<p>acceptedtocollegealready was right in my assumption: it is, i wasn't trying to narrow down the definition of "regular" college experience to mean football games ... but rather the common image that is ususally associated with the term "college experience." It varies from person to person, some might think of big football rivalries (as i hinted), others might think of age old academic buildings where generations of students have attended before. These are all things that colleges have in one way or another. The streets of NYC usually don't pop into one's head upon pondering images associated with "regular college experience."</p>
<p>On the subject of "needing multiple IDs to get into the dorms" my friend say they have to sign in and out of a log book (or something of this sorts) if they want to go out on the weekends. They were complaining to me about it a while back. The regulations seema alot more relaxed at Cornell.I never lock my dorm room (unless i'll be gone overnight or something) nor does anybody in my hall. No need to. You'll need to swipe a card to get into the major dorm complex, but sometimes they're just left unlocked in the day. It's Ithaca, NY - not exactly the place of cunning theives. </p>
<p>Different strokes for different folks is correct. I just think students need to understand what they're getting into before they make a college decision. If NYC was the place i wanted to spend my undergraduate college career in, NYU would be at the very top of my decision choice. I emphasize the undergraduate part since I am highly considering NYU and Columbia for law school.</p>