Stern FAQ's

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<p>Could you provide me some insight onto how employment is for international students? As you probably already know, international students have the whole OPT process, in which we can only do internships for exactly 12 months. Do international students remain competitive even with a lack of internship?</p>

<p>Second, suppose the student fails to get the H1B visa. How strong is NYU stern represented in foreign countries, particularly the UK, where immigration laws are much more lax? Could a student who fails to get an H1B visa easily get a job in the UK (considering that the student has a solid GPA and work experience of course).</p>

<p>Third, I know that the majority of students in NYU stern do not always end up in investment banking. What are some other financial related jobs that many NYU students take up? Are employment opportunities much easier in those areas of finance, particularly for international students?</p>

<p>Thank you so much in advance.</p>

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<p>Hello, is it easy to get into Stern(Finance)from CAS( Econ)? How and where can I find any info about this?
plz help.</p>

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<p>@dudemancool123 Not sure about the major specific classes, but most of the stern classes are around 60-90 people.</p>

<p>@bobDBD An internal transfer to Stern is pretty hard. There were only 1 or 2 internal transfers at last year’s sophomore transfer orientation.</p>

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I will be attending college in US this fall. I am enrolled in a private LAC. I want to apply to Stern for fall of 2011. I would be considered an international non-aid transfer applicant by Stern. Stern requires Calc1, Microeconomics, expository writing, stats and accounts. My current college, Bryn Mawr does not offer accounting classes. i don’t know if i ll be able to take them at UPenn. Will I be disadvantaged among the pool of Stern applicants?</p>

<p>What classifies as an expository writing course?</p>

<p>My high school stats are as follows</p>

<p>O-Levels (fresh and soph years): straight As
English-96
Maths-97
Economics-97
Accounting-98
Business Studies-97
Pakistan Studies-97
Islamiyat-95
Urdu-91</p>

<p>AS-Levls (junior year):
Maths-A
Accounting-A
Economics-A
Business Studies-A</p>

<p>A-Levls (senior yr): Same subjects as AS-Levels. The result is pending.</p>

<p>Awards:</p>

<p>Full scholarship from school for both AS and A-levels
4 Academics Awards from school for O-Levels.
World Distinction in Accounting AS-Level 2009 (along with a small cash prize from University of Cambridge International Examinations)
Regional Distinction for scoring the highest overall in AS 2009: Best Across Three and Four AS-Levels.
I got an academic award from my school for both the distinctions.</p>

<p>SAT1-2230 (M790, W800, V640)
SAT2-2370 (M1 800, M2 800, Physics 770)
TOEFL-111</p>

<p>I have never studied natural sciences in my high school but for my physics SAT, I had to study from the scratch. I took it in my senior year.</p>

<p>My Ecs are pretty weak. I belong to a very small rural town in Pakistan. There is nothing much to do outside school</p>

<p>ECs: Writer and Editor for School Magazine (4yrs), Cricket (4yrs), badminton (4yrs), school Prefect (2 years), headgirl runner-up, 2 internships in the xport and finance depts of two of the leading firms of the city, SOS Village volunteer (1yr), Assistant Maths and Econ teacher at school (2yrs), Counsellor for juniors (2 yrs)…several others</p>

<p>I want to go for a Phd in economics or applied economics for grad school.</p>

<p>Do I stand a chance at Stern? </p>

<p>Is it harder to get in CAS or Stern as an external transfer?</p>

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<p>Bumppppppppp</p>

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<p>No you will not be disadvantaged by not having taken accounting classes although it would help in your transfer of credits. You will have to take NYU’s expository writing class since they do not let you transfer credits for it, but if you do take a writing course you can place out of the business writing course.</p>

<p>You have a very good chance of getting in, and it’s harder to get into Stern than CAS.</p>

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<p>@AoDay: Thanks a lot :slight_smile:
I will try to take lots of maths classes and work on my essays to really stand out.</p>

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<p>I would like to transfer out of the baruch honors program. While it is strong academically, it is lacking in several areas. The student body of regular baruch is annoying. There is a lack of resources, career resources, etc. I believe the honors program is probably right there with NYU in general and is the third best college/program in NYC</p>

<p>I would like a chance to transfer to either NYU stern, Columbia or Cornell AEM as my interest is business and finance. I know I will apply to NYU Stern and maybe Columbia for junior year entry. I am not sure if I should try to apply to Cornell AEM in the spring of my sophmore year. I don’t like my current situation, as I come from a poor neighborhood as a commuter because nyc is too expensive. Baruch College is seriously lacking and you just don’t feel good going there. Im not too high on going to cornell, as it is not in the city. I would rather go to NYU Stern or Columbia.</p>

<p>The main concern is getting in and paying for the college. I believe Columbia is affordable. NYU Stern is gonna be expensive, but I may pay it depending on the aid given as its for two years. Cornell is affordable but Im not sure how the dorming expense factors in. Does it make it as expensive as NYU Stern?</p>

<p>If this helps I had to pay like 21k a year for NYU when I got in. Any ideas what I should do?</p>

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<p>Hey batmanAA, can you please elaborate some more on what you don’t like about Baruch honors? Perspective senior here, also loves finance.</p>

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<p>How are the classes at Stern with regards to size? Are they generally large lecture-style in freshman year?</p>

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<p>Probably around 60-70 in size for the core classes. Around 15-20 for some of the more higher level classes.</p>

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<p>I have a question.</p>

<p>NYU Stern requires transfers to have completed at least 30-32 credit hrs prior to transferring. I want to know that do compulsory TA sessions count in these credit hrs?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>BUMP!!!
One more thing: if, to satisfy the 30-32 credit hrs req, i take courses in humanities (religion, english, writing etc), will they count?</p>

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<p>If you’re interested in business or finance, Columbia undergrad can’t help you there. You can get an econ degree and go MBA from there, but they don’t have any undergrad business program at all.</p>

<p>As for class size, most core classes (the ones that every single Sternie is required to take to graduate) run from 40-70. Fall micro is the only notable exception, because it only has one section, so every freshman or sophomore who put it off until then takes it together in Paulson auditorium (200ish kids). The really popular niche classes (usually for cool minors like BEMT) can be full at 40 too, but in general the upperclassman courses are about 20 or so.</p>

<p>For transfer students, the requirement for 30 credits simply means they want to see that you completed at least two semesters before transferring. Whether every single one of those was for your underwater basket-weaving major or full of Calc III, micro, stats, and financial modeling, it doesn’t matter for the minimum. The only difference they will make is to sway the admissions officers in your favor. If you have coursework they view as related or applicable to Stern, you stand a better chance.</p>

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<p>Hi I’ve recently been accepted to NYU Stern and got a Stern Scholarship for 13000 and I was just wondering if this for all four years or just the first year or will I receiving different amounts of aid in future years based on my future performance at NYU. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Hi, i recently got into Stern as a management major. I was wondering how hard it was to change my major into finance. Thank you!</p>

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<p>You can change your major at any time once you are enrolled as a student. Practically, you can change it until the end of your Junior year, as you need to fulfill the 12 credit requirement. For the 2015, there are no longer majors but “concentrations”.</p>

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<p>Hi! I’ve submit my commonapp and all my materials to nyu in mid-march. I haven’t heard anything from the admission till now. How can I track my application process?</p>

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<p>You applied in March? The deadlines are in January. You aren’t being considered for admission for the class of 2015, if anything at all for 2016. 2015 kids have already received their decisions.</p>

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<p>Does anyone know what the current 50% ACT score is? I scored a 33. Will that be good enough for Stern with a 4.0 GPA/1st in class?</p>