I haven’t been in Hayden in like 2 years, so no idea about the renovations. Hayden has a reputation as a party dorm, but honestly no one actually parties in the dorms, and you can find party people in every dorm
Is New York a good place to live? I hear that it gets very crowded, and the air pollution is an issue as well.
That really depends all on what you consider good. Some people love the city, other people absolutely hate it. Obviously, I like it, because I graduated and chose to stay. Parts of Manhattan can get very crowded, particular in peak tourist times, but I’ve never really noticed that the air quality is all that terrible. I’m sure that it’s worse if you’re closer to the highway, but it’s not that bad
I got accepted into undergraduate real estate program. Could I double major Real Estate(SCPS) and psychology(CAS) or other majors after I enter the school? How about minors? I know NYU has the cross-school minors program, is it for all students? no matter what major they are in? Is it not VERY hard to double major in NYU? How many minors you think a student could take if he wants to finish his college in four years? Thanks
Double majoring depends on what your home school is, and what school the potential double major is in. I’d be inclined to say that an SCPS/psych double major is possible, but you would have to check with advisers at SCPS, and you would definitely have to apply for/be approved for the double major. How easy or difficult double majoring is depends on how many requirements each major has.
Similar deal is true for minors. There is a cap of how many classes you can take outside of your home school (example: CAS students can take max 16 credits, roughly 4 full classes outside of CAS), but you can generally apply to be able to take more. Non-CAS students do generally need to apply to do cross-school minors at all, but it’s not super challenging.
As far as number of minors, I had two (chemistry and child and adolescent mental health studies) and could have added a third if I wanted to (but chose not to). Again, it depends on how many requirements your major has, as well as how many AP classes you come in with to knock out some of those gen ed classes
What are the benefits and disadvantages to living in an apartment style dorm?
Advantages: you have a kitchen, you don’t have to have as large of a meal plan
Disadvantage: idk, there aren’t any unless you just don’t like the apartment style dorm rooms, it’s also more expensive, so if you plan on doing a full meal plan and never cooking, it might not be worthwhile to you
Hi, I know you posted this a while ago but I am a junior who is extremely instead in NYU. I want to be a clinical psychologist where I can hopefully work in mental wards. Should I apply to Steinhardt or CAS? I know you graduate with different degrees. I’ve also heard Steinhardt is somewhat looked down upon, but I don’t understand why. Thanks 
It’s not that Steinhardt is looked down upon, it’s more that a) it’s just less prestigious/well known than CAS, and b) it’s kind of a hodge-podge school with a lot of very different majors and programs in it. The applied psych major in Steinhardt is very much like a social work program, and all the people I know who did it either transferred into CAS psychology or had a lot of trouble with job placement. The applied psych program is designed as more of a professional program for immediate employment after graduation, so if you want to pursue clinical psychology and a PhD, you would probably be better off in CAS
Hi so how is the writing placement exam
No idea, it’s only required for international students. Sorry 
What are your honest views about poly?
Are current non-transfer students like freshmen or sophmore allowed to take sat 2 exams to exempt from requirements even though they’re already in college. I know there are nyu exams but it seems that sat 2 exams have more dates and are more predictable.
Similarly to the above poster’s point, can one take the SAT 2 in foreign language later on, to exempt themself from the foreign language requirement?
Also, would you say there is grade deflation / grade competitiveness in intro bio/chem classes? How about in general in the bio/econ major in CAS?
Thanks!
I don’t really have an opinion on Poly, the merger was only just finalized when I graduated. I didn’t see anyone from Poly around much.
At least in past years, the language placement exams were literally just old SAT II tests, so you might as well just take the NYU one.
Grades are fairly competitive in intro bio/chem classes, but the grades are also pretty generously scaled. I don’t think there is grade deflation. Bio is fairly competitive and popular, and econ is a tough major, though I don’t know a lot about it.
Hey, I have already enrolled at CAS college in NYU. I didn’t inquire much about the CAS college before enrolling, too bad for me, and before enrolling I also didn’t know much about the Liberal Art Colleges. Now that I have enrolled, I know that CAS is a liberal arts college and that I will have to take a lot of common core classes at CAS like a foreign language course, humanities and social science courses, etc. Now I am not someone who isnt sure of what he wants to do after college. I have always been sure about majoring in computer science and I indicated that as my anticipated major on my apllication. I know that after college I would prefer to work at a company like Google or Facebook, or maybe start my own startup later. To be frank, although I know that certain writing classes during college would help me later, I am not really interested in taking the foreign language or humanities/social science classes. So, Icm.wondering if NYU CAS is the right college for me. Please help.
A liberal arts experience is about creating a well-rounded individual. Just because you want to major in computer science doesn’t mean that there isn’t intrinsic cultural value in learning a foreign language or humanities and social sciences. Think of it as an opportunity to better understand the world around you.