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Anonymous wrote:NYU is certainly not akin to GWU.
GWU is very good in international relations

NYU on the other hand:

Courant is #1 in Applied math in the entire world
Law school is #6 in the US
Undergraduate Business is top 10 in the US
MBA Business is top 15 in the US
Medical school is #4 in the US

It is far more comprehensive university than GWU.

NYU is academically superior to GWU. But I would say they are VERY similar in feel for undergraduate experience.

In terms of wealthiness of the student population, I would agree. But DC is no NYC, so the undergraduate experience is substantially different.

Anonymous wrote:NYU is certainly not akin to GWU.
GWU is very good in international relations

NYU on the other hand:

Courant is #1 in Applied math in the entire world
Law school is #6 in the US
Undergraduate Business is top 10 in the US
MBA Business is top 15 in the US
Medical school is #4 in the US

It is far more comprehensive university than GWU.

NYU is academically superior to GWU. But I would say they are VERY similar in feel for undergraduate experience.

NYU is certainly not akin to GWU.
GWU is very good in international relations

NYU on the other hand:

Courant is #1 in Applied math in the entire world
Law school is #6 in the US
Undergraduate Business is top 10 in the US
MBA Business is top 15 in the US
Medical school is #4 in the US

It is far more comprehensive university than GWU.

I would put Tulane and NYU on the same level.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So many parents on this site claim to dislike NYU but it has more applicants than any other private school and way more than the much loved UVA, UMD, PITT etc. and it’s clear all the parents claiming no campus have not been to the school.

NYU is GW in NYC

+1. Same tier as Tulane and SMU.

All city schools that is about it. US news. NYU 29, GW 70, Tulane 40 and SMU 64. NYU is 29 in the times global and 30 in the times US, it’s also 35 in Forbes 2019. I think your information may be dated just like you. Stuck in a loop of old information.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So many parents on this site claim to dislike NYU but it has more applicants than any other private school and way more than the much loved UVA, UMD, PITT etc. and it’s clear all the parents claiming no campus have not been to the school.

NYU is GW in NYC

+1. Same tier as Tulane and SMU.

About 30 years ago you are correct. Not today. Much Higher ranked, better professors and better students. Even thirty years ago NYU alumni were significantly more successful. But keep loving your southern vibe.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So many parents on this site claim to dislike NYU but it has more applicants than any other private school and way more than the much loved UVA, UMD, PITT etc. and it’s clear all the parents claiming no campus have not been to the school.

NYU is GW in NYC

+1. Same tier as Tulane and SMU.

Anonymous wrote:PP here - just to add - there really isn’t a campus feeling at all - no real community. So I agree it’s great for grad school and maybe not as great for undergrad for the less independent kid.

Have you been there recently? Older sibling went in the 80s. She visits my DC and consistently comments how much things have changed. NYU has bought up nearly the entire neighborhood around Washington Square ( or the village). The NYUflags dominate the village and go deep into Soho. It’s very impressive and there is constant construction. NYU is the largest and wealthiest land owner in NYC (that was NOT the case in the 80s) and the real estate is in the most expensive parts of the city. They also have an army of security everywhere so the area is safe.

PP here - just to add - there really isn’t a campus feeling at all - no real community. So I agree it’s great for grad school and maybe not as great for undergrad for the less independent kid.

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.

I went to Tisch many years ago. That school isn’t for everyone. There are boundless opportunities but the kids have to be very proactive and self-motivated. It’s not necessarily a nurturing community that guides you along - you have to seek out those opportunities for yourself. That might be hard for kids who would do better as a big fish in a small pond.

NYU in general can feel like living in the city and going to classes, rather than being part of a community. That was great for me, and I was lucky enough to make great friends in my dorm and Tisch classes. But it’s definitely better for a more independent kid.

Back then they weren’t great about financial aid - two of my closest friends had to transfer to other schools. But full disclosure — this was 30 years ago so maybe things are different now.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd never send my daughters to undergrad in NYC even if it were free. Especially one without sports and traditional on-campus entertainment. NYU kids all go clubbing and bounce around the city mingling with random people. At least boys in frats or whatever have been vetted by admissions - who's vetting the random creeps your gullible teen daughter meets around NYC? Nobody! In December there was just a random homicide of that Columbia gal uptown in Harlem.

Uh, that did not occur in Harlem.

Yes it was in Harlem although it was a Barnard student.

I graduated from NYU a few years ago and agree that one’s experience at NYU largely depends on how wealthy one’s family is, especially once you have the option to leave the dorms.

Well, what is your child like and what kinds of things does he/she want to experience during his/her college years? I went to NYU for grad school and now have an undergrad there, so I have a lot to say about the school, but a lot of the things that one person might consider a pro would considered a con by another and vice versa.

Anonymous wrote:I'd never send my daughters to undergrad in NYC even if it were free. Especially one without sports and traditional on-campus entertainment. NYU kids all go clubbing and bounce around the city mingling with random people. At least boys in frats or whatever have been vetted by admissions - who's vetting the random creeps your gullible teen daughter meets around NYC? Nobody! In December there was just a random homicide of that Columbia gal uptown in Harlem.

Uh, that did not occur in Harlem.

Anonymous wrote:I'd never send my daughters to undergrad in NYC even if it were free. Especially one without sports and traditional on-campus entertainment. NYU kids all go clubbing and bounce around the city mingling with random people. At least boys in frats or whatever have been vetted by admissions - who's vetting the random creeps your gullible teen daughter meets around NYC? Nobody! In December there was just a random homicide of that Columbia gal uptown in Harlem.

I'm really embarrassed for you. Columbia's always been dangerous and at the other end of Manhattan from NYY and that student went into the park to buy illegal drugs from a gang of drug dealers.

NYU is in Greenwich Village.

So, uh, what was your point again??