<p>I can’t speak for the student body, but I personally feel my life has been unhappier since I came to NYU. To clarify: I’m not blaming the university entirely for this; the truth is I’ve just had a lot of personal, family, and financial problems which have coincided with my first 2 years of college. I’m just sharing my personal experience and the reasons why I regret coming here:</p>
<p>Financial: I’m on a partial scholarship, but my financial situation has changed a lot in the past year - for example my mother died Soph year - and NYU didn’t help me. Tossing crazy loans at a student after a parent dies isn’t helping. The estimated COA for the 2010-2011 year is $56,000! Yes, I do frequent the FA office a lot. </p>
<p>Academic: I don’t think the quality of education I’ve received so far justifies NYU being the 1st or 2nd most expensive college in the country. The education isn’t bad, but imo doesn’t justify the price tag. But so far I’ve taken many large 500 student intro classes. Maybe Junior year I’ll find the quality improves in my smaller, more specialized classes. </p>
<p>Housing: Because I lived off-campus my 1st semester, I haven’t been able to get housing! I would love to live in a dorm to get that “college experience” but the only thing I can count on is a place on the Waitlist :/</p>
<p>Keep in mind this is just my personal experience. Most NYU students are happy here. I’ve also had a lot of personal issues I can’t talk about on CC which conflicted with college life.</p>