NYU Stern experiences

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I’ve never been impressed by anyone from NYU, even Stern.

Awaiting all the shit from the purple army. Just remember, it’s not my fault that you paid $300k for an inferiority complex.

Good luck. It's a miserable ass experience I've heard.

I love it but if you're into having a life outside of networking and grinding then it isn't for you. I enjoy the competition and need it to thrive but if you aren't prepared it can lead to problems bigger than not getting an IB internship.

I’m a rising senior at Stern. Going to GS/MS this summer. I can echo the sentiment above that a majority of kids at stern are awkward, boring, and way too intense, but there’s definitely still plenty of decent normal kids mixed in. Also, Greek life isn’t huge but a good amount of the “normal” kids at NYU still flock to them, so you can find chill kids if you know where to look. As far as the tuition is concerned, you’re ultimately just paying to live in NYC. You’re also obviously getting a great education that will open plenty of doors, but the price tag comes from the location. You’re right in the middle of manhattan. If that’s something you want, then the argument could be made that it’s worth the price. It’s definitely not a “traditional” college experience but there definitely isn’t a lack of social life. I’d just personally rather not be stuck going to the same frat parties for 4 straight years, but that’s just personal preference though. Either way, congrats on the acceptance.

I have friends at Stern. They tell me it is second only to Wharton. Sternies believe that their school is better for "business" than any other school including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc.

Edit; This is the truth. I know one matriculating student and one current student and they both swear this up and down.

I went to Stern. Currently at a BB. Not sure what's up with the anti-Stern circlejerk in this thread. People should be able to make their point without being obnoxious about it.

The general gist of what you hear is true. Stern can be competitive and there's a lot of type-A finance hardos that create a toxic culture within their sphere of influence. NYU is still a school for rich kids and many students come from a wealthy background, albeit I don't necessarily think that's a negative.

However, if you stay away from the clown show that some – not all – business frats / finance clubs are, you can have an amazing time and still land a very good job. I personally was not involved in a single Stern club apart from going to their info sessions, and again I'm in BB IB. I've met wonderful people from all around the world, and you meet some really interesting individuals since NYU as a whole is a very diverse school. The upper class student body also feeds into this.

You in no way are forced to only interact with Sternies, and in fact I recommend branching out to other schools. I find the comments above about other NYU schools are immature and abrasive. CAS has a 9% acceptance rate, and I've met many pre-med / econ kids that blow Sternies out of the water not only in intellectual capability, but more importantly also in intellectual curiosity, which I find many Sternies lack. Other schools can be eccentric, but let people have their interests. Not everyone wants to become a corporate drone like all of us on this forum. Maybe it'd serve us well to learn a little bit about art galleries in Chelsea from some Gallatin kid. Use it to impress your next Hinge date.

We don't have a campus, but you have the most exciting city in the world at your fingertips. Going to NYU will make you become an adult a lot faster than being a fratlord at UVA would. There's pros and cons to that, of course, but if you see any NYU students sulking about not partying enough or no social life or whatever...let's just say it's not for a lack of opportunity.

Let me know if you have any more questions I can answer honestly.

I'll just throw in my perspective as an international. Some of the other schools that people mentioned above I have never heard of, and is relatively unknown outside their respective regions. NYU as a school is well known internationally, and I have heard of Stern. In fact, I know Stern grads in my country that were hired in IB, MBB, etc., over graduates that went to the top MBA schools here.

I have not applied yet, but the international reputation is one of my main considerations in choosing a school. It is why I would never pick Ross or Darden.

I'd be curious to know what other people's thoughts are on this; which schools they do consider to be national/international.

You’re coming on this forum and expecting something new. You won’t get it on this site, you will only get confirmation that what you’re feeling.

There’s people here who shit on Stern so much, as if it matters that there are socially awkward people there. All you should care about is whether you’ll like it (there’s fun and supportive people at Stern too) and if it will get you where you want (It will).

I did the same thing as you. I came to this forum to decide whether Stern was worth the money. Honestly, I didn’t need all the shit about lifestyle and the type of kid that goes there (a cutthroat wannabe ivy leaguer they say).

The only thing that helped me was people at the school DMing me and telling me about the clubs, pathways, network, etc.

Dude, Stern has prestige. Anybody outside of this forum thinks of Stern highly. Don’t worry about being considered a socially awkward, privileged, wanna Ivy League student.

I went to Stern, few years later I’m in the Middle Office. Not making as much money as FO, but prob a bit better for w/l balance and such.

Wasn't considering Stern initially but they were actually pretty generous with aid and that ultimately became my deciding factor.

I think the most valuable thing for me was the ability to work during the school year. Those experiences taught me more than most of my classes. Given that business classes are pretty easy, working for 15-20 hours a week wasn't even that hard, and it felt good to earn some money in an expensive city. This also lets you try out opportunities in a few fields before deciding what you want to commit to in recruiting.

You do give up traditional campus life and all of that, so it's not for everyone, and you will meet some of the hardos that people love to reference. But it's overall still a good school in a great city with tons of different people, and you can have plenty of fun in your 4 years.

Also, nobody reacts as strongly as the people in this thread when I tell them where I went to school. Mostly it's just "oh cool, I just matched with a girl at NYU" and then they show you a picture of one of the 50k students to see if you know her and then you say "Ah don't know her but she's cute" and move on.