Stern or CAS

Colleges and Universities A-Z New York University
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<p>I would say that I'm about average based on Stern's statistics, maybe a little bit below.<br>
I was also a Page for the House of Representatives for two terms, have stellar EC's and equally good recommendations. </p>

<p>Currently, I'm a junior, and I want to apply early to NYU next year. Stern is my dream school, for sure, but I'd rather go to CAS then not to NYU at all... </p>

<p>Would I be better off applying to Stern or CAS?</p>

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<p>maybe you should apply for ED. That way you have a higher chance in getting into stern than RD.</p>

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<p>That's what I was leaning towards. Also, does anyone know which method NYU uses to calculate GPAs?</p>

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<p>I believe they'll take your GPA as is, without recalculation. But you should probably confirm this with an adcom. As for CAS vs Stern, it would entirely depend on WHY you want NYU so badly. If you want to go into business, I'd say take the chance and go for Stern. If you just want to go to NYU and would simply prefer to be in the better school, then I'd say go for CAS.</p>

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<p>No, I really want to go into business, specifically i-banking, just like the rest of NYU's population.<br>
So, they'll take my weighted GPA without recalculation? That seems a little... generous?</p>

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<p>I realize this is kind of a stretch, but taking their nearly 2:1 male:female ration into account, will being a girl help me at all?</p>

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<p>i think what it comes down to is a solid gpa and good sat scores...so do well on both and you'll have good chances. Average sat is like 1440.</p>

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<p>Actually, if I remember correctly, the nyu person said that they do recalculate your gpa, and only include your core classes (math, english, science, social studies, and foreign language).</p>

<p>I was in the same situation as you, trying to decide between taking a risk with Stern, or to safety get into CAS econ. Now, a year later I can say that I'm glad that I chose to apply to Stern, and got in ED. I would recommend applying ED if you can, and working your butt off to make sure you get above that 1450 SAT and at least a 3.7 gpa.</p>