To Stern or not to Stern

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<p>Basically, I have my mind set on applying to NYU as a transfer.<br>
However, I'm in a bit of a dilemma.</p>

<p>Here are my stats-</p>

<p>Penn State Univ
GPA after freshman year - 3.68
Major GPA - 3.93
High School GPA - 2.72
ec's include outdoor club, undergrad research fair
dean's list last semester. </p>

<p>So, should I apply to Stern? or regular Arts & Sciences and do Econ?
Does anyone have any experience applying to the two (is Stern really that much more selective?)</p>

<p>oh and on the application, can I apply to BOTH Stern and the School of ARts and sciences? (or only one school / app )</p>

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<p>one school, one app, one shot per academic year. </p>

<p>Stern’s transfer rate is significantly worse than CAS’s. (i applied to Steinhardt, but i’m a successful transfer. </p>

<p>the general transfer rate when i applied was 1 in 4, but i think it’s just gotten worse.</p>

<p>i think CAS is more theoretical economics? i’m not sure about the difference between the programs. but if you’re satisfied with any kind of economics, i would encourage you to apply to CAS.</p>

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<p>I have a friend who got into CAS and is going to study econ and I myself got into Stern and will be studying econ. There are two tracks, theoretical/practical. I THINK Stern focuses on the latter and CAS on the former, but I don’t really know. I do know that in Stern you get a BSc and in CAS you get a BA. If you’re fine with it either way it’s probably a safer bet to apply to CAS.</p>

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<p>Stern Economics, which would make sense, is mainly business oriented Economics. CAS has two separate “concentrations”, or tracks: Economic Theory, and Economic Policy. The former is obviously more theoretical, the latter more practical in how it deals more with applying economic concepts to real-life issues.</p>

<p>I’d suggest doing CAS. Our CAS Econ department is excellent and relatively easier to get into. Even if you manage to get into Stern, the academic environment there is more cutthroat.</p>

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<p>Stern is more impressive. Also, if you want to go corporate, Stern is the clear choice.</p>

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<p>But it’s harder to transfer into.</p>

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<p>So i found out it’s only one school/application/semester. </p>

<p>I’m usually really decisive, but this time I’m REALLY unsure of what to do. Here’s the two routes I can take in a nutshell:</p>

<p>Scenario #1

  • I want to go to Stern as a Spring2010 transfer.<br>
  • HOWEVER, if I don’t get in then I’ll have to spend another semester (spring '10) at my current institution (which i cant stand).</p>

<p>Scenario #2

  • If I want higher chances, I could just apply directly to CAS (econ) for spring’10. If I get in, then it’ll be great.<br>
  • BUT I will attend not knowing if I could’ve perhaps gotten into Stern (what if I have the creds all along?)</p>

<p>Once again, If i want to transfer Fall '10 this wouldn’t be an issue, but I want to go asap.</p>

<p>PLEASE HELP :)</p>

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<p>transferring to Stern is very difficult. if you really don’t want to stay at your current school, i would stack it and just go to CAS. transferring has been really rough the last couple of cycles. if you go on the transfer forum and look at the Fall 2009 NYU thread, you can see the stats of some people who successfully transferred to NYU. </p>

<p>just looking at your “scenarios”, the con in #1 is MUCH WORSE than the con in #2.</p>

<p>and really, after you get into CAS and you’re actually an NYU student, you’ll lose that “what if i could have gotten into Stern?” longing. you’ll just be happy you’re at NYU.</p>