New York University

Nyu is an absolute mess. the administration has got to be one of the most disorganized and rude bureaucratic systems I have ever seen in my life. NYU enjoys ripping the students off as much as possible. They are incredibly lazy and the professors and faculty never want to do any extra work to ensure your happiness and satisfaction. In other words, you will in no way be getting your moneys worth.

On top of all that, the social life is disastrous. I can't stress this point enough. I read a lot of the negative reviews before coming to NYU and they made me nervous--for good reason. They are entirely true. You can kiss a decent social life goodbye if you come here. Don't get me wrong, some people love it and have the time of their lives but most do not. Most people here absolutely despise NYU with every fiber of their being and cant wait to leave. There's a reason why NYU has the #2 highest suicide rate in the country, you know.I was hesitant to transfer because I thought I would give NYU more time. I wish I had transfered. Now I'm stuck at this god forsaken school for another two years...don't ask me how I'm going to get through it. Do not apply here. Even if you love urban living, there are better options that will actually have good academics and will foster a healthier atmosphere.

2nd Year Female -- Class 2011

I felt as though NYU was ripping me off and that I wasn't getting what I paid for in every aspect: dorms, education, college experience.

1st Year Female -- Class 2011

Surrounding City: A, Education Quality: D-

NYU was always my dream school. I wanted to come here more then anything--it was always at the top of my list. Needless to say, when I got in I was overjoyed. However, upon arriving to the school and actually living here I must say that I am thoroughly disappointed in the quality of my education and the social environment that NYU has.

I'll start off with academics. While I don't think the academics are a complete joke, I do think that they are severely lacking for the tuition I am paying. Professors are extremely self absorbed and tend to assign a huge volume of pointless busy work, which really doesn't help anyone learn anything. I could be getting a much better education at a different school, maybe even a state school.

Now onto the good stuff: social life and party scene. Your social life freshmen year really is entirely dependent on who you live with. You social circle will be determined by your hall. After cliques are established they are literally impossible to penetrate. No one makes any effort to talk to each other and no one has any interest in making new friends once they have found their "group". The odds are stacked against you in terms of having a good hall too..a lot of different personalities are attracted to NYU and there can be a lot of conflict with living situations.

The party scene is okay. After welcome week nearly all of the good parties evaporate. You can definitely drink and go out when you want to, but it takes a lot of searching to figure out what to do. Everyone runs off in different directions. You will spend many nights either alone in your room or hanging out with some sketchy club promoter at a lame party with a group of people. The clubbing scene definitely gets old--I personally hate it. It's hard to get into bars, and there are absolutely no house parties.

Guys tend to think that girls here are easy to talk to and that they will get laid a lot..wrong! Girls here are so stuck up their own asses its not even funny. Most are pretentious and incredibly snobby. As some other guy siad, they date older men and flock to the few hot guys which leaves us average ones with nothing!Avoid this school at all costs. I have been more depressed here then I have my entire life. Some people like it I guess, but I don't understand why. I think that most people here are in serious denial and try to convince themselves everyday that they like it, but almost no one is 100% happy and it shows. I seriously wouldn't recommend this school to anyone.

1st Year Male -- Class 2012