unc vs. nyu :(

Transfer Students
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<p>im going to ask this question with hopes that i get some sort of good answer/</p>

<p>i am transferring from wake forest univ to either unc or nyu. i have been admitted to both, and i have been leaning towards nyu heavily due to its social life. i used to live in nj and i know a lot of kids who go to nyu, and i know it will be a great fit for be socially and academically. </p>

<p>at wake, i expected great things, and academically i was pleased. however, socially, it sucked. im not a big partier and that + alcohol seemed like the only thing to do. :(</p>

<p>unc offers amazing value. im risking the social life thing again, but i will be spendling like 10k to attend since i am instate.</p>

<p>nyu is 46,240$ ATLEAST.</p>

<p>my parents arent rich, but they just bought a new house and stuff and i cant really blame them for not being able to afford nyu. I would have to take a 45k loan per year.</p>

<p>what do i do</p>

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<p>I am in a similar position...I got accepted to both and I have to decide.</p>

<p>Depending on the program that you applied to for each, academics are about the same.</p>

<p>As far as social life goes, people at NYU got to bars/clubs, but the city offers just about anything that you could ever want. If you can't find it in Manhattan, you probably won't find it anywhere in the world. I lived in NY last summer and it was amazing. If you are from NJ then it seems like you would be more comfortable at NYU. </p>

<p>As far as the money thing goes, 45K is a lot of debt...UNC offers you one of the best values for any college. </p>

<p>I think you should look at each program that you are applying to and see which one is better. UNC seems like a better choice...social life would be the same as Wake though, lots of frat parties and not much else.</p>

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<p>Whats your major?</p>

<p>Unless its Stern, even though even then I wouldn't say that you should definately go to NYU, I think you should go to UNC. I'm assuming you are talking about UNC CH...</p>

<p>UNCCH is a very good public school and is relatively cheap. Theres a $35K difference in what you would be paying...Assuming you have 3 years left thats over $100K. I'm around NYU a lot and have many friends that go there. I applied to transfer as well (still waiting :/ ) but I decided I wouldn't go because the school has a pretty depressing vibe I found. You should check out the official UPenn Decisions thread or whatever in the transfer forum...toward the end there was a lot of talk about NYU and I agree with most of what was said there. </p>

<p>I say go to UNC. It's a great education and personally I think that one is able to have a real college experience at UNC. Even if the price tag was the same I might consider UNC over NYU.</p>

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<p>45K in loans per YEAR becomes ridiculous with interest. Do you realize how long that would take you to pay off? Choice is clear: UNC. You have a better shot of finding a non-drinking base of friends at a bigger school.</p>

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<p>Your situation reminds me somewhat of my own. I just finished up the semester at NYU in their "Spring in New York" program. In the fall I was considering applying to a few schools, including NYU, but not all of the schools I was interested in allowed for spring transfers. Rather than make a mistake, I decided I would do this program as a visiting student to see how I felt. Then I could decide if I wanted to transfer into NYU for the fall.</p>

<p>Point being, while I liked my enjoyed my time at NYU, I didn't end up applying. I applied to a few other schools, got accepted to most of them including UNC-CH. At this point, I will probably be going to UNC. A large part of why I did not apply to NYU was the cost. Not only is tuition so expensive, as everyone has already stated, but there is going to be another tuition increase. And the cost of living in New York City is a hidden cost that makes NYU even more outrageous. Everything, and I mean everything, is just so expensive (as you already know).</p>

<p>As for the social life at NYU, it seemed to heavily revolve around going to clubs and bars. You said you're not a big partier or drinker, which is fine because you wouldn't be in that environment. However, hanging out in the dorms is fairly limited. Not to mention that the social life at NYU doesn't come cheaply, considering you sometimes need a taxi to get to places, and then have to pay cover at bars and clubs.</p>

<p>For me, the academics and social life at an incredible price was UNC's selling point. But, I am not from North Carolina, and was looking fora different environment, one that UNC provides, but NYU does not. </p>

<p>It sounds like UNC might be a better fit for you ...and wouldn't be a bad choice for your family. As Layla said, there are so many students there that you will be able to get with a group of people with similar social interest. UNC is a great school at an amazing price, and unless you are interested in a program that is really only offered at NYU, you should probably give UNC strong consideration. All that being said, you also I have to go the place where you're going to be happy and not regret choosing, you can't forget that.</p>

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<p>university of north carolina - chapel hill (can't just write unc. 10 chars, thank you very much :])</p>

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<p>I go to UNC right now, and I can say the academics (as far as professors are concerned) are quite good; the student body (as far as academics are concerned) leaves something to be desired.</p>

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<p>Unc!!!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>If I were you, I'd go for UNC</p>

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<p>Yeah, that seems like a pretty clear choice for UNC. If you're worried mainly about social life, think about having two or three years of MAYBE (maybe) a slightly better social life at NYU versus how much your social life will be hampered for years and years after graduation because you have to work and save so much in order to pay off those huge loans.</p>

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<p>id like to do premed w/ an economics major and go into orthopedic surgery.</p>

<p>does that change anything? nyu is an outrageous price, but MAYBE... is it justified?</p>

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<p>If you want to be a doctor, NYU's price makes it even more of a bad choice. Medical school can cost you over $50,000 per year--and that's what NYU is going to cost you for UNDERGRAD. Do you realize how many people on this board are transferring out of NYU because of price? It's seriously outrageous for an education you could get (if not a better one) at UNC. Several people on this board have pointed out that NYU social life= clubs and bars, and you have said that you're not that type of person. </p>

<p>I don't think enough people understand the real cost of a loan. Your loan will be near 50k for three years. That's a MORTGAGE! How do you plan on paying that off if you're going to (maybe) medical school after undergrad. Your parents just bought a house. This would be an insane burden and it's nowhere near worth it for NYU. Maybe it'd be worth it for an Ivy League (and they'd have better financial aid anyway!), but not NYU. </p>

<p>NYU is not going to offer you anything academically that UNC can not for your major. Definitely go with UNC.</p>

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<p>You will have a better social life at UNC</p>

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<p>FWIW: UNC.</p>

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<p>Unc Ftw!!!</p>