New York University

I got into NYU's liberal studies program (LSP) not knowing what on earth that was....here is everything you need to know about LSP and NYU's pre med (they call it 'pre-health though) program...

No one knows exactly why you get into LSP. Some people say the Undecided majors get in, some say if you were a really good applicant who was just lacking in one small way...still it is quite mysterious....Some people at NYU believe LSP is for NYU's dumb kids, as my friends love reminding me. This isn't really true.

LSP means your freshmen year you will be taking practically all requirement courses. Yes we do take more than the CAS freshman. They probably only take one (or maybe plus a language) their first semester while we take three. I assure you though...it is really not all that bad. You will have all sorts of time to fulfill your major requirements. Here the liberal Studies first year plan so to speak:

Freshman Fall
Writing I
Social Foundations I
Cultural Foundations I
Elective (aka you get to pick whatever you want for this one)
Freshman Spring
Writing II
Social Foundations II
Cultural Foundations II
Elective
Sophomore Fall
Either Social III or Cultural III
3 Electives
Sophomore Spring
Either Social III or Cultural III (which ever you did not take the semester before)
3 Electives
And then LSP is completely out of your life aaand you get an Associates degree in Liberal Studies.
Run down of what those classes really mean..
Writing I, II = just like the CAS infamous requirement course 'Writing the Essay.' Everyone complains about this course, but it really REALLY made me a better writer..

*Note about all courses...USE RATEMYPROFESSORS.COM..best thing you can do...
Cultural Foundations = a cleverly disguised history/literature course...You will read (or sparknote) ALOT for this class.

Social Foundations = this course varies, I took a teacher who was amazing (Prof Atkins) who taught it as a Philosophy course. Usually Philosophy mixed with a bit of history.

If you put effort into these courses you WILL learn a lot!!! Or you can just bs a lot of it...but I thought it was really interesting..

Conclusion...if you want to go to NYU and are worried about this LSP business do not let it hold you back...basically after your freshman year you are done with LSP..ooo and it is awesome for people who want to studied abroad, because all of these courses are offered in London and Paris (and I think Florence still).Even though I was an LSP student, it is still possible for me to do the pre-med program at NYU. Good program, really intense...1st semester of Bio and Chem should be relatively OK for you AP people. Lots of T.A.'s who have an accent, but it never bothered me!

1st Year Female -- Class 2013

Faculty Accessibility: A+, Collaboration/Competitive: B

2nd Year Male -- Class 2012

Education Quality: A+,

NYU is not for everyone. I personally love nyu, i am an economics major at nyu and nyu helps prepare you for real life. That being said NYU is Real Life!! There are alot of negative comments on this page and i personally believe it's because alot of people don't involve them self in the school so they end up feeling left. Althought NYU does have alot of arrogant people because they kids are extremely loaded. If you go to any top school like harvard or yale your going to find arrogant people anywhere you decide to go. Secondly if you are tight on money then you might feel life out because your friends will spend a myraid amount of money daily but you will feel poor. My suggestion is find people who share the same ideals as you. There is 4500 kids in the freshman class and im sure anyone SOCIAL can find friends. It's really not hard to make friends just be open minded and talk, if your more to yourself and aren't the first to talk then NYU is probably not the school for you because no one can read your mind and say " hey that person wants me to talk first im gonna be their friend" just be friendly and nice to everyone you see and people will start opening up. secondly NYU is not the traditional college campus, the city is your campus and you will never get bored here, I read a lot of comments saying nyu dosen't have a Social Life. ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND!? NYU is in the heart of the city and there is so much to do here and of course you do need money to do these things. Overall NYU will give you a great education, Great Networking, and a great college experience if your a social kind of person. Lastly You NEED MONEY TO COME HERE. If you don't have money then don't expect much of a social life because everything you do will cause money and alot of it. Be prepared to spent at least $100 a week on social activities or you will end up feeling left out. If your a smart privileged kid that comes from a wealthy family then NYU is the place for you. if you are a bit tight on money they i suggest going to CUNY.

1st Year Male -- Class 2014

Useful Schoolwork: A+, Extracurricular Activities: B+