<p>As the parent of a student who chose – much to our suprise – NYU over all the other top school he was addmited to, I can tell you that it has been great for him and has his areas of interest. He doesn’t feel there’s no campus or community. And he’s hugely challenged and engaged by the intellect around him. </p>
<p>But can we “settle this?” Of couse not. A) what is the point? No one would argue it is not a 'top" university in the US or internationally, but there are better things to do than argue where at the top it is. And B) different students find different aspects of schools to be important. </p>
<p>All of which is making me wonder why I am replying. I guess I just could not stand to see people dismissing a place so important to my ‘top’ student so off-handedly.</p>