<p>The SAT score average is an average, meaning about half the people who get in (or matriculate) have below that average. There seems to be some sort perception that you need the average SAT Score to get in, it helps but if you don't have you don't have to flip out, and you don't have to post an "amazing" story about a friend with "only" a 1300 SAT score who got in. I'm not sure what the Average SAT score is in other schools, but at Stern is is currently 1443, but plenty of people below that get in. CAS is generally 50 points below Stern, but I'm not sure this years exact figure. On a side note, Tisch people generally have higher SAT scores than people in this forum seem to think, and its also important to realize that different Tisch departments have vastly different scores.</p>
<p>You can't directly compare two SAT scores. While the score itself is somewhat important, the level of the school and the race of applicant also matter. A poor minority student from the city with a 1200 SAT score, is generally thought of as smarter than a 1350 SAT score from a private school that has months of SAT prep. GPA also doesn't matter, what does matter is your class rank in conjunction with the difficulty of your schedule. SAT II's, work experience, essay and clubs also matter, but it seems to a smaller extent.</p>
<p>this seems obvious, but not everyone in NYU is gay. There is definitely higher than the population average, but at most 10% of guys are openly gay. It also depends on the major, at Stern there are very few gay people, whereas you move into musical theatre in Tisch, the number increase considerably</p>
<p>The school isn't as liberal people make it out to be. Out of school of 20,000 undergrads, and 50,000 total students, only about 200-300 showed up to protest the "find the illegal alien" march. Most people here consider themselves liberals, but no one really hits the streets about it. Alot of people are however into vegetarianism, organic food, sushi, indie music etc...but I think that's everywhere. Also Stern is a little over half conservatives (but actually not as conservative as people think!) </p>
<p>GSP isn't overally looked down upon. People make jokes, but its not like "the are the idiots, don't talk to them." The caliber of GSP students also has increased as the university has increased. However, GSP student do have lower stats than CAS students, I sometimes here in this forum that GSP is for a "different kind of student"...its for people NYU isn't sure about getting in, and is often thought of existing to make NYU money (NYU can offer horrible financial aid and still have people accept since its probably the best university they can get into). Also GSP's minimum GPA to guarentee transfer into the school you originally applied has been raise to 3.0. GSP classes generally will give you atleast a B though if you do the work, so don't be overly scared.</p>
<p>Financial need plays NO ROLE in your admission, I don't care if you have " a friend who had a higher SAT score" story...don't try to extrapolate personal experience into a university policy!</p>
<p>There's a few more completely off the mark things I've read in the forum the last couple of months, I'll post if I can remember them.</p>
<p>I'm currently a Stern Sophomore, feel free to ask any questions.</p>