If I had only known

If I had only known how important choosing the right professors is. Those who know me, know that I was thinking of transferring or dropping out of NYU after the first semester of my sophomore year because I didn't like my classes. Now, about a year and a half later, I love NYU. One of my professors raised $70 million for her last startup while another was a former senior vice-president at Simon & Schuster while another is doing work with the BBC and revolutionizing the TV industry.

I found great professors by:

• Seeing what professors were featured in the media or who had won awards.
  
• Going to the NYU bookstore and looking through books by NYU professors.
  
• Asking friends who their favorite professors were.
  
• Looking through professor web sites and bios.
  
• Researching mentions of professors on the Internet.
  
• Looking through student rankings of professors.