Stern undergraduate selectivity

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It cracks me up how people insist on referring to business schools by their (donor) names instead of by the names of their universities. It's like a secret code language except for the very few with independent public recognition.

TY for being responsive to the post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It cracks me up how people insist on referring to business schools by their (donor) names instead of by the names of their universities. It's like a secret code language except for the very few with independent public recognition.

Omgaws yes. Why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It cracks me up how people insist on referring to business schools by their (donor) names instead of by the names of their universities. It's like a secret code language except for the very few with independent public recognition.

Omgaws yes. Why?

If you can’t bother to figure out the names the schools go by, you’re too lazy and/or dumb to be admitted.

[Anonymous]

My female cousin applied early to NYU Stern, ended up getting rejected, and got a ton of merit aid to go to Tulane business - free study abroad for two summers and something like 20k a year off tuition. I don't know where else she would have gotten in because she did ED 2 to Tulane.

One thing I remember figuring out in this process is that NYU Stern does not waitlist, and also if you apply to NYU Stern and get rejected, you're likely not to get into the regular NYU either. I can't remember the details, but I remember there was some regret she did not just reply to the regular NYU.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My female cousin applied early to NYU Stern, ended up getting rejected, and got a ton of merit aid to go to Tulane business - free study abroad for two summers and something like 20k a year off tuition. I don't know where else she would have gotten in because she did ED 2 to Tulane.

One thing I remember figuring out in this process is that NYU Stern does not waitlist, and also if you apply to NYU Stern and get rejected, you're likely not to get into the regular NYU either. I can't remember the details, but I remember there was some regret she did not just reply to the regular NYU.

I hear not to apply ED2 to Stern as you are likely competing with Wharton, HYPS rejects. Best chance is ED 1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It cracks me up how people insist on referring to business schools by their (donor) names instead of by the names of their universities. It's like a secret code language except for the very few with independent public recognition.

Omgaws yes. Why?

If you can’t bother to figure out the names the schools go by, you’re too lazy and/or dumb to be admitted.

Or someone could care less about NYU (NoYUck)

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It cracks me up how people insist on referring to business schools by their (donor) names instead of by the names of their universities. It's like a secret code language except for the very few with independent public recognition.[/quote]

Omgaws yes. Why? [/quote]

If you can’t bother to figure out the names the schools go by, you’re too lazy and/or dumb to be admitted. [/quote]

Or someone could care less about NYU (NoYUck)[/quote]

If you don't care, feel free to leave

[Anonymous]

“Rising 11th grader” 🤣 it’s November! They just started two months ago.

[Anonymous]

Interesting that someone says their private school uses NYU Stern as a safety for the students finishing middle of the class with an SAT around 1400 buy won't name this mythical school.

Poets and Quants Undergraduate Business School Rankings
Rank
School
1University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
2Cornell University (Dyson SC Johnson)
3University of Southern California (Marshall)
4Georgetown University (McDonough)
5New York University (Stern)
6Washington University in St. Louis (Olin)
7University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)
8Emory University (Goizueta)
9University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler)
10Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper)
11University of Michigan (Ross)
12Villanova University
13Northeastern University (D’Amore-McKim)
14University of Virginia (McIntire)
15Georgia Institute of Technology (Scheller)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My female cousin applied early to NYU Stern, ended up getting rejected, and got a ton of merit aid to go to Tulane business - free study abroad for two summers and something like 20k a year off tuition. I don't know where else she would have gotten in because she did ED 2 to Tulane.

One thing I remember figuring out in this process is that NYU Stern does not waitlist, and also if you apply to NYU Stern and get rejected, you're likely not to get into the regular NYU either. I can't remember the details, but I remember there was some regret she did not just reply to the regular NYU.

I don’t think there is a regular NYU, applicants apply to the school, Stern, Tisch, Tanden (engineering), Steinhardt, Gallatin, Arts and Science, etc.

NYU is like a large public that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This analysis placed NYU 19th nationally by selectivity, although Stern is likely to be more selective than NYU generally;

College & University Rankings in 2026 https://share.google/3Smb2mSBPEwXyW1ZI

For further perspective, you can compare NYU's Student Selectivity Rank to those of other schools. NYU appears to be similar in selectivity to Swarthmore (#18) and Pomona (#20) at this time, for example.

NYU isn't remotely as selective as SWAT, Pomona, or any top SLAC in that ranking.

It may look that way because of the huge number of applications bit it's just not true. You need to check with the CC at your school. At our west coast private NYU isn't a hard admit with the right stats. I just checked our SCOIR and it's about 30-40% overall but for a kid at or above 4.3 and 1520 it goes to over 80%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My female cousin applied early to NYU Stern, ended up getting rejected, and got a ton of merit aid to go to Tulane business - free study abroad for two summers and something like 20k a year off tuition. I don't know where else she would have gotten in because she did ED 2 to Tulane.

One thing I remember figuring out in this process is that NYU Stern does not waitlist, and also if you apply to NYU Stern and get rejected, you're likely not to get into the regular NYU either. I can't remember the details, but I remember there was some regret she did not just reply to the regular NYU.

I hear not to apply ED2 to Stern as you are likely competing with Wharton, HYPS rejects. Best chance is ED 1

she did apply ED1 to NYU. she was rejected so she applied ED2 to Tulane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My female cousin applied early to NYU Stern, ended up getting rejected, and got a ton of merit aid to go to Tulane business - free study abroad for two summers and something like 20k a year off tuition. I don't know where else she would have gotten in because she did ED 2 to Tulane.

One thing I remember figuring out in this process is that NYU Stern does not waitlist, and also if you apply to NYU Stern and get rejected, you're likely not to get into the regular NYU either. I can't remember the details, but I remember there was some regret she did not just reply to the regular NYU.

I don’t think there is a regular NYU, applicants apply to the school, Stern, Tisch, Tanden (engineering), Steinhardt, Gallatin, Arts and Science, etc.

NYU is like a large public that way.

I couldn't remember the name but I think the "regular NYU" I was thinking of is the College of Arts and Sciences. It's easier to get into than Stern.

https://cas.nyu.edu

[Anonymous]

They let Barron in, ‘nuf said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This analysis placed NYU 19th nationally by selectivity, although Stern is likely to be more selective than NYU generally;

College & University Rankings in 2026 https://share.google/3Smb2mSBPEwXyW1ZI

For further perspective, you can compare NYU's Student Selectivity Rank to those of other schools. NYU appears to be similar in selectivity to Swarthmore (#18) and Pomona (#20) at this time, for example.

NYU isn't remotely as selective as SWAT, Pomona, or any top SLAC in that ranking.

It may look that way because of the huge number of applications bit it's just not true. You need to check with the CC at your school. At our west coast private NYU isn't a hard admit with the right stats. I just checked our SCOIR and it's about 30-40% overall but for a kid at or above 4.3 and 1520 it goes to over 80%.

NYU stern or NYU?