<p>how many applicants from Stern ED get put into GSP on avg? What are their stats usually? Would someone with not so great #'s (SAT scores), but shows a great passion for business (EC's..companies, etc.) be likely to be deferred to GSP?</p>
<p>there are only 8 freshmen on the stern track in gsp this year including myself and my friend (we were both recruited athletes). in general, stern rarely defers kids to gsp but it does happen.</p>
<p>i posted my stats in the other thread, check it out</p>
<p>i got into gsp and im fine with it...my question is...why?
is there a specific reason people get in there?</p>
<p>Posting to say that only one or two in the history of NYU went from GSP to stern. Also, if you wanted to major in International Relations in CAS and you go into GSP, start thinking of a new major.</p>
<p>"Posting to say that only one or two in the history of NYU went from GSP to stern."</p>
<p>its hard to go from gsp to stern but it's not THAT hard. my advisor (director of academic advisement for gsp) told me the past few years there are usually around 20 freshmen that are referred to gsp from stern. in addition, two of my teammates made this transition already. i also know four swimmers who have made this transition.</p>
<p>Imet someone who did really well the first year of GSP and transferred to CAS for sophomore year, at least that's what she says (she has graduated).</p>
<p>i think im one of those kids...
i applied to stern ED, and the put me in GSP instead...
But htey said ill get into stern in my junior year, gaurenteed</p>
<p>Everyone keeps saying that either GSP is a worthless program or a really good one.
What im worried about is that will the employers see ur time in the GSP and frown upon it?
And moreover, I wanna hurry up and get done with college and what not....2 years of wasting my time, and then another two years....thats a lil too much when i could go to my state school, get a top notch education at UF Warrington school of business, for free i might add, and be done within 2 years...and then do my graduate at like harvard or somethin.....and go on bout with my life....
isnt ur graduate what really counts?</p>
<p>Once you transfer over to the school you originally applied for, and graduate, potential employers will be none the wiser to your GSP beginnings.</p>
<p>I found this message board through my brother, who's applying to college this year, and thought I would see what people were saying about my school. I'm a senior at NYU, graduating this year, and I went through the GSP program. Many people are saying it's kind of crappy and for kids not as smart as those who got into CAS, but I don't really think that's true. Many of my friends in GSP got better grades than kids in CAS- I honestly think admissions is a crapshoot. My roommate is a GSP alum and she is graduating with a 3.9 GPA and going to Oxford for grad school next year, so it's really a matter of how hard you want to work in college.
GSP is a great program- the small classes and personal attention are wonderful (although if you want to sleep in a lecture, it's not the place to go), and I honestly learned a great deal. I got rid of all my core requirements and didn't have to take boring MAP classes, and actually got to know most of the people in the program. The program in Florence, which I participated in, is also amazing, because if you really enjoy studying abroad, you get to go your sophomore year and then again later on if you so choose and your schedule allows. It really allows almost any major, except International Relations which is pretty hard to get into at CAS, and I honestly don't know of anyone who did not get accepted into their internal transfer school of choice. As to the 1 or 2 kids into Stern, I know at least 3 from my year, and while it's not that common, there's a handful of people who go from GSP to Stern, and they do well. I would take as many APs as possible, though, because NYU does take them if you do well enough on the exams, and I have several friends who graduated early despite going through GSP. I could have graduated this fall semester, but I love the city so much that I chose to stay for the spring and graduate then.
As to who gets into GSP... I had a friend who got into NYU and he had SAT scores of 1120, and I also had friends in GSP with SAT scores of 1500, so that's why I say admissions is really a crapshoot. There are nicknames of "Generally Stupid People" or whatever, but everyone takes it as good-natured, and most people in GSP are really happy with it. There's Facebook groups dedicated to how awesome it is, lol. I would recommend it to anyone who got in, because you get a really close-knit program in a huge school, and sometimes in your first year, you want that. The classes are not that bad (although there is a LOT of writing and reading; I wrote on average 2 paper a week one semester) and you get all the requirements out of the way without dealing with incredibly large lectures and recitations. Your diploma says the school you graduated from, so no one knows you were ever in GSP, if that bothers you. I know it can be a disappointment to not get into CAS or Stern or Gallatin, and GSP seems like a lame, oh-you-were-this-close second prize, but if you really want to go to NYU, this is almost a better choice than CAS. I guarantee the people you meet will be just as smart as those who did get into the schools, and even if you do decide it's not the place for you, it's easy to transfer out.</p>
<p>^ sounds awesome
class size is small.. average no?</p>
<p>At first I thought people were getting letters already...then I read the date and it said 2005. Stupid me.</p>
<p>wow im gettin an estimated 16 gs from nyu in grants and another 10 in loans...wow im siked =)</p>
<p>we're in very similar situations here. i'm also in love w/ cornell but was deferred ed. i got into NYU GSP, university of rhode island honors, oneonta honors, baruch (CUNY- awaiting honors notification), marist & am waiting to hear from Boston U, UDel, Syracuse & Cornell RD. My top choice now is UDel (aside from Cornell), I think they are very similar schools except obviously Cornell's academics are held up to a higher standard. I most likely (98%) won't be attending NYU b/c I live in Brooklyn, NY & I want to go away. Even if I dormed at NYU, walking outside & seeing the city I grew up in isn't what I want. But congrats on your acceptances etc.</p>
<p>-Jenna</p>
<p>the above was for bigred</p>
<p>What happens to a student who doesn't maintain a 3.0 or higher GPA in the GSP program? Are you automatically refused admission to your original college of choice? Do you have to transfer to another university? I haven't see anyone explain this scenario.</p>
<p>Bump for reply to 2/27 post</p>
<p>A similar question was asked recently on the admissions b/b and here's the answer given:</p>
<p>If a student in GSP has not earned a 3.0 GPA by the end of their sophomore year, one of two situations will occur. First, the student may petition to stay in the General Studies Program for another semester in order to raise his/her G.P.A. Secondly, the student may try and internally transfer to one of the other school divisions within NYU (like the Steinhardt School, or the School of Social Work). What one should keep in mind is that students are not left behind and it is important to remember that the overwhelming majority of students in GSP successfully make the transition into the College of Arts and Science (or whatever school division that he or she originally applied) without any problem whatsoever. If you have questions regarding this policy, it would be best to speak with your GSP academic advisor once you get to campus in the Fall.</p>
<p>Thanks Matt</p>
<p>this doesnt make sense to me... this link here to a description of gsp says that highly qualified applicants are accepted into this and only 7% were accepted into it last year? I thought this was an honor when i first read it...
<a href="http://www.nyu.edu/gsp/%5B/url%5D">http://www.nyu.edu/gsp/</a></p>