<p>reg decision</p>
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<li><p>i would not go out and say that professors from one school are better than professors from another school. you're hearing this from word of mouth. from my experience, the quality of the professor is dependent on his/her ability and your own willingness to learn.</p></li>
<li><p>recently, gsp has officially moved its program from SCPS to CAS. the implications? who knows, but they say things will stay the same, but it seems as if the program may be assimilated into CAS. maybe. </p></li>
<li><p>while you do have high aims, take note that NYU Law is one of the top 5 law schools in the country - its hard for anyone to get in, and going to NYU undergrad does not mean you have preference to get in. </p></li>
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<p>and on a side note, GSP is not a waste of time, especially if you are a history major. 3 GSP courses count towards the history major, if you're interested in that field, and if you couple that with the journalism double major requirement, well, somehow i don't think that's a waste of time.</p>
<p>thank you night boy
I made my decision
I am going to NYU let me try it at least for my first year and the rest: time will show!~
I am going to double major in politics-econ or int realtions-econ and I believe some courses are also counting for Econ (2 courses in my sophomore year) and some also for Int relations in both years.
I know NYU Law is a very top school and hard to get into but I also know that NYU is the second biggest feeder school to NYU Law and that the facult in both schools know eachother. So if I am good in NYU I believe it is more effective than being good in another school. (not comparible with Ivy League though)
Thanks again</p>
<p>btw, i dont think you can double major with international relations. that program simply has too many requirements to allow for other things, and also i'm hearing that its really difficult to get in and normally you start off freshman year doing IR, not GSP</p>
<p>"2. recently, gsp has officially moved its program from SCPS to CAS. the implications? who knows, but they say things will stay the same, but it seems as if the program may be assimilated into CAS. maybe. "</p>
<p>link?</p>
<p>firewalker - apparently some people got an email about it. here's the link to the original topic:</p>
<p>micheeatsfish - you're right about IR being really hard to get into from what i've heard, and i think you're also correct about not being able to double major with IR. that's what i remember hearing, and i KNOW they told me i couldn't from tisch. but i'm pretty sure that IR majors don't apply for that major until the end of either freshman or sophomore year.</p>
<p>you can double major econ and int realtions (or political science)
dont know exactly how it is in NYU but will find out once Im there:)</p>
<p>some other notes:</p>
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<li>if you got into GSP, your chances of getting into the international relations program at nyu are pretty much nil. to get in, you need to submit an application in the beginning of your sophomore year at nyu. on average, about 200+ students apply for 20 or so spots each year, and you can only apply as a sophomore. on top of that, GSP does not make it easy for hopeful international relations majors because of the courses they expect normal applicants to pretty much have under their belt at application time - the required curriculum the first year in GSP makes meeting these requirements difficult if not impossible. </li>
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<p>IF however, you somehow do manage to overcome these obstacles (in the history of gsp i think there are only a handful of cases), it is not impossible to double major in IR and something else - just definitely not recommended. </p>
<p>Honestly, the only thing that seperates IR from a person who doubles in politics and econ is that IR is an honors major - a department created with no seperate track but an honors track. Keep that in mind. </p>
<p>And for naysayers who want to discredit what was just posted, take note that the information regarding IR was taken directly from my roommate who is applying next year - I'm pretty sure he knows enough about it to offer some assistance - and the information regarding IR and GSP was taken from a GSP Academic Advising Session run by Ron Rainey, director of academic advisement at GSP.</p>
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<li>the e-mail sent is official (see link above), but I think it was only sent to current GSP students. why it was not sent to all of them, I don't know.</li>
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<p>You don't apply for the International Relations major until the end of freshman year. It's very selective and most applicants do not get in. Also, you cannot double major if you're in IR, it's almost impossible to get an advisor's ok for that. You can do a minor in CAS but you cannot double major. IR is too intensive.</p>
<p>nightboy is absolutely correct. Chances of getting into IR if you're in GSP are zero.</p>
<p>from what i can tell its just BigRed who received the email</p>
<p>Thanks for the info...</p>
<p>The OVERALL rankings by itself is meaningless. You have to look at why schools are ranked higher and why it's ranked lower. According to the statistics listed on collegeboard, UVA and NYU are both similar in selectivity(in fact, NYU's average SAT scores are slightly higher). UVA's overall ranking on USNews is higher, but the only people who really look at rankings are prospective college students and people working in the educational field. In fact, NYU probably is more "prestigious" than UVA, especially in the Northeast.</p>
<p>However, if I were in your situation, I would choose UVA. UVA's tuition is almost 10k less per year than NYU's and you would actually be able to choose your classes for freshman and sophomore year. International students do not receive much financial aid unless they attend Harvard, Princeton, or Yale, so the 40k+interest will make a significant differance later in life. I think your decision should come down to location. Is the NYC location really worth the 40k more that you'll be paying at NYU?</p>
<p>i think ascremer has already chose NYU, correct?</p>
<p>GSP in nyu is a JOKE haha everyone will laugh at you</p>
<p>micheeatfish: yep correct
and enwhywho : i pity you for your ignorance!</p>
<p>GSP for life.</p>
<p>umm-everyone will laugh at you? gsp is the second largest class at nyu.</p>
<p>.....that's because it contains everyone who did not get into NYU-(specific college) in the beginning.</p>
<p>OK enough! can I close this thread like I opened it????</p>