Perfect Verbal, joint J.D./M.A. history

[vblhe]

I got admitted to the NYU law school, I want to do a joint master's program in history. I got a perfect verbal and a 142 on quantitative. What are the odds that my perfect verbal will overcome my mediocre quant. And also, does the fact that I already got admitted to their law program place me in a favorable position vis a vis an "outsider". If so, how favorable?

[amlobo]

If you got into NYU law school, you should be able to get into their history program just by reason of obviously being an otherwise qualified candidate. I don't know if you will have an "advantage" per se, though I could see you having an advantage if you have already gone to school for a year there and done well, because then you have demonstrated that you can succeed at their institution.

Do they actually offer a joint program with history? I just know my law school didn't allow you to be enrolled in another program, unless it was specifically a dual program... like the JD/MBA. Just make sure you check with the law school and graduate admissions to verify that you can actually do both degrees at once.

[bazick]

I feel so odds that you have perfect verbal but low quantitative. I have a low verbal but almost perfect quantitative. I don't know how to decide about my test.

[vblhe]

If you got into NYU law school, you should be able to get into their history program just by reason of obviously being an otherwise qualified candidate. I don't know if you will have an "advantage" per se, though I could see you having an advantage if you have already gone to school for a year there and done well, because then you have demonstrated that you can succeed at their institution.

Do they actually offer a joint program with history? I just know my law school didn't allow you to be enrolled in another program, unless it was specifically a dual program... like the JD/MBA. Just make sure you check with the law school and graduate admissions to verify that you can actually do both degrees at once.

Yeah I checked they do, so is the general rule that for programs like history a stellar verbal outshines a subterranean quantitative?

I feel so odds that you have perfect verbal but low quantitative. I have a low verbal but almost perfect quantitative. I don't know how to decide about my test.

I'll loan you a few verbal points for a few quantitative points.

[amlobo]

Yeah I checked they do, so is the general rule that for programs like history a stellar verbal outshines a subterranean quantitative?

The humanities in general will be looking at verbal scores first and foremost, and a perfect verbal is OUTSTANDING. But, I don't know how exactly a low quant will affect you. I would maybe get in touch with someone from the history department and ask about your quant score... whether they have any cutoffs, etc. The grad school as a whole might have certain standards for admission, but I would think history programs could care less how good you are at math.

[PauseRewind]

If NYU is requiring you to apply to both programs separately, both programs assess their candidates separately; a history department that thinks the LSAT isn't enough for them and requires the GRE is probably taking a look at the math score in their assessments. At least that's what I'd guess, because if you can succeed on the LSAT, then you can probably blow the GRE verbal out of the park; the LSAT just doesn't indicate a candidate's quantitative skills.

I'm not sure about the law school acceptance push, but I wouldn't bank on any bonus points unless you've actually enrolled at NYU. I would assume you're more likely to collect any bonus points if you're not concurrently applying, but are instead applying to the MA program during your first year of law school at NYU.

Edited July 17, 2012 by PauseRewind