<p>I have heard this a lot about NYU and was wondering if someone can elaborate? Is NYU just a bunch of buildings? Theirs no middle courtyard or whatever like their are in other colleges? Does anyone have any pics?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>correct, there is not rolling green traditional campus…no courtyard…its just buildings in the middle of Greenwich village in Manhattan that make up NYU</p>
<p>althought there is no campus some people see it as a good thing because there are no gates, the city of NY is your campus</p>
<p>just google NYU and u can find a lot of pics</p>
<p>You’re not gonna get into NYU with that kind of grammar lol</p>
<p>Hey grammar patrol, I am already in NYU.</p>
<p>Thanks for the answer Woopthack. It is kind of disappointing though :(</p>
<p>From what I remember (and I haven’t been for two and a half years now), NYU is just a bunch of buildings owned by the school dispersed throughout the neighborhood but the majority is centered around Washington Square Park, hardly a middle courtyard but (in my opinion) sufficient enough if you want that nice little green area. Pretty much, the city IS your campus. You’re totally integrated with the city and people who aren’t just NYU students. There’s no pretty rolling hills and trees closed off as a campus like at other schools. It’s one of the things some people constantly complain about and others love about the school. (but NYU has never tried to sell itself as a campus school so those who hate it only have themselves to blame, just sayinnn… but I digress)</p>
<p>Edit: OH, I just remembered! GOOGLE MAPS STREET VIEW! 
type in NYU’s address and just do a virtual tour of the area to see if it’s “campus”-y enough for you. NYU buildings are characterized by their little purple flags.</p>
<p>Definitely not disappointing in my opinion. The city is your campus. There are so many things to do, you are in the heart of the world. Granted you dont have “green space” everywhere, but what makes up for it are the opportunities that the city gives, the jewels that Manhattan hides, and the experiences that you can unfold.</p>
<p>Plus i can guarantee you that the food that you have access to will beat out any other college in the world …well maybe you’re not into food but i am!</p>
<p>Personally, i think that a campus is a big part of the college experience and NYU, like BU, basically has none. You have the rest of your life to be an urbanite, if that’s what you want, but you’re only a college student for 4 years.</p>
<p>Different strokes for different folks. With that logic you should just go to a school in the Amazon rainforest. After all, you have the rest of your life to be an urbanite…</p>
<p>Another possibility is that this is your big chance to live in NYC. As John Sexton says, NYU is in and of the city. If you love it, enjoy!</p>
<p>NYU is definitely for people who want “the city” as their college experience. Once you graduate I wonder how many will be able to afford living in “Greenwich Village”, forget the village Manhattan for that matter. So yes it is different, it is vibrant, never a dull moment, loads to do from MOMA to Broadway to Sports to Central Park, to Zoo, to Stand-up to many many eating choices, all offering student discounts. Teaches one to be on their own from day one.</p>
<p>And as you step into adult life you also step into the real world. But again it can be overwhelming for somebody who is looking for a different College experience.</p>
<p>This is from NYU’s site,</p>
<p>Watch the video on this link, since you asked the question, and you already have been accepted, educate yourself as much as you can if you want to embrace what is in store for you and you will not be disappointed, unless you specifically are looking for a closed campus experience. </p>
<p><a href=“About NYU”>About NYU;
<p>"The center of NYU is its Washington Square campus in the heart of Greenwich Village. One of the city’s most creative and energetic communities, the Village is a historic neighborhood that has attracted generations of writers, musicians, artists, and intellectuals. NYU, in keeping with its founder’s vision, is “in and of the city”: the University – which has no walls and no gates – is deeply intertwined with New York City, drawing inspiration from its vitality.'</p>
<p>I have been a NYer my whole life and have yet to get that Greenwich Village/ Soho apartment.</p>
<p>So yes, many kids will eventually come and live in the city after graduation–but that does not mean they will ever have the opportunity to afford NYU’s location.</p>
<p>D has lived for 3 years in Broome Street. She is surrounded by some million dollar condos. Her dorm is a converted apartment house that NYU has done up by improving the lobby since she has been there. I am not exagerrating when I say I would move into her dorm in a second as my primary housing if I could exchange it for my suburban Long Island house.</p>
<p>D stuck with NYU housing all four years. She has plenty of time to live in Astoria, Brooklyn or way up-town. The chance to live in a prime Village or Soho/Nolita location may be once in a lifetime.</p>
<p>Learn how to choose the correct ‘there’ correctly before applying to nyu</p>
<p>I would agree with uskoolfish on his/her point also … a family friend just bought an apartment in SOHO and it cost a little over 4 million…i would love to live near NYU in the future but im not sure i can afford it. nyu’s location can really provide a unique experience.</p>
<p>and @nyulivin…learn to “read” before pitching in your 2c…OP already indicated an admission offer</p>
<p>You’ve already been given what I could contribute about the campus. Quickie on the grammar in a hopefully nicer way…</p>
<p>Their- possessive. as in belonging to someone. “their campus is nice”
There- place. “is there no campus?”
They’re- contraction they+are. description. “They’re awesome!”</p>
<p>Actually the grammar error was the only reason I decided to view this thread lol. So maybe it was actually a clever tactic to attract responses.</p>