<p>Does anyone know any REAL facts about explorations? I mean, facts that the useless pamphlets don't provide. Like, for NYU TV in particular, how much of a commitment would I be making? Is it primarily freshman? Also, it mention that this program produces the tv show for the residential halls. How much would I be required to do for that? Thanks for the help!</p>
<p>Does anyone know if NYU has a crew team, because i am interested in rowing for NYU.</p>
<p>NYU crew:</p>
<p>time for me to rip on NYU: </p>
<p>I hate it. </p>
<p>I just wanted to give you guys a chance to look at the bad since most of these posters seem to really enjoy their experience here. So, just a disclaimer..i understand these are all just differences in opinion. </p>
<p>I just finished up my freshman year and as sad as this is, I couldn't be more excited to be at home. </p>
<p>Don't get me wrong, I am independent. I love freedom, my own space and of course the city...but that doesn't automatically qualify NYU as my perfect school (maybe not yours either). </p>
<p>I didn't think I really needed a campus either, but NYU has pretty much NONE. Very little school spirit (if you're from the south, you might think you're sick of this but its actually kind of unsettling)...and i dont know, for me, i'd really like to be around people that like where they're at and are actually proud of this institution that takes 50K from them yearly. </p>
<p>next, people keep saying NYU has some of the best dorms around; this is true but they also have some of the very WORST. Come on you guys, 26th street? Lafayette? (which is next to a homeless shelter and mental institution in the grime of Chinatown) And also Third North is pretty darn bad, especially the lower floors. Some the rooms can barely fit bunks and two desks. AND THE MICE. Also, I dont know why some university housing is 20-30 minutes away. can someone explain that one? </p>
<p>I also noticed that this school attracts alot of kids with psychosis. Maybe its the sense of anonimity that the city provides but I have never met so many anomalies in such a small vicinity. I've heard of a number of horrible roommate stories. Don't get me wrong, as a minority myself, I LOVE diversity but somethings are overboard. If you've grown up in a city like LA or Chicago or such, you'll be fine...but if you're from a clean Starbucks suburbia...it may be a problem for you. again, NYU is not for everyone. </p>
<p>also ive noticed there are a ton of chainsmokers everywhere...its really minor but it just really got on my nerves by the end of the year. if you do smoke, then you wont feel like everyone is judging you, so thats a plus for you. </p>
<p>also, you will be living downtown...not the Sex and the City uptown. Downtown. St. Marks. Union Square. not very clean by any standards but definitely hip. I was imagining myself uptown on Park or Madison strolling Central Park and such but thats not exactly NYU. </p>
<p>and making friends was much more difficult than it was for me in high school...many of my friends agreed on this one...cant quite explain it. </p>
<p>and it seems that every time i mention that I am going to transfer, alot of people either say they are too or that they've been giving it alot of thought. </p>
<p>Soooo...sorry for this long post but basically, choose wisely. It can be a GREAT decision, no doubt...but depending on who you are and how you perceive NYU to be...it can be a very bad decision. </p>
<p>good luck all of you. thanks for letting me vent.</p>
<p>Are the NYU tennis courts only open to members of the tennis team or can regular students use them for informal games with friends?</p>
<p>red92, i'm sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy nyu as much as you'd hoped. were your expectations for the school high when you first decided to attend? was nyu you first choice initially? what would you say is the chief drawback of the school that made you hate it so much? I'm going to be attending nyu in the fall, and after reading your post i'm feeling a bit apprehensive about it now..</p>
<p>actually, those are some really good questions...NYU was not my first choice school. I had originally wanted to go to Tufts but didn't get in. </p>
<p>i truly do not want to scare you into your freshman year. NYU can be amazing if you let it be.</p>
<p>I did have some high hopes for NYU initially but as winter break approached, things just got worse and worse. My dorming situation was very poor, and I was feeling hopelessly homesick. This may be just my case though...if you really LOVE downtown manhattan, this is definitely your place. </p>
<p>The chief drawback was that amidst the big city, i could not find anything I could call home. There is really no campus, as many people have mention, and my specific dorming situation was pretty bad...so you know, while everything was incredibly familiar nothing quite felt like 'home'. After a while, the traffic, the smoke, the honking, the dirt and constantly walking around in the cold go to be too much. </p>
<p>but you know, it could be a lot worse depending on who you are...
you know, maybe you consider yourself to be fast-paced and city savvy...then being in a suburb could be a nightmare for you...for me, it doesnt sound all that bad. </p>
<p>i hope this helps. Go into it with high hopes and really take advantage of everything out there your first year and you'll probably have a much better time than I did. i guess every school has its draw backs, eh? its just that NYU's are especially unique...which makes its advantages all that much better. </p>
<p>hope this helps. i'd be happy to answer anything else for you.</p>
<p>how are the food options at NYU? I'm actually a freshman at Georgetown, but I"m taking a summer class at NYU. It seems as if there are a lot of options, esp. with the different fast food locations on "campus". Could you comment on that? I know it'll be a different campus experience for me since georgetown has a defined campus, but I'm really looking forward to NYU. I also noticed that various dorms have courtyards and Stern has that plaza area, so i'm guessing those were University atttempts to add more open spaces for congregation.</p>
<p>red92: Just wondering: where are you originally from? Because that could make a large difference between expectations and reality. Like for example (since I'm from NJ), I know and like dowtown (especially Chinatown) and am used to the very cold winters.</p>
<p>YES. that's definitely true dreamdragon--I am from the mid-atlantic...so cold isn't completely unfamiliar to me but I having to walk around in it for such long distances is.. </p>
<p>JasonHoya, I found NYU food to be pretty good for the most part. There's quiznos and chik fil-a and all of that and the generic campus food isn't bad either though. </p>
<p>however, if you have the option of not getting a meal plan (dont know how summer classes work) then I think you would be safe in doing that too. There are a ton of awesome awesome places to eat on campus and very nearby. </p>
<p>another alternative would be to just get some NYU campus cash which is accepted at alot of little markets and fast food places on campus and use that during the day, and do the whole NYC dining with your own money at night. </p>
<p>but overall, the food isn't bad and if you personally dont like it, you have a world of other non-nyu options. </p>
<p>hope that helps.</p>
<p>whoa there are chick-fil-a's up north?? YES!</p>
<p>haha maybe it's just me and not my northerness (?) but i don't even know what chick-fil-a's are</p>
<p>I got into Stern for International Business.. people already mentioned that Accounting and Finance was top notch.. any opinions for intl business?</p>
<p>dreamli202, most people do intl business as a double major</p>
<p>International business is ONLY offered as a co-major.. i'm planning on double majoring with marketing.. the stern advisor i talked to said most people choose marketing or finance.. I'm just wondering if going to stern for international business is worth the cost of living in an expensive city</p>
<p>Could be. After all, Stern is only ranked #2 for IB.</p>
<p>moose.. chick-fil-a is a southern chain of restaurants, and they only serve chicken... and i had never seen one up north.. most people north of VA have never heard of it.</p>
<p>Hey, I just wanted to thank red92 for his posts, they have really helped me prepare for the switch next year and they did that with grace and forthrightness, good job man!</p>
<p>To say that some NYU dorms are the worst in the nation is ridiculous. Most college dorms can only fit two beds and a desk. You should research housing at other schools before you make comments like these. Also Lafaeyette is an awesoem dorm. Ask kids who live there and they will tell you that it is the most social place to be. Most Third North kids love it to. It seems like you had a really bad year. Are you transferring? Cause it sounds like you should</p>
<p>hey im thinking of applying. ive been hearing alot of "i walk around long distances in the cold." I would imagine that also includes walking around in the rain. so my question is... are there any campus shuttles or anything like that?</p>