NYU 2010 Forum

[Canadian]

anyone have any ideas about why nyu fell to #6 this year? i was planning on attending nyu over chicago, and the rankings aren't especially important to me, but i'm wondering if there's anything behind it that i should know about -- i get that the difference between 5 and 6 is negligible, rankings aren't meaningful in cases of such a small difference, and nyu has consistently been in the top 5, but i've thought of nyu as an "upward-trajectory" school so this surprised me a little.

As someone else who is potentially NYU-bound, I too would like to know about this. Like cosmopolitan, I realize on an intellectual level that the difference between 5 and 6 is negligible, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a mini-freakout when I learned that NYU dropped out of the top 5 for the first time in over a decade.

[badfish]

anyone have any ideas about why nyu fell to #6 this year? i was planning on attending nyu over chicago, and the rankings aren't especially important to me, but i'm wondering if there's anything behind it that i should know about -- i get that the difference between 5 and 6 is negligible, rankings aren't meaningful in cases of such a small difference, and nyu has consistently been in the top 5, but i've thought of nyu as an "upward-trajectory" school so this surprised me a little.

As someone else who is potentially NYU-bound, I too would like to know about this. Like cosmopolitan, I realize on an intellectual level that the difference between 5 and 6 is negligible, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a mini-freakout when I learned that NYU dropped out of the top 5 for the first time in over a decade.

It doesn't mean anything. Chicago is an excellent school that is less exposed to the NY market which was absolutely devastated during the crisis. Grades will matter much more than which of CCN you go to.

[Helmholtz]

anyone have any ideas about why nyu fell to #6 this year? i was planning on attending nyu over chicago, and the rankings aren't especially important to me, but i'm wondering if there's anything behind it that i should know about -- i get that the difference between 5 and 6 is negligible, rankings aren't meaningful in cases of such a small difference, and nyu has consistently been in the top 5, but i've thought of nyu as an "upward-trajectory" school so this surprised me a little.

A lot of people (including me) thought Chicago was the superior school long before USNWR decided to put Chi at #5.

And when you're a top 6 school, there's not much upward trajectory you can have, there will always be shuffling among CCN. Hell, NYU might be #4 by the time you graduate, who knows.

[clintonius]

Also, it's probably worth noting that in terms of overall USNWR score, NYU did not lose any points -- it remained static while UChi and CLS increased. NYU is not dropping.

[junelsat]

The number of points is based on statistical normalization, and therefore the point totals and rankings are all relative. So while it didn't more relative to the number 1 school which score 100 points(Yale), it did fall relative to Columbia and Chicago.

[Jericwithers]

The number of points is based on statistical normalization, and therefore the point totals and rankings are all relative. So while it didn't more relative to the number 1 school which score 100 points(Yale), it did fall relative to Columbia and Chicago.

They even grade the schools on a curve? Dang.

[starsong]

The number of points is based on statistical normalization, and therefore the point totals and rankings are all relative. So while it didn't more relative to the number 1 school which score 100 points(Yale), it did fall relative to Columbia and Chicago.

They even grade the schools on a curve? Dang.

Starting this August, life will be one big curve. It's just beginning...

[Canadian]

anyone have any ideas about why nyu fell to #6 this year? i was planning on attending nyu over chicago, and the rankings aren't especially important to me, but i'm wondering if there's anything behind it that i should know about -- i get that the difference between 5 and 6 is negligible, rankings aren't meaningful in cases of such a small difference, and nyu has consistently been in the top 5, but i've thought of nyu as an "upward-trajectory" school so this surprised me a little.

As someone else who is potentially NYU-bound, I too would like to know about this. Like cosmopolitan, I realize on an intellectual level that the difference between 5 and 6 is negligible, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a mini-freakout when I learned that NYU dropped out of the top 5 for the first time in over a decade.

It doesn't mean anything. Chicago is an excellent school that is less exposed to the NY market which was absolutely devastated during the crisis. Grades will matter much more than which of CCN you go to.

If the devastation to the NY market explains NYU's drop (or non-improvement in score, if you like), then how do we explain Columbia's 3-point rise?

[tilghmab]

Still nothing - complete 11/3.

How frustrating.

[cyh]

Still nothing - complete 11/3.

How frustrating.

LOCI?

[D Brooks]

I was able to access the admitted students site for a few days in early March and I thought I was in. Then my login stopped working. I never got an acceptance letter and when I called they said I was still UR although I applied on 10/26. Been UR for 5 months now

[cyh]

I was able to access the admitted students site for a few days in early March and I thought I was in. Then my login stopped working. I never got an acceptance letter and when I called they said I was still UR although I applied on 10/26. Been UR for 5 months now

that sucks. sorry to hear that.

have you sent a loci?

[D Brooks]

I was able to access the admitted students site for a few days in early March and I thought I was in. Then my login stopped working. I never got an acceptance letter and when I called they said I was still UR although I applied on 10/26. Been UR for 5 months now

that sucks. sorry to hear that.

have you sent a loci?

Sometime in late January they asked me to update with my fall semester grades. When I sent the transcript update a few weeks later I emailed them an LOCI as well.

[cyh]

I was able to access the admitted students site for a few days in early March and I thought I was in. Then my login stopped working. I never got an acceptance letter and when I called they said I was still UR although I applied on 10/26. Been UR for 5 months now

that sucks. sorry to hear that.

have you sent a loci?

Sometime in late January they asked me to update with my fall semester grades. When I sent the transcript update a few weeks later I emailed them an LOCI as well.

geesh! this must be frustrating.

I've been waiting for 3 months and already frustrated. I am on the fence with regards to sending an "unsolicited" LOCI...

[starsong]

I was able to access the admitted students site for a few days in early March and I thought I was in. Then my login stopped working. I never got an acceptance letter and when I called they said I was still UR although I applied on 10/26. Been UR for 5 months now

Wow so sorry to hear. I have a feeling we're all headed for the WL...

[Helmholtz]

I was able to access the admitted students site for a few days in early March and I thought I was in. Then my login stopped working. I never got an acceptance letter and when I called they said I was still UR although I applied on 10/26. Been UR for 5 months now

I have a feeling we're all headed for the WL...

titcr

[tilghmab]

Still nothing - complete 11/3.

How frustrating.

LOCI?

I'm not convinced that sending an LOCI before an initial decision (unless invited) is ever advantageous.

[devilishangelrjp]

-_- These last two decisions are driving me nuts. Seriously, I'm watching Dora the Explorer and actually answering the questions like she can hear me.

April 20th apparently is the day they're going to have made all the decisions? Any changes to that date?

[dakatz]

Lol so 6 months for a waiting for a straight up rejection. Hey, NYU, if I hadn't said it enough times before, go **** yourself.

[xokel87]

So I don't know if he/she reported it here, but it looks like someone recently got in -- http://lawschoolnumbers.com/meridian617 !

[foxyeconomist]

Got the small envelop from NYU today. First official ding. Such a bummer because living in NYC is my dream.

[starsong]

Got the small envelop from NYU today. First official ding. Such a bummer because living in NYC is my dream.

If you don't mind sharing, where (approx.) do you live? When was the letter postmarked?

[lovepink2]

Whoa! There's finally some movement at NYU! Scary! I'm rushing home to check my mailbox NOW!!!

[Helmholtz]

They wouldn't straight reject me after making me wait six and a half months, right? right? I'm guessing they would......those bastards.

[Joan Hollaway]

live a mailing day away, still havent gotten anything