NYU v. Berkeley?

<p>I was recently accepted into both UC Berkeley and NYU as an LSP student. I am interested in double majoring in journalism and political science or history. If I choose to go to Berkeley, I won't benefit from the in-state tuition since I'm an out of state student and will remain as such for the next four years. </p>

<p>I realize that Berkeley is the more prestigious school, but there are a lot of things about it that make me iffy, especially if I'm going to be paying the same price as I would for NYU (or any other private school, for that matter). Among these things are: </p>

<p>--Very large and impersonal class sizes (please save the "No one's going to hold your hand!" comments, because I don't want my hand to be held; I just don't want to be treated as a number).
--Having to be wait-listed in order to enroll in certain classes (not just core requirement classes).
--HORRIBLE dorm situation (overcrowding has lead to cases where 4 students have been stuffed into a double room).
--Bad dining.
--A pretty blah neighborhood. Even though San Francisco is nearby, it's nothing in comparison to LA or NYC.
--UCB's "Media Studies" major, their equivalent to journalism, is "impacted" and must be applied to after one starts. There's a chance of being rejected.</p>

<p>The main positive point about UCB is that it's academics are top notch--I'd say even comparable to that of the Ivies. All professors seem to be award-winners and at the peak of their fields.</p>

<p>At NYU, I know that the education and prestige factor won't be as good as Berkeley, but it's still a damn good school in the middle of one of the greatest cities. I think internship opportunities would definitely be more frequent in NYC. </p>

<p>I feel that UCB is a great opportunity, one that shouldn't be passed up so easily, but as you can see, I'm kind of tied up. Your input would really help!</p>

<p>I would def go to NYU. NYU is very well known in media and journalism and can get you some of the best internships. UCB might be a top notch school overall, but the journalism program is so much better at NYU. Plus, LOCATON plays a HUGE role and NYC has many more internships and job opportunities for your field than does California.</p>

<p>A guy in my hall just transferred to NYU from Berkeley (he’s a junior). He grew up in Berkeley, CA so he says he found it reallly boring to go to college there and wanted to experience NYC. And this guys a science major, and Berkeley is much better than NYU for science! actually, I think it was kind of stupid for him to transfer because he was in-state at Berkeley for science but whatever…</p>

<p>yeah, Berkeley is definitely more prestigious overall but NYU has the better media/journalism/communications stuff, so if you’re not in-state in California and want to live in NYC, i would consider NYU</p>

<p>Personally, I wish I got into Berkeley. However, I was waitlisted. I got into NYU Stern, and have the same question as the OP. Go to Stern and forget about Berkeley, or keep hoping that I’ll get admitted from the waitlist?</p>

<p>I plan on majoring in some type of business, and compsci/technology. Anyone have any comments, and know if Stern is declining because of the recent hit to Wall Street? I don’t think I’m interested in finance, though…</p>

<p>Sorry if I’m hijacking your thread phoenix, but I felt like creating a whole new thread was a waste of space, haha.</p>

<p>@miXwui: No worries! And, if I may, I’m sort of coming to the realization that Berkeley relies too much on it’s name and prestige. They feel that because they’re this major research university, they don’t have to focus on actually teaching. The prestige is nice, but it’s not like NYU is the Glendale Adult Night School. Also, Stern isn’t declining because of the Wall Street hit. Generally, business majors are finding it hard to find jobs after graduation. If anything, going to Stern will increase your chances of getting a job just because you’ll be so close to Wall Street. You can get an internship, ace it, and get a job offer upon graduation. This is all just hypothetical, of course. Just thought I’d give my two cents.</p>

<p>Hey guys, thanks a lot for the feedback! Sorry for posting yet another question on this thread, but I just got into Wesleyan. Keeping all that I wrote in the first post in mind, what do you think?</p>

<p>Wes Pros:
–Even smaller classes (although LSP is said to be like a liberal arts college within NYU).
–Arguably more prestigious (depending on who you ask).
–Umm?</p>

<p>Wes Cons:
–Middleton, CT might as well be Needles, CA. It ain’t no NYC.</p>

<p>Okay, I know this is getting annoying, but I just also got into Middlebury. Help?</p>

<p>Bottom line is that if you want the best future for a career in journalism, go to NYU. Middlebury does not compare to NYU when it comes to journalism</p>

<p>True, Middlebury doesn’t even have a journalism major. If I end up there, I’d major in “English and American Literatures”, which COULD get me a job in journalism, but it isn’t as clear of a shot as NYU.</p>

<p>Definitely go with NYU if you’re interested in journalism. You can’t beat the internships and the school has a great program!</p>

<p>True, I don’t think any city could light a candle to the internship opportunities of NYC.</p>

<p>Hi, Im a current high school student in Argentina (south america) and I actually would like to apply to NYU. My GPA is 3.5, and I am taking the SAT exam on May the 1st. My questions are the following:

  • Is it easier to get into NYU while being an International student?
  • Do they take IB exams(International Bacc.) into account?
    In fact, I would like to study Business Management or basically anything related to business, since I have taken Business clases since the 9th grade. I also did the IGCSE of Business and I am going to take the IB exam of business and the one of economics too. Would those classes matter when it comes to the application? IB exams are much the same as the AP exams, but the IB´s are from england.</p>

<p>Thank you,</p>

<p>NYU is hard to get into regardless, whether national or international. If you want business, you’ll have to apply to Stern and it is VERY VERY hard to get into. It’s like ivy league hard. Do amazingly well on the SATs and bring your average up. And yes, NYU accepts IB credits.</p>

<p>Best of luck and hope you get in!!</p>

<p>I was also recently admitted to both NYU Stern (Marketing) and Berkeley (Pre-Bus), and I have the same grievances towards UCB as the OP. Berkeley might carry the larger “name”, but Stern has solid academics and living in NYC would be FABULOUS … needless to say I’m VERY torn, to say the least. Help?</p>

<p>Just go to NYU Stern. That shouldn’t even be a grievance or anything to be torn about. I mean, California and Berkeley is NOTHING compared to NYU and NYC. The major firms are in the city, not in California. GO TO NYU STERN!!! Berkeley doesn’t even compared to it in terms of business.</p>

<p>btw, Congratualtions!!</p>

<p>Psyduck, if your instate I’d go to Berkeley.</p>

<p>Thankyou, I have another question, I am from Argentina and my school follows both Argentine and british syllabus, therefore I have 7 IB courses(3high and four standard) and several argentine courses. So, calculating a GPA is something we are not used to do here. Therefore I found out that in the United States when calculating you GPA, if you are taking AP courses your GPA increases easily than when you are taking normal courses. Does the same happen with IB?
Thank you,</p>

<p>Im an INTERNATIONAL student and I got accepted into these:
NYU BA/DDS program and Berkeley for Biology (basically wanting to go to med school)
Which would be better??</p>

<p>good luck in berkeley pre-med. Although I have no tangible evidence, I’ve heard that berkeley pre-med classes are weed out courses and are very very harsh on the grading curve, especially with the plethora of asians around campus, focused on pre-med, pre-haas etc.</p>

<p>@coolio93: Wait, BA/DDS is a Dentistry program, isn’t it? So if you go to NYU you’ll become a dentist and if you go to Berkeley you’ll become a doctor? Forget about something as insignificant as what college you’re going to - the huge decision you’re making here is what career you’ll be doing for the rest of your life! Both careers are intense and require years of rigorous education/training. The BA/DDS thing is a huge committment; not only will you spend 7 years on it, but then you’ll have to work as a dentist for the rest of your life. If you’re not 100% sure you want to be a dentist, the DDS program is basically an incredibly ■■■■■■■■ thing to do. Medical schools are also extremely selective and you’ll end up taking out serious loans if you get accepted, so also not a light decision to make. </p>

<p>Usually I suggest people look at “fit” and finances, but for you the huge question is career.</p>

<p>Hi I am an international student doing the Canadian school system. I have an average of 78 which is level 3 or a high B. I want to know my chances of getting the school. I have 1700 SAT score.</p>