<p>Hey Jen!! I have a quick question. I was going to mail my Collegeboard Application Fee Waiver Form to the NYU undergrad admission office today but I forgot that the admission office is on break too. Does that mean that they won’t get my fee waiver until Jan 2nd? Does that mean that I have to pay for the application fee now? Or do they look at the date the letter was mailed and consider that as the day they receive the fee waiver?</p>
<p>@Katamariforever If you want to go to Stern, apply ED. </p>
<p>@natrebisz3 For the supplemental essays, I don’t think you really need to take a specific direction. Just make sure you answer the questions. When I did them, I just answered it. (Not much help, but it’s pretty straightforward.) And the for the overall essay, just make sure your voice comes out, and the admissions officers can learn something personal about you.</p>
<p>@emilyssss The offices reopen the 4th, I think. And if you mail the form now, and give them a call ASAP, I think you could get it sorted out.</p>
<p>Hey Jen. I’m back with a question. You mentioned the racial diversity already, but what about the diversity in interests and geographical locations? When you talk to people, is there a Stern stereotype, or are people very varied for the most part?</p>
<p>@collegeAC
I’m not sure about this, you’ll have to check with your advisor</p>
<p>@katamariforever
If you really want to go to Stern, apply ED II. If you want to later choose which college you want to go to, apply regular decision to either Stern or CAS. It’s all about where you see yourself being, not increasing your chances of admission. Good luck!</p>
<p>@natrebisz3
I really just went with straight forward, concise answers. From what I remember, there’s not too much room to write a lot. Show them your personality, who you are. They should be able to get a good idea of who you are from your answers. It’s al about telling them about yourself with those kind of questions. </p>
<p>@emilyssss
I would suggest calling them about this. Mailing them anything is a notoriously slow process. Call them ASAP</p>
<p>@thecollege1
there’s not really that much diversity in interests when it comes to Stern. Everyone I’ve met is after the same thing: ib with a great salary, majoring in finance. I haven’t met really anyone else who thinks differently. There is a certain Stern stereotype, that we think we’re better than anyone else at NYU and do better. A lot of people I’ve met swear by this, it’s annoying. However, I will admit that I haven’t met everyone at Stern. So I can’t say that everyone fits this stereotype. You’ll have to find out for yourself once you get here.</p>
<p>Oh okay Jen. I kind of felt like it was the same way. When I visited the campus I really liked it, but I didn’t get too meet many students so I wasn’t sure. Oh what’s ib?
You mentioned before how Stern almost doesn’t seem like a college campus because it’s in the middle of the city and people don’t reach out to you for homework help. So how do you maintain your close circle of friends? Do you participate in clubs? One girl I talked to said she met her connections through internships.
By the way Jen once again you’re doing a great job.</p>
<p>thank you @superexcited and @jen72197 !!</p>
<p>@thecollege1
Sorry I didn’t clear it up, ib is i-banking, the field most Stern students ultimately look to end up in. Well to be honest with you, most of my close friends are outside of Stern. I talk to/hang out with people at Stern, but we’re not really close. I find it difficult to talk to people at Stern, so I look outside of Stern. Internships are great ways to establish connections though, which is why everyone tries so hard to get them. Glad to help!</p>
<p>Not to hijack a thread, but let me provide a few answers to clear things up a bit.</p>
<p>@cneogy
Compensation on the Street has two things: fixed + variable compensation. “Fixed” means salary (also called “base”), which right now is $70,000. “Variable” means bonus, which including your signing bonus (either $10 or $15,000) and year-end (which is a multiple of your salary, typically between .4-.8) can add up to $40-60,000. Those figures are considered standard across the bulge bracket for first year analysts.</p>
<p>Two years ago, Street was $65,000 base. Each of these figures adjusts upward for inflation, but not in unison. By the time 2013 kids are signing full-time offers, I would not be surprised to see base at $75.</p>
<p>@collegeAC
They are actually fairly strict about that. You simply cannot take more than 12 credits in Stern unless you have declared the Stern minor for non-Stern students, “Business Studies.”</p>
<p>@all
Don’t say “IB.” If you mention it in front of a recruiter, it will make you look ■■■■■■■■, quite frankly. None of the upperclassmen say it; anyone who does is looked at strangely. Banking is a prestige-driven industry and so much of it is about image. Say “IBD,” “banking,” or “investment banking.” It seems like a minor thing, but when a firm has 8,000 applications in its online system for a summer program they will take ~100 kids for, they can afford to be as picky as they like. Such are the rules of the game, play it well.</p>
<p>Thanks hellodocks it indeed did help me understand the system better. Also - 3 questions
- Are there any math requirements for a Stern (Finance) major? If so, what are they?</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Can you double-major once you get into stern? (like Finance/math)?</p></li>
<li><p>If there isn’t, can I just take math courses for the enjoyment of them? (don’t judge)</p></li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li><p>Yes, all NYU students are required to take ‘college level’ math, aka Calc I, II, or III. If you apply your AP score in Calc AB or BC, you can place into higher-level math courses if you choose to, but you must take at least one of those.</p></li>
<li><p>Yes, you can. It is challenging to take a second major outside of Stern because of the credit requirement, and the people who do it tend to have a lot of credits they can apply toward the major that makes it easier. For instance, at NYU if you take a language, you need to take five courses of ‘conversation’ where you learn the vocal language, and you take four courses of literature or history or cultural studies to complete the non-verbal side; people often do four years of a language in high school and skip the first four language courses here, place into the highest level spoken course, and can complete the major in half the time it normally takes. You can more or less do that with math if you have a 4 or 5 in Calc BC.</p></li>
<li><p>Yes, without a doubt. As long as you have the prerequisite for the class (either an AP score or completion of the course that comes before it), you can enroll. Why you’d want to do so, I have no idea haha.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>I’m probably going to end up applying there through ED II because I don’t really see myself picking any other school over NYU Stern’s school of business.
Oh and I decided to send in 3 AP scores to satisfy the testing requirements, instead of SATIs.</p>
<p>AP’s: Biology (5), Chemistry (5), World History (5), English Language and comp (4), Calculus AB (5), US History (5), Psychology (5)
Senior schedule: AP Economics, Gym (lol), AP Government, AP Calculus BC, Symphonic Orchestra, AP Statistics, AP english literature
Class rank: 6th out of over 500
GPA u.w.: 3.91
GPA weighted: 5.71 (not sure what its out of… i think the valedictorian of my class has a QPA of around 5.83ish)
SAT II’s: Math II (780), Biology (770)
I took all GT/AP’s. </p>
<p>Extra curricular/Awards</p>
<p>Varsity tennis for 4 years
Badminton for 4 years (Won county championships (school won) and got gold medal for county tournament (individual)
Concertmaster (1st chair violin) for school’s symphonic orchestra for two years
Made All-County orchestra all 4 years (concertmaster this year)
Made Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Side-by-Side all 4 years (concertmaster last year and this year)- basically a small group of students are selected to perform with the professional Baltimore symphony at the Meyerhoff symphony hall.
Made Maryland All-State orchestra all 4 years
Made Greater Baltimore Youth Orchestra
Key Club board member for 4 years (also Historian)
Vice-president of Dulaney Rhapsody
AP scholar
Placed in the top 3 in Optimist writing competition
Inducted in National Honor Society, National Math Honor Society, National Science Honor Society
Coached adults and children in tennis over the summer
Played for various hospitals, charities, etc. with string ensembles
Took a four month online Finance course from Harvard Extensions. Passed the class with a B- (without taking the final…) </p>
<p>Side notes:
I do not need financial aid (I know NYU doesn’t offer much to begin with anyways…)
Probably pretty good recommendations
Decent essays</p>
<p>Oh yeah and I’m of Chinese descent haha. </p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>
<p>@Bballer123
Wow you have an amazing GPA and AP scores 
I’m glad you settled for Stern, it’s a great school. I think you have a really good shot at getting in, your ecs are fantastic. Also, as a note for everyone here, it doesn’t matter if you apply for financial aid or not. NYU is need-blind. It doesn’t affect your chances for admission. Best of luck!</p>
<p>Hi, Jen! Thanks for all the information you’ve posted on this thread so far. It’s been extremely helpful. If it wouldn’t inconvenience you, could you chance me?</p>
<p>I’m currently a first-semester junior, so I’m posting worst case and best case scenarios for my end of the year specs. Worst case is if I get B’s in all my academic classes, which I hope is unlikely.</p>
<p>GPA:
- Weighted: 4.25 (worst case), 4.35-4.4 (best case)
- Unweighted: 3.75 (worst case), 4.0 (best case)
AP’s: - 10th grade: European History (4)
- 11th grade: Chemistry, Calculus A/B, English Lang/Comp
- 12th grade (planning to take): Statistics, English Literature, Government, Art History
[Let’s just assume I get 4’s on all my AP tests in 11th grade]
SAT I: 2300 - Math: 800
- Critical Reading: 740
- Writing: 760
SAT II: (Planning to take Math IIC, Literature, and Chemistry in May/June. What scores should I aim for?)
PSAT: 226</p>
<p>Extracurriculars/leadership:</p>
<p>National Honor Society: club secretary (11), sophomore class rep (10) - 60 hours by the end of the year. (Likely to be NHS president next year. I’m the only junior officer)
Students for Social Responsibility: co-president (11), leadership committee member (10) - 40 hours by the end of the year.
My school’s student newspaper (the best in California): page editor (10-11) [Likely to be Editor-in-Chief next year. Once again, I’m the only junior editor]
Cross-country/Track: Competed on frosh/soph and junior varsity squads. [Unlikely to make varsity]</p>
<p>Awards:</p>
<p>Principal’s Honor Roll all four years (both best case and worst case, unless I REALLY screw up)
Irvine High School Heritage Award for History (9) [for excellence in a particular subject]
OCJEA Write Off competition’s Honorable Mention in News Writing [a journalism award]
Elite Educational Expo’s talent show - 3rd place [Basically it was a county wide talent show with hundreds of participants. I got third place for playing guitar. This is more understandable in my brag sheet]
National Merit Semifinalist/possible Finalist (A conjecture. I got 226 on my PSAT)</p>
<p>And yeah that’s really about it. I’m really good at writing personal essays though. I’m also applying to summer business programs, namely the Bank of America one and LEAD National. I’ll see how that goes. If I don’t get accepted, I’ll take AP Statistics over the summer at a local community college.</p>
<p>Notes:
No need for financial aid
Indian male.</p>
<p>It seems as though that you are a genius, but I am curious as to how much money NYU was willing to give for your FREAKING AMAZING ACT score! So if you could give a rough estimate of how much they are giving you I would SO appreciate it! Also, what do you know about Tish?</p>
<p>@sidp1995
It’s good to see that you’re a junior and you’re deciding already lol. I had no idea what I wanted to do junior year. That being said, right now I can only assess your potential. You never know how things might go next year, which is why I’m hesitant to chance you. But with the way you’re going (and say you’re going to go), I think you have a fairly good shot. Check back with me again next year, I’ll be able to give you a more accurate response. Remember to keep your grades up!</p>
<p>@Blackkey
Thanks so much! I appreciate that a lot I’m sad to say that I get no financial aid though =/ it’s all need-based, and unfortunately I don’t qualify for that. I get a small scholarship through Stern, about 500 dollars a year, but it doesn’t count for much in the grand scope of things. With NYU, you really have to look for outside scholarships if you want to get anything for merit. So be sure to look for scholarships if/when you apply! Unfortunately I really know nothing of Tisch. I’m afraid I really can’t help you in that area. I’m sure there are Tisch posts circulating around here though, you could probably find something.</p>
<p>Hi Jen. I recently got accepted into Stern under ED1 and I just have a few questions about schedules. I’m just wondering is it flexible at Stern to pick and choose what time you start/end your classes? For example, I’m definetely not a morning person. I can’t sleep early, and I can’t wake up early. So is it possible to start classes like at around 10-11 AM and end late like 5 PM? Or are there classes that require you to be there in the morning? I’m still in high school and I’m not really too sure about how the whole scheduling thing works at colleges. I just can’t handle waking up in the morning; I’m way too tired. Thanks.</p>
<p>@Noldi
Congratulations on your acceptance! I know you’re going to love it here. I had the same problem after high school, I just couldn’t get up early anymore. I had pretty late classes all of last semester. You can schedule classes whenever you want to, there are multiple times for every class. If you’re not a morning person, it really won’t be a problem. I’ve gotten up late all semester, and it’s been awesome, so don’t worry about scheduling. it all works out.</p>
<p>That puts me at ease, lol. I’m sick of the whole rigid 8AM - 3PM schedule; makes me feel like I’m working at a factory or something. What time is your earliest class btw? Thanks Jen!</p>
<p>could i get into Stern with only two years of a foreign language and no advanced math classes if everything else (gpa, ECs, sat, act) was great?</p>
<p>@Noldi
Haha I know, I felt the same way when I got out of high school. My earliest class this semester was 8:00, but that was only one day and it was a recitation so I never went anyway. Other than that, my earliest was 11. It was great lol. </p>
<p>@Southend96
I’m pretty sure you need some advanced math to even have a shot at admission, but I don’t know for certain. Check with the department of admissions for more information.</p>