<p>Hi all!
I am a current NYU student (specifically in the LS program, but I have friends from all the schools). I know that admissions offers are being made right about now, and that it can be a time where lots of students have many questions. Last year when I was choosing between the schools I got into, someone from NYU started a thread like this and they were pretty helpful so I thought I'd try to do the same. Feel free to post here or send me a private message if you have any questions about life at NYU!
(though please no "chances" questions, I honestly have no idea and you'll all find out soon anyway!)</p>
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<p>Hi, thanks for making this thread! I applied RD, and I get my admission decision soon! I have a few questions. Do you like NYU LSP? How have your experiences been? Did you come from out of state? If so, was it difficult adjusting? What are you majoring in? Sorry if it’s a lot of questions haha I’m curious. Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Hey xipaja!
I came from abroad, but I grew up in the US (and spent a few years in the city) so the area was already relatively familiar to me. Even so, I will say that NYU is a pretty hard adjustment–as I’m sure you know, it’s a big school and there isn’t really a “campus” so finding a group of friends was relatively hard for me, and the first semester was pretty tough. This sentiment has been echoed by many of the friends and acquaintances I have now, so I think it’s a relatively common experience for incoming NYU freshmen. However, I ended up making friends that I now feel very close to, and now that I have found my footing socially, living in NYC instead of on a campus is nothing but an advantage!
I love NYU LSP. There are many people that don’t like it, but I think that is mostly people who did not apply directly into the program. I chose it because it focuses on art history, philosophy, lit, etc, which are areas I really love. However, there are drawbacks: in the first year, 3 of our 4 classes each semester are required, so it doesn’t give you much room to explore other fields. It’s fine for me because the required classes are the fields I’m interested in, but for others it can be an unnecessary struggle.
I’m probably going to major in English. Another huge advantage of being in liberal studies is that you get more time to pick what field you want to go into, because you are not tied to a major (or even a specific school!). Other than that, I love that we have smaller classes, which asides from making you more responsible for going to class ensures that your professors will get to know you better. I’ve gotten to know my professors really well even though I don’t speak up much in class, which has come in handy in terms of stuff like asking for recommendations.
Hope I was helpful, let me know if there’s anything else you want to know! Best of luck to you with all your admissions!!</p>
<p>Thanks for offering to answer questions!! Do you know anyone who did the freshman year abroad? Is it a good program to start in? Was it hard to acclimate coming back to nyc as a sophomore? I want to study english but my end goal is creative writing. With your comments about how it can be hard to acclimate in nyc would it be worse if I wasn’t a freshman? </p>
<p>NYU has a health insurance policy and a health center, I haven’t personally used it so I couldn’t really tell you much about it, but my roommate had a pretty good experience earlier in the year with the health center. There is also a wellness center and hotline, which I haven’t used personally but which is always available to NYU students.</p>
<p>I know one girl who did the LS year abroad in Florence. She says she had a good experience there, and transitioning to NYC as a sophomore was alright. I think that adjusting to NYC is easier if you are coming from an abroad campus, because those tend to be smaller, and so it is easier to build a community of sorts. I haven’t experienced it personally, but most people I have heard from say that studying abroad is a great way to meet new people, and many seem to have a great first year abroad experience!</p>
<p>HI! I just got admitted this morning by polytechnic, so I guess my question is how is polytechnic and if I wanna do the internal transfer to Stern, was that possible and if so, how hard is it? Thanks for your time!</p>
<p>Congratulations guys! I really hope you become part of NYU’s class of 2018!!
I don’t know very much about in-school transfers, to be honest. There is a transfer application process (no fee though since it is an in-school transfer). I think that the Tisch-to-CAS transfer should be pretty straightforward, but the Poly to Stern might be a bit harder (I only say this because the transfer from LS to CAS is more straightforward than the transfer from LS to Stern, which requires an application).</p>
<p>Sorry I’m not particularly helpful on that front…I did find this page on the NYU website that explains the process a bit: <a href=“Internal Transfers”>Internal Transfers;
<p>Hi. I was just accepted into the LS Core Program, but in the Tisch Film major track, so I’ll only be in the LSP for a year (though it does seem interesting to me, so I’m actually looking forward to Freshman year). </p>
<p>I got a big Liberal Studies Scholarship, which I’m very happy about since I’ll have at least my first year pretty much paid in full. So my question is, do you know if that kind of a scholarship transfers over to Tisch once I go there? I know you’re not in this specific situation, but have you ever heard of anyone else who is?</p>
<p>@tselle My daughter was accepted to Tisch in Film and Television. How is this different from LS Core/ Tisch? I’m not sure she knew that was an option. Congrats on your scholarship! </p>
<p>@mrssoffel From what I can tell, the only difference is that I’ll take a few different courses in the Liberal Studies Core Curriculum freshman year. In sophomore year I’ll enter Tisch and continue with the same second year courses that the students who entered Tisch directly will be taking. </p>
<p>I don’t quite know how that would work given that I’ll be missing those first year Tisch courses. I hear a lot of those initial courses are about editing and basic technical elements, which I’m already experienced in (and I’d like to think that it showed in my admissions film). Maybe I was put in the LS program because it looked like I already had previous experience and didn’t need to take some first year courses?</p>
<p>So… um… i heard the ratio of girls to guys is 60:40, and a lot of the guys are gay, which uh, makes being a single, heterosexual guy… advantageous… any truth to this? </p>
<p>@tselle That actually sounds like a good plan. I think my daughter would benefit from more Liberal Arts classes. We are still waiting on financial aid information from NYU, as without it, she will be going to Chapman or LMU. </p>
<p>@sloth83 the ratio is true, but tbh most of the girls just assume that all the guys are gay until proven straight so not sure how much of an advantage there really is :P</p>
<p>@tselle–I don’t know the answer to your question, but given that it’s an LS scholarship, it might well not be transferable. You should call NYU tomorrow and make sure you understand what will happen when you transfer to Tisch, so that you avoid getting blindsided at the end of your freshman year. Congratulations on your acceptance and scholarship!</p>
<p>@sloth83–the ratio is true, and guys definitely have an easier time here. That being said, most girls are aware of this and tend to go outside NYU for dating etc.</p>
<p>@mrssoffel I think everyone’s financial aid information should come up by today. I hope you and your daughter get some good news on the financial front.</p>
<p>@asldkjgaldsh Thank you for your answer. You would think it would transfer over, since they know I’m on the Tisch film track, and so why would they even make the offer. But I’ve learned from reading past threads that financial aid at NYU often works in mysterious ways. I’ll make sure to give them a call. </p>
<p>@hikari1422 Congratulations!! I don’t think you are eligible for the LS program, unfortunately. LS freshmen are assigned an abroad site upon admission, and the courses offered in the program are specific to the Liberal Studies requirements. However, as a Gallatin student you will have many opportunities to spend time abroad if you decide to do so in the future.</p>
I have a few questions. Do you like NYU LSP? How have your experiences been? Did you come from out of state? If so, was it difficult adjusting? What are you majoring in? Sorry if it’s a lot of questions haha I’m curious. Thanks in advance!</p>