<p>yeah, hi, i actually attend NYU and know tisch kids, thanks a lot</p>
<p>That's impressive. You must know every student who attends Tisch.</p>
<p>nyumom: Stereotypes are based on some element of truth. It has to be this way or the stereotype wouldn't exist.</p>
<p>Against better judgement :-), I'll jump in here as another mom, even though I don't think the 'tude toward the other mom was exactly of the nicer sort. </p>
<p>Disclaimer: I do not go to NYU, and I do not go to Tisch. I'm just a parent of a student who is a freshman at Tisch. By the way, Treexoxo, she lives in Third North too. </p>
<p>When I first read the initial posts, I was like, "say what?, not enough guys at NYU???" It is a HUGE school. There are TONS of guys. Like any population of men, there are all types, gay and straight. I would assume like in the general population that more are straight than gay. If you can't seem to find or meet straight guys at a school as big as NYU, there is a problem. Maybe your floor or class is disproportionately female but the university is swarming with men. Thankfully, you don't go to a small LAC if you think there are no guys at NYU.</p>
<p>Regarding Tisch, I think there are ALL sorts of guys represented there, as NYUMom says. I personally know both straight and gay males who attend for drama. However, in the theater world, there is a higher percentage of gay males than in the general population. So, it would be NO surprise if the guys in the drama department have a higher percentage of gay males than in the general NYU student body. My daughter has been involved with theater her whole life and has attended summer theater programs where there were both straight and gay males but more gay males than in another group of people. That does not mean more gay guys than straight gays necessarily but simply a larger percentage of gay males than in the general male population. My daughter did remark to me that out of the males in her particular studio, that "most" were gay. It is not like she took a survey but that was her immediate observation. Then again, a close male friend she knew before going there who is straight is also in her studio so I'm sure there are plenty of others. But yes, there are all types of guys in Tisch (I agree with NYUMom on that count). It would not be unusual if there were more gays in that grouping than in another department/school at NYU. That is how it is in the real world and the theater world. </p>
<p>So, while I am not a student there, I have made these first hand observations in any other theater community or training program, and my own kid in the one at Tisch, has a similar observation. But I certainly think to lump all guys into a category is wrong and stereotypical because I personally know lots of straight guys in the arts, including at Tisch (beyond my own kid's studio). And I DEFINITELY think that the NYU population as a whole is FULL of guys, the majority of them straight, as in most student populations. All types are represented so there are kids who are a good match with you......takes time to meet them or to do activities where you might find like minded friends, both male and female. </p>
<p>Susan</p>
<p>soozievt,
Thank you for your post. It was very well-said. I'm also familiar with the Tisch population as well, having a kid who's a senior film student and who knows almost everyone in that department, plus is friendly with many students in the other departments as well. After all, the film students need actors, writers, designers, etc. in order to make films and vice-versa, so everyone is always networking. Also, I just want to say congratulations on your daughter's acceptance to Tisch! I'm (and also my Tisch family) are always happy to connect with other Tisch families, so feel free to pm me.</p>
<p>jwblue: Very impressive!</p>
<p>Thank you, NYUMom. My D loves NYU, Tisch, her studio, and NYC so far!</p>
<p>She has a friend (from before going to NYU) who is a junior film student. </p>
<p>She is a Tisch Scholar and there are film students in that group with whom she meets.
Susan</p>
<p>soozievt,
I'm so glad that your daughter loves it! That's wonderful that she's in the Tisch Scholar's program. My son probably knows your daughter's film student friends. It's a pretty tight-knit group, and they all seem to know one another. Plus, it makes for a good collaborative effort. Also, he's active in the Tisch film freshman mentor program, so he's becoming acquainted with that class as well. All in all, it's been a great education/experience for him - so much so, that he doesn't want to graduate!<br>
Keep me posted.</p>
<p>ah its all clear to me now, thanks</p>
<p>I'm not exactly certain what people here are arguing over, but I would say this - although it is ridiculous to ask if there are "enough guys" at a school of many thousands of students, it has been, in my experience, readily apparent that there are significantly more girls in all of my classes and in all of my recitations. That there are more girls at NYU is just a statistical fact.</p>
<p>(that said, again, though - nobody should have any trouble meeting whomever they want at a school of NYU's size).</p>
<p>By the way, I'm in CAS.</p>
<p>we are arguing over the fact that no one will validate the claim that straight guys go to Tisch. We all know straight guys do go to Tisch, but for some reason, if we say all the guys at Tisch are gay, some people take offense. Some people have never heard of a joke, or a stereotype or a fun board to post on. Everything has to be SO serious. Hey, we hve real problems in this country, poverty, drug addiction, Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, but they pale in comparison to calling all the guys at Tisch gay. Who is scared and why?</p>
<p>lol @ the serious discussion from a joke...</p>
<p>actually there are NEVER enough guys</p>