NYU is one of my dream schools and it has always been a dream of mine to go there. I love the idea of being in the city, having a spread out campus, a diverse population, no greek houses or football team (that stuff just isn’t for me). But I do have one major concern: the students.
I’ve read in a few places that many students tend to be spoiled, arrogant, and snooty. I was born and raised in the Midwest and have grown up far from rich. My family isn’t poor, but I’m not spoiled by money in any way. I am concerned that the student will easily get under my polite, modest, Midwestern skin.
Also, are many students hardcore liberals? I tend to lean more to the left, and have many liberal friends, however, I don’t possess very strong political beliefs. And while I respect all views, I don’t like the loudmouth people who try to tell you that you’re wrong for not agreeing with them.
Is NYU like this as a whole? Or is it all an exaggeration? What is your completely honest view on the students at NYU?
I apologize greatly if I came off as rude in my post. I hope you understand that I have never been to NYU, nor met anyone from NYU. The words used in my post above are directly taken from various articles and reviews on NYU. I’m not assuming everyone there is like that. That is just what I’ve read and have been led to believe.
Instead insulting me (although, I again apologize if I offended you), couldn’t you better educate me so I no longer am led to believe this? Sorry to cause offense, but you are not doing anything to help.
@FutureFilmChick I do think I helped. I highlighted the words you used and pointed out how negative they sounded. Obviously you were repeating rude stereotypes of New Yorkers and NYU students.
So no need to apologize, but be aware that you were painting the student body in a very negative light.
First off, people come from NYU from all over the world. So it is a very diverse group. D’s friends are from all across the US and many different nations. Many of her friends are getting financial aid. Yes, some are rich, but many are not…and many are just in the middle. Most seem to live their lives similarly…looking for cheap meals and cheap entertainment in the city. Most are fairly stylish, but that doesn’t mean they spend tons on clothes or wear designer labels.
In general I would say that to succeed in NYU one needs to be independent and a self-starter. You are giving up a typical campus life and replacing it with having the experience of living in NYC. In order to make the most out of it, you need to create opportunities for yourself. Students are good at networking and trying new experiences.
Many students have internships in their fields. Or they are very involved in the arts both on and off campus. They are a liberal and accepting bunch and you will need to get used to people having a range of gender and sexual identities. I would not say NYU is a particularly politically charged campus. You will find that people will be friendly and helpful if you reach out to them and will not go out of the way to push their views as long as you don’t either.
D has made a lot of friends from her classes, dorms and program. She can’t imagine herself in school anywhere else.
During our two visits to NYU,we found the students to be extremely friendly and engaged. Enthusiastic about the school, the city, their dorms, their friends, their majors, and the internships/opportunities they had. I would call the students “high energy.” No idea about anybody’s political leanings from these visits, so can’t help there.
While there are students from all different kinds of backgrounds, NYU’s terrible financial aid makes it so the not so well off are an underrepresented demographic to say the least.
From my experience in Tisch film, there are definitely some over privileged kids who think way to highly of themselves and definitely need to “check their privilege.” However, almost everybody, including those kids, is friendly and genuinely wants for you to succeed along with them. The fact that they think that they’re unrealistically amazing doesn’t mean that you can’t be amazing in their minds too.