<p>I'm @ a CC in California and lived in CA my whole life.
How do these two schools compare in the major of Economics.</p>
<p>If I were to attend NYU, I wouldn't be in the stern school of business(because they don't take any transfers if i remember correctly). Instead, I would be in the college of Arts and Science, majoring in economics.</p>
<p>If I were to attend UCSD, I would major in economics(BA) or maybe economics management science(BS).</p>
<p>What can you guys tell me about which school is the better one, mainly academics.</p>
<p>Factors to consider:
-Job opportunities after graduation
-Cost of attendance( NYU financial aid sucks and UC schools are getting more expensive)
-Student Life(not as important, im fine with going to either one based on this. but chime in anyways)
-Also planning to do grad school</p>
<p>Stern does take transfer students. It’s difficult, but they do. However, if you transfer to a different school at NYU (say CAS), then you would not be able to transfer to Stern later on.</p>
<p>I would say if you’re comparing NYU CAS to UCSD, I would probably choose to go to UCSD simply because you’re planning on going to grad school later on. If money isn’t an issue, then that’d be more difficult, but I’d probably still go with UCSD. Now if we’re talking Stern vs UCSD, that’s a totally different issue. Also, it’d depend greatly on the field you want to work in and where you want to work in the future.</p>
<p>There’s two economics programs at nyu, the one in CAS which is more theory and the one inside stern which is less theory and more business related. I’m not sure which one is better or more suitable for you however for job opps post-grad, nyu would be the way to go unless perhaps you want to live/work in SD after or you plan to immediately do a masters which would give you the option of studying and then eventually working somewhere on the east coast if you wanted.</p>
<p>I would love to go to stern, but im afraid im not too competitive for a spot for stern. I can’t apply for CAS and Stern right? As for applying to stern, what do you guys think? based on a lil bit of info about me:
3rd smstr at a CA community college, 1st smstr here i got a 2.5gpa, then from every semester there out, I’ve gotten a 4.0( also took summer smstr classes).</p>
<p>I want to major in economics but im not quite sure what I really want to do in the real world.</p>
<p>I have a 3.9 and I’m applying to stern and I’m afraid I’m not competitive enough either since I’ve only taken calc I. Everyone makes it sound like you need 4.0 and higher level math courses :/</p>
<p>i’m too scared to go to any other forum, because high schoolers can be effing CRAZY right now. i have one freaking stalking me for something i said. whatever.</p>
<p>NYUers and transfers i can handle. i rationalize my CC habit by saying to my friends, “well, at least i don’t have a FARM on FACEBOOK!”</p>
<p>but east, weren’t you applying to NYU as well? or are you waiting for Cornell’s decision to come out before pulling the trigger on the NYU app?</p>
<p>It’s cool. At least you’re CCs go-to person when it comes to any obscure knowledge about NYU. I’m sure a lot of posters on this board appreciate having you around.</p>
<p>And yea, I’m still applying to NYU. Honestly, I’d rather go to Cornell (no offense) but one must always have a back up plan for such drastic, life-altering decisions. The transfer deadline isn’t until November 1st for NYU (I’m sure you already know that), so in the very unlikely event that I receive an answer from Cornell by Saturday, I may just forget about applying anywhere else. Since there were a bunch of complications with my Cornell app, I’m sure I probably won’t be hearing back until mid-November, so it can’t hurt to just fill out the NYU supplement in the meantime.</p>
<p>Yup, nyu will just be a big reach for me since my transfer advisors are horrible and didn’t advise me to take higher level math before(which I could have done and gotten A’s in). Oh well, good luck to everyone else.</p>
<p>i was deciding between nyu and ucsd (and usc) for my freshman year. i’m originally from southern california, and i’m at nyu now. honestly, if you can afford it, i’d say go nyu. job/internship opportunities are endless, and cas is not really as bureaucratic as you’d think. i can’t comment on how the econ programs compare, but there are a fair number of people studying econ in cas. i’ve also heard it’s easier to transfer into stern from cas, but almost impossible to transfer in from another school. not sure how true that is, though. if you’re looking into grad schools as well, you might want to consider that nyu will probably have a lot more smaller classes, where you can get to know the professors more intimately, meaning you’ll probably have better recommendation letters for your grad school app. student life is not exactly “college life” at nyu, but you probably already knew that. they have the college system at sd, so it’s probably more communal. it just depends on how social you’ll want to be, and how much independence you’ll want. and yes, nyu’s financial aid is terrible. unless you REALLY have need. and even then it’s barely ok.</p>
<p>What are you majoring in? And what exactly do you mean about job/internship opportunities are endless? -Because its in New York? Or because you get contacted or something? How do you like nyu compared to how you think you would like ucsd since you’re from socal? (I’m in the bay area) I’m just trying to figure out if the horrible financial aid from nyu outweighs going to ucsd.</p>
<p>And can somebody tell me whose missamericanpie? lol</p>
<p>Somewhat off topic: What about UCLA vs NYU? for econ program in CAS and econ in UCLA</p>
<p>I’m majoring in Environmental Science and Math.</p>
<p>And… I’ve just found that there are more interesting and different opportunities since I’ve been here. (Yes, because it’s NYC.) For instance (and this probably doesn’t relate to econ in any way), I was able to intern at a theatre production company, as well as work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as a first-semester freshman. I just felt like it was easier to get involved with really impressive activities, simply because there is just more opportunity. There are more people out here looking to hire young 'uns (even despite the economic… situation.) NYU holds a lot of job fairs, and has a lot of really great resources for you to find something you want to do. You just have to be willing to go and look a little. I’m not sure people go out of their way to find you to work for them, though. That would be nice…
[I don’t know anything about the career services at UCSD, though. They would be phenomenal and I would have no clue. I just know that NYU DOES have excellent resources if you’re willing to use them.]</p>
<p>In terms of which I think I would’ve liked better… one of the main reasons I chose to come to NYU was because I felt like I had to go somewhere for college that was out of my comfort zone. I’ve lived in SoCal all my life, as I’ve mentioned, and I would’ve had plenty of friends at UCSD. This sounds cheesy, but I feel like I’ve really grown up and gained a lot of, like, survival/real-world knowleddge living in the City. </p>
<p>I’m not sure if you’ve gotten your financial aid yet, but it is possible to get some money from NYU, you just have to be really lucky or persistent. Costs of UC’s are coming up now (though obviously not as high as privates), but sometimes I think it’s worth it shelling out the extra money. I’ve never had a problem getting into any of the classes I’ve wanted, for instance, and I’ve only ever taken one huge lecture class, and it’s my third semester here. </p>
<p>Um… I can’t think of anything else to say, but I’ll let you know if it do! :)</p>
<p>Good luck with your decision!</p>
<p>PS: I don’t know anything about the UCLA econ program either, but UCLA definitely has a great reputation!</p>