<p>Hey.</p>
<p>Well first off, what made you want to come to this school? And secondly, how much are you enjoying it? Elaborate about that in terms of athletics, campus, clubs, curriculum, academics, food, social life, city life, things to do, student body, professors, financial help, everything else, etc.
From your overall experience at this university, rate how much you like it on a scale from 1-10.</p>
<p>that fact that its an amazing school in manhattan made me want to come to NYU..im enjoying it a LOT.. its in an amazing area, its got great people, some really nice professors/TA's etc..workload is difficult but u will get that at any amazing uni like NYU..weekends are awesome because u can easily combine hard work with a long night of partying in the city..
im not part of any athletic teams but i have been to a few womens volleyball games and know some of the players, so for people who are good there are opportunities available.. campus is not your average college town campus, but washington square (which is pretty much considered the campus) has a lot more going on.. full of people all the time, always interesting stuff going on.. a couple of days ago logan marshall green (trey from the OC) was there filming some movie.. just one example of a lot of stuff that happens.. loads of concerts there as well.. academically NYU has a great reputation.. from a students p.o.v, i already said above that work is tough, some of the MAP courses are boring, but otherwise if u are good with timings and studying when u have to (which i'm not..im a huuuge procrastinator) then u should be fine..food is surprisingly good here.. better than all the other colleges i've eaten at.. weinstein has a hall with a wide variety.. palladium has the main dining hall which is great too.. the smaller ones eg. 3rd north dining hall tends to get a little monotonous coz its the same food every few days but what they do have is good..social life/city life/things to do are all amazing.. its new york city, there is ALWAYS something going on..for me thats a problem because i get distracted in seconds, but there is just too much to do.. clubs, concerts, bars, fairs etc etc.. there is something for everyone..most professors are good and really helpful.. some are terrible (coz they are confused or they just have difficult accents to decipher or they just go way too fast), but whenever u want extra help u will get it..i didnt get any aid/scholarship, and NYU is not the kindest school in these terms, so it will be hard..i'm gonna try again in the second year though, depending on how i do in the first 2 semesters..on a scale of 1-10, i would rate my experience over the first 3 months a 9, taking off one because im behind in all classes and feeling the strain of catching up lol.. but thats my fault anyway..i hope this helped..good luck!</p>
<p>Hey.</p>
<p>Well first off, what made you want to come to this school? And secondly, how much are you enjoying it? Elaborate about that in terms of athletics, campus, clubs, curriculum, academics, food, social life, city life, things to do, student body, professors, financial help, everything else, etc.
From your overall experience at this university, rate how much you like it on a scale from 1-10.</p>
<p>I graduated NYU-Tisch Drama, class of 2003.</p>
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<li><p>I wanted to come to NYU the second I heard about it back in middle school. At the time I had absolutely nothing to go by accept its association with NeW York City, the idea of which I was completely mesmerized by. Later, as I fell in love with theatre, I came to learn that it had one of the greatest acting programs in the world. It took me a decade to arrive at NYU, but the moment I stepped foot on the 3rd floor of Tisch for my audition, I knew it was exactly where I needed to be. </p></li>
<li><p>To say I enjoyed my time at NYU is an understatement. </p></li>
<li><p>If you're going to NYU for the athletics, you've picked the wrong place. I wasn't involved, but I did know some kids on the power frisbee team, one on the pom squad, and another in water polo. I wasn't involved, but if its your cup of tea, its definately available.</p></li>
<li><p>I loved campus. There is nothing like Washington Square park. This is what I wrote in another thread recently: </p></li>
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<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>
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<li><p>The ciriculum for Tisch Drama @ the Atlantic Theatre school was amazing. Thorough, challenging, fluid, and competely worth the great amount of time and engergy I invested. </p></li>
<li><p>Academics were strong enough, but I found myself disappointed in the overall lack of involvement from alot of the students. For the most part I had amazing professors, but rare was the student hungry to participate in comprehesive inclass discussion, at least regarding my non-studio classes. It wasn't the academics in my classes that lacked, but the students. Having said that, there were still enough who did love active learning to make for on overall strong academic experience.</p></li>
<li><p>The social scene at NYU is as varied as the many majors it offers. I had no problem finding people of like mind, and many who were not. I found it difficult to NOT connect with people, because there was always someone willing to chat, discuss, debate, laugh, cry, anything you need. Its difficult not to have a social life at NYU if you are at all interested in developing one.</p></li>
<li><p>City life was amazing, because I'm a person equally comfortable in the country as in the city. I love the noise, the hustle, the raw energy of it all. I got off on mid-night showings as the Angelica, 3 am cups of coffee, dingy subways, and windy NY mornings. But I did begin to miss the stars after awhile, and the fresh southern air. I also missed normacly. Real people, normal, everyday, people. Even in Manhattan the run of the mill has edge, and the streets of NYC don't reflect the country at large. Its good to get away from time to time, grab a grip on the world, put the city in perspective.</p></li>
<li><p>My studio professors, overall were almost too good to be true. My studio instructors were the rare breed that was still young, still working, and not mired down in the rank bitterness that oft surrounds your average acting teacher. They were alive, and it reflected so in the atmosphere, and in our work. But its hard to feel obsolete in a theatre school attached to a major off broadway theatre company, where you see, in the relatively small space, the likes of Woody Allen, Hellen Hunt, Paul Riser, David Mamet, Harold Perrniue, and more, rehearsing. It was a surreal experience. </p></li>
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<p>My non-studio teachers included a crazy, but kind, woman who had a passion for the acting of medival theatre. One of my teachers was one of the pioneers of the avant garde theatre movement of the 60's, who had the kindest eyes, and a small role in Silence of the Lambs. There were a couple dudes, a terribly boring Pan-Africanism teacher, and an even more boring instructor for my Special Effects and New Media class (but the subject matter itself more than made up for his dull short comings).</p>
<p>-NYU, especially regarding the Tisch students, was notorious for not giving strong financial packets. I transfered in, and though we don't usually get anything, they did give me a 4k scholarship, which though small, was a good amount for them. For the most part I was the loan king.</p>
<p>I loved NYU, still do two years after graduation, and look back on it mostly with very fond memories. In retrospect, its everything I was looking for, just different than what I expected.</p>