14846228[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1391835-nyu-stern-ed-chances.html#post14846228&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Do students tend to dress casually (sweatpants, tshirts) or nicer for class?</p>

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<p>It’s all up to you. You’re in NYC so some people dress ridiculously nice but most people wear casual clothes. Sweatpants and gym shorts are common too. Really not a big deal
Lol</p>

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<p>I have a question. Do you think for admissions it helps to have a good essay. I have head that they really look into the essay. Also can you offer your opinion on my admissions chances for early decision?
Thanks a MILLION!
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1394206-chance-me.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1394206-chance-me.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>What’s the social scene like at NYU? a couple of my friends who go there says its not for the “socially faint at heart”</p>

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<p>all the students are very put together for classes. they usually wear a cardigan, colored jeans, boots, and infinity scarves (and that’s just the casual look). At NYU, you are attending one of the most famous cities known for its fashion so yes, the students are much more “hipster.”</p>

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<p>Sorry, been extremely busy with the math and physics. As far as all the Stern questions go, particularly the chancing, you’re asking the wrong person.</p>

<p>I applied using ACT scores, not SAT and they were:</p>

<p>Composite: 32
Math: 32
English: 28 (without writing section, don’t remember my writing score but it was VERY bad)
Reading: 34
Science: 33</p>

<p>Took 2 APs, (Language & Composition/European History), got 3s on both. Didn’t really care about them. GPA was ~3.7ish unweighted. Class rank was somewhere around 16 out of 200. Stuck out academically mainly because considering the amount of effort I put in (absolutely none), I did very well in honors/ap courses without studying and whatnot. </p>

<p>I was in National, Math, Science, and English honor societies but I didn’t really do anything EC wise. I did have a good amount of community service because I went to a catholic school where it was mandatory so I’m sure that helped my cause (roughly 100 hours of service throughout high school).</p>

<p>No scholarships, no financial aid. Regular admission, no ED.</p>

<p>I’ve seen both extremes in the dressing spectrum but for the most part people dress relatively nicely but you will definitely not feel out of place with sweat pants. I alternate from button down shirts to hoodies and sweatpants, depends on the what my day is like.</p>

<p>Good essays are critical to getting into any good school. Test scores are important but if you can’t formulate and express an idea, you’re going no where. They value diversity and if you can show you are unique in your essay, you’re miles ahead of the game but it’s not necessary. As long as your essay is well written, interesting, and on-topic, you should do fine but it is important to try and distinguish yourself. Again, didn’t do Early Admission so I will not chance.</p>

<p>Social scene at NYU eh? It’s…diverse. You have everything from theater nerds and jocks to international students who don’t speak english. If you’re in the dorms, you’ll make friends really easily. It’ll be harder in lecture to make friends since you’ll have relatively large classes at first but as you progress along your major’s program you’ll get into more involved classes with smaller rosters and you’ll get to know more people with similar interests. Dorms are the key to a successful social life at NYU, in my opinion. You’ll have anything from drinking in your dorm room trying not to let the RAs catch you to dirty college bars that don’t ID.</p>

<p>Sorry about the delayed response, hope I could help some of you guys out. I’ll be checking this thread much more often from now on.</p>

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<p>Hi Zophar237!</p>

<p>I am a senior right now, and NYU is definitely my first choice. I have always dreamed of going, but I am not the brightest student out there in the applicant pool. I was just wondering if you know how hard it is to get into the Hospitality and Tourism Management program? I haven’t really seen someone post about this major or anything in the forum. </p>

<p>My GPA is around 3.6-3.7 unweighted and my SAT scores are around 1890, but I’m going to retake them this Saturday. I think my score is around 1900-2000 from all the practice tests I’ve taken. I don’t have a lot of ECs because I’m not that much of an athletic person nor do I have much leadership positions in clubs. I have done a lot of community service work during the year and also volunteer work in China over the summer. </p>

<p>I also have a question about ED because I heard that you don’t get deferred back to regular admissions and you only get accepted/rejected. I was about to go on and apply ED 2, but after I heard this, I wasn’t really sure. Would it higher my chances if I do apply for ED though? </p>

<p>For the dorms, I have watched the promo videos on the NYU website, but I don’t want to base it on just that. Do you know how long it takes to get to classes if you were to stay at 3rd North? </p>

<p>Thank you in advance! ^^</p>

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<p>Takes 10 mins to get to class from Third North (I’ve got to class in 8 mins depending on the lights.) But it also depends where on Washington Square your class is so like it’ll take longer if you’re going to Bobst compared to say Meyers.</p>

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<p>Hey Pinknberry,</p>

<p>Sorry for the slow reply! I’ll be honest, I know absolutely nothing about the Hospitality and Management program aside from the fact that it’s in the SCPS. Having said that, I’d say SCPS has a reputation for not being as rigorous, if you will, compared to the other NYU colleges.</p>

<p>Having said that, I’d say it’s still worth it seeing as it’ll still show as NYU on your diploma and resume, the odds of someone asking you what college you were in within NYU (with the exception of stern), are astronomically low. I’m sure the program you’re looking into at SCPS is great though.</p>

<p>Do NOT quote me on this but I was under the impression NYU DOES defer you to the regular applicant pool if you apply for ED/EA. Not 100% sure on this but I’ll look into it and see what I can find.</p>

<p>As far as the dorms go, 3rd north is a great option and it shouldn’t be more than a 10 minute walk on any given day.</p>

<p>If you have any other questions, let me know!</p>

<p>-Zophar</p>

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<p>@Pinknberry: To answer your question, I’m afraid that applying ED will only have a very slight advantage of getting in. This is probably because although they accept more kids percentage wise in ED, the ED pool stats are usually higher than RD pool, so it balances out. Also, although you don’t get deferred, you can get wait-listed (which is relatively small) or you can get LSP’d.</p>

<p>@Zophar237, or anyone who can answer this: Did you submit Subject Tests. I have a 660 in Bio-M and a 720 in Math II. I don’t know if they can help or harm me with admissions. BTW, I am doing ED1</p>

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<p>I only took language SAT IIs. Received a 740 in Spanish and a 720 in italian so I’m exempt from the foreign language requirement.</p>

<p>I would say they probably do not hurt your admission. Those are pretty good scores too.</p>

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<p>What is the difference in social life between Hayden and 3rd North??</p>

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<p>Also is LSP horrible?</p>

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<p>Magfri,</p>

<p>I lived in Hayden and the social life there was pretty good. Hung out with a lot of floor mates and mingled with a couple other nearby floors. I can’t attest to 3rd north’s but I hear they have a nice vibe as well.</p>

<p>LSP isn’t horrible but many people see it as a waste of tuition. I know a lot of bright people in LSP so I don’t see anything wrong with it. You do get guaranteed admittance into an NYU program of your choice after though so it might be worth it.</p>

<p>Your call.</p>