<p>Hey! NYU has always seemed like somewhere I wanted to go to college, however, I've never even been to the campus. What is the school really like? I'm currently a freshman in highschool but plan on taking NYU's pre-med/health track (still haven't decided my major)! What is the campus like? what are the people like? What transportation is offered if I don't have a car? Are people friendly and is it easy to meet people? Is it a very game-on study atmosphere or not at all? What are the dorms like? Is is expensive to live around (food, entertainment, transportation) and what is offered in the area? Is there anything I should know or any NYU secrets or anything like that lol? Are there sororities?If I wanted to spend a semester studying in a different state (California) or even study abroad would I be able to? Will I need a great deal of time management being a pre-med? Will I sleep? haha thanks so much if you can answer these! </p>
<p>-Campus: There is none. Most of the building are around Washington Square Park, but there is no campus or the accompanying fuzzy feelings that you would associate with campuses of colleges that actually have campuses</p>
<p>-People: literally every kind of person under the sun. Lot’s of hipsters, lots of people who want to be famous one day (but probably won’t), some hardcore academics (largely in Stern, some in pre-med)</p>
<p>-Transportation: Most everything is in walking distance of everything else. Some of the upperclassmen dorms are farther away, and NYU has buses that run every 20 minutes or so to these dorms. The subway is also super accessible, $2.25 a ride (so kind of pricey for short trips, but not awful)</p>
<p>-Are people friendly?: It’s not that people aren’t friendly, but that it’s just not a very touchy-feely school. NYU is notorious for it’s lack of community. There is no one big thing that people rally around like a sports team, people generally just find a group and end up sticking with them for the duration. Especially freshman year, there are lots of activities to meet people, but after that, much less so</p>
<p>-Study atmosphere: Also varies widely, particularly by school. Stern and CAS (and nursing) tend to be more studious, while Tisch is generally not, as well as Steinhardt. Since your asking about pre-med, pre-med people tend to be on the more studious side, but it’s not universal. I would say that the people who devote all their time to studying aren’t even really the ones who do best.</p>
<p>-Cost: It’s expensive particularly if you like to go out to clubs and party. If you’re not a huge partier (or substance user), you will save tons of money. But generally anything fun to do costs money, and it ain’t cheap</p>
<p>-Dorms: Also vary widely. Most of the older freshman dorms have been or are being renovated, so they are on the nicer side. Upperclass dorms range from the best apartment you will ever live in in the city (Gramercy) to just okay (Lafayette, Uhall, Coral). The dorms are convenient, but also expensive and many people move off campus after their sophomore or junior years, often to Brooklyn</p>
<p>-Sororities: Yes, we have them, but they’re tiny and no one really cares or notices that they exist. If you want a big greek life scene, go somewhere else</p>
<p>-Studying abroad: You can only study at an NYU site. Currently, they have one in DC, and a whole bunch in other countries around the world. Your options as a pre-med person are heavily limited though, and unless you do some very careful planning, you’ll be limited to London</p>
<p>-Pre-med: really not as hard as everyone pretends, but most people end up dropping it after general chemistry or organic. It’s definitely manageable, and with the exception of physics, I enjoyed the classes and didn’t go crazy with studying</p>