<p>^^^^Even if the UMD candidate was a 3.75 and the NYU kid was a 2.75?</p>
<p>Possibly. NYU is more difficult. Obviously there are other factors to look at when interviewing candidates. This would be my initial look based on resume. Also once you go to college, you are not asked about SATs or gpas too often. You would look at internships/jobs, experiences and fit. And the quality of the college you attended based on reputation. In NYC, Maryland is considered the party school–however, I am sure there are some good students too. Perhaps from their honors program. This is just my viewpoint as someone who has worked at banks and major corporations. If you have the opportunity to attend NYU without it being a financial burden then I recommend it. I recommend attending the best state school in your state e.g. Binghamton in NY if you cannot afford it. However, to go to Maryland Out of state for $40,000-it is not worth it unless you are getting scholarships.</p>
<p>I work in NYC, and I am cautious with any NYU resume other than Stern (in my field, we wouldn’t see Tish people). You have to look at resume to figure out if they started out at LSP, which can scew GPA, etc.</p>
<p>My d will be entering Tisch. She had other people we know at Tisch or entering Tisch are very good students and are extremely creative. They may not have the skills needed at your workplace.</p>
<p>UMD is definitely a party school. There is no denying that. It is also a really good school as everyone has pointed out. Back I’m my college days, it was a safety school for most. It has changed so much over the years. Now it’s one of the public ivies. Certainly NYU is better for some things, but imo UMD is better for other things. My daughter will be pursuing a double major in poli sci and journalism. The proximity to DC for internships was really important to her. Also, the Philip Merrill College of Journalism is absolutely top notch. I have no doubt that she would have received a fantastic education and life experience at NYU, but for her UMD was the school of choice. She was a little sad though to pass up NYU’s offer of admission and large scholarship. Hopefully it was the right choice for her. Time will tell.</p>
<p>Couldnt help but resist reviving this old post. But I think its funny how some here consider NYU students to be more “serious” academically.
First and foremost, I work in NYC and live in Greenwich Village, I can definitly attest there no bigger hipsters/hippies students at any college than NYU students. At my last bank, they parked outside our building and joined the wall street protesting. They would shout and jear all day at anyone walking in a suit no matter what profession they were in. Half the folks at Zuccoti park protesting where NYU pot smoking hippies. I have never passed by Washington Sqaure park, where all the NYU students congregate to play hackey sack and pound on their drum, without some dealers trying to sell me drugs. Not every rich kid get who can afford 40k in tuition gets admitted into an ivy, that is why NYU is around. So Please spare me the crap about NYU students being academically rigourous, I work with many of them, I have more thoughtful conversations with my dog than with most NYU grads and I have had better work done by junior analysts I have hired from PaceUniversity who have bigger chimp on their shoulder.</p>