Just found a post from Quora asking why is financial engineering at NYU Poly not very "looked up to". I paste one of the answers below for your easy reference:
"The students, on average, simply aren't that good. I've interviewed quite a few students from the NYU Poly program and they perform much more poorly than the students from other comparable programs in the NYC area (NYU Courant, Columbia, CMU).
It also bothers me that many poly students try to pass themselves off as 'NYU' students, which is inaccurate and not allowed. This is an immediate clue to not read the resume any further.
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In response to the comment, Poly was a separate school that 'joined' NYU a few years ago. It is not as prestigious, and students from NYU Poly are *required* by their career center to include "Poly" in the university name."
Anyone would like to comment on this?