<p>Hi jackhammer, I’m a new admit to Stern and I’m choosing the dorm now. As far as I have learnt online, Goddard seems to be the best choice for me in terms of location, yet I’ve heard that there is a minimum requirement for community service hours and people usually start to achieve that at year end by which they should actually cram for their finals. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to fulfill the requirement?
Some people also complained about the mice and cockroaches in hayden… Are these creatures common in all dorms? >< And nyulocal regards weinstein the worst dorm~ How bad it really is?
I am quite interested in 3N and Founders for their much better rooms~are there many shuttle buses? Is the waiting time long? thx a lot!</p>
<p>Did you find that it was hard to meet people and make friends? Or are people pretty eager to meet people?</p>
<p>@ElayneMe</p>
<p>I don’t know what type of community service they do, but from my friends I’ve heard it isn’t too difficult to complete as long as you don’t put it off till the end. As long as you are ok doing the community service itself, I don’t think completing it is too big a problem. </p>
<p>Hayden does have a few animals. I’ve heard of the occasional rat, bugs, etc. But animals aren’t a problem, especially in the newer dorms as long as you don’t store food. </p>
<p>Weinstein isn’t as bad as people make it out to be, but having visited all the freshman dorms, the rooms are probably the smallest. It’s the equivalent of what most college dorms would look like. When I visit other dorms though, it’s easy to feel the difference in size amongst them. </p>
<p>There are shuttle buses, but the walk isn’t too bad. It’s only about 10 min.</p>
<p>@geltzisboss</p>
<p>The lack of community here forces you to go out and meet people. You have to work pretty hard to keep up relationships with people especially those you make in classes that are only one semester. I found I lost touch with a lot of people after first semester simply because I didn’t see them much. It is hard to sometimes keep up with people, but if you find yourself lacking a stable friend group, I know people who have said joining a frat or sorority really helps. It gives you a community you’ll be linked to for all four years here.</p>
<p>How approach-able are the professors? They told us at open house that all professors have open hours, but are professors (especially in the sciences) interested in undergrad students? Also, how good/different is the Presidential Honors Scholars Program? I would apply for it sophomore year, but is it worth it? Thanks</p>
<p>Hello, I have a question for dorms, what’s the difference between a suite and just a plain room? Is there a difference in cost and any other utilities(bathrooms, other furnitures)? My first choice is founders by the way.</p>
<p>@jackhammer25
Thank you so much for your help!</p>
<p>Jackhammer, Thanks for your earlier answers. Two more questions if I may:
- You talked about NYU ranking for Political Sciences. What is the ranking for International Relations (IR)?
- Would you know whether IR is closely related to Political Sciencies studies</p>
<p>Jackhammer, Thanks for your earlier answers. Two more questions if I may:
- You talked about NYU ranking for Political Sciences. What is the ranking for International Relations (IR)?
- Would you know whether IR is closely related to Political Sciencies studies in terms of rankings</p>
<p>Is there some sort of stigma for the Liberal Studies Program? I’ve been reading about it, and it seems like there’s some general negative attitude towards it.</p>
<p>Are there any professors you recommend or suggest to avoid for freshman classes?</p>
<p>@iphonegirl02</p>
<p>Professors are a toss-up. Especially in the lectures, it can be hard to cultivate relationships with your professors. Almost all professors have office hours though. So if you want to clarify something or ask questions on a weekly basis, you can do that pretty easily. But if you have a last minute question and want to meet, that can be more difficult. A lot of them answer questions through e-mail though and asking questions after class is fair-game. </p>
<p>If you’re looking to do research in science, it’s possible, but you have to be on a friendly basis with your professor. After all, it is their own time they’re taking to try and help you. </p>
<p>The Presidential Honors Program is offered to the top 5% of the incoming class and can be offered on a rolling basis to freshman. You constantly have to maintain a 3.65 GPA or you’re out. So the pressure is consistently on. I’m not in it, but I hear it’s ton of work. There’s also community service. It’s prestigious though, so if you really like academia and your subject of study, then go for it. Personally, I wasn’t into it. Maybe I’m wrong, but from the description of it, it felt like it would take up a lot of your free time, so I wanted to leave my possibilities open. You may feel differently though. </p>
<p>@rickyjang</p>
<p>A suite is has two separate rooms. A plain room is just a simple two-person or private dorm room. A suite you share a bathroom with four or more people. A plain room you only share it with your roommate, or if you have a private room, nobody. Founders has suites, btw. </p>
<p>@PGHGSS</p>
<p>I don’t know. Although I found most rankings doing a simple Google search. I’m not sure about your second question either, but I’ll give it a shot. IR is its own major, and I believe Political Science is its own major. Judging from the two separate disciplines, they likely share some common characteristics. I don’t know much more. Sorry. </p>
<p>@stalmadge5194</p>
<p>In case you missed it, there was a massive debate about it earlier in the thread. That whole page will give you loads of information about how people feel about LSP and what I think about LSP. </p>
<p>@santabarbie18</p>
<p>Not sure what major you are, but at least for the MAP classes almost all aren’t too great, so it’s hard to give recommendations for MAP classes. Use Rate my Professor, NYU professor evaluations, and friend recommendations. This is sure to help out. </p>
<p>I’m an Econ major, so if you take an Econ class I’d recommend Marc Lieberman. He wrote the textbooks for the classes and is a cool guy. He’s a great teacher of the material.</p>
<p>More questions on freshman dorms. What does it mean to be “low cost” dorm. In Hayden, it says “Low Cost Triples: somewhat smaller triples with 3 persons per room”</p>
<p>Any feedback on “low cost” dorm? Is it worth the savings?</p>
<p>In low cost dorms, think of a regular dorm room, but instead it has three beds packed into a space where two beds would usually be. It’s worth it if money is a problem. If you’re heavily on financial aid or taking out a lot of loans, then just do it. It’s really not that bad.</p>
<p>Hello! I need help urgently…</p>
<p>I just accepted the offer into Steinhardt and paid my $500, but when I returned to click Check Payment Status, the page froze:’( Now I don’t know if I ve been successfully enrolled - what can I do??</p>
<p>AND…I just discovered that there will be three orientations for freshmen: in jun, jul, and aug respectively. If I choose to attend the last one in late Aug, does it mean some courses will have NO space for me at that time? And generally how competitive is course selection in NYU?</p>
<p>I m so worried right now…cuz the deadline for accepting offer is may 1:_(</p>
<p>Thank you very much for helping!!</p>
<p>You should get an email confirming your payment.</p>
<p>As for orientation, they said that they reserve class spots for each one so that there’s no advantage in choosing one over the other.</p>
<p>Thank you sternie! It’s a big relief for me</p>
<p>I received an email confirming my payment. But now when I check my application status there s nothing saying that if i am already enrolled. And isnt there supposed to be a TO DO LIST for me? The problem is I dunno what I should do next, like apply for housing, orientation, etc:’(</p>
<p>Thanks for answering!!</p>
<p>Since I know that there are a lot of wealthy students at NYU, how much does the average student spend a week? Is it tough keeping up with all the rich kids? Or how much does it take just to survive/make it in the city?</p>
<p>@PGHGSS</p>
<p>IR is an honors major within the Politics Department. You have to take certain pre-req classes and then apply to the major. In order to apply you have to have a 3.65 GPA both overall and in the pre-req classes. </p>
<p>IR is a very strong program at NYU.</p>
<p>Hey JackHammer25. Just wondering if it is an advantage for an international student to apply NYU ED.</p>
<p>@effiesobi</p>
<p>Calling up the admissions office will tell you whether you paid or not. You should have received an e-mail though. </p>
<p>@Correkid</p>
<p>Many kids come here on loans and financial aid just as many typical college kids do. There are rich kids, but the majority don’t spend big here. It really depends on your background, but the richer likely spend >$800 a month, average would be around $400, and on the lower end would be <$200 per month. </p>
<p>The big killer is drinking/clubs. If you do that, then you’re going to have to spend a lot. A night at the club could set you back hundreds, maybe even >$1000 if you’re buying bottles with your friends. If you’re not into drinking and clubbing, then you’ll find you may not have to spend as much as you think, despite being in the city. </p>
<p>@aloveforvogue</p>
<p>No. In fact, it may even be a disadvantage. International competition is heavier than domestic competition simply because NYU is a popular school for internationals.</p>