<p>I have recently went to an info gathering at NYU, and once we reached the campus tour, i must say i was slightly upset to find out that there is no campus. What i was impressed with, was the level of security withing the buildings. Could some current NYU students tell me how a usual day goes by? And what are your opinions of the dorms?</p>
<p>People generally either like the no-campus setting or can't stand it. I think it's very in keeping with the school's getting-involved attitude - we are always "in" the city.</p>
<p>Dorms are better than most other schools, methinks. I remember one Columbia kid saying that he liked the NYU dorm he'd seen better than his own. It's certainly better than some of the dorms I saw on my college visits. Security is generally pretty good, but I'd keep your door locked - not because there are homeless men roaming around, but to keep the occasional bad NYU kid from stealing your stuff.</p>
<p>As for the "usual day"... there is no such thing. You can have such different schedules from student to student, semester to semester, major to major, that it's very hard to quantify. What exactly did you want to know?</p>
<p>When I visited NYU (well, the Washington Square area) I thought it was amazing. You really should visit, because I visited both NYU and Columbia. Going in, I liked Columbia better. After the trip, I ended up liking NYU better. It's definitely a "visit!" kinda thing. The no-campus argument becomes really pointless after you realize that the dorm buildings are quite large (and so you'd meet plenty of people) and the city really is always at your fingertips.</p>
<p>Gah I miss it. :D</p>
<p>Here are some of my insights about some of your concerns.</p>
<p>As some people have mentioned before, the open campus makes the University and the City one w/ each other. There are tons of things to do in Greenwich Village every day, and during your stay at the university you will meet a lot of people, especially in the huge residence halls. The Bad thing probably is that outside of your college you may have a harder time meeting people from other disciplines (for example, some students of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies take classes in a building NYU leases in Times Square).</p>
<p>By far I'd say all of NYU dorms are pretty comfortable. The dorms for undergrads however are better than those for graduates.</p>
<p>As this is my first year in GradSchool in NYU, I might not be able to tell you about all the dorms. Of the ones I've seen Palladium is probably the best. It's new, has it's own gym (open to all NYU students), and even a dining hall.
You do meet a lot of people in any of them, specially in the bigger ones (like Paladium, Brittany Hall, and Hayden).</p>
<p>As any other college dorm, however, you may find it will be hard for you to fit in your things during your undegraduate studies if you choose to share a bedroom. The prices are high on all of them too.</p>
<p>If you want to see a campus, come to NYU monday-thursday, between the hours of 9:30-3ish and you'll see thousands of students walking to class, from class, for food, to the library on the streets that surround nyu buildings, most of the time, youll see nobody but students, theres a campus, trust me. You will see your friends on the way to class just as with any university and people in the same dorm usually take the same paths to class. I live in Rubin hall right now and its amazing, i cant imagine having a better time freshman year, anywhere.</p>
<p>oh and my usual day would be waking up either 10 or 8:45, depending how early my class is. I have 2 classes a day 4 days a week. I end at 1:45 everyday. I always go to quizznos or sushi during the day between classes or after i finish, then i hang out in my dorm for a few hours, nap like i will right now, wake up, then socialize/do homework. Then I usually go to club meetings that start around 7, get back 9ish, study or socialize some more then go to bed around 1-2. I drink some weeknights, depending on when i have class and how much work i have to do. Some days i do things after classes like run errands, shopping, go meet with a prof, hang out in washington square which is packed with nyu kids all day. etc etc.</p>
<p>Thank you for telling me your version of a typical day of NYU. That is what i meant when i posed the question; what is ur day like? I know that anyone from almost any college will say, there is no such thing as a typical day. But there are some things people have in common with their schedules, and thats what i am here to find out.</p>
<p>About the dorms-</p>
<p>I just want to rave about low cost. I am in a low cost at Rubin and pay about 6000. It is less than most other dorms at colleges I looked at and it is amazing. We took down the bunks and have SO much room (moreso than those in doubles paying 2000 more). So NYU def. scores a point with dorming.</p>
<p>my average day consists of waking up at aroud 8:30 to go to my 9:00 class, and depending on which days, it either ends at 2 or 4. In between I have lunch, usually at Starbucks while catching up on reading for the next class. On Mondays though, I work at the financial aid office, and file, make labels, do clerical stuff. Then after class around 2 or 4, i go to my room and pack up to study somewhere (because I can't study in my room, or i prefer not to) and I usually go to Starbucks or the fountain at the park, where I'll sit and then have dinner at Kimmel and then after go to club meetings and stuff, and then come back to my room and watch some shows with my roomate and floormates and then when they leave, i read somemore and go to bed around 2-3. Yea....</p>
<p>Well, even though it's said at most colleges, I think you'll find that there really is no typical day moreso at NYU than anywhere else, especially for people like me who take advantage of living in the city. With all the various cultural events here, I haven't really been able to have the same day twice. Broadway show here, voice lessons there, working hours in the darkroom until midnight, tap classes uptown, hookah bar in the East Village, film screenings, Whitney exhibit openings, farmer's market in Union Square... so much is happening at one time, all the time, that your life can be as routine or as varied as you want it to be. The only things really routine about my daily life are classes (which are over by 2:00 at the latest) and my Dunkin Donuts breakfast.</p>
<p>As for the campus, Last2AcntsBanned said it perfectly. I've nothing to add except that I have yet to walk five blocks without running into someone I know (which gets distracting when I'm running late to class, but it's all good).</p>
<p>The dorms are nice. I'll add more to this later--I just finished my Dunkin Donuts, and now, I gotta run to class.</p>