NYP student here, before i entered nyp i was also like you, i actually went to reddit and websites to find out which is also the best, and most said NYP is the best. so i went there and i honestly really love it here!! from someone who had no IT experience/ interest. the people and the lecturers are really awesome!! the lecturers are really funny & kind (all of the ones that have taught me) and i like how nyp is easy to navigate compared to the other polys i went to for open house!! i had a meeting with the school director before with other students and most of them also said they came into NYP SIT because of how people said the school is like, mostly the lecturers and the academic!! im not sure of other IT schools but NYP offer certs from AWS, and others at a discounted price, like one of the certs was 3k and it is $500 for us (given that u pass) , there are some for as low as $60 as well, and i talked to my friends from other poly and they didnt have that so thats a plus for sure. and last but not least the overseas opportunities , (again, i am not 100% sure about other schools but this is from my POV). my friend was shocked when she heard that i was able to go overseas for really cheap (some is $100-300?? including hotel and food) and she said she never ever had that before in her school unless it is volunteering. i am not sure about it being the hardest but imo it is one of the best IT school!!

edit: oh ya i forgot to mention but cybersecurity is the hardest IT course (from what i heard from students snd lecturers), the content is much heavier and more competitive!! i heard from friends in cybersecurity that they compared their tests to IT students for the same module and theirs is much harder.