Hi, this is my first post. I’m having a hard time answering the “Why NYU?” question in the college applications. I have been looking all over the place but still can’t find what I want to answer with other than the fact that NYU being one of my dream schools since I was very young. Please help me!
Hi,
Let me suggestion few things for you:
- Start with what do you want to study. Research what the school has to offer in terms of focus areas, special programs….
- What can of research is offered by NYU or better one of its professors that interests you or links up with areas where you have done some work in the past
- Does NYU offer any specific programs or internship that you would like to take advantage of.
- Are there famous courses or professors that you would like to take or study with. Why and how would take advantage.
- How would you be able to contribute to the NYU student community. How would you be able to add value.
- Try to link all of these to gobies or interests that you may have touched upon in your other essays.
- Avoid a mechanical approach to the above. You need to make it flow and come across as sincere about it.
Good luck
You need to figure this out yourself. Why do you want to attend NYU. Drop the “dream school” thing and figure out why you want to attend this school.
Using other people’s ideas doesn’t answer the question they are asking. NYU wants to know “why NYU” from you.
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Can you tell us why NYU has been one of your dream schools? Perhaps if you can tell us here on CC, it will help you get your thoughts together. You can just use a few short and rough bullet points for us.
What are you looking for in a university? What do you want to accomplish when you are in university? Why can NYU help you do this?
What is your intended major? Does NYU have a strong program in this area?
If you can think of the “Why” this school for other schools but can’t for NYU then there is a problem and not a good enough reason to go. Students reality of their dream school commonly is not the reality once their there. I agree you shouldn’t be asking strangers why you should go to any school without any background information on you. Your essay will sound forced and not genuine…
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Hi Thank you guys so much for your answers. I do understand that my answer to why I want to attend NYU has to be genuine and forced, so I am going to put up some points as to why I would like to go:
- It has been my dream school ever since I visited the NYU library at around 2011. I loved the calm and casual environment and the “cool” computer section where you can only enter if you had a key card.
- I really like their international exchange program partners; they are partnered with the schools I am interested in.
- I love their large international population
- Wide choice of programs
- And I really like that they are multi interdisciplinary.
- Also awesome location
This is basically all I have that I am genuinely like about NYU. But I feel like it is not enough information to capture my point. I do understand that my answer has to be genuine but I feel like there is something that is still missing and was wondering if any of you guys can help me. Please tell me something that is special to NYU if you know any, please.
Hi Thank you guys so much for your answers. I do understand that my answer to why I want to attend NYU has to be genuine and forced, so I am going to put up some points as to why I would like to go:
- It has been my dream school ever since I visited the NYU library at around 2011. I loved the calm and casual environment and the “cool” computer section where you can only enter if you had a key card.
- I really like their international exchange program partners; they are partnered with the schools I am interested in.
- I love their large international population
- Wide choice of programs
- And I really like that they are multi interdisciplinary.
- Also awesome location
This is basically all I have that I am genuinely like about NYU. But I feel like it is not enough information to capture my point. I do understand that my answer has to be genuine but I feel like there is something that is still missing and was wondering if any of you guys can help me. Please tell me something that is special to NYU if you know any, please.
This is basically all I have that I am genuinely like about NYU. But I feel like it is not enough information to capture my point. I do understand that my answer has to be genuine but I feel like there is something that is still missing and was wondering if any of you guys can help me. Please tell me something that is special to NYU if you know any, please.
Okay, so you know the pamphlet version of the school.
There is nothing in your general description that makes me think that you will fit their school.
A number of schools have secure computer buildings.
A number of schools have a diverse international program partners.
A number of schools have large international populations.
A number of schools have a wide choice of programs, multidisciplinary studies and awesome locations.
Why is it a dream school?
Students that are accepted to their schools convey what they plan to do at their desired schools and how they will play their part to contribute to the school’s activities, academics, and social life.
The school doesn’t provide those aspects, the students are the ones who make up the university. Otherwise, it’s just a bunch of cold buildings. Got it?
It can’t be a dream school if you can’t describe your anticipation.
This was TEN years ago when you were what…8 years old? I sure hope you have been back there since…because the impression an 8 year old has vs an 18 year old are likely very different. Plus…having a cool computer section with card key access is available almost everywhere now.
I would suggest this not be highlighted in your essay…but that is my opinion.
Yes of course I have gone back, it was just what got me at that time. That memory and feeling just stuck to me so I decided to write it.