<p>Hey,</p>
<p>Obviously NYU has NYC. Forgetting NYC (which is great of course), how is the social life at the shcool? </p>
<p>Is it easy to fit in at NYU? Are there a lot of "preppy" people? Dating? Parties?</p>
<p>Thanks to anyone who can answer these questions!</p>
<p>Ive only been here for 4 days but the social scene definitely revolves around the clubs and bars around the area and the rest of NYC. Youre most likely going to make friends with your roomies and floormates, and then kids in the same dorm building. Pretty much every person I've talked to is friendly and it's pretty easy to make friends if you put minimal effort into it. There are "preps" but then there are a million different other people; and everyone gets along. Not sure what the dating scene is like yet...</p>
<p>NYU is definitely one hell of an experience though (in a positive way); if you love the city...you should thrive in this environment...I dont even know why im posting now...I should be out and about...but w/e. :)</p>
<p>thanks a lot, keep me posted on anything new you find out! There are no dorm parties though?</p>
<p>I'm glad that it takes minimal effort to find friends though, that's always good</p>
<p>haha...I agree w/ firewalker, except for the "clubs and bars" thing. You don't have to party at all and I haven't been to a club (nor do I have the desire to) and I've been out until 1-2 every night that I've been here. I don't think the social scene revolves around partying at all, unless you make clubbing the only time you go out w/ people. I'm friends with most of my floormates as well and I leave my door open usually so people can pop in and out. Sometimes a group of us just sit in the hallways and chill and people come and go as they please. Usually we all plan to go out to an event or whatever each night. This weekend we are thinking of having a pirate party for our floor, too :). I've also made friends through some Tisch orientation activities and what not.</p>
<p>You've just got to be open. Making friends really isn't that hard...as long as you don't sit in your room all day...and being in the middle of Greenwhich Village, I don't see why you would even want to. Yes, I can tell there are the preps and some other clique-like groups I always avoided in HS, but mostly, NYU kids just want to get to know each other and make friends. Once school starts and we stop having the nightly welcome week events I'm sure the social scene won't be as active as it is right now, but once you've made friends...you've pretty much kept them.</p>
<p>Now...like firewalker...I need to go do something....</p>
<p>alright thanks. </p>
<p>I guess I'm a little hesitant about the school because of some things I've read about it being difficult to fit in and make friends since there are so many cliques. I dont know lol. </p>
<p>I haven't HAD to make friends since i was in kindergarden, i've just always been surrounded by friends. I just want to be as sure as I can that I don't end up with my only friend being my roomate!</p>
<p>So if someone could give me some advice to help me make my decision, that would help a lot. </p>
<p>All the schools I pick are in good locations with great academics. But the only thing I care about is picking the school that I'll have the most fun at since this IS college and no one enjoys college without friends. Is this the type of college where you basically have to run all over the place and bend over backwards just to make some friends?</p>
<p>What dorm are you in? Because im in Hayden and this place empties out late at night because everyones out partying. Im gonna go to Avalon tonight...for that MTV VMA afterparty thingy, you should check it out?</p>
<p>And for nyyankees, don't worry about it too much. You'll make friends one way or the other...the kids here are really friendly. Try and find some commonality and go from there...but if you're somewhat shy...independence would be helpful, especially in a school as big as this :p</p>
<p>Haha...yea, I heard people were in lines that wrapped around like 4 blocks. Most of the people on our floor went to see Christian Finnegan, which was a good time had by all.</p>
<p>*I'm in Rubin, btw. But I don't know how everybody else spends their nights...I'm just talking about some of the people on my floor.</p>
<p>Hi. I’m a girl considering going to NYU and one of my biggest hesitations/concerns is all the things I’ve heard about half the male population there being gay and the rest being taken, unattractive, or jerks. I’ve gone to an all girls school for the past six years and one of the things I’m looking forward to most in college is having a social life that involves guys and guys that would actually be dateable. Can a current NYU student please give me a frank and honest answer based on your actual experience at the school? Is it easy to find straight guys around or is it really true that they are “an endangered species”? Thanks for the help!</p>
<p>-Undecided</p>
<p>hi undecided…i have the same exact worry. ive been going to an all girls school for the past four years and im worried that i’ll be stuck my first year with a class of guys that a either gay or not my type. i keep crossing my fingers in hopes that that won’t be the case for us and that we’re just bound to have an amazing class with hot guys. it hard to have guy friends when u dnt go to school with a bunch of them everyday but if we’ve survived for this long…nyu is better than no guys at all!</p>
<p>I can tell you here now that I’m attending NYU this fall and I’m straight. I’m pretty sure it isn’t dominated by gay guys…</p>
<p>I would not say half of the male population is gay. Maybe like 20%? Not even. It also is definable by school, obviously Stern has very few gays as opposed to Tisch. When you hear that NYU has a lot of gay guys, it’s in comparison to like…I don’t know Notre Dame? Lol maybe that’s an exaggeration in itself but seriously there aren’t SO many.</p>
<p>Thank you so much, Jack and Ao for assuaging my fears! And valen66, I’m so glad someone is the same boat with me! I’m sure we will have the hottest class in NYU history! haha.</p>
<p>lmao…i’m sure of it =D</p>
<p>So I am a sophomore transfer and I’ve been at NYU for a couple months now. My mom is an NYU professor so I know NYU fairly well but getting to know people has been tough. I am a sophomore, a transfer, and I live in Gramercy, all factors working against me. I’m friendly with a few people from class but how do I meet people without being the clubbing type? There is virtually no socializing in my dorm and my RA questions himself every time he sees me whether or not I am his resident. Thanks for any input.</p>