<p>Hey all,</p>
<p>I just graduated from NYU Stern (majored in Finance & Accounting) in May and am free to take any questions. </p>
<p>I was in a fair amount of clubs (Stern and non-Stern) since they all had free food, so if you want to ask me about any Stern or ethnicity related non-Stern club, I've probably attended at least one of their meetings. I was also in Greek life for 2 years.</p>
<p>Do people with exceptional ECs get in with not so exceptional marks?</p>
<p>Do you know anyone who doubled major in Stern and CAS? I’m quite interested in this option, but I’ve heard that it eats significantly into your elective credits.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help!</p>
<p>@jackNYU2018 It depends on what not so exceptional marks means. I knew people with exceptional ECs and SAT’s around 1900 who got rejected ED. All of the resumes that I’ve seen from Class of 2013-2015 had SAT scores above 2000 so I do think Stern places a lot of emphasis on good marks, but it really depends on the situation.</p>
<p>@deathblade127 I knew somebody who double majored in a Stern major and Environmental Science. Also another, but with Psychology. I took enough electives outside of Stern that I could’ve gotten a major if I had stuck to a field. But if you double major outside of Stern, you may have to schedule some of your classes during Stern common hour (12:30-2PM) every day, which is when all the Stern clubs meet. It will also be pretty difficult to get a minor outside of Stern at the same time.</p>
<p>Hi, I have heard that stern is very numbers based - would you say that ECs and essays still play an important factor? Ex. I have a 2240 SAT but only a 3.6ish unweighted - can this be compensated?
also, if you study abroad, will nyu help you with global internship opportunities?</p>
<p>Well, I will have no problem is term of SAT score wise. </p>
<p>However, since I am from Canada, where marks are generally much harder to earn. My GPA will be extremely underwhelming compare to american students or private school kids here in Toronto who pay for their marks. 
There being said, since the grade median in my school(my school also have one of the highest results in Provincial Standard Tests) is always around 70s, some time even 60s. Where for grade 9 my average is same as the grade median, grade 10 i am about 2.5% higher than grade median, and this year is estimated to be around 8-9% higher than grade median. </p>
<p>I am thinking about applying ED1 just to give a shot even knowing the chance is almost non-existent.</p>
<p>MY Ecs are mostly in well-known leadership and business programs in Canada while compare those with higher marks who also wanted to apply to U.S in my school, my ECs would easily triumph. </p>
<p>Thanks again for answering my question.</p>
<p>Hello, thank you for taking the time to answer questions. I am looking to double major in management and either accounting or finance. Have you known anyone that has pursued this combination of majors? If so, was it extremely challenging? If not how was the experience of double majoring in general? Thank you.</p>
<p>@mimilovesbluee and @jackNYU2018 , since your questions have similar situations.
I think a major redeeming factor is if you’re international (comments not endorsed by NYU) - but I’ve seen some international students with pretty low high school qualifications in Stern. Great extracurriculars might be redeeming, but they probably have to be spectacular, because everyone comes to Stern having held some sort of leadership position in at least 2 clubs. I can’t really think of any one that I’ve known that got in with spectacular EC’s, but can think of many with poor EC’s but good grades. Nevertheless, they are particularly lenient during ED admissions. And there’s always the possibility of transferring from another program in NYU.</p>
<p>@IslandBoy I’ve seen many people pursue Finance & Management, but not many do Accounting & Management because the latter is a combination of very different career paths, in my opinion. That being said, double majoring in Stern is extremely easy because the core classes of Stern overlap so much. Some of my friends have even had so many overlapping classes that they could’ve gotten a triple major, but only double majors in Stern are allowed. </p>
<p>In terms of how hard each major is, I would say that Economics is a relatively easy major and is one that is looked upon favorably by employers. I would’ve done Economics instead of Accounting if I could do it over again. An Accounting major has relatively easy classes, but they’re so easy that the Stern curve screws you over and getting a 90 average results in an B. Management can be easy, if you’re good at writing and like reading tons of case studies for HW. Finance is a common sense major and most people major in this, because it’s useful and most Sternies aim to go into some finance related job.</p>
<p>@mimilovesbluee I haven’t studied abroad but NYU does help you get internships abroad and my friends that did study abroad had internships in their respective countries. However, if you’re in another country and trying to land a summer internship in the US (because internships in other countries have less legitimacy if you want to work in the US full time), this can be very difficult due to a lack of networking opportunities/Skype interviews.</p>
<p>Oh I see. In that case, I may pursue a double major in finance and management. Thank you. My last question is this: Would pursuing a double major cost more money or is it the same as if i were only pursuing one major. Also, you said that many of the Stern clubs are 12:30-2? I registered for global cultures during the time frame of Tues & Thurs 12:30-1:45. Did i mess myself up and should I consider changing my schedule around?</p>
<p>@IslandBoy A double major costs the same as one major. It’s actually bizarre if you only have one major in Stern (assumption being that you slacked off). </p>
<p>There are a fair number of Stern clubs that meet on Mon & Wed during common hour - Student Council meets on Tuesday though. Some clubs even meet multiple times a week. Therefore, it’s not necessary to change your schedule, unless there’s some easy way of doing it.</p>
<p>thank you for your reply! what would you classify as poor grades? i am concerned because my weighted gpa still puts me in the top 6% of my class, however my unweighted obviously is not too spectacular. btw, i’m not international and will be applying ED.</p>
<p>Should someone who is interested in technology and business apply to NYU Stern? Do you know of any students there who have this dual interest? Also, what opportunities outside of Stern are available (i.e. could you join non-business related organizations)?</p>
<p>@mimilovesbluee I don’t know the exact cutoff or how things have changed, but two of my friends that got rejected from Stern ED in 2009 had about 70% A-/A’s and 30% B+'s. I was a mostly A- student (3.8 unweighted I think) and most of the Stern people that I knew were similar. Nevertheless, if you’re in the top 6% of your class, it still says something about you!</p>
<p>@therainmaker16 I knew a few people who were interested in tech & business and end up doing things like technology consulting or just going into computer science. They had a Stern major and Computer Science major outside of Stern. Not sure what else Tech encompasses, but engineering is not possible with Stern. </p>
<p>In terms of opportunities, there are tech clubs outside of Stern that everyone at NYU can join. If you’re interested in starting a tech business, Stern has numerous resources to start a business, including its Technology Venture Competition for $50k, Entrepreneurial Exchange Group, entrepreneurship related curriculum, etc.</p>
<p>Florissant, Thank you for taking the time to answer questions. What about double major in Finance and Marketing with an EMT concentration? Would that be doable in 4 years?</p>
<p>Hi florissant, could you give a thorough review on the class - Foundations of Financial Markets? Some of my main questions:</p>
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<li>How difficult was the class in general? Was the curve ridiculous (like in Microecon)?</li>
<li>Do you really need to remember your pre-requisites before taking the course, or can you just relearn them along the way? (talking about stats, calc, microecon)</li>
<li>Which professors do you recommend for this course? Reasons?</li>
<li>Would you say that you could get an A in this class just by reviewing the textbook material and exam solutions?</li>
<li>How much time did you spend studying for this specific class each day?</li>
<li>Do you have any tips/advice for a student about to take this course? (If you were to retake this course all over again, what would you have done differently?)</li>
</ol>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Im in LSP and I would like to transfer to Stern for junior year. Do you think it is possible? As a backup option, what major would you recommend for CAS? Im doing Economics as my 4th course atm. Thanks!</p>