hey current nyu students!!

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<p>I probably will be a freshman at nyu next year, do you guys mind answering some questions for me? hehe :D</p>

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<li><p>do you ever feel like you're missing out on the whole "traditional campus experience" ?? I love the city, but I feel like sometimes I'd want a laid-back kind of environment too.. I'm from a suburban area..</p></li>
<li><p>how is the academics? I'll be choosing it over some schools with higher ranking and more prestige than nyu. I really like the school, and I want very strong academics - how has been your experience so far?</p></li>
<li><p>is it possible to double major in two different schools within nyu? (ex. stern and cas, etc.)</p></li>
<li><p>is it hard to make friends because the student body is not as "tightly knit" as it would have been with an actual college campus?</p></li>
<li><p>how is the Asian population within the student body - I want diversity, but I've grown up with a lot of asians around me (i'm also asian) and I'd like to know about the chinese/japanese/korean population there.</p></li>
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<p>thanks a lot!!</p>

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<p>I am from the burbs too and I LOVE NYC and we do kinda have a campus, it just isnt traditional and I like that. </p>

<p>School here is HARD! I got into better schools too and expected it to be easy. it is VERY challenging. </p>

<p>You can not double major in two schools (i.e.: if you are in CAS, you can ONLY double major with in CAS) You can cross school minor. Like I am in CAS and doing my minor in Silver (The school of Social Work). Plus, dont be a sternie, they are tools anyway. </p>

<p>Dude, Dudette or Gender Neutral cool asian, EVERYONE HERE IS ASIAN. they are all cliquey too. Dont be one of those asians. Have other friends. it is easy to, if you want to.</p>

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<li><p>No, I come from a city and I love how New York is the “citiest” of all cities.</p></li>
<li><p>I’m in Stern and kids here are really competitive. The students in other schools are smart, too - just not as open about it.</p></li>
<li><p>Sure it is possible to major in different schools. There are some exceptions, like Stern students are not allowed to major in Journalism in CAS, I think.</p></li>
<li><p>Well, depends. If thriving on artificial school spirit is your thing, go for it. In NYU, you need to take the initiative to make friends: go to clubs, find your niche, and start hanging around with a bunch of people with similar interests as you and you should be okay.</p></li>
<li><p>****-ton of Koreans, a lot of Chinese, not so many Japanese. If you want Asian, you got Asian. :)</p></li>
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<li><p>Occasionally I wonder what it’d be like to have a campus but in the end I really don’t mind. The city offers so many things that a school with a traditional campus just wouldn’t. I know a lot of my friends going to campus-y schools only go to the city/to do something on weekends, or very rarely. You don’t get that problem since you live right on the city!</p></li>
<li><p>Academics are pretty reasonable. Obviously I can’t compare to other schools since I haven’t been in other schools, haha. Classes have been good though. I’m in Stern also, and like bloggergirl said, other schools are just as smart – I see biochem/premed/etc. majors working hard all the time for example.</p></li>
<li><p>Yes it is, actually. You can major in something in Stern and then CAS, for example, but you will HAVE to be in Stern in order to major in Stern. Otherwise you can cross-minor. There are some exceptions obviously but it’s do-able.</p></li>
<li><p>I think people here are a lot more independent, but in the end it really all comes down to YOU. If you’re open and friendly then you’ll be able to meet new people, but don’t expect people to just flock to you. Join clubs, make an effort in the first few weeks, etc.</p></li>
<li><p>There are a looooooot of asians, so if you’re looking for asians there won’t be a dearth. Stern is like 40% asians, no joke, haha. There are plenty who are cliquey and others who are very nice, etc. I would suggest being open to meeting new people though. :)</p></li>
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<li>do you ever feel like you’re missing out on the whole “traditional campus experience” ?? I love the city, but I feel like sometimes I’d want a laid-back kind of environment too… I’m from a suburban area.</li>
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<p>Yes, but honestly you get used to it. Washington Square park is campus enough for me. And if you need to be surrounded by other NYU kids, just chill out at Bobst or in Kimmel. Both are beautiful, beautiful buildings. </p>

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<li>how is the academics? I’ll be choosing it over some schools with higher ranking and more prestige than nyu. I really like the school, and I want very strong academics - how has been your experience so far?</li>
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<p>The humanities are very weak at NYU, unfortunately. You could get a better English degree MUCH cheaper at your local university… But if you’re doing hard or soft science, or if you’re in one of the specialized schools (stern, tisch, or steinhardt), academics are MUCH better. </p>

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<li>is it possible to double major in two different schools within nyu? (ex. stern and cas, etc.)</li>
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<p>Yes, I believe this is allowed to a certain extent. I’m in CAS and i’m double majoring in Cinema Studies in Tisch. However, if you’re in CAS, they probably won’t let you double major in Stern, or it’ll be quite hard. You are allowed to minor in Stern, however. If you’re in Stern and want to double major in CAS, it’s probably a lot easier. Talk to your advisor. </p>

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<li>is it hard to make friends because the student body is not as “tightly knit” as it would have been with an actual college campus?</li>
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<p>Yes. You really need to use your first 2 weeks to get as many numbers, meet as many people as possible. </p>

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<li>how is the Asian population within the student body - I want diversity, but I’ve grown up with a lot of asians around me (i’m also asian) and I’d like to know about the chinese/japanese/korean population there.</li>
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<p>Oh. never mind, you’re asian. There are millions of Asian kids at NYU and they ALL hang out with eachother. A lot of chinese guys in stern. I don’t know so much about the japanese population. But there are TONS of Koreans. There are the fobs straight from Korea who all hang out and chain smoke together, and then there are the american born korean kids who stick together.
Being Asian will make it way easier for you to make friends at NYU.</p>

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<li>Yes, although I know that if I were at a “traditional campus” I would yearning to get out to the city.</li>
<li>In my opinion, the academics sort of take a backseat compared to extracurriculars. However, that does not mean all the classes will be easy. You really need to take into account the school for particular classes and of course your own strengths/weaknesses.</li>
<li>Yes</li>
<li>NYU is cliquey at best although it is possible to dedicate your free time solely to meeting people and networking.</li>
<li>Asians here are split mainly between international asians and asian americans. Demographics won’t be too different if you are from an area with a dense asian population (California).</li>
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