New York University

This University has a lot to offer but it's up to _you_ to make the most of it. The size and bureaucracy is maddening at times but for the persistent student there are a lot excellent opportunities. Teachers are top notch and always want to help if you show the initiative and real drive to learn. It's not a warm and fuzzy environment like for people that like small class sizes and collaboration with teachers. This is New York City. Get with the program.

However, you can make it very rewarding by forming study groups, memorizing the details for the exams while seeing the bigger picture as to how the class fits into the field of study.

3rd Year Male -- Class 2009

Social Life: A+, Individual Value: D-

You have to know how to set your own pace in a city such as New York. There will always be a million things to do, and if you are the kind of person that has to be uber-involved with everything all at once, this place could wear you out pretty quickly. Exhaustion aside, being here is the best thing that has ever happened to me!

1st Year Male -- Class 2010

Education Quality: A+, Collaboration/Competitive: C

If you want to be a student at NYU you have to be prepared to work on your own. You MUST be independant. You MUST be a self-starter. The school doesn't need to help you so it doesn't. The faculty is great, but you have to ask for what you need. If you are not driven or ambitious, you will fail. If you expect things handed to you on a silver platter this is not the school for you. But if you are these things, it is the best experience that anyone can ever have.

2nd Year Female -- Class 2005

Faculty Accessibility: A+, Individual Value: C-