Help! Computer Science MS at NYU or NYU Poly?

[wonderv]

Last month I got into (and accepted the offer of) NYU's GSAS Computer Science MS program. 

Today, I checked the status of my NYU Poly application and saw that I got accepted there with a $6000 annual scholarship.

Now, I don't know what to do. I'm transferring out of a pretty terrible program that I only decided to attend because it was cheap, so I don't want money to be to sole deciding factor here (even though it is still a factor).

Also, I'm an international student, if that matters.

 

Here are my thoughts. Feel free to correct my misconceptions.

 

NYU GSAS pros:

- Better ranked

- Interesting-sounding classes that I'd like to take

- It's a bigger school so I'd be able to find on-campus work fairly easily

- Doesn't have the weird is-it-part-of-NYU-or-not stigma

- Great career services

 

cons:

- If I'm transferring the maximum allowed number of credits (9), I won't be able to take an internship class next summer

- More expensive

 

NYU Poly pros:

- Cheaper

- Scholarship

- I'd be able to intern

- Supposedly has a really great career placement program

 

cons:

- Unclear as to how closely it's associated with NYU

- Their website lacks a lot of information, which, to me, signifies a lot of red tape (my current school has the same problem so I'm, sadly, speaking from experience)

 

I'd really appreciate any and all input!

[billrach]

What did you end up choosing?  And how satisfied are you with your decision?  I'm facing the same situation.  I got into NYU, NYU Poly (with 6,000) and Uchicago.

[graffixnyc]

There really is no difference anymore since NYU poly is now fully merged with NYU. If you graduate from "NYU poly" your degree will jus say NYU not NYU poly. You have all access to NYU resources and such. They use to be more separated than they are now. They even renamed it as well. It is now just considered another "school" of NYU. I've been accepted into Stevens but am taking the gre for NYU school of engineering.

[msgrad123]

There really is no difference anymore since NYU poly is now fully merged with NYU. If you graduate from "NYU poly" your degree will jus say NYU not NYU poly. You have all access to NYU resources and such. They use to be more separated than they are now. They even renamed it as well. It is now just considered another "school" of NYU. I've been accepted into Stevens but am taking the gre for NYU school of engineering.

 

I dont believe this is correct. According to this page: http://engineering.nyu.edu/about/merger/faqIt says " Starting January 2014, graduates will receive diplomas that read “New York University” along with the school affiliation, “Polytechnic School of Engineering,” consistent with other schools of NYU. " So the diploma will  read starting in 2014:  "New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering".  Before starting in 2008 the diploma read: " Polytechnic Institute of New York University" Either way it still is the polytechnic. I really would not say there is no difference anymore, and you don't have access to all NYU resources, read the page for more info.

Edited March 26, 2015 by msgrad123

[graffixnyc]

I dont believe this is correct. According to this page: http://engineering.nyu.edu/about/merger/faqIt says " Starting January 2014, graduates will receive diplomas that read “New York University” along with the school affiliation, “Polytechnic School of Engineering,” consistent with other schools of NYU. " So the diploma will  read starting in 2014:  "New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering".  Before starting in 2008 the diploma read: " Polytechnic Institute of New York University" Either way it still is the polytechnic. I really would not say there is no difference anymore, and you don't have access to all NYU resources, read the page for more info.

 

Umm you're wrong... so wrong...How do you get that from what you posted? It's now considered just another school just like Stern School of Business etc..... So if you Graduate from Stern it would say "New York University Stern School of Business"  If you graduate from "NYU Poly" your degree would say "New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering" Just like it would for any other school in NYU. Before it wasn't even an NYU degree.. It was a NYU Poly degree and before that Poly.... And FYI you now do get full access to the NYU services. 

 

 

Source: http://engineering.nyu.edu/files/ftp/files/Merger%20Communications_Nov%2026%202013.pdf

 

From the document:

 

About the merger:

To be precise, the Polytechnic Institute of NYU will: o no longer exist as an independent and separate corporation, o no longer have separate 501c3 status, o no longer be a separate employer, o be accredited as a school within New York University, rather than as an individual higher education institution, and o complete integration with most areas of the school and university by January 1, with some work-around transactions continuing through September 2014.

 

 

About services:

"The merger will enable a new service model that coordinates many services at the University level while enabling students, staff, and faculty to access many services at either a Brooklyn or Washington Square location, depending on which is more convenient for them. x NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering will continue to provide those services that are normally provided by a school or discipline (e.g. academic department administration and degree program administration, many graduate student services, discipline-specific activities, etc.). x NYU will provide a suite of university-wide services (e.g. undergraduate admissions, financial aid administration, university life services and programming, financial operations, facilities management, and public safety & security). x Because services have been consolidating since 2008, constituents will have anticipated many of the changes on January 1, 2014. However, in some specific cases, 2013-2014 is still considered a transitional year. For example, Athletics, per the NCAA waiver we sought and received, will not be fully merged until the summer of 2014. In addition, student employment policies and processes will not be fully integrated until the summer of 2014. Our December communications will indicate which services will and will not yet be fully integrated. x In some cases, the person you call or the process you engage in to access a service may change slightly. (For instance, your usual contact for purchasing will change to a contact in a University-level office.) x Resource guides will be made available by each department, as appropriate and necessary, for NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering constituents."

[addseo1118]

Thanks for good information. Glad to joy this forum.