<p>I'm in quite the predicament. I received a Trustee Scholarship from USC, but I never really liked the school that much. I hate the area, and the school is way too close to home for me. But really how could I turn down so much money? I haven't really heard about competition at USC, so I'm assuming it isn't that rigorous(?). I like having the flexibility of choosing what I want to learn and not having a core that I need to take.</p>
<p>At NYU Stern, I got into the new Business and Political Economy program. I love the idea of having a business/political science degree, and traveling to London for a whole year then Shanghai for a semester! There would be a ton of options for me if I had a degree like that, but it is new and there might be some glitches along the ride. I'm thinking of going into either Pre-Law such as in International Law dealing with corporations or Pre-Med (I know this would be insanely difficult if I went to this school since it is the Biz school haha) , and maybe even take some time off when I get a job out of Stern, before applying to law school and/or med school. I love the city, and I don't mind at all that there is no campus at NYU. Though I've heard people are pretty competitive at Stern, and I hate cut throat people. And there is also the dreadful core that everyone has to take. I'd have to pay full tuition, so is it really worth all that money?</p>
<p>WashU - I visited the campus over the weekend, and it was pretty great. From the teachers to the advisers to the dining staff, everyone was friendly and helpful. The food is amazing, and the dorms are top notch. I love the architecture of the campus, and the flowers and trees are spectacular. Students are so friendly and open. They'd help you with any question you'd have. I've heard from everyone at the campus that students are competitive, but they aren't cut throat. They are more collaborative than anything, and it seems like that. Classes are insanely tough though, and I don't really want to risk having such a low gpa at a great school. I'd rather have a great gpa at a good school. It'd be easier for me to get into law school or med school, since I'm not limited by the business school like at NYU. Though I would not have that guaranteed job out of college like NYU would have, since there is heavy recruiting from top biz firms at NYU. I'd also have to pay full tuition here also, but for the academics, I'd say it would be worth it.</p>
<p>NYU at full price vs USC for free — unless you have a visceral dislike for USC or your parents can afford it without significant impact to their finanaces that ought to be a no-brainer. The two schools are similar in too many ways, different in only a few. Make sure you do like business, because once you start in a particular school at NYU you are more or less shackled to it. From what I have seen, USC gives you considerably more freedom to move around, though transferring out of Stern should not be too problematic. Neither school is heavily populated by kids that will push you to study hard unless you push yourself. Given your excessive concern about good grades you don’t come across as someone who likes to study for the sake of learning itself :D. As far as having a guaranteed job out of NYU, I suggest you talk to this year’s graduating class and seeing how things are… you might be surprised at where reality intersects hype.</p>
<p>WUSTL I can’t speak of, though I have been to St. Louis a couple of times and it ain’t no LA or NY. At $160k I would make sure that there is really something that draws you to WUSTL other than the campus. For that money you can rent a really nice condo in a nice part of LA, have a limo drive you to class every day, and hire a personal coach to create that competitive environment you crave.</p>
<p>NYU at full price vs USC for free — unless you have a visceral dislike for USC or your parents can afford it without significant impact to their finanaces that ought to be a no-brainer. The two schools are similar in too many ways, different in only a few. Make sure you do like business, because once you start in a particular school at NYU you are more or less shackled to it. From what I have seen, USC gives you considerably more freedom to move around, though transferring out of Stern should not be too problematic. Neither school is heavily populated by kids that will push you to study hard unless you push yourself. Given your excessive concern about good grades you don’t come across as someone who likes to study for the sake of learning itself :D. As far as having a guaranteed job out of NYU, I suggest you talk to this year’s graduating class and seeing how things are… you might be surprised at where reality intersects hype.</p>
<p>WUSTL I can’t speak of, though I have been to St. Louis a couple of times and it ain’t no LA or NY. At $160k I would make sure that there is really something that draws you to WUSTL other than the campus. For that money you can rent a really nice condo in a nice part of LA, have a limo drive you to class every day, and hire a personal coach to create that competitive environment you crave.</p>
<p>haha i love that last part of your post groovy
thats so true! </p>
<p>imo, you should choose usc, because it will most likely be a lot more fun, + from what i hear, people are actually nice…
youll still get a great education and if people are cutthroat, then thats great, youll get good grades which is important for law/med school not saying that is competitive is probably not accurate, i mean it is a top school, and overall rankings wise usc is higher than both nyu and wustl… but in the business i guess stern is higher… </p>
<p>when it all comes down to it, like groovy said, usc and nyu are pretty similar in many ways(ive considered both, applied for transfer to nyu spring 09 but withdrew my app because i decided it wasnt the place for me, and am currently waiting to hear for fall 09 transfer to usc )…
USC will def. give you more of a college feel imo. campus life, football games, big frats etc… while also being close to a big city and though it is close to home, it can be a good thing, if you ever need anything, theyre there… im from sweden and currently studying in hawaii(12 hours time diff different sides of the world)… i wanted to get away from home and explore my own life… but it is kinda hard… its good to have someone close by you never know what youll need </p>
<p>nyu will give you that independent big city feel that you cant get anywhere in the world probably, unless you move to like hong kong or something… but not much of a college life… you can live in NYC when youre done with school… enjoy college the way college is meant to be enjoyed… :)</p>
<p>also… yea the money thing, im guessing your parents have more than enough or there wouldnt be any question about it… however, dont forget the fact that they worked hard for that money(i guess?) and that spending it on something that you can get almost the same as, for free, isnt really worth it imo… like groovy was pointing out, think of all the great things you could do with all that money… hell you could even donate it! that can be good for med. school admissions :P</p>
not saying that is competitive is probably not accurate, i mean it is a top school, and overall rankings wise usc is higher than both nyu and wustl… but in the business i guess stern is higher… </p>
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