<p>For current NYU students..is Welcome Week all that fun?</p>
<p>In case there are international students reading this: are the OISS activities fun? More specifically: is the orientation for the international grad students worth going to?</p>
<p>No. I didn't attend a single welcome week event.</p>
<p>firewalker, did you check into the dorms at the beginning of welcome week? if so, why did you not participate in any events. I know for CAS, there will be discussions pertaining to the assigned summer reading. </p>
<p>I'm speaking for my son, but I'm sure he will be participating in Welcome week to some extent. He's a social person and this seems like a great way to meet people. I loved orientation days in June as well.</p>
<p>Just make sure you go to the Reality Show</p>
<p>I advise you all to take in stride what some people say on these boards. Some people at NYU do indeed just sit in their dorms and complain about how unhappy the are. </p>
<p>From my standpoint, welcome week was the most fun I had at NYU. here's why: I met literally hundreds of people, I was out partying almost the entire time i was at NYU. I was able to stay out till 6 am for a week straight without worrying about waking up early or classes. there were tons of parties going on at clubs and bars around. I went to a bunch of the events, i recommend derrick commedy, and of course, the reality show. The other events you could go to if you really want. Plus if any of you ever read the college humor guide to college, there is a bit in it about orientation week how since a social hierarchy (so to speak) is not formed its really easy to hook up with people you wouldn't be able to normally hook up with. This is true. Make the most out of it.</p>
<p>I agree with you last2***, for some people (like my son) the social aspect of college (and life in general) will be very important. He is more than just a smart kid. He likes to have fun (with smart people!). My son is just going to have to learn how to have inexpensive fun (as per another thread). I don't think the amount of $$ spent is directly proportional to the amount of fun to be had.</p>
<p>In new york city, the more $$ spent is pretty much proportional to the amount of fun you can have. Give your son this small piece of advice: look into procuring on campus work. You can find it through NYU career center. You can land around 10$ an hour being an office assistant, yes its ***** work, but you'll have flexible hours and can work from around 10 hours a week. This will offset your spending and give yourslef something to do during free time. I recommend working at the phoneathon as well.</p>
<p>what's the phoneathon?</p>
<p>Don't ever work at the phoneathon.</p>
<p>if you work on campus, make sure its a job you can do your homework in. "lab aide" jobs are the easiest jobs (you do work literally 2-5% of the time), pay the most, require no skills, etc. At mine I got $10 a work study, turned on some computers, did homework for 4 hours, turned off some computers, left. Plus you can go leave and get dinner or w/e, and get paid till 945, even if the class leaves at 8ish.</p>
<p>lol..what exactly is phoneathon</p>
<p>"firewalker, did you check into the dorms at the beginning of welcome week?"</p>
<p>Yes, I arrived when everyone else did.</p>
<p>"if so, why did you not participate in any events."</p>
<p>Why waste my time with people I wont hang out with ever again?</p>
<p>"I'm speaking for my son, but I'm sure he will be participating in Welcome week to some extent. He's a social person and this seems like a great way to meet people. I loved orientation days in June as well."</p>
<p>I'm sure he will.</p>
<p>"Some people at NYU do indeed just sit in their dorms and complain about how unhappy the are."</p>
<p>I hope you're not insinuating I'm unhappy at NYU.</p>
<p>"In new york city, the more $$ spent is pretty much proportional to the amount of fun you can have. "</p>
<p>not true. at all. if you have friends, you can have fun. plus, the welcome week events are generally free.</p>
<p>i worked at phone-a-thon for a couple of months. you work, essentially, as a telemarketer except you are soliciting money for nyu from alumni instead of selling something (though they make it seem like you are selling the school). it's not horrible. i know someone who worked there three years and is a shift manager. i just had to quit b/c i couldn't juggle two jobs & school. you get used to it, but I def. preferred America reads b/c you work during the day, get paid better, and don't get yelled at by angry alumni who are still paying off their loans or feel bad about asking a 90 yr old woman who has no money to give it to the school.</p>
<p>take advantage of welcome week. once school started for me last year, it felt so serious. I bonded with people a lot during welcome week and then when school started i seriously hardly hung out with anyone due to the amount of work and busy schedule and stuff. But I do talk to a lot of the people that I met when i get the time</p>
<p>Do you know when we can move back into the dorms? I'm getting conflicting dates. For upperclassmen, of course.</p>
<p>sunday - 26th</p>
<p>**** yes!</p>
<p>How do you know this?</p>
<p>(sorry, the inner skeptic in me demands evidence)</p>
<p>common knowledge? upperclassmen can always move in on the first day of welcome week</p>
<p>DAMNIT. I didn't know this, I thought we were on different schedules. Thanks for the info, I appreciate it.</p>
<p>yep, you're just not forced to move in on that day like freshmen</p>