<p>how's the school spirit at NYU? i am not talking about painting your face for the football games and waving pom-poms around kind of school spirit. more of a pride in being part of NYU?</p>
<p>obviously the lack of an actual campus would not provide a tight rah-rah school spirited group (not that i really care for one). but is there a general pride in being a student at NYU? are most students happy at NYU?</p>
<p>i think most people are generally really happy about being part of NYU.. most of the ppl i know (including me) love NYC and NYU and i know a lot of people who are turning down guaranteed transfers from ivy's to stay at NYU.. majority of the population love this place are proud of it..
there are, i think everywhere not just here, some people that were either snubbed by ivy's or other schools and came here coz they didnt have a choice.. these are the ones who wont be as proud, but they make up a much smaller percentage..
however, there are also some people who like the university but just dont seem to like the city very much (really strange i know!).. i guess they aren't used to city life or something, but i love new york city there is always so much to do and see and explore.. so if u like the city life, then go for it..</p>
<p>NYU has a campus, so put that stereotype out of your minds. Washington Square Park has got to be the greatest quad in the history of higher education. How many college quads do you know of where, on any given day, you can see a major motion picture being filmed in one corner, kids playing power frisbe in another, old men playing checkers and spinning stories, breakdancer, singers, heated poltical talk, the young, the old, the hip, the homeless, the interesting, all converging at one time, all living in mutual respect, and for the most part, absolute harmony. The energy of NYU's campus simply can't be beat as far as I'm concerned. No, its not your average slice of overgreen americana, but its so much more.</p>
<p>Jaquen is very correct. Btw, NYU is the second largest landowner in New York after the Catholic church, so the lack of facilities is really not a problem. </p>
<p>What NYU's campus lacks in rolling green hills, it makes up for in so many other things.</p>
<p>This is NYC we're talking about.. not some suburbia.. if you've never lived in a real metropolis before you're probably one of those people who are crying that theres no real campus</p>
<p>I think NYU has the greatest setup in the world. But one caution, if you don't live in a city, or a noisy area, just come visit one weekend to make sure the constant energy, people, noise, is something you want to live with. I love it, but I can here the difference when I am not there, its much quieter. So , like with any school, please check it out for the weekend. It is really great though.</p>
<p>Note of caution:</p>
<p>Several of NYU's dorms are quite a ways from the main campus area. I lived @ 26th Street (26th & 1 Ave.), the now defunct, but quite luxurious Lyden House (53rd & 1 Ave.), and Cliff Street (Cliff Street in the Wall Street district, FAR from campus). I personally enjoyed living away from the NYU main campus area, but know that this will pose a problem for students who need that connection to a more stable, and convient environment.</p>
<p>Also, several of the NYU programs hold classes that are likewise a considerable distance from campus. As a Tisch Drama student who studied with the Altantic Theatre Company, I spent 3 days a week, from 9-6 at their facility in Chelsea on 16th & 10 Ave. Again, I had no problem with this set up, but know that several programs at NYU might cause you unexpected travel time, and severly diminish the college campus experience. NYU's main campus is vibrant, and quite distinquishable, but it branches all over Manhattan, and you should consider this when deciding on what you are looking for in your college experience.</p>
<p>jaquen, was this freshman year, or when you were an upper classman? Just curious, I think freshman year is more centered, although I would prefer dorming near Union Square, instead of WSP, even during freshman year.</p>
<p>I transferred in as a Junior, so that definately made a difference in my choices. NYU does make an effort to keep underclassmen more clustered around the main campus area. But freshmen do end up in some of the offcampus sites as well, and I've known quite a few sophomore to end up in the beautful, but very far away, Water Street (in the Wall Street district, right next to the waterfront). </p>
<p>Regarding the training, if you are in Tisch Drama, you start studio training in your freshman year, so you've got no choice but to take most of your class time often in locations quite a ways from the main Tisch building. Most of NYU's programs, including Tisch Film, are mostly localized in greenwich village, but there are exceptions, from freshmen, to super-seniors.</p>
<p>I am really happy to hear people be so enthusiastic about NYU, since it seems to me that NYU is a school people are really torn over. </p>
<p>While I'm not a student there (yet?), I agree it seems that NYU more than makes up for it's lack of a conventional campus with the village and NYC. Sounds way more fun than the middle of nowhere.</p>
<p>But I have a question - everyone keeps saying you have to be really extroverted to fit in at NYU, but when I think of an extroverted college student I think of like a frat/sorority type. I guess I'm extroverted, but I'm also cynical. I'd be really happy to do all the NYC / NYU activitites but I'm also not like - bubbly. Is this a problem? I would think most NYU students are kind of cynical - not this outgoing, ebullient sort of image that people are giving them. What's the truth about that?</p>
<p>^ You dont need to be extroverted. Diversity is one of NYC's qualities - you are bound to find a person of ANY type at NYU. There are a lot of NYC students in NYU and the average New Yorker is pretty down to earth and mellow.</p>
<p>Chibifry is on point. There is no "type" at NYU, or in NYC. You'll have no problem finding people who fit your mold, and plenty that help break that mold. If you're getting the majority of your perception about NYU from here on CC, don't pay most of that mess any mind. You'll do fine.</p>
<p>i think the introverted/extroverted thing is really an over-simplification
(and introverted and shy don't mean the same thing, it being used interchangeably is part of the problem)
for this discussion im going to use outgoing and shy for clarity</p>
<p>people like to say you have to be outgoing here, since you have to make friends yourself, friends wont come to you (tho I tend to disagree with this)</p>
<p>nyu, aside from welcome week, has very few campus wide events (or atleast ones people both to show up to) we dont have big football games, frat parties, w/e.. and at other schools this is where you meet alot of people.</p>
<p>shy people who want to remain introverted and want a close group of friends they want to go out with , will have no problem</p>
<p>heres where im getting to..the problem arise from shy introverts that want to come out to college, become outgoing and makes alot of friends...aka change from high school. At big party schools and schools with campus spirit...you have alot more oppurtunity to meet people, alot more big parties to loosen up at, etc. Here your really on your own to make friends. You will make friends if your shy and introverted, but they will always probably be the more reclusive people, and you will have a small network of close friends. However, if you wanted to come to college and try to overcome timidness or w/e, this isn't really the place.</p>
<p>Is U Hall far from classes near Washington Sq. Park for freshmen? The facilities sound great, but maybe it's better to try for a closer dorm like Hayden?</p>
<p>"You will make friends if your shy and introverted, but they will always probably be the more reclusive people...However, if you wanted to come to college and try to overcome timidness or w/e, this isn't really the place."</p>
<p>I don't think I could possibly disagree more. NYU is packed to the brim with all types, many of whom are people looking to reinvent themselves in an atmosphere as open and accepting as this school is. I've known tons of previously shy people who took this opportunity to crack down their walls, and really reach out, with some pretty amazing results. This is a place of reinvention, more so than any other place I've personally experienced, and I find it the perfect place to test your own waters, stretch out, and begin to transform yourself into the person you've always dreamed of. Obviously we've had radically different experiences at the same school, because alot of the views you've expressed in this thread about my alma mater sound like an entirely different university, but I'm glad that potential applicants are able to get a more diverse view of the school this way.</p>
<p>imo....if your shy, you won't be able to to "reinvent" yourelf unless you have a constant influx of people to make you unshy...shy people are by defination scared to iniiate conversations/friendships. The shy people on my floor, made a few friends with the other shy people on my floor, and they basically stay in every nite and watch sex and the city or whatever. At schools like notre dame and such, you have people who will constaly come up to you and offer friendships, whereas here you have to openly seek friendships. Granted, if you seek friendships here, most people will be open to be your friend, and you'll be able to find some people with your interests.</p>
<p>catherine...</p>
<p>Uhalls a good 15 minute walk, best dorms by far though.</p>
<p>if you want to throw parties and are very outgoing and can get people to show up for the parties.....or if you want a kitchen, pick uhall</p>
<p>if you want location, some food, decent sized rooms, and very social atmosphere pick hayden</p>
<p>if your lazy and dont feel like walking for food/class at all, pick weinstein</p>
<p>if you want a starbucks underneath you pick goddard</p>
<p>if you like the heat and closet space, pick brittany</p>
<p>rubin kinda blows</p>
<p>3rd north is more or less a worse version of uhall, but you get alot of fire drills, so if you like safety....</p>
<p>as with most of my posts, you'll get people that'll disagree with me...im in hayden and i love it, everyones social, and theres always something to do. My second favorite would probably be uhall</p>
<p>What's Goddard like? Does it attract a certain kind of person, with the theme floors?
Does Hayden attract a certain kind of person, or is it always a mix in the dorms?</p>
<p>goddards pretty tight, i play beer pong over there on saturdays sometimes, and like the whole floor is friends with each other, which is pretty cool</p>
<p>So what is the difference between rooming in Goddard or Hayden (hoping of course the ED decision is positive)? Is the atmosphere different? Does one attract a different type of Student?</p>