<p>Anyone on here applied to NYU as well, but also got into UCLA?</p>
<p>Can anyone help/add to the pro/con list of both. I'm sort of having a hard time choosing between the two.</p>
<p>ucla > nyu</p>
<p>(unless of course this is about stern)</p>
<p>ucla = dirt cheap
nyu = $$$</p>
<p>my sense of it</p>
<p>I must say UCLA > NYU. NYU might have better connections at New York City for obvious reasons. But then again, if you're thinking about business the Columbia grads and Ivy grads (Wharton, etc) will get the better jobs (investment banking).</p>
<p>Since you're in state, UCLA is wayy cheaper.</p>
<p>Except for a few majors, UCLA is better academically than NYU.</p>
<p>Since you're from LA and you don't want to stay at home then stay in the dorms. Just because you love New York does not mean you have to go to college there; you can live there later on. The four years of experience is not worth the extra costs unless you're really rich. Even so, UCLA is better academically except for a few majors.</p>
<p>oh just a claraficiation: I'm not majoring in Business, so I'm not in Stern</p>
<p>Why pay more to get less? Unless it is a weight loss program, of course.</p>
<p>OP I think you should choose UCLA because it is ranked higher than NYU in the U.S. News College Rankings and you are a prestige whore.</p>
<p>What is your major micheeatsfish? And are you in CAS of NYU? I'm choosing between the two, too.</p>
<p>chicgeek-- we should talk then. are you in CAS?</p>
<p>no, I applied to the Communications Program at Steinhardt and i know its not very prestigious of a school out of all of NYU's school (Tisch, Stern, etc) but Communications is what i want to do. I also discovered that it is possible to transfer to Gallatin and that is what i may want to do.</p>
<p>okay it seems as if people here are only comparing academics.</p>
<p>UCLA is VERY DIFFERENT from NYU in a ton of aspects. (hehe I'll be visiting some friends at NYU over break, I'm excited) anyways--</p>
<p>UCLA= an actual closed-in campus, (L.A. is at your fingertips however, but as eveyrone knows, it's a night and day difference from NYC) laid back atmosphere, school spirit, sports teams, community, frat parties, yeah it's a big school, but there's definitely more of a personal attention feel you get here than at</p>
<p>NYU= the campus IS the city, no college sports culture, no real sense of school community, instead of frat parties (I don't even think there is greek life there) people go into the city to random clubs and dispersed parties. I find that my friends that go and enjoy it there have more of a bohemian outlook on life than most people. </p>
<p>Both schools need some sense of independence to thrive, but at NYU you need even MORE of that to survive the big city. However, if you do, NYC is sooooo limitless in terms of the opportunities and real world experiences it can offer you.</p>
<p>I'm kinda in the same position. UCLA v. UCSD premed v. NYU Stern</p>
<p>Aside from the fact that both schools are quite large, are located in the biggest cities in the USA basically (thus offering a lot of city life/diversity/internships), and are big on study abroad programs.. these schools are so different in personality! I'm definitely going to have to visit NYU (I live in Southern California) to see how it is there before I can decide.</p>
<p>Well, I graduated from NYU (a long time ago) and my son is a UCLA sophomore, so I may have something to contribute here. Understanding that my observations of NYU are old and my observations of UCLA are through the eyes of a parent, here are a few things to consider. Some may be important to you, some not:</p>
<p>UCLA is a self-contained campus; NYU has no campus to speak of except for Washington Square Park.
NYU has winter: UCLA doesn't.
UCLA has a quarter system, so that classwork is pretty concentrated: NYU has the typical semester system. (When I was at NYU, finals were after winter break, which I hated because while my friends were having fun I had papers and studying to finish: they've changed that, but UCLA students on Spring Break have no homework, while NYU students still do.)
By using the subway, you can get anywhere you want to in New York City from NYU's dorms without a car: from UCLA you've only got the Big Blue Bus, which is inadequate in my opinion unless you're going to Santa Monica.
Nearly all of UCLA's student body is Californians; most, but not all, of NYU students are from New York, NJ or Connecticut--although this is much less true than when I went there. On the other hand, in my opinion, college students are college students, and there really isn't too much difference between them even on different coasts.
UCLA dorm rooms are, on average, larger than NYU dorm rooms, especially in the freshman dorms--unless you get stuck in a UCLA (or an NYU--I think they still have them--triple.)
In my opinion, there's lots more going on in Greenwich Village than Westwood, especially in terms of live music, but others might disagree. Both, however, are nice communities for students to have nearby.
UCLA has big-time sports programs in every major sport (go Bruins!) NYU plays Division III basketball and just about nothing else. No one talks about NYU team sports.
Without scholarship assistance from either school, UCLA is way cheaper if you're a California resident; somewhat (about $7,000) cheaper if you're from out of state. NYU was known as being generous with scholarships when I attended (that's why I went there--they were generous with me): I don't know what their reputation is today.
UCLA students have the option of living in apartments near the campus if they are tired of dorm life: unless their parents are very wealthy, NYU students have to commute from elsewhere if they want to live in apartments: the cost of living in the Village is astronomical these days!</p>
<p>Both schools are large and diverse, with fairly impersonal bureaucratic management. Neither bears any relationship to the quiet, liberal arts colleges many CC parents like. If you need help at both places, though, and are willing to seek it out, you can get it. I think professors at both schools are superior to most others--both New York and Los Angeles are very desirable places to live, and there's tremendous competition for vacancies. You'll get a great education at either school, so in the end, if you are accepted at both schools, it comes down to your own personal preferences, the reputation of the departments you're interested in, and your financial aid package. Good luck!</p>
<p>Flatbush Faithful-- that was really helpful.</p>
<p>one other thing...when you were in school, was Steinhardt considered the "bad" or unrecognized school. And how does going to a unreputable program/department affect you when you apply to grad school? They look at that of course but do they judge you on that, or do they solely judge your accomplishments and your work?</p>
<p>Well, there was no Steinhardt school when I went to NYU. There was a School of Education, and you're right--it did not have the prestige the other NYU schools had, because basically it was designed to turn out teachers. I took a number of classes in the School of Ed, actually, because I wanted to get a New York State teachers license in case I couldn't get another job when I graduated, and I thought the classes were not as tough as others I took in the College of Arts and Sciences. I just looked at the Steinhardt School's web page for you, however, and it looks like a far more sophisticated school than the School of Ed was, with many more majors available. Do well there, get good grades and good recommendations, and I don't think it will create any difficulties in terms of graduate schools.</p>
<p>anybody have any insight on michigan-annarbor vs ucla?</p>
<p>I would say Ann Arbor and UCLA are very similar both in academics, price, (depends on oos), athletics, size, and personality. Not nearly as different as UCLA and NYU. I would chose by location - do you want to be in Los Angeles or Ann Arbor? and also whatever college/program you're in.</p>
<p>micheeatsfish, our situation is so similar, it's scary! I was accepted to UCLA too and am now waiting for NYU as a communications major at Steinhardt. Yeah, I really have no idea where I will be attending because I've lived in CA my whole life, but I really want to go to the east coast. My parents, however, are really against it because they seem to think that UCLA is far better than NYU..</p>
<p>CHOUder- we should def. talk!</p>
<p>i have the same predicament</p>
<p>i'm in the exact same position- nyu v. ucla</p>
<p>i have noooo idea what to do</p>
<p>but i'm leaning towards ucla simply b/c of the price</p>
<p>but then it's NYU--- AHHH i can't decide</p>