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That said, I WORKED it. You can sit on your ass through this thing, get A's and graduate unemployed real easy.
Most kids plan on doing that. Why? Because the department is half composed of rich kids who's parents donated to the school. They don't need to work. Although some of them do, and are very talented, most of them don't. It's frustrating for a Broke Ass girl like me.
As for the University, outside my department? Fuck them. I mean, thanks for the scholarship, guys, but really-- my EFC says 0$, and you're asking me to bay 9,000$ a year.
It's impossible to get anyone on the phone about billing, registration, outside scheduling, health, etc. Fortress-like security (they will hold you back from taking an exam if you forget your ID, even if they see you everyday, and wave at you in the street.)Most disappointingly, my classes through CAS were all taught by grad students, most of whom had no idea what they were doing. SENIOR LEVEL CLASSES, even! The best part? They don't tell you that an unqualified individual is teaching the class until you're already stuck there. Ick.
NYC is not a college town, however. Never forget that. The city isn't meant for 18-21 year olds to run around, its a very late 20s-30s scene. It's very easy to get into the bars and everything (with a good fake), but its still an older scene. Its super fun sometimes but it can also get creepy. People in New York, not necessarily NYU, are very stuck up and pretentious which can rub off on the student body very quickly.
However, like local New Yorkers, NYUers mind their own business. This isn't high school part II and that's the best thing about it. Everyone has their own groups, their own thing going on. There's no gossip, people don't know anything about you unless you make yourself known which in my opinion is an amazing and rare thing to find in an undergraduate experience. People aren't warm and fuzzy but they're not mean or anything, you just have to make more of an effort to get to know them. This is not a school for anyone who needs their hand held in any way shape or form. What you see is what you get at NYU.All in all, I've found the academics to be amazing (the NYU "brand name" is definitely worth paying 60K for, trust me). The people have a hard exterior but once they open up and you find your group, there is no other school in the ENTIRE world that you would want to go to. If you can handle NYU, you will have the best and most unique undergraduate experience and you will be completely prepared for whatever the world throws at you post-graduation. I do not recommend it for the faint of heart however. Gotta have tough ass skin to survive here! This city is not warm and fuzzy by any means.
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