<p>Hello!
So I was admitted into rutgers SAS along with NYU LSP but I just have a couple of questions. I want to major in French and I know Rutgers has a pretty good french program. (Is anyone a french major at RU?)</p>
<p>For NYU, i applied to the CAS but got put into LSP and was offered admissions to Paris for my freshman year. Would it be worth going into the liberal studies program (you don't really get to work on your major until your junior year, when you get into the college you applied too before you got put into LSP) or going to RU for 2 years and then transferring over and perhaps start right at the CAS?</p>
<p>The tuition for rutgers isn't that bad whereas NYU is quite expensive. For my freshman year i'm gong to pay 59k (NYU is paying for about half of that through scholarships but the rest, which is about 27k, I'm going to take out in the form of loans [federal perkins load etc.]) but since I'm in the liberal studies program and since I'm not going to be really working towards my major until my junior year, would it be better just to go to RU and then transfer over?</p>
<p>Or alternately, just staying at Rutgers (does anyone know the job rates for a french major from RU and NYU?)</p>
<p>---Some people have said that unless you're going to Stern, NYU isn't really worth all those loans....but hopefully someone can help me!
Thanks!</p>
<p>What is your final career goal? Rutgers is a much better deal the NYU and, even if you transfer to NYU CAS after 2 years, you’re saving two years of $55000 a year tuition. I’m not sure about the job outlook, but if Rutgers has a good program in it it’s because a lot of people get jobs out of the program. It’s the money thing. I’m sure you got some money for Rutgers and some for LSP, but for argument’s sake you could be saving $30,000 a year, so even transferring after two would be worthwhile if money is an issue for you.</p>
<p>I don’t want to teach french (i know that for sure). I’ll probably go do something with business and french (or communication skills/linguistic studies etc.)
But anyway, yea NYU is just too costly, especially if we don’t work towards our majors until junior year.</p>
<p>NYU probably wins the prize of graduates with the highest debt after the end of 4 years and the worst job prospects. Read this article and send your deposit to Rutgers:</p>
<p>save yourself the money and go to rutgers if money is a problem. you’ll end up with the same degree, and you’ll have several opportunities and resources at rutgers since it’s so large.</p>
<p>no problem - I was actually looking for another article from the Times this fall that was a even uglier situation. Girl with a Women’s Studies major that took 5 years, has over $200k in loans and is working part time as a photographer’s assistant in SanFran making $22k/yr.</p>
<p>Yea, I’ll probably end up going to Rutgers. I mean, their foreign language department is actually pretty good. I can always transfer as well which would save me money or just go to NYU for grad school.</p>
<p>Trust me Natrawr. You will regret going to NYU after you graduate with hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loans and a 30 k salary/year.</p>
<p>I know this thread is old and all, but I just wanted to remark that that article linked is ridiculous. What was that girl, stupid? It doesn’t take Einstein to figure out that the loans she was taking out were completely unmanageable for someone with a horrible paying degree like women’s studies. Her loans are not NYU’s fault or even the bank’s fault–it’s her fault for taking out a loan she clearly couldn’t afford. She should stop blaming other people and take a long, hard look at herself.</p>
<p>And the people who sympathize with her in the comments are a little ridiculous. It’s like if I bought a yacht. Would having a yacht be nice? Definitely. Can I pay for it? Not in a million years. So if I borrowed a million dollars and bought this yacht I couldn’t afford, is it the bank or vendor’s fault for allowing me to buy the yacht, or is it my fault for buying something I couldn’t afford?</p>
<p>Well hello there caligulashorse,
First off, when was I ever blaming anyone? Never. You’re acting as if I did something bad and a need a time-out.</p>
<p>In any event, i chose Rutgers over NYU (but plan on transferring) because I know I don’t want to put my parents in that kind of debt.
And btw, when you said ‘it’s like buying a yacht’ are you kidding me? Those two things are nowhere NEAR relevant. When you buy a yacht, what do you get in return? Nothing except a nice boat. However, when you go to a very prestigious college like NYU, what do you get in return? A well-paying career, meaning you’d be doing something with your life and making a lot money. (You’re acting as if me getting into NYU is a horrible thing and that I shouldn’t be proud of myself.) I’ve done my research. People coming out of NYU that major in language or double major in language/business make quite a lot of money. They come out of NYU as UN translators, ambassadors, etc and make a fortune. There’s no reason for YOU to be talking down to me. I was NEVER blaming anyone. Also my degree isn’t at ALL like women’s studies, but you wouldn’t know that because it seems like you haven’t looked into it.</p>
<p>Anyway, hopefully some sense got into your head.</p>
<p>It is great that you care about education and you want to get the best possible one but make sure you get a good paying job so you can pay back the loans you took out. </p>
<p>“People that major language/business make quite a lot of money. They come out of NYU as UN translators, ambassadors, etc and make a fortune”</p>
<p>I am not too confident with this statement. You don’t come out straight from college and become a UN translator and ambassador. You need DECADES of experience and promote yourself to the top.</p>
<p>Even the toughest major out there, like “engineering” who has the best average pay STRAIGHT out of college only pays around 50-60 K.</p>
<p>to bottlecap1990: oh of course. I know its not GUARENTEED I’ll come out w/a job like that but it is definetly possible that ill get a more than decent job with hard work. I just didn’t like the fact that that person was saying that I was blaming others when I never even said the word “blame”.</p>
<p>I am starting liberal studies in the the fall and i have a 4th class that i can add to my schedule which is towards what i want to major on. In every college your first year you don’t start working on your major you have to take core classes that everyone else takes. You should of picked NYU, the city is full of opportunities.</p>
I think he was referring to the girl in the article, NOT you.</p>