<p>I'd pick Columbia, even if it wasn't free. Also Sac just made the point I was about to make.</p>
<p>Guys- I'm not stupid -_-' Of course if I would get into Columbia I would probably choose it over Stern (just for the money factor). But the problem is that Columbia has an INSANELY low Acceptance rate ~10.4%. Now I'm not going to be pretentiously humble and claim that my stats are not adequate for Columbia, but honestly- they are mediocre. However, it is my general feeling that my stats would allow me more easily to get into Stern- which according to most of these posts have about the same rep as Columbia later on anyway. (And Columbia does pay 50% of the tuition for any college cuz my mom works there)</p>
<p>I think you answered your own question. Yes stern is easier to get into than Columbia because of Columbia's insanely low acceptance rate :)</p>
<p>Anyone have the stats on Stern acceptance?</p>
<p>truazn, </p>
<p>For whatever reason, I find it hard to believe that the child of a couple of professor's at Columbia with a 2300+ SAT and great ECs wouldn't get in.</p>
<p>And to everyone suggesting Wharton/Sloan/Haas etc etc, it sounds like the OP would like to stay in NYC...just a hunch.</p>
<p>NYU Stern should be around 30%, 25% at the lowest. NYU's overall acceptance rate is ~35%, and Stern's the hardest division to get into at NYU.</p>
<p>I think it's even lower than that since Tepper at CMU's rate is 20%.</p>
<p>Could be, but Prestige/high rank does NOT equal high selectivity. Look at it, if admission rate determined who was an ivy, Julliard would be an ivy. Harvard is around 9%. Julliard beats at around 7%. But why is Julliard not more prestigious than Harvard?</p>
<p>Um.. for the arts, it is more prestigous than Harvard.</p>
<p>Definitely shoot for Columbia, but I'd consider other schools before NYU Stern..</p>
<p>There is civilization outside of NYC, I promise ;)</p>