<p>I haven't been able to find definite info on CC about whether or not NYU has a true campus (by that, I just mean like having a green and all that stuff you see in other college catalogues...you know, with students sitting around and whatnot). </p>
<p>Also, how far are the walks to the classes from residence halls? Especially since there are so many dorms in the NYU system...</p>
<p>As in...a quad? No.</p>
<p>WSP is arguable.</p>
<p>Depends on where the dorms are and where the classes are. Since most freshman classes, I think, are around Washington Square, the walk can range from going next door to 10-15 minutes.</p>
<p>NYU does not have a campus in the traditional sense. There shouldn't be any ambiguity about that... The buildings are all just randomly plopped in the middle of the city. Sure, the majority are relatively close to each other, but that's all. Don't expect any sort of public, outdoors space where only NYU kids hang out.</p>
<p>but i'm guessing there's still a lot of spirit, despite the lack of a "campus," right?</p>
<p>youkosiren...have you ever been to wsp? there are students everywhere. just because there are other people there too doesn't mean it's not a "public, outdoors space" that NYU kids can enjoy. there definitely isn't a lack of community at nyu, but just a more independent sense of one, I think. if your looking to only be surrounded by students who go to your school though (which seems quite claustrophic to me) then NYU probably isn't the best decision.</p>
<p>otherwise, to me washington square park is the ultimate quad. it's better than just a "green" you would find on any other campus. you can relax in the fountain, have a picnic, play a game of whiffleball (yea, i've done it) or just relax or watch some great, eclectic performers.</p>
<p>Like I said, WSP is arguable.</p>
<p>I doubt many quads, lest "ultimate quads", come complete with homeless men begging you while you walk through and entire sections cordoned off for months at a time to film movies.</p>
<p>Now...with that being said, I'd argue it's the closest thing we have to a "quad".</p>
<p>don't want to see a homeless man? walk around the park at night. they tend not to be so obvious during the day. unless, of course, you only go to that one corner of the park with the chess boards. and in case anyone was wondering, they don't have cooties or rabies, either, so i think you'll be okay.</p>
<p>seriously, putting down wsp because of homeless people is the stupidest thing i've ever read. the only section that was off limits for about a month (not months) was the center. even then you could walk through on days they weren't shooting. there was that one day when people didn't get to class on time because of the "i am legend" filming, but i think everyone survived.</p>
<p>i hope anyone else going to nyu knows the meaning of inconvenience and has a tolerance for the slightest of them.</p>
<p>"don't want to see a homeless man? walk around the park at night. they tend not to be so obvious during the day."</p>
<p>You will see homeless people in the park regardless of the time of day. </p>
<p>"seriously, putting down wsp because of homeless people is the stupidest thing i've ever read."</p>
<p>Again, I'm not "putting [it] down", rather comparing to the OPs stereotyped quad:</p>
<p>"having a green and all that stuff you see in other college catalogues".</p>
<p>So, in that sense, we don't. Your perception of our "ultimate quad" is...well, yours. This is an issue of whether or not ours compares to others.</p>
<p>"the only section that was off limits for about a month (not months) was the center."</p>
<p>Perhaps. I'll give you this much because my memory is fuzzy, but it sure as hell seemed like months.</p>
<p>"even then you could walk through on days they weren't shooting. there was that one day when people didn't get to class on time because of the "i am legend" filming, but i think everyone survived."</p>
<p>You didn't find walking AROUND the park weeks at a time, sometimes in rain, annoying? I lived in Hayden and it was pretty annoying at times. For example, I woke up early one morning and went to Starbucks, headed back to my dorm and the next thing I know, I'm getting yelled at by some douchebag to walk this way and that. </p>
<p>"i hope anyone else going to nyu knows the meaning of inconvenience and has a tolerance for the slightest of them."</p>
<p>titcr.</p>
<p>Now, with that being said...why care about a campus in the first place? It's not like we need one.</p>
<p>NYU does not have a campus. But this is honestly a good thing.</p>
<p>Original poster...They're just screwing with you, we have a beautiful 100 acre plot of land in the middle of greenwich village, many trees to sit under to do your homework, wide open area to play sports, all the dorms and classes are within 5 minutes, etc. You'll be fine, don't even bother visiting NYU before you accept admission.</p>
<p>*rolls eyes</p>
<p>lol, 100 acres? that's overkill, even for a quad</p>
<p>To quote Sexton's (President of NYU) speech at the beginning of last year "Grass? What grass? I don't see any grass."</p>
<p>That being said, WSP is the de facto "quad." When the weather's nice, and even when it isn't, you'll see a lot of NYU people hanging out on the grass, the benches, and around the fountain. You can easily go out there to do homework or read, and a lot of people do. If you have a nice professor and a small class you may even have a lecture or two outside in WSP. A lot of people also use Kimmel and the Starbucks on the corner for this stuff.</p>
<p>If you just want a random field of grass, go to Sheeps Meadow in Central Park.</p>
<p>Haha, 100 acres is overkill, unless if you go to Stanford, with its 80000000 acre campus (obviously exaggeration). :D</p>
<p>firewalker, by "walk around the park at night" i meant walk AROUND (as in not through) the park. and no, i really didn't think taking an extra minute or two to walk around instead of through was that bad. i agree that they could be a little nicer about asking people to do that, though.</p>
<p>Um, yeah, I just graduated from NYU, so I believe I may indeed have visited this park you speak of.</p>
<p>And trust me, it's still nothing like a quad. </p>
<p>You know, not saying NYU's any worse off for not having one - the thing is, if you're looking for the 'traditional college experience,' you're probably not going to get it at NYU.</p>