<p>ya they have free campus shuttles, but i heard they aren't very convenient when you are trying to get somewhere on time</p>
<p>so, any students who have gone through Welcome Week, is it really as fun as it seems?</p>
<p>I like this thread so I am bumping this up.</p>
<p>First, a little background. I went to NYU's law school, so I have some experience there, though a little dated at this point. My daughter is now a CAS student at NYU. In my opinion, school ranking provides some general information, but never should make your attendance decision for you. There are too many uncovered variables in any survey. For example, some programs at any college are better than others, and some teachers within any program are better than others. I don't care how many Nobel laureates a school has, your odds of having one teach your class are remote. Frankly, some of the smartest people are often poor teachers- not because of what they know or don't know, but because they lack communication skills. It is a mistake, e.g., to look at a university's overall "ranking" and not look at the specific programs in which you THINK you are interested, and try to determine the relative strengths of that program. If you KNOW what you want you do for the rest of your life, you are either delusional or in a very fortunate minority. You'll likely come out of college having a much better general idea of what you don't want to do that what you specifically want to do. Start narrowing it down. The best way to do that is to try out different things. Don't ever go into any program to make someone else happy, because YOU are likely to be unhappy for the rest of your life. There are also intangibles to going to school in NYC which will never make it into the school rankings. For example, thinking about journalism, TV, film, stage, etc.? What better place on earth is there (outside of the classroom) than NYC? What better opportunity to watch professionals outside of school, get an internship to "try it on" etc.? On the other hand, NYC is not for everyone. It has tremendous opportunities and millions of people. That can be overwhelming and isolating for some people. You will be happier at NYU if you are independent, proactive and adventuresome. Though true to some extent anywhere, this is likely more true at NYU, given its reputation for perceived administrative indifference. Last (and I'll shut up), regardless of where you go, don't let it overwhelm you. Give it some time. Don't try to iron out everything in the first week or month.</p>
<p>lmao, welcome week was definitely not as fun as it seems...it is more or less a chance for you to bond & get to know the people you are living with, and it is the week that will tell you whether or not you will want to transfer dorms...</p>
<p>you might think that this week would be the easiest because nothing is going on. you don't have any work, thus no one could really do anything too horrible to interrupt anything you are doing, since what you're doing isn't really that important anyway...</p>
<p>...WRONG...</p>
<p>in this week where you have nothing mandatory to attend [i.e. lectures, recitations, jobs], you find yourself around your roommates ALL the time, and learning so many new things about them all at once...it is when you are trying to find something to do that you get to know people the best...who is bossy, who takes the initiative to plan the night, who allows parties in their rooms & who doesn't, who parties too much & who doesn't, who is social enough to take a group trek to the dining hall & who prefers to eat alone, who meshes with your orientation and non-roommate friends & who clashes, who tries to keep in touch with lots of people and include them & who really doesn't care at all...all of these things are important when living with others</p>
<p>during the day, now that we have classes, i don't see my roommates all that much, so there is no type of power struggle going on, or arguments over dumb things...the weekends, however, are a totally different story...</p>
<p>i luckily got grouped with four other girls who are pretty much the most normal and cool girls i have ever met...we became close like the first day we were here and did everything together during welcome week...now that we have classes, whenever we DO have free time on the weekends, we enjoy the same things and like going to parties together, movies, eating, or whatever we feel like: essentially the same things we did during welcome week together...had i not enjoyed welcome week, all of my leisure time would have been painful and i would have wanted to switch dorms...</p>
<p>moral of the story: don't go to the lame welcome week events [minus the comedy/sketch shows] and spend time with your roommate(s) to see if you will have a good rest of the year :D</p>
<p>I've been in NYC for 3 weeks. Freshman at Stern living in Goddard. My floor is absolutely amazing and I get along very well with my two roomates (oh, and our triple is huge.)</p>
<p>I loved Welcome Week! Seven days of nothing but entertainment. To be fair, a part of the reason I enjoyed it so much was due to the friends I had made (some before NYU and some over the course of the week). </p>
<p>Regardless of your company, it is tough to not enjoy going to the US Open, ESPN Zone, or participating in a late night scavenger hunt in Times Square. A hypnotist came in for a performance one night, and comedians Jessie Joyce and Christian Finnegan came in a couple nights later. Oh, and there also was a free concert in Washington Sq Park, featuring the likes of Bush and Public Enemy.</p>
<p>School events just not cutting it for you? Then get signed up for tickets for Letterman or Conan! I mean, the possibilities are endless. A couple weekends back, my floor went to Inside CNN for a tour, and Stern sponsered a trip to the Met, both of which were nice.</p>
<p>I gotta cut this short, but simply put, I am enjoying my time here.</p>
<p>I love NYU and felt Welcome Week was fun..the events werent great but you got to meet alot of people.</p>
<p>People are very social, atleast in hayden, so dont let the stereotypes scare you. On my floor every is friends with each other and leaves there doors open.</p>
<p>One thing that I've noticed is that its easy to make a 100 acquintances, but hard to make more than a few real friendships</p>
<p>Also if your coming, and you dont drink,your not going to have fun, thats all everyone does.</p>
<p>Drug use isn't that high as I had heard, a bit of weed, but nothing hard really</p>
<p>Well those are all my fragmented thoughts for now...If you're shy or sheltered ur going to have a hard time here...while its true youll get a few friends inevitably, its really not that easy to make friends. Dont get too scared tho its not nearly as isolated as people make it out to be. Just realize since there no campus or big sports teams you dont have that much oppurtunity to meet people outside class. definately take advantage of welcome week activities, everyones looking for friends, it can make or break ur experience. Also meet some people through facebook so ur not all alone. </p>
<p>overall, im having the time of my life, and find it effin awesome, but some people are miserable, so make sure its for you...and just make sure ur assertive and get involved the first few days here, friendshiping oppurtunities definately dwindle afterwards</p>
<p>and o ya classes.....there all Map classes and pretty easy freshmen year (except for tisch which have crazy studio hours/friday class), and wte does really suck.</p>
<p>I just wanted to say to all prospective applicants to take all posts with a grain of salt, particularly the one above. I don't really drink and I don't smoke, and I have not done one thing that has involved either activity this year. I mean, seriously, "Also if your coming, and you dont drink, your not going to have fun, thats all everyone does." ?? Not for me. We're in new york city! There are millions of things to do! I have seen about 5 stand-up comedians, been to a few movies, a museum, a broadway musical, hung out in time square, hung out with people on my floor, etc., etc., etc.. I have actually met a lot of good friends, (some on my floor, some in my major that I met during orientation) and we have fun doing all kinds of things. I'm on an intramural volleyball team, toured nbc, cnn, and court tv studios, I'm going to live tapings of shows...all while sober! lol, all I'm saying is that everyone is going to have different experiences. I personally recommend joining an exploration floor, because you know that you have things in common with your floormates and you have arranged activities with them. Whatever you choose to do, take everything into context, and know that nyu is a big enough school to meet the kinds of people that you want to meet. and a few kinds you don't... jk</p>
<p>which exploration floor are you in?</p>
<p>I'm applying to Stern and I'm pretty excited! What are the sternies like? Are they obnoxious and rich, or nice enough to make friends with? Are there enough girls there? I'm a girl, and I don't want to be COMPLETELY dominated by guys.</p>
<p>the school you're in have very little to do with what friends you have. 1st year is all CAS classes, and dorms are all the schools together. Stern people arent as bad as you hear anyways. girl/guy ratio is insignificant also for the aforementioned reasoned, nyu as a whole is 61% girls, thats what you should worry about hah. unlike high school, the schools and classes you're in will have little bearing on who your friends are.</p>
<p>oh i see- thanks a lot for the info :) im really excited now, even more than before!</p>
<p>Hey I want to be a writer, so English classes are what I would focus on mostly. Are they that good? and is it worth the money as opposed to Stern and Tisch???</p>
<p>idk what you would major in specifically, but a girl on my floor is majoring in dramatic writing in tisch to become a writer...i guess you would go CAS?</p>
<p>.."worth the money" depends on your situation and what perspective you see you four years @ NYU...i, personally, am majoring in math education & plan on becoming a middle/high school math teacher...you have no idea how many people complained about me going to an insanely expensive school for something i could go to a state school for & not have to pay...</p>
<p>honestly, i don't care if the whole world is gonna say it's a waste of money because to me it's not...nor is it to my parents, who are paying for it...new york city is awesome and is a great place to get life experience and spend 4 years if you EVER have the opportunity...the program i am in in steinhardt is a great program and the people that run it are really into it and dedicated, and that's all that matters to me...it would also look better on a job application that i came from NYU than if i came from some crappy state school :D</p>
<p>Barnard is really good for writing - just saying. I don't know if NYU is worth the money for writing..or English...you can get the same programs at much cheaper schools.</p>
<p>To xo akhila ox,</p>
<p>No, you won't get the same program (in creative writing, English) at much cheaper schools. Go to the web site of the Department of English,
<a href="http://english.fas.nyu.edu/page/home%5B/url%5D">http://english.fas.nyu.edu/page/home</a>, to find out what NYU offers in this area. The faculty is very distinguished and highly accomplished. In particular, check the link PROGRAM IN CREATIVE WRITING, where the faculty includes E. L. Doctorow, Sharon Olds and others. You simply won't find faculty of this caliber at cheaper schools. It takes a lot of money to attract, and keep, people like these.</p>
<p>In this case for sure, you do get what you pay for.</p>
<p>I'm an NYU-Tisch Drama alum, class of '03. First off, I'm with ktml55, take the above poster's assertion about drug/alcohol with a grain of salt. While you won't have any problems at all finding regular drinkers, those who do not will have absolutely no troubles having a good time at NYU, and in NYC, sober.</p>
<p>For me, the school was amazing, and worth every single dime I am now in debt over. It was my dream school since childhood, and though of course not perfect, did manage to live up to my high expectations. If anyone has any specfic questions regarding Tisch Drama, or my experience overall, I'd be happy to answer questions.</p>
<p>jaquen,
I'm currently a junior, and will be probably applying to NYU Tisch ED next year, for film. I'm worried about many things (grades, SAT's, etc.), but particularly my EC's:</p>
<p>Theater stuff: Cyrano de Bergerac (Valvert), Much Ado About Nothing (Don John), The Crucible (Danforth), Annie (Harold Ickes), Once Upon A Mattress (Ensemble), Oklahoma (to be determined) plus whatever I end up doing senior year (probably both drama and musical).
Other stuff:
-Film Analysis Club - all four years (president this year and probably next year)
-Assistant Director of Episode (male a cappella group at my school) - By the time I graduate I'll have been a member of this for all four years
-Section Leader (Bass) in Choir for the past two years (I will have taken choir for three years by the time I graduate)
-A couple video projects (a movie made at a summer camp, a music video) and some written stuff - as far as a portfolio, this is probably it. (additionally, I have some songs arranged for a cappella, but I don't think this'll factor in to my portfolio)
-Acting classes - started junior year
-Jazz Band - 9-10
-Volleyball - 10
-Tutoring Society - 11
-Improv Club - 11
-~90 volunteer hours at local YMCA
-Summer before junior year took a job as a counselor at said local YMCA
-Piano for 6 years, guitar for 3 - took a music composition camp and a piano camp at Westminster Choir College summer before sophomore year</p>
<p>Anything I could improve on? I realize it's kinda late, but I'm going to try.</p>
<p>No, you are definately doing fine in the EC section, just keep on doing what you are doing, and at least on that front, you'll do fine.</p>
<p>When it comes to getting into Tisch-Film, its really impossible to tie down a formula. I've seen kids make it in with far less ECs than you, and there have been tons of kids rejected who looked really amazing on paper. It often comes down to what they see in you, the potential, how distinct your artistic point of view seems based off your overall portfolio. That's what's difficult about Tisch, or any selective art school; its all relative, all so subjective.</p>
<p>My biggest bit of advice for you, or anyone trying to go Tisch, is to create an artistic portrait of yourself that rings true to who you are today. Don't spend too much time on trying to look more accomplished than you are, trying to impress with gross inflation; they are looking for a strong, clear, honest picture of who you are, so they can help assess where you are heading, and if NYU is the place that can help you get there.</p>
<p>well its good to know that the girl to guy ratio is in my favor ;)
do students hang all over the olsen twins or what? are the students willing to meet new people (transfers in)? are the professors helpful or just arrogant buttholes? the most important question is are most of the sternies snooty (i am applying to stern)?</p>