NYU c/o 2020 Applicants (2016-2017) Forum

[Slytherpuff]

Current 3L here, feel free to PM me if you have questions about the school! I love the community and overall vibe here, and am super happy with my school decision.

what do the rent prices look like?

I might not be the best person to ask since I lived on campus my first two years here! Basically it varies a lot by neighborhood and how many roommates you have. For two bedrooms you're probably looking $1500-$1900 each, for a studio it'll be more like $2000-2400 but you might get lucky and find one around $1800. It's definitely doable to live around school or in the East Village, but if you want something really cheap you'll probably want to look outside of Manhattan or pretty far north.

I would recommend checking out Craigslist, Padmapper, and Streeteasy for more ideas of what the rent is like by neighborhood and what you can get for your money.

[HaveMercy]

Application question here: I have a diversity statement, but I would not necessarily call myself an Underrepresented Group (Cuban). Should I mark "This section does not apply to me" for the Underrepresented Group tab and upload a diversity statement as in the Additional Information tab? Thanks.

[Thelaw23]

Guys! By accident in the employment section, although it says that I worked 45 hours a week in my job throughout the same time period as I was in school, I by accident picked "no" for if employment was during the academic year.

The status check says that my app is under review. What do I do?

Edit: My PS also states that I worked during the academic year

[beckett]

Guys! By accident in the employment section, although it says that I worked 45 hours a week in my job throughout the same time period as I was in school, I by accident picked "no" for if employment was during the academic year.

The status check says that my app is under review. What do I do?

Edit: My PS also states that I worked during the academic year

Go ahead an email admissions stating you need to amend that section. I flubbed on something also and did this and they were very nice about updating my application for me. I figured it was better to have it amended in my file than for admissions to catch it later on.

[Thelaw23]

Guys! By accident in the employment section, although it says that I worked 45 hours a week in my job throughout the same time period as I was in school, I by accident picked "no" for if employment was during the academic year.

The status check says that my app is under review. What do I do?

Edit: My PS also states that I worked during the academic year

Go ahead an email admissions stating you need to amend that section. I flubbed on something also and did this and they were very nice about updating my application for me. I figured it was better to have it amended in my file than for admissions to catch it later on.

Yeah, that's what I just did. It's the same people amending the files that will be reviewing the app though, right?

[dietcoke1]

in case anyone needs this info:

I called NYU about the underrepresented group section and if you address the underrepresented parts of you in the personal statement then there is no need to provide a statement in the optional attachment section. They said you might want to make a brief note of it in the optional attachment tho if that is the case.

[mathaddict]

in case anyone needs this info:

I called NYU about the underrepresented group section and if you address the underrepresented parts of you in the personal statement then there is no need to provide a statement in the optional attachment section. They said you might want to make a brief note of it in the optional attachment tho if that is the case.

Thanks for this info!

[smartmoon]

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[Why???]

UR 2 on 10/11. Anyone else?

+1

[ZVBXRPL]

What LSAT is needed for RTK? Lsn RTKers have like 172-179. A couple URMs have 160s. One guy has mid 160s. Am I out of running below 170?

[taxman14]

UR 2 on 10/11. Anyone else?

+1

+2

[xnsch]

UR 2 on 10/11. Anyone else?

+1

+2

UR2 on 10/12 for me!

[hamburg]

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[playersball]

The C&F portion asks if you have ever "been charged with or found to have committed any offense (whether or not defined as a crime)". Does anyone know if we should include minor traffic violations in this? Most other applications specifically exclude them, but this doesn't and the wording seems pretty broad...

I included minor traffic violations since it did not exclude them like other schools do. It won't hurt you and it is better to be inclusive.

[studyingeveryday]

So, NYU doesn't have a "why NYU" essay. Do you guys think it's okay if I write a page as an addendum about why NYU is one of my top choices?

[brinicolec]

So, NYU doesn't have a "why NYU" essay. Do you guys think it's okay if I write a page as an addendum about why NYU is one of my top choices?

I've called and asked them about this. It's allowed lol.

[PDX4343]

Does anybody here know if NYU grants need-based fee waiver requests for applicants who haven't served in the military, the Peace Corps, or TFA? Some schools, like Cornell, have a form you can fill out and send in, but I haven't seen anything like that for NYU. I'll probably email the admissions department, but just thought I'd check here as well.

[ashrice13]

Checking in!

[NorthDragon]

Quick question: for NYU, do we need to write a detailed description of our college and post-college activities as the Yale app requires? thanks!

[Kaziende]

Quick question: for NYU, do we need to write a detailed description of our college and post-college activities as the Yale app requires? thanks!

Yale is the only school that asks for this.

[NorthDragon]

Quick question: for NYU, do we need to write a detailed description of our college and post-college activities as the Yale app requires? thanks!

Yale is the only school that asks for this.

Thanks!

[zeglo]

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[proteinshake]

Does anyone else find it odd how easy it seems to get in at NYU given its percentage of acceptances and numbers? How is NYU ranked sixth?

perception of the schools is a bigger driver of the rankings than numbers.

[zeglo]

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[proteinshake]

Does anyone else find it odd how easy it seems to get in at NYU given its percentage of acceptances and numbers? How is NYU ranked sixth?

perception of the schools is a bigger driver of the rankings than numbers.

So does that mean NYU is overrated, or underrated? I am so confused about the school. The employment numbers do seem okay.

I mean I think it's properly ranked. the more important thing is that NYU has better employment stats than the T14 schools below it.