Steinhardt vs CAS

<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>I am really considering applying ED to NYU in the fall and I was thinking about something. I really intended to be a Media Culture, Communications and Political Science double major which are in two different schools at NYU. I have researched this and see that is doable but when applying which college should I apply under, Steinhardt or CAS? Does one give a better chance or does it matter? Any help or comments would be great!</p>

<p>to do that you would have to apply to steinhardt.</p>

<p>Thanks. Can you elaborate on why?</p>

<p>i’m doing this right now. i’m a lower senior.</p>

<p>you need to have the PRIMARY major in Steinhardt to be able to double major in CAS. you can’t be a political science major in CAS and then major in Steinhardt.</p>

<p>Steinhardt is the smaller program.</p>

<p>Thanks. Is it doable or difficult? Are you just double majoring or do you have a minor as well? Any suggestions or tips/comments would be awesome!</p>

<p>ehhhhhh. . . i’m a special case. i transferred, and i’m not paying for NYU (NYU is paying my tuition) so i’m in no rush to finish the degree. i can’t tell if i would be able to do it in four years and i’m considering minimizing it to a minor instead of a double major. i don’t know if i want to do a full double major when most graduate schools won’t care if i did a double major or not. </p>

<p>i originally did the double major to have a politics major as a backup in case i wanted to do law school, but that’s looking less and less likely.</p>

<p>you can do a minor (five classes) and have it fit within the Steinhardt major and graduate on time.</p>

<p>if you’re getting significant financial aid or you have loans, graduating on time is very important.</p>

<p>You would have to apply to Steinhardt and then apply for the double major in the CAS. Steinhardt will be your primary school/department. It’s very doable, just requires a bit more work. You’ll graduate in time, because there’s a lot of liberal arts credits that can be used towards your CAS major. </p>

<p>And which one would give you a better chance? Steinhardt overall is easier to get into than CAS. It’s still NYU though, so nothing’s actually easy.</p>