NYU seems unpopular from DMV

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NYU in New York, Boston University in Boston and George Washington in DC are three schools that people often attend to be in the city. OK academics but hard to justify for the price with the exception of certain programs.

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Other than Stern... Its not T25 so why bother.

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Anonymous wrote:It's very expensive and has no campus culture. Super unappealing.

Some kids love the city. Mine would love to go there.

Cousin went there and loved every minute. Depends on the student and PP is correct. No campus culture compared to most other schools.

This. Most kids we know want a campus with tons of school spirit and football. My DD and her friend group are looking at state flagships in the mid Atlantic, Midwest and the south. I do think lots of kids here find Pitt appealing because it does have a campus within a city vibe.

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Anonymous wrote:Other than Stern... Its not T25 so why bother.

You think Stern is T20 material?

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It is very popular among my college applicants. It works well for a rich kid who is full pay and wants the big city experience and is super mature and independent and doesn't need a traditional experience.

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At one point in the college application process, I told my daughter that she is welcome to live in New York once she has a job and can pay for her own expenses, and will have the ability to make that choice throughout her adult life, but that "I love New York" is not enough a reason to choose a school we can't really afford. She now attends a much less expensive school in a smaller city, which admittedly is not NYC but appears to have plenty to offer for college students, based on what I hear of her social life. If she had come up with a compelling reason to attend NYU, I would have been open to hearing it, but her interest was really driven by location.

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Anonymous wrote:Except for Stern, I don’t see much value there.

Tisch

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not a safe campus at the moment (there’s a thread on the sexual assault. Of a female NYU student. By a homeless ex-con who NYU let squat in the students dorm).

What!? Omg! Why would NY U let that happen?

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Anonymous wrote:It's just expensive. My child was approached by a coach and went for a tour and chat, and there was no answer too how kids with HHI between 100k and 300K can afford it. There's no team group house in Manhattan, no secret merit money-- it's just 100K per year.

If we were richer or poorer, we'd have been all for it.

This. You have to be rich or poor in this country, then it is all possible.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not a safe campus at the moment (there’s a thread on the sexual assault. Of a female NYU student. By a homeless ex-con who NYU let squat in the students dorm).

What!? Omg! Why would NY U let that happen?

It didn’t. See yesterday’s post and thread on this.

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I tried to get my kids interested, but they just don't like the big city, maybe because they are use to DC's small city feel and the simple Metro system. Both chose more verdant college campuses in less urban areas for college.

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I went to NYU on scholarship many years ago. My professors were excellent and NYC is a special place. However, it took me a long time to find my people, and I was often lonely. I probably would have been happier at a more traditional campus. Also, my classmates paying full tuition seemed to universally regret it. It didn't feel like a rich kid school to me. Just one that lots of kids took on way too much debt to attend.

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Anonymous wrote:Actually the best point to sell is NY. If NYU was in another city, it will be much less popular.

NYC is about to turn into a violent sh!t hole war-zone under Mamdani. It is the last place I would send my child to study.

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Anonymous wrote:Actually the best point to sell is NY. If NYU was in another city, it will be much less popular.

NYC is about to turn into a violent sh!t hole war-zone under Mamdani. It is the last place I would send my child to study.

Rightists have told me that NYC and SF are circling the drain about 6 or 7 times during my life but it hasn’t happened yet.

Perhaps, there is another concealed motivation here.

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My daughter and niece are there at Tisch. It’s a safe area with no problems. They both love NYC.

It’s the opposite of southern schools with football and sororities and terrible fashion sense. It’s nice to have such diverse decisions to choose from.