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Get the inside scoop on NYU admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Highly selective school, mostly focused on Finance, despite efforts to rebuild other areas. Ends up attracting tons of engineers with high GMAT sc...   READ MORE
Alumni
Completed standard application - essays, letters of recommendation, test scores, transcripts, etc... Selected candidates were then interviewed by...   READ MORE
Alumni
Standard - just like college. Except that they require 2 years of work experience.   READ MORE
Alumni
I recall the admissions process to be very thorough and challenging. It included all of the usual suspects (GMAT, transcripts, recommendations, e...   READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Alumni
The school is really committed to being fair about admission to popular classes. Most classes are very high-quality. The school is constantly impr...   READ MORE
Alumni
Classes were large, but there was ample opportunity to work with most professors. The faculty made a concerted effort to be available and communi...   READ MORE
Alumni
Attendance counts. For part time, profs and class selection was same as full time which was good. Full time students were snobby about dealing wit...   READ MORE
Alumni
Class instruction was top quality with most of the professors actually teaching the classes (vs. TAs) and I was always impressed with the depth of...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Alumni
The school is very well regarded among the financial community in NYC and has tons of alumni in every financial services firm one can think of. Howeve...   READ MORE
Alumni
Great educational foundation for my career - all the big firms recruit there, and you can also find a lot of smaller opportunities in the NYC area if ...   READ MORE
Alumni
Good on campus recruiting   READ MORE
Alumni
I went for Finance and was always pleased with the status of the NYU program in the investment/Wall Street community. At times, I felt the part-time ...   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
I haven't lived on-campus, but saw the housing facilities, which were extremely well located but rather small. Living in NY is very expensive, but...   READ MORE
Alumni
Urban setting, so there is not much of a "campus" feel. If you enjoy the city, you will like the culture, and vice versa.    READ MORE
Alumni
Great neighborhood. Facilities a little crowded as most shared with all NYU schools.   READ MORE
Alumni
Given you're right smack in the middle of Greenwich Village, the quality of life was always very good. There's always lots to do, if so desired, ...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
There is not much to be said about NYC. Our campus is Greenwich Village and all of its shops, restaurants, bars and theathers. The city's museums ...   READ MORE
Alumni
We are located in the heart of Greenwich Village, so there is a plethora of opportunities to eat, drink, and be merry in whatever fashion strikes ...   READ MORE
Alumni
N/A since was aprt time   READ MORE
Alumni
The school would hold social gatherings (weekly beer blasts, functions involving speakers, alumni gatherings, etc.) and there was ample to do soci...   READ MORE

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