<p>I am beginning to hyperventilate reading some of your anxious thoughts during this awful waiting period. Please try to distract yourself and keep busy so you do not go out of your mind. Wow, my son was fortunate. He was so busy with his many ECs (not even academics) during the whole waiting period that he did not even pay much attention to any dates. I was more anxious for him, given the fact that I was not as busy.</p>
<p>So, I hope all of you can rest your minds and thoughts, stay positive and engaged in other activities if you can! It will make the time go faster. :)</p>
<p>@hannahorenstein hahahaha if i find out during classes i would definitely just stand and do a little happy dance and my teachers would give me all a dirty look but who cares i got into nyu :D</p>
<p>Well, to help you spend some time while waiting. I have a question for all of you who evidently aspire to go to NYU as the number 1 school, especially the ED people.</p>
<p>What made you decide NYU is the dream school for you? Some of you live miles away, Vancouver (I LOVE that city, my favorite in the whole wide world), S. Carolina, etc.</p>
<p>What have you heard or know about NYU that makes it your dream school? </p>
<p>Honestly, it was not my son’s first choice or any choice. For some reason, he had some misconception about NYU. So, he almost did not apply. I wanted to go with him to NYU’s open house for prospective candidates in Fall 2009 and he told me he was not interested. I remember towards the deadline date for NYU application submission, I almost had to twist his arm to apply (all he had to do was work on his short answers since everything else had been prepared for other schools). Wow, the dark look (not too mean because my son is really a nice kid) he gave me. I guess he was tired of the whole application process with 8 college applications already in. He finished his short answers in an hour or so. Sent off his materials. And it turned out to be the perfect school for him.</p>
<p>So what motivates you to want to attend NYU. Don’t answer if this will make you more nervous. Just my curiosity about the stories behind the many eager NYU applicants here.
:)</p>
<p>Well, Vandy, I do not agree with you. Some people can voice their reasons. It is up to them. By the way, I am not sure why you are defining this so narrowly. This thread is also about applicants to other schools at NYU besides CAS and LSP. Why don’t you let others decide if this is appropriate or not?</p>
<p>The WHO that starts the title of this thread involves the different people here. Also, I guess I am impressed by some of you who seem to know what you want and am curious about the connection to NYU.</p>
<p>For those who choose to answer, the forum members may learn more about aspects of NYU they have not thought of. It may also help others to really think about the reasons why they seem to love the school so much.</p>
<p>Cannot responses to this thread be more than “I am anxious.” “I am waiting 11 days, counting down, etc.?” Can there be some thoughtfulness for people who choose to do so?</p>
<p>I would like to voice why I love NYU I’m from South Africa - and I can’t think of any school that I would be more happy at than NYU. I think part of that stems from my lack of interest in a “typical college experience” because that isn’t very common here. I want a school that I can grow from. I love the resources, opportunities and the independence that NYU offers. I find that the “real world”/city environment is conducive to my personal aspirations and I have no fears about feeling alone in the big, bad city (perhaps because I’m the only child). I’m not sure I can put it in words; I just love NYU and want to be a part of a school that I admire so much.</p>
<p>Well for me… it’s because I LOVE New York When I was choosing universities, I narrowed it down to all the ones close to big cities (that wasn’t ridiculously hard to get into… like Columbia). I didn’t want to be TOO close to home but not on the other side of the world either. I have cousins on long island, so my aunt and uncle would be close enough if I needed help with anything. Hmmm why else… well I already know a few people at NYU… mostly people I met while I was doing the Columbia summer program… NYU’s economics program is also really good… there’s SO many reasons!!! haha</p>
<p>winnie AND AUDREY, I feel like I really love so many of you from reading your heartfelt thoughts and wishes here indicating a lot of enthusiasm and maturity.</p>
<p>Winnie, it seems you are familiar with NYC already through the Columbia summer program and relatives you might have visited in the area.</p>
<p>I have to agree with you that NYC is one of the most interesting cities to be in. I remember talking to a young man in his 20s whom I met in London. Now London is also a great city, but that fella’s biggest dream was to be in NYC.</p>
<p>If you are an urban person there really is so much to offer in NYC. You have been here before, but if and when you need info or tips about things to do, eat here, let me know.
Just PM me. </p>
<p>I had researched Vancouver before I visited (multiple times) and had the best culinary experience there. It has the best of Asian and Western cuisine congregated in a relatively small area. NYC is similar in its many good culinary offerings and it has SO MANY different neighborhoods, it will take a lifetime to experience it all.</p>
<p>Sorry, I just saw your reply after winnie’s. Wow, you are from south Africa. That really is a long way from home. Most definitely, do PM if you need info about NYC and NYU.</p>
<p>You sound like a good fit personality wise for NYU. Independent, not afraid of expanding your horizon. I had to smile with “big BAD city” comment. NYC has become one of the safer cities to live in since the 70s and 80s. I remember growing up and viewing the East village and Alphabet city (far eastern parts of lower Manhattan bordering the NYU area) as very unsafe places. They were places for people who really could not afford better parts of NYC. </p>
<p>What a change now. They have now become hip, expensive, but kind of funky areas. Generally very safe and lively at night now. A lot of activities in the whole area around Washington Square and the dorms farther away from NYU proper. Union Square, 14th St. has a farmer’s market with great products brought in by farmers and local people.
Very expensive to reasonable thrift shops in all ranges right in the area.</p>
<p>It is really one of the most exciting parts of “real” New York (albeit the affluent New York). Times Square is way touristy and not as good a place as Soho, Union Square, Greenwich Village, East village, Stuyvesant town, alphabet city. NYU must be one of the wealthiest schools in the nation based on real estate (not endowments).</p>
<p>@evolving I also love how NY is so diverse. and the FOOD… I know Vancouver has alot of good food but it’s nothing compared to NYC. </p>
<p>Though, the first time I went to NY I did not have such a good experience. I was 13 and I stepped outside the hotel to see if my uncle’s car was there yet. And this man around 25… asked me if I was Chinese, Korean, or Japanese. I thought he was wondering if I spoke english, so I told him I spoke english. And then he proceeded to ask me for my number. I was like… why? It totally didn’t click at the time. And he was like… well I was wondering if we could go out sometime… and I was so shocked, I must’ve stared at him for a full minute :D</p>
<p>But yeah, when I was in NY last year for the Columbia program, it was really great. It’s such a safe city (unless of course you go to Harlem at night… which we were prohibited to) and there’s always so much to do! I’m kind of worried that for the first few weeks of school (if I get accepted) I would just go out every day :D</p>
<p>If I get accepted I will for sure PM you asking for places to go Thanks for offering!</p>
<p>winnie,
You know you do not have to worry about NYU’s surrounding areas as much as in the Columbia University area. I do not know if you missed my post previously about attending Columbia U and having to peer constantly over my shoulders when I would study at the Columbia Law Library (on Amsterdam closer to Harlem), worried about someone mugging me after late night studying. (For some reason my girlfriends loved to study there.)</p>
<p>Well, I can tell you, NYU is a much different experience. (Columbia still is closer to higher crime areas, relative to NYU). When I say NYU owns PRIME real estate in Manhattan, I mean it. So you will definitely feel safer in the NYU area.</p>
<p>Some things you may have to watch out for include a guy groping you in the subway if you use it during peak hours when everyone is squished together like sardines in a can.
(Your experience made me think of that.) Also, be extra careful in crossing the street. Unfortunately, people in the city have a fast pace and pedestrians do not always obey traffic lights. I was very unnerved recently seeing a pedestrian being put on a stretcher after a traffic incident right near NYU’s Founder’s Hall. I have asked my son to be very careful in paying attention to traffic and not be distracted by cell phone use, texting on the street. Also, there are some petty robberies when some people flash too many possessions like Iphones, Ipods, etc. in the street. </p>
<p>So as with every city, especially an ultra populated one like NYC, you have to be alert to things going on around you for safety purposes.</p>
<p>There is a lot going on in the streets at all times except maybe the wee hours of the night.</p>
<p>I decided to apply to NYU because of the amazing film program at Tisch. I’ve always had a deep interest in film since I was a little boy. My parents want me to go to California, but I really want to experience the east coast. I live in upstate Washington, which is more of a rural/suburbia area, so the idea of stepping out of my comfort zone will be challenging, yet exciting at the same time. Also, a lot of my family did not go anywhere, so I really want to branch out of that tradition and go to school in the big city. I’ve never been to NYC, but I really think I would love it if I end up going there for school.</p>
<p>I hope to welcome you to NYC in the near future. You will not beat NYU in the arts. There will be film festivals, screenings, etc. I hear a lot of the avant garde action has moved to Brooklyn as Manhattan has gotten very expensive. The arts scene is unbelievable in terms of even free or cheaper, as well as very expensive events. Free film showings in a big screen in the park in Brooklyn. As well as everything right through Manhattan and NYU’s Tisch program. Your access to events and happenings will be second to none as a NYU student in NYC.</p>
<p>I can understand your excitement for NYU in this regard. My son is musically inclined and he already hooked up with someone who toured with Michael Jackson in the Europe charity tour back a number of years ago. He may be getting part time paid work playing music with a band in the various musical venues around the city. That is exciting. He also hooked up with a famous musical director? as a result of one of his friends who attend Tisch. What an exciting world.</p>
<p>@evolving Yikes… I haven’t yet experienced being packed into the subway yet… I’ll be sure to get some guy friends to come with me if I ever need to take the subway during peak hours </p>
<p>Yeah… the Columbia area is so close to Harlem, I think when I was there the RAs specifically told us not to cross a certain street :S But I’m really careful in terms of road crossing… I’ve been back to my hometown in China a few times and trust me when I say obeying the traffic lights is CRUCIAL… otherwise it’s a guaranteed trip to the hospital :D</p>
<p>Thanks for your offer to help evolving. I may definitely take you up on that because I have no family in the U.S. and the friends that I have are all in California. :)</p>
<p>Thanks! NYC sounds absolutely amazing based off your descriptions! Oh man, all those film festivals and art scenes…I would just die from happiness haha. I really hope I get in, and if not, I will definitely come and visit NYC.</p>
and my teachers would give me all a dirty look but who cares i got into nyu :D</p>
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