<p>Hey, I recent hear about a lot of bad things about Stern, such as its cut-throat competition and people are mean to each other. Is that true? </p>
<li>How is the Stern curve working right now?</li>
<li>Are most student at Stern get to keep a decent GPA, at least 3.0?</li>
<li>Is it common for NYU student to work an after school internship?</li>
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<p>There is competition like in all schools. The curve is usually by a percentage. For example
20% gets As, 40% gets B and the rest gets C or below or something similar depending on course and professor. It is common to have an internship but you will not get a significant one(Big Banks) until the summer of sophomore (if you are lucky) or junior year.</p>
<p>How do I go about applying for internships in my freshmen year? I just got into Stern and I’m an international student so all I have is the internet. Should I wait till I get to New York?</p>
<p>Wait until you get to NY and look around on Careernet.</p>
<p>Alright, thanks MiscGuy!</p>
<p>stern curve is actually 35% As, and the rest B’s, with possibly a few Cs (less than 5% if any) for all classes. in most classes the curve works itself out, meaning only 35% kids would have above a 90 anyways. in a few classes it may screw you.</p>
<p>stern is highly competitive. you are not only competing for grades but for jobs as well. you pretty much have like half the class applying to the same jobs/internships, since everyone wants to do finance (banking in particular).</p>
<p>it is insanely easy to get a 3.0 in stern. the median gpa is a 3.37, with top 10% being a 3.8. with the curve, most students will get Bs, and as long as you take some easy electives you can easily maintain a 3.5.</p>
<p>most students work during the year, just because if they don’t they will be at a disadvantage since everyone else does. you dont want to be a junior with an empty resume. also, you many kids get a BB over the school year, so it is possible. </p>
<p>anyone with a little bit of smarts and some motivation should be able to succeed at stern. dont let the rumors scare you, its not that bad.</p>
<p>thanks for that because there’s so much negativity in most of the other reviews I’ve read about Stern. so do most freshmen have a job as well? because it would be rather hard to get a job with the high rate of unemployment and as freshmen, we would definitely lack the experience and knowledge. sorry but whats a BB?</p>
<p>BB stands for bulge bracket, and refers to the big banks like goldman sachs, morgan stanley, etc.</p>
<p>some freshmen do have jobs, but they are more administrative type internships. those who really want to succeed will be able to at stern. there are so many opportunities for networking, jobs, etc, that if you are motivated enough you shouldn’t have any problems, even in this economic climate. many of my friends still got jobs in this economy so its defintely possible.</p>
<p>yea I guess it all comes down to an individual. one more question, i know that the cost of living in new york is really high but meals and housing are already paid for, so why is the cost of living estimates $1800 per month? what do you do with that much of money per month?</p>
<p>Mitssu, do you know what electives are pretty easy?</p>
<p>And where did you find those stats as to the mean/median/etc?</p>