Anonymous
04/07/2020 11:31
Subject: NYU
Interesting thread My DC (currently a sophomore) has their heart set on NYU. Won't have the stats to get into Columbia, and quite possibly not NYU either. We have a good amount of $$ saved, but not enough for four years of full-pay there.
My kid loves NYC more than anything in the world. I have been researching (and gently suggesting DC consider) other NYC options, including Fordham, The New School, and CUNY-Hunter.
My kid loves NYC more than anything in the world. I have been researching (and gently suggesting DC consider) other NYC options, including Fordham, The New School, and CUNY-Hunter.
Anonymous
04/07/2020 11:29
Subject: NYU
Anonymous wrote:I went to NYU undergrad - Tisch film and SAS politics double major. I was the first in my family to go to college.
I'd never go there again. Definitely will not send my kid to that school. It's sooooooooo easy to get lost in the bureaucracy. Zero sense of school spirit and camaraderie. The city is way too distracting - in both good (excellent internships year-round) and negative (too much drugs and clubbing) ways.
It's a great school for very wealthy kids who will take over a family-run company and are guaranteed success throughout life. I knew a lot of kids like that. Tons of wealth at NYU and kids will flaunt it. If you're from a middle or working class family, you will get a crash course in reality and the class divide.
The kids I knew in pre-med majors seemed to be the most grounded and hard working. The kids at Stern were your typical douch'y finance bros from the Tristate area. Tisch was weird - it was a mix of art'y kids from middle class background who really shouldn't have been taking out that much money in loans and wealthy kids from established Hollywood/art families whose parents could guarantee them a great job in the industry.
If you really have your heart set on Tisch, my advice would be to do the graduate-level film program.
+1000
I transferred out after a year.
Anonymous
04/07/2020 11:22
Subject: NYU
I went for grad school - it is one of the best grad school programs in the country in my field.
Immediately upon graduation I was recruited to teach a lab section of an undergrad course. I taught for 4 semesters.
I was shocked at how (I'm sorry to say this) dumb so many of the undergrads were. Shockingly dumb. I had students who couldn't put together simple concepts. I had students who were too lazy to use spell check.
I left in 2010.
Immediately upon graduation I was recruited to teach a lab section of an undergrad course. I taught for 4 semesters.
I was shocked at how (I'm sorry to say this) dumb so many of the undergrads were. Shockingly dumb. I had students who couldn't put together simple concepts. I had students who were too lazy to use spell check.
I left in 2010.
Anonymous
04/07/2020 11:17
Subject: NYU
Anonymous wrote:I went to NYU undergrad - Tisch film and SAS politics double major. I was the first in my family to go to college.
I'd never go there again. Definitely will not send my kid to that school. It's sooooooooo easy to get lost in the bureaucracy. Zero sense of school spirit and camaraderie. The city is way too distracting - in both good (excellent internships year-round) and negative (too much drugs and clubbing) ways.
It's a great school for very wealthy kids who will take over a family-run company and are guaranteed success throughout life. I knew a lot of kids like that. Tons of wealth at NYU and kids will flaunt it. If you're from a middle or working class family, you will get a crash course in reality and the class divide.
The kids I knew in pre-med majors seemed to be the most grounded and hard working. The kids at Stern were your typical douch'y finance bros from the Tristate area. Tisch was weird - it was a mix of art'y kids from middle class background who really shouldn't have been taking out that much money in loans and wealthy kids from established Hollywood/art families whose parents could guarantee them a great job in the industry.
If you really have your heart set on Tisch, my advice would be to do the graduate-level film program.
What do you mean about “getting lost in the bureaucracy.”
Anonymous
04/07/2020 10:46
Subject: Re:NYU
For the poster above, +1000 for the term "douch'y finance bros". I will use this in the future.
Anonymous
04/07/2020 10:23
Subject: NYU
Anonymous wrote:I went to NYU undergrad - Tisch film and SAS politics double major. I was the first in my family to go to college.
I'd never go there again. Definitely will not send my kid to that school. It's sooooooooo easy to get lost in the bureaucracy. Zero sense of school spirit and camaraderie. The city is way too distracting - in both good (excellent internships year-round) and negative (too much drugs and clubbing) ways.
It's a great school for very wealthy kids who will take over a family-run company and are guaranteed success throughout life. I knew a lot of kids like that. Tons of wealth at NYU and kids will flaunt it. If you're from a middle or working class family, you will get a crash course in reality and the class divide.
The kids I knew in pre-med majors seemed to be the most grounded and hard working. The kids at Stern were your typical douch'y finance bros from the Tristate area. Tisch was weird - it was a mix of art'y kids from middle class background who really shouldn't have been taking out that much money in loans and wealthy kids from established Hollywood/art families whose parents could guarantee them a great job in the industry.
If you really have your heart set on Tisch, my advice would be to do the graduate-level film program.
I'll also add that I was at NYU during 9/11. The school did a very good job accommodating students, communicating, and getting students re-housed as quickly as possible. There was a huge dorm down on Water Street a few blocks from the WTC that had to be closed. My friend who lived there slept on my floor for a couple days until NYU had a hotel room ready for him. Excellent disaster preparedness. We were back at classes within one week. I believe a few kids who at internships at WTC were killed.
Anonymous
04/07/2020 10:18
Subject: NYU
I went to NYU undergrad - Tisch film and SAS politics double major. I was the first in my family to go to college.
I'd never go there again. Definitely will not send my kid to that school. It's sooooooooo easy to get lost in the bureaucracy. Zero sense of school spirit and camaraderie. The city is way too distracting - in both good (excellent internships year-round) and negative (too much drugs and clubbing) ways.
It's a great school for very wealthy kids who will take over a family-run company and are guaranteed success throughout life. I knew a lot of kids like that. Tons of wealth at NYU and kids will flaunt it. If you're from a middle or working class family, you will get a crash course in reality and the class divide.
The kids I knew in pre-med majors seemed to be the most grounded and hard working. The kids at Stern were your typical douch'y finance bros from the Tristate area. Tisch was weird - it was a mix of art'y kids from middle class background who really shouldn't have been taking out that much money in loans and wealthy kids from established Hollywood/art families whose parents could guarantee them a great job in the industry.
If you really have your heart set on Tisch, my advice would be to do the graduate-level film program.
I'd never go there again. Definitely will not send my kid to that school. It's sooooooooo easy to get lost in the bureaucracy. Zero sense of school spirit and camaraderie. The city is way too distracting - in both good (excellent internships year-round) and negative (too much drugs and clubbing) ways.
It's a great school for very wealthy kids who will take over a family-run company and are guaranteed success throughout life. I knew a lot of kids like that. Tons of wealth at NYU and kids will flaunt it. If you're from a middle or working class family, you will get a crash course in reality and the class divide.
The kids I knew in pre-med majors seemed to be the most grounded and hard working. The kids at Stern were your typical douch'y finance bros from the Tristate area. Tisch was weird - it was a mix of art'y kids from middle class background who really shouldn't have been taking out that much money in loans and wealthy kids from established Hollywood/art families whose parents could guarantee them a great job in the industry.
If you really have your heart set on Tisch, my advice would be to do the graduate-level film program.
Anonymous
04/07/2020 09:33
Subject: NYU
Anonymous wrote:Honestly nothing about NYU appeals to me. OK maybe if you got into Tisch I can see the appeal — it would be hard to turn that down — but otherwise? Eh. Insanely expensive with crappy financial aid, lack of coherent college community and culture, too many trust fund/elite kids, I have heard bad things about the administration/overwhelming bureaucracy, easy to get lost/isolated, no campus...
Just my opinion, obviously, and clearly many others feel differently. But digress. For a NYC college I would much rather go to Barnard or Columbia.
Because genius, Everyone can’t get into Columbia and Barnard is for girls
Anonymous
04/06/2020 21:16
Subject: NYU
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Good NY city
Ugly Expensive
NY City is not very good right about now.
This too shall pass.
Anonymous
04/06/2020 21:11
Subject: NYU
Honestly nothing about NYU appeals to me. OK maybe if you got into Tisch I can see the appeal — it would be hard to turn that down — but otherwise? Eh. Insanely expensive with crappy financial aid, lack of coherent college community and culture, too many trust fund/elite kids, I have heard bad things about the administration/overwhelming bureaucracy, easy to get lost/isolated, no campus...
Just my opinion, obviously, and clearly many others feel differently. But digress. For a NYC college I would much rather go to Barnard or Columbia.
Just my opinion, obviously, and clearly many others feel differently. But digress. For a NYC college I would much rather go to Barnard or Columbia.
Anonymous
04/06/2020 20:41
Subject: NYU
Anonymous wrote:Good NY city
Ugly Expensive
NY City is not very good right about now.
Anonymous
04/06/2020 20:06
Subject: Re:NYU
The bad and the ugly outweigh the good.
Anonymous
04/06/2020 19:49
Subject: NYU
Good NY city
Ugly Expensive
Ugly Expensive
Anonymous
04/06/2020 19:40
Subject: Re:NYU
The bad/ugly: Its very, very expensive, and I think the bureuacracy is pretty overwhelming.
Anonymous
04/06/2020 19:07
Subject: NYU
Tell me the good, the bad and the ugly.