New York University

NYU is like any other expensive private school. Many of the kids come from very rich families and are very spoiled. Lots of people do drugs regularly, and a lot of the "partying" involves students getting drunk or high in their rooms with a friend or two. It's very hard to make friends here - most of the kids are from New Jersey or Long Island, and they already know lots of people from their high schools, and go home every weekend. People are very cliquish, and most people don't make new friends after the people they meet the first few weeks that live on their floor. What you wear and how you look is very important. A lot of people try to look WASPy, and lots of the girls dye their hair and starve themselves. The classes are okay, but aren't amazing for the money everyone pays. If you don't like associating with people poorer than you, or with people that didn't go to your high school or have parents that worked with your dad, and want to be sheltered, but still live in New York, NYU is good. If you are poorer, and get a scholarship to come here, don't. You will always feel bad compared to all the rich kids around you.

1st Year Female -- Class 2007

Surrounding City: A+, Individual Value: F