<p>I lived in Hayden as a freshman and liked it, even though it's a little dingy. If you want to be close to campus, it's the clear frontrunner. If you don't mind a short walk, I'd definitely consider Founders (but it's so new that I've never been in it). I've been in most of the other dorms, if anyone wants to know anything, and lived off-campus in both the East Village and Lower East Side. I'm a Psych and History major, with a minor in Metropolitan Studies, I've also taken a bunch of Sociology and Computer Science courses. I had an on-campus job for a few years.</p>
<p>The one thing that I think is really important to know about NYU is that if you want a community, you have to seek it out for yourself. I feel almost no connection to the school as a whole (no school spirit etc), but my friends on sports teams, in Greek life, and so on really do. I didn't want or need that, but some people do. Just be honest with yourself about what you're really looking for, and whether you're brave/strong/motivated enough to dig for it a little bit. It can be hard - I almost transferred sophomore year, but decided to stick around, and I'm so glad I did.</p>
<p>If anyone has any specific questions about attending NYU, I'd be happy to answer them. It's really been the best years of my life so far, and I don't regret it for a second. All of you who are starting in the fall... you should be so excited.</p>
<p>I’m a junior in high school now, but I just visited NYU and I loved it!
Even though I’m not worried too worried about meeting people - I don’t usually have trouble making friends, and I loved how the school was integrated with the city, I a little concerned that once I’m there I might want a campus. Did you feel that way?
Also, did the whole no-school-spirit thing get old after awhile? Because sometimes I think I might want a little school spirit…
And also does the school ever plan events to rally the student body?
How hard was it to find things to do?
Whats social life like at NYU?
And is it true there aren’t a lot of straight guys there??? I just heard that rumor
Thanks so much!</p>
<p>emmadh4 -
I never feel like I’m lacking a campus. The few square blocks between Washington Square Park and Broadway, plus the south side of the park, are pretty much packed with NYU kids during class times (the surrounding area is as well, but to a smaller degree). Most class buildings are in this area. Even though it’s not exclusively a campus, the area is certainly VERY, VERY heavily NYU - you will run into people you know, and so on. I would hate to live there as a non-NYU person. The park is under construction right now, but by the time you’re here, it’ll be as beautiful as any normal college quad.</p>
<p>I think the lack of school spirit was more due to my own choice to not get involved in much. Those who are in clubs, Greek life, sports teams, etc, find their own niches to get involved with and feel proud of. If you come here, you should find something like that that fits what you want to get out of college. The school plans some things - there are events held by dorms and by the individual freshman/sophomore/etc class councils. As a freshman especially, there will be lots of hall and dorm events for you. For the whole school, there are concerts, film screenings, and various other events. But there aren’t pep rallies or anything - at least not that I’m aware of!</p>
<p>Social life is exactly what you make of it. It’s NYC, it is NOT hard to find things to do. Lots of people go out to bars/clubs every night, lots of people don’t. Anything you want to do, there are other people who will do it with you - it’s just a matter of finding those people, which can be overwhelming at first. But honestly, there is almost too much to do - my “to do” list is still nearly endless.</p>
<p>And I’d just like to put the straight guy rumor to rest. There are plenty. Sure, there are a fair number of gay guys, and straight guys are more common in some majors than others. But I’ve had several friends date NYU guys. My boyfriend doesn’t go here, which brings me to the more important point - there are SO many colleges here that there are plenty of young straight guys all over.</p>
<p>Congrats on almost completing your 4 year program at NYU. It was informative and interesting to read about your experiences at NYU and your satisfaction with the program.</p>
<p>A couple of questions for you:</p>
<p>1) What will you be doing with your degree upon graduation. Are there strong prospects for students with your majors and interest areas? Are you planning on grad studies or work?
Will the NYU degree help you?</p>
<p>2) How was it finding work and working on campus? I assume your jobs were not part of the work study program?</p>
<p>Anyway, it is good to have the perspective of someone who has gone through the program and coming successfully out of NYU. :)</p>
<p>evolving -
I’m not sure exactly what I’m doing, yet. I was accepted to the grad program of my choice, which is highly ranked in the field I’m going into (and I’m sure NYU helped me get there). But I’m deferring for a year, because I need a break from school, and I have a couple of interviews lined up this week, as well as a possible job lead at my internship.</p>
<p>Of my friends, most actually have jobs next year. The vast majority are the results of internships, with a couple going to grad school and a couple doing programs like Americorps for a year (even one who’s teaching English in China!). Being in NYC = lots of internship opportunities, and I think that’s really the key to getting a job these days, in most fields.</p>
<p>I didn’t have work study money, but could’ve used it for my on-campus job. NYU has a career center with an online database, where many on-campus jobs are posted. It was good for me because my boss is flexible about scheduling, and it’s easy to just run in for a few hours between classes.</p>
<p>NuclearPakistan1 - Third North is nice because it has kitchens (albeit tiny ones), unlike many of the freshman dorms. I’ve only been in one suite there, but the common area was reasonably big and the bedrooms were smallish. There are some pictures here: <a href=“http://nyunews.com/housingguide/third-avenue-north/[/url]”>http://nyunews.com/housingguide/third-avenue-north/</a> It’s got a dining hall and computer lab (if you don’t have a printer), and is near the Palladium gym/dining hall.</p>
<p>It’s also in a neighborhood that I prefer over the campus area, but that’s a matter of personal preference.</p>
<p>^Thanks! I know the St. Mark’s area has a lot of great bars, and a good club scene. I really want to get started DJing Vocal Trance, so that’s why the Third Ave location would be nice.</p>
<p>My daughter will be a junior next year as a CAS Psych major. She is planning to live off-campus with two friends. Any tips you have about securing internships and finding off-campus housing would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>tlpmom-
for housing, definitely Craigslist. she’ll probably have to see a LOT of places before finding one that she likes, but it’s out there somewhere (and she’ll save a lot of money with two roommates, obviously). start looking at the beginning of the month before she wants to move in, as leases almost always start on the first of the month.</p>
<p>internships - the NYU career center’s online database has some, otherwise I just used internet job search sites like indeed.com and idealist.org.</p>
<p>Thanks so much. I was a little wary of Craigslist but that is what she mentioned. I know NYUhome has an off-campus apartment listing too. Curious if you found that helpful at all.
Thanks for the tips for internet job searches. I’ll have her look into those sites in addition to the career center’s online database. Is the Psych department helpful at all in suggesting internship opportunities?</p>
<p>tlpmom - yeah, Craigslist is pretty much the norm. It can be a little sketchy, but if she’s going to visit apartments with her roommates and uses some judgment, it’s really fine. I used some NYU off-campus thing (don’t remember if it was through NYUHome) and found it really not helpful - they basically just set me up with a broker who had very little to show me.</p>
<p>I’m not going into Psych as a career, so I don’t know much about that, but it always seemed like there were a lot of research assistant positions advertised in the Psych dept and via their email list. Can’t speak to internships, though.</p>
<p>smarts1 - I’m glad I did it, even though my career path has NOTHING to do with Psych at all. I’ve had a lot of good professors (take classes with Scott Kellogg, if you can - he’s the best) and learned a lot as well. If you’re really into any aspect of psychology, there will be faculty and classes that will support that, and if you’re not, it’s a good all-purpose major for learning general research/writing skills. But if you’re not here yet - make sure to take a variety of classes in different departments that even vaguely interest you. I know that if I had done that early on, my major/minor situation would’ve been pretty different. I guess that’s general college advice, though, not just for NYU.</p>
<p>emmadh4 - I didn’t. But everyone I know who did really enjoyed it. Buenos Aires in particular sounded really great, and I knew several people who went to London or Paris and really enjoyed it as well. I think it’s a really great choice for people who do it, and NYU offers a ton of different options for study abroad locations. I don’t know anyone who had a bad experience studying abroad - I think NYU sets up a lot of travel opportunities and so on once you’re there.</p>
<p>nyu2010grad-thanks for your help good luck to you!</p>
<p>emmadh4-my daughter is studying abroad in Florence this semester and absolutely loves it doesn’t want it to end she has traveled all over Europe and has had a blast highly recommend it and housing is cheaper over there for her so it hasn’t cost more than being in New York</p>
<p>How/What is MAP? The website really doesn’t help. What classes am I required to take? How do I place out of them, can I use AP Credit to place out?</p>
<p>Also what kind of placement exams are there for lets say Biology, Math etc.</p>
<p>So you enjoyed your experiences as a psych major? Also, I’m a little confused about MAP courses. Since, I’ll be a science major, will I need to take the natural science MAP courses? And who do you recommend for the history and WTE courses for MAP?</p>
<p>SAT2350 - Professors can be hit or miss anywhere. I’ve had excellent, inspiring professors and I’ve had awful, boring ones. If you google NYU CAS CEG, they post the results of these course evaluation forms that everyone fills out for every class, so it’s useful for weeding out bad professors. But for MAP classes and other required intro ones, there’s really very little you can do since there might only be one professor teaching the class you need. Overall, my experience with professors has been very good, though.</p>
<p>pumpfake - MAP is the set of required classes that everyone takes (except Gallatin). It looks like they’re changing it this year, so if you read about Conversations of the West (ConWest), that’s becoming Texts and Ideas. World Cultures is becoming Cultures and Contexts. There’s a full list/description here: [New</a> York University > College of Arts and Science > MAP](<a href=“NYU”>NYU), maybe you’ve seen that. Here’s exemption info: [New</a> York University > College of Arts and Science > MAP](<a href=“NYU”>NYU)</p>
<p>smarts1: The map website says “College students who major in a natural science, who complete the pre-health program, or who are in the combined B.S./B.E. program are exempt from the Foundations of Scientific Inquiry component.” And yes, I enjoyed being a Psych major. For professors, there are SO many WTE professors that I don’t know who’s good and who’s not, and for the other courses you should look here: [NYU</a> College of Arts and Science Course Evaluation Guide](<a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/cas/ceg/]NYU”>http://www.nyu.edu/cas/ceg/)</p>
<p>Thanks so much! I have another question… Sorry with all of them lol. Anyway, Med schools require one year of English, and WTE fulfills one semester. What do I do for the other semester?</p>
