NYU: The Big Picture
Best/worst thing: trading in the traditional American college campus experience for the NYC experience. The distinction between NYU and NYC is minimal, as is the one between campus and City. The campus (aka Washington Square Park) is open to students and everybody else. City dwellers soaking up the rare good weather, tourists snapping photos of the Arch just because it's a big thing in the middle of a park, vendors overcharging for water because snap-happy tourists will buy them, street performers sharing their talent or atrocious lack there of, crazies making others feel surprisingly sane, dogs trying to escape their Burberry vests and wondering why their owners spent so much money to make them so uncomfortable, and finally, fanatics using lightsabers to recreate scenes from the trilogy that changed their lives, .
Initially, finding a sense of community can be pretty difficult because much like the City, the population is dense but the distance among individuals can be great. But no worries, sooner or later everyone finds people who tickle her/his fancy. Some social groups are composed of people baked from the same dough while other groups are composed of people who couldn't be more different from each other. You got the same-colored M&M's, the rainbow Jelly Beans, the trail mix, etc.
NYU Academic Life
Went to Stern Undergrad for marketing and international business.
Perks:
-reputable business school
-great access to internships at big companies
-free food from club meetings (if you’re smart about it you can skip the actual meetings)
Blas:
-students aren't the most cut-throat but too many only think/talk about business and their careers
-Stern degree leaves little room for classes outside of Stern, making it hard to pursue non-business interests
Tip: Hang out with some non-Sternies so that Stern doesn't become your life.
NYU Student Activities + Social Life
Summary of sports at NYU... Put it this way, no one knows the fight songs because we don't share a common cause to fight for. We can't even make up our minds about what our mascot is - a bobcat or a fighting violet (although the right choice is obvious).
