<p>Hello CC, I recently found out that I had gotten accepted to NYU and I was really excited. But around two/three years ago, I spent a few weeks in this summer housing program. I got the feel of living in an actual dorm and walking to/attending classes in NYU. The experience was great and I had a wonderful time, but the fact that NYU had no campus really bothered me.</p>
<p>And I know it's something so petty and trivial, like really is this kid seriously about to complain about the lack of a campus? But I really wanted to go to college for that college campus feel and atmosphere, and what I'm especially worried about is how independent, isolated, and distant the NYU student body tends to be. </p>
<p>So if anyone could give their two cents, does the fact that NYU doesn't have a campus or a quad lead to students missing the "college feel" ?</p>
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<p>A college campus is important to many people–I wouldn’t belittle your concern at all. </p>
<p>I don’t think that the student body is as “independent, isolated and distant” as some claim. </p>
<p>Independence: by virtue of living in NYC, I think you develop a lot of people/communication/life skills which makes you a more independent person, which is completely different from the entire student body being independent. For example, you learn to adjust to some of the problems living in a city brings–walking more, taking the subway, being careful at night, finding housing, dealing with housing problems, etc. </p>
<p>I’ve never felt that I was completely alone in the city and I’ve always had friends who I’ve enjoyed hanging out in the city with & going to all of the different things going on. </p>
<p>It’s true that it’s a lot different than a campus with a quad, where people just hang out. I’ve never had that experience, but from my perspective I don’t really know how common it is that people who don’t know each other will just hang out or greet each other on the quad. I think more typically people have their own friend groups anyways. So in that sense, and correct me if I’m wrong, you’re also worried about the fact that there isn’t a place where everyone sort of congregates & you can see everyone? </p>
<p>If so, then I want to point out that freshman year, all of the NYU dorms are very close to Washington Square Park and the school does its best to organize plenty of events for freshmen. </p>
<p>I don’t regret picking NYU over schools with quads at all. College only happens once, and I’m immensely glad that I’ve been able to have four relatively care-free years in one of America’s most vibrant cities and have been able to go to different sporting, theater & other entertainment events as well as meet people from all over.</p>
<p>A few years ago when I was accepted to NYU, I was sliiiiightly concerned about the lack of campus, but I figured it wouldn’t really matter and decided to come anyway. However, I was much more negatively affected by the lack of campus than I ever could have imagined, especially because my floor was so anti-social that we only had one floor meeting ever and only four people showed up to it. Sure, NYU organizes residence hall events and other little activities for freshmen, but barely anyone goes. So I would definitely say that the lack of a campus promotes an apathetic, independent student body - which may or may not be for you, depending on the type of person you are.</p>
<p>Of course, eventually you’ll get to know people through classes, clubs, sports, Greek life, etc., but it may take longer to make friends at NYU than at other schools. Some people are lucky and instantly bond with their roommates/suitemates/hallmates, but others never really make that connection and end up transferring out, which is probably why NYU’s transfer rate is so high. I don’t really blame NYU; it’s just the nature of the city. People who choose to attend a huge city school just tend to be more independent than those who don’t. However, if you’re an outgoing person, I wouldn’t really worry about it - NYU has great academics, amazing professors, and the best access to internships and other incredible opportunities out of any other American university, so if it’s the best school you got into and you can afford it, I would suck it up and ignore any concerns about social life & the lack of campus and come here anyway.</p>