<p>I hear NYU is really pretentious. I don't wan't to go to a school where everyone thinks their soooooo cool, but their not.</p>
<p>I bet the kids that go to NYU know when to use 'they're' instead of 'their'. If that is pretentious, so be it.</p>
<p>There are 20K undergraduates. Lots of different people.</p>
<p>Vskills, what's the story here? Did you apply ED or not? Did you get in? Or are you really a junior in high school like you said on another thread?</p>
<p>I've applied to NYU, and though I haven't actually been to NYU or seen NYU, I'm getting the feeling it's not. I think there are a lot of pretentious people and a lot of down to earth people. It's a diverse school. Now, New Yorkers on the other hand...</p>
<p>Ugh, that stupid stereotype that New Yorkers are pretentious and rude needs to die.</p>
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<p>It sounds like you just want to stir it up and have people arguing whether they think it is or it isn't.</p>
<p>Just don't apply & don't go - problem solved.</p>
<p>yes, i agree with the top guy. If u don't like it, then don't apply.</p>
<p>i am a senior in HS and i am SO sick and tired of hearing this... "i heard this about a school, is it true because i am either too stupid or too lazy to find out for myself." nobody's opinion matters but YOUR OWN, what one person may say about something could be the complete opposite of what somebody else says! and i definitely agree with the 2 people above me, it honestly just sounds like you are trying to start *****. so stop, think for yourself, and lay this thread to rest.</p>
<p>as long as you stand clear of Tisch students you'll be fine.</p>
<p>I go to NYU and I'm having the best time of my life. If you don't end up getting in, don't blame it on people being too pretentious.</p>
<p>Hey guys, I just want to clear up some things. Matth, I am only a junior, and I plan on applying to NYU early decision for the class of 2013. For everyone else, I am not trying to start any **** at all. I love NYU so much, and I'm really hoping I get in. I was just wondering why so many people have that stereotype of NYU kids. Even if it was pretentious, I would still go because I love it so much. I've been to New York many times, and it's definetly where I belong. Sorry for the confusion. Congrats to everyone who got in ED!!!</p>
<p>But Vskills, you said "I got accepted gsp, so i am trying to decide whether to take the offer. Have some of you got out of gsp early because of AP credit? Do people make fun of gsp students? Does it show up on you... "</p>
<p>Junior? ED GSPer? Troll?</p>
<p>OK, have to chime in here. I think there a big difference between being pretentious, or being proud to be a student at NYU. Why not be proud if you have been accepted GSP, at Stern, CAS or Tisch? Would it be ok to be "arrogant" if you get into Harvard or Yale instead? </p>
<p>My D applied to NYU ED. NYU has been her dream school for a very long time. When she was accepted, she was ecstatic. No, it is not Brown, Cornell or Princeton, but she can't not picture herself going to school anywhere else, with the most dynamic city in the world as her campus, surrounded by 20.000 very different people of all walks of life. </p>
<p>And oh, by the way, she was accepted into Tisch. Does this make her one of the "pretentious" ones like a poster above sneers? No, she is proud and grateful to have made it through their audition process and into HER dream school. Is NYU for everybody? No. But you know what, there are tons of other colleges you can apply to. Not all of us thrive in rural college areas with Division I football teams :). Believe it or not, some of us could actually care less...</p>
<p>I agree with MTgrlsmom!</p>
<p>The two people I know who applied ED to it (and got in) are some of the most down to earth people I've ever known.</p>
<p>I think Vskills asks a fair question. Perhaps it could have been worded better, but from my understanding he/she is just trying to get a feel for the atmosphere of the people they could potentially be spending 4 years with, which is a very important aspect of college research, and something that can only really be found out by hearing directly from students' experiences; although a person's definition of "pretentious" can vary.</p>
<p>From MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE as a student at NYU - </p>
<p>There are some people at NYU with a lot of money. Some of these people are proud of being wealthy and judgemental of others. Of course some people are not wealthy and are still judgemental of others. Perhaps they think they're better for some other reason. Perhaps they don't think they're better but are just judgemental. And, of the people I've met so far (I'm a sophomore) these seem to be the minority. And I'm sure they occur in every other college in the world, and will continue to occur in various situations throughout life.</p>
<p>In New York there is a particular brand of pretentiousness - the hipster. I have a lot of hipster friends who are lovely people but can be elitist sometimes, and "think they're sooooo cool". A lot of them are cool. But I've never thought people knowing they're cool or trying hard to be cool is a very attractive quality. Then again, also, a lot of people in the world think they're cool. Although there are definitely more hipsters in NY than I've ever encountered elsewhere.</p>
<p>I myself am a Tisch acting student. So I'm literally speaking from actual personal experience and in no way mean to be offensive. A lot of acting students I know are hipsters. I also know a fair number of acting students who are pretentious in that they are very self-confident in their abilities. This can be a great thing for the career path we have chosen and an element of believe in oneself is necessary to succeed, and there is nothing wrong with being proud of one's achievements. However, it is also important to be humble enough to work as a community with other acting students without being selfish, and to submit to the training and be able to take direction in order to learn and grow. There are some people who are not fully able to do this because for whatever reason they have developed and become lost in their own egos. Also, in an environment where we are constantly evalutated and auditioned against each other, some people are *****y and judgemental and ruthless. I'm sure there are similar students in other schools, and I'm sure it shows particularly in the more competetive schools, like Stern. Again, there are many proud people and many extremely self-confident/arrogant people in life. And at school in a challenging competetive environment it is natural for it to come out.</p>
<p>All in all I would say NYU definitely has its share of pretentious people. But it also has people lacking in self confidence, people very laid back and uncompetitive, and people who don't think or care much about any of this and are just naturally not pretentious. I think in any gathering of talented or intelligent people in the world there is bound to be pretentiousness. It's a human flaw, and I'm sure we have all been pretentious in our lives. And despite it, some of the pretentious people I know are my good friends. And many other people I know are just fine and we have great relationships with a lot of love and silly fun and no pretentiousness at all.</p>
<p>Oh, and about GSP - I had a friend who was in GSP last year. Some people made a few comments about it behind her back, some people didn't. But she had no interest in being friends with those people, or in their opinion. And it is a great achievement to get into GSP.</p>
<p>"Not all of us thrive in rural college areas with Division I football teams. Believe it or not, some of us could actually care less..."</p>
<p>I go to NYU and a friend of mine and I go to basketball games. Whenever we invite anyone with us, they give us a dirty look and probably think something along the lines of the quote above. </p>
<p>I feel like a lot of NYU people think they are above the whole football-beer-quad experience, more independent, more "with it." I feel there is an air of superiority within those lines of thought.
It's ANOTHER experience, a DIFFERENT experience, but just because you chose this experience and it suites YOU better, doesn't mean you are somehow above those who would not want this.</p>
<p>worth2try - interesting that you should say that you "feel like a lot of NYU people think they are above the whole football-beer-quad experience...." and that "there is an air of superiority within those lines of thought".</p>
<p>What I am seeing in our household is the exact opposite: "why on earth would D want to attend a college with no football team?" One of her siblings attended a "big football college" (UCLA) and actually gives D "dirty looks" for wanting to attend an urban college.</p>
<p>All I intended to say is, it is all about PERSONAL preference, where do YOU feel "home, away from home" and where do YOU think you will thrive. The answer is not the same for everyone...</p>
<p>MTgrlsmom, you said it all with fluency and absoluteness!</p>