<p>sweeeeeeet!!!!</p>
<p>haha john, well thats exactly what i wanted to hear.</p>
<p>What John says is very true. Guys will spend more, but Manhattan isn't cheap, so girls can expect to spend regardless.</p>
<p>there is no WAY after the freaking $45000 tuition that i will be spending $100 a freaking week at NYU. i'm sure i'll find fun anyway.</p>
<p>haha im in the same boat as you</p>
<p>the more time u spend in NYC the better u'll get to know the place. thus eventually ull be able to find places that will be within ur range of spending. Example: chinatown- mad nice food, very cheap xD not too far away from washington sq either.</p>
<p>Wow, some kids with big pockets here.</p>
<p>If when you think of a night out you factor in drinks, entrance fees, coat check, cabs, tips, and "post drinking food," you probably have the money to drop on it, and that's great. But really, people find ways to save. If you're really set on drinking, pre-game. Take the subway; it's not excessively difficult and it saves a lot. If you really get the munchies, keep food in your dorm and go home after a night out. And paying cover is never fun because the costs run so high...get connected, or find out when places have reduced admission or no cover. (Most of the small, fun bars don't have cover anyway.)</p>
<p>Angelnikki, there's no reason for people to criticize you just because you don't plan on drinking all the time at NYU. It's a college stigma that a lot of people adhere to because they feel it's necessary --- you are better for not jumping on the bandwagon.</p>
<p>Wow, I'm really surprised to read this!! I thought that whole drinking all the time scene was limited to state schools where the work load is lighter. I have nothing against drinking, but I know there are a lot of other exciting things to do!</p>
<p>I have friends at NYU, believe me, it's a hard partying school but it also has very strong academics...the combo influenced my decision to enroll there. Also, there are many other exciting things to do besides drink, but lets face it, it's college, and alcohol is an option (and a very good one at NYU).</p>
<p>Another thing --- I generally only spent about $250-300/month at NYU, and I not only drank (not every day of every weekend, but periodically) but did quite a bit of shopping. It can be done. If you go into NYU with the mindset that you're going to drop that much each WEEK, you'll probably end up spending even more. There is tons to do at NYU without spending a lot of money...but naturally, when all college kids pretty much want to drink, it takes a little searching. But it's worth it.</p>
<p>Jeez...everyone here must be loaded...</p>
<p>I'm pennypinching as it is to pay for tuition, let alone spending money.</p>
<p>angelnikki1, you seem pretty straight edge and committed to your studies....u will have at least one other person at nyu just like you....ME!!!</p>
<p>BRWNEYES87 - I think NYU will be a 50/50 split kids who want to party and kids who study hard and strive to succeed. I was so surprised, though, to read that you chose NYU over Columbia. Columbia was my first choice, and I was devastated when I didn't get in. I'm hoping to do Pre-Law like you, and it makes me feel so much better that there are actually people choosing NYU over Columbia!</p>
<p>Angelnikki... i think you are going to be shocked when you get there.. many people will want to study, many will want to party, many many many more will want to do both.</p>
<p>angelnikki1 - we are going to be awesome lawyers!! haha</p>
<p>pre-law is useless, don't waste your time with it</p>
<p>why is it useless?? u mean in general?
im not actually majoring in it, but i am majoring in english with a pre-law track because there is no actual pre-law major....but nyu has the number 4 law school!! yay...
so i dont think its useless...but why do u say that?</p>
<p>yea there is no major that is pre-law and doesn't Columbia have the #4 law school? from my experience with ivy league law schools (my dad attended Columbia Law, some of his friends went to HLS and Penn Law and currently teach at each of these schools) the professors in law school look down on students who completed the pre-law track in undergrad. They feel that those who come into law school with pre-law feel that they know a lot about law, while in actuality pre-law has simply exposed them to portions of law that are either incorrect or not relevant to anything required in law school or in a major firm.</p>
<p>That's a really narrow-minded viewpoint. Obviously pre-law programs are all different, and I highly doubt that law schools look down on students for showing an interest in law before law school. If that were true then pre-law would not exist.</p>
<p>why not? med schools look down upon biology majors.</p>