<p>This place sounds perfect to me. I just wish they had some majors I liked… but I’m definitely going to spend some more times on my NYU apps now.</p>
<p>I’m so far and away with missamericanpie on this one, it could just be that I was born and raised here but it’s a little sad if you can’t stomach the reality of an imperfect world in New York but were fine in the suburbs or wherever you’re from. I understand the whole loneliness thing I guess, but be social… go to a bar with your roommate, talk to people - it’s not like I don’t have good and close friends because we have more options of what to do. </p>
<p>The debt and the pressure are really the only things that I don’t blame people for (as much as one can blame another for being too soft) but even still, I don’t really think of NYU (outside of probably Stern and maybe Tisch) as being all that rigorous of a school. The debt I am completely sympathetic to</p>
<p>On collegeboard it says the average indebtedness is like $35,000 after graduation…
Is this accurate? Because from what I’ve noticed, people have A LOT more debt than this.</p>
<p>My brother loves NYU. I don’t know if I will if I go. I live in suburbia, Mass. I know of the city life, Im not some hick, but NYC is just on a totally different scale and its also filthy. It is very cold and dark as well. I am a type who likes to be comfortable with the surroundings (eg. having a favorite spot to eat). I just don’t know if NYU is a school. Rice seems like a great place and its in the city too. hmmm…</p>
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I would say the average science/math student in CAS has a much more rigorous workload and way more time spent in class than the average Stern student (i’m just comparing between me and my boyfriend; he’s a finance major and I’m doing chem and neuro). I know Tisch students spend a ridiculous number of hours in the studio/rehearsal/practicing so I guess that’s very time consuming as well. In most colleges business is considered a joke major, but schools like NYU, Michigan, etc are a lot harder than the typical business curriculum…although i wouldn’t compare it to undergrad engineering/science in terms of rigor</p>
<p>@easyasabc - if you’re not completely comfortable iwth city life, I would reccommend not going to nyu…there are lots of good city schools which are more traditional and have campuses, if you’re looking for that. I know a freshmen currently planning to transfer out because he thought he would love NYC but is now complaining it’s cold, filthy, he says he doesn’t feel like a college student at all because it’s non-traditional, etc…</p>
<p>I love this place but it’s hardly for everyone.</p>
<p>I transferred to NYU and LOVED it! But many of the previous posters were on target with the negatives of attending a school in NYC. You really have to have the personality for it. I’d say that you have to have an adventurous sprirt, not mind doing things alone, love the unexpected and off beat and be able to expand your circle beyond “college life.”
I think it is harder to meet people at NYU, students tend to go their own ways as it’s not the cohesive campus experience at most schools. Yet, you don’t have to limit yourself to the college experience - the whole city is there to explore. It’s just figuring out if you’re ready for that upon graduation from HS.</p>
<p>^but if you don’t have much money, wouldn’t a lot of stuff in nyc be off limits?</p>
<p>what the hell is with the whole NYC is dark thing? Since when is the city dark? Yes, if you’re standing in the middle of the street under some towering building - you will not tan. It’s not NYC is actually darker than other places, there just happens to be actual activity in the way, sorry that was just starting to annoy me.</p>
<p>Be sure city life is for you before committing to living in NYC. It can be a challenging experience if you lack any self esteem. Every semester proved to be stressful for my child, now a senior to graduate. The city has a lot to offer but if you’re someone who is looking for a support system of friends this can prove difficult if you’re not into Greek life (which is a good excuse to pay for friends to go clubbing with) because you need to be confident in your own skin to do things and experience the city (outside NYU) without this support system. As challenging as it was I don’t think my child would have been happier anywhere else due to the desire to ‘grow’ and lack of desire to go to a school that was just an extension of high school or where one is not accepted for being an individual. Before committing to the school try to visit someone, for an extended period, who is already a student to experience the city (rather than campus) lifestyle.</p>
<p>Hahaha woosah! Agreed.
NYC is beautiful.
I mean, sure, there are gritty parts of the city such as the homeless, but those aspects are parts of any city.</p>
<p>Do people usually socialize with kids from other schools? I know NYC has a lot of colleges and I would want friends from NYU and elsewhere. I’m just curious, thanks! NYC is so big, I would think it would be easy to find friends.</p>
<p>I know the gay population is very big at NYU… how does that work? Do they usually form posses or is it very hidden and mixed</p>
<p>Yes, they form posses and walk down the street all West Side Story-esque. </p>
<p>. . .</p>
<p>I was being sarcastic. </p>
<p>Weren’t you also the one who didn’t want a gay roommate? Or was that another poster? </p>
<p>All the gay and lesbian friends I have are all normal people who hang out in a crowd full of people of all genders and sexual orientations. </p>
<p>I really have no idea what you’re genuinely asking.</p>
<p>@early</p>
<p>Some people I know have friends at Columbia or Barnard, but a lot of NYC colleges are also COMMUTER colleges. So unless you already have friends that go to another NYC college, it’s kind of hard to meet people from other colleges. I was just out bar-hopping last night, and every guy I bumped into was a Sternie, because we were in Greenwich Village.</p>
<p>Born in Brooklyn, grew up in Queens, residency (after medical school in DC) in the Bronx, then lived in LA. Sometimes I miss it, but I wouldn’t go back to live without MONEY!</p>
<p>Thanks msamerican! I just want to meet as many new people as possible!</p>
<p>Woosah…way back in December: The city IS dark. Perhaps you need to have lived elsewhere to notice this. But there is hardly ever any SUN on you. It’s a VERY different thing that if one doesn’t live amongst skyscrapers.</p>
<p>Early College: I think Msamerican was responding to colij. He’s been appearing a bit homophobic in some posts lately.</p>
<p>"@early</p>
<p>Some people I know have friends at Columbia or Barnard, but a lot of NYC colleges are also COMMUTER colleges. So unless you already have friends that go to another NYC college, it’s kind of hard to meet people from other colleges. I was just out bar-hopping last night, and every guy I bumped into was a Sternie, because we were in Greenwich Village."</p>
<p>I was responding to this post.</p>
<p>As a parent, I agree that NYU is not for everyone…you need to be independent, willing to take chances and a self-starter. You need to look past the negatives of city life and mostly see its positives. That takes a certain type of personality. You can’t be looking for a campus that is united by team spirit or where everyone seems very similar in their interests, way of dressing etc. NYU is a community of individuals. Many of my D’s friends are from smaller towns/ cities across the US. But they all adapted very well to the city and most seem prepared to call it home someday. </p>
<p>D is in a small program (vocal performance) so she felt part of a group from the get-go. She did reach out to others and has remained friends with people from her freshman dorm floor and scholars program. But since it is a large school, you have to be the type of person who will actively make plans with others, since they are living in dorms throughout the downtown area as sophomores.</p>
<p>D had the opportunity to study abroad, but chose not to because she is enjoying NYU so much. She has a great internship in the music industry, a suite of close friends in a dorm located a block or so from Little Italy and Soho. She loves going for long walks exploring the city, sometimes alone, sometimes with friends. The city affords her the balance she needs between being very socially involved and having down time, as well.</p>
<p>If you fear the city as a dark, lonely place, NYU is probably not the place for you. If you are coming to NYU to re-invent yourself as someone cool and glamorous, that may not happen either just by moving to NYC. But if you are ready to explore new things, take on challenges and take the initiative to meet people, then NYU gives you many opportunites to do so.</p>
<p>I’ve been wondering about this for so long. What the heck does “D” mean?</p>
<p>wow. im kind of getting depressed reading this thread…</p>
<p>Not a good sign.</p>