New York University

If you are looking for a traditional college experience, athletic contests, parties, a campus etc., think twice about coming to NYU. If on the other hand you enjoy being independant, do not need to feel connected to the student body, and enjoy city life, you will probably enjoy NYU. I enjoy city life, but have found the lack of unity in the student body, and the academic experience to be sub-par. My experience at NYU has not been terrible, but certainly has not been worth the exorbitant tuition, or four years of my life.

Male -- Class 2000

The education is good, the bureaucracy was terrible. Hard to get the courses you need. Staff was often rude, unhelpful and unresponsive. It's hard to believe you pay $40,000 and department secretary's won't return a phone call. The French department was the worst- they just didn't seem to care if I got the credit I was due or not.

4th Year Female -- Class 2005

Surrounding City: A+, Individual Value: F

If you get thrown in the
"Great Books" curriculum called GSP
as an undecided major walk don't run
away from NYU unless you love writing
papers and reading boring material ad
infinitum. Heavy workload. The Third Ave. North
apt. resident hall for freshmen is
extremely poorly maintained and no
one cares when you have a problem
like a major water leak wrecking all
your clothes, etc. The study lounges
are dirty and bare. The layout of
apts. make it harder to make friends
on your floor here. Everything you
read about NYU being a heavy drug use
school is totally correct. Some profs
were anti Christian. If you are a
religious conservative you will not make
it here unless you are on a wellness floor,
maybe not even then. NYU is vastly overrated and overpriced. Elite large research institutions cater to

grad students and research so frosh get
left in the lurch, except for helping to
finance everybody else. No sports team,
no team spirit, no quad. Student health
center gives very mediocre care.
You would be much better off if you want
the arts to live at home or off campus
with a friend you bring to school and
going to a state college in an honor's
program. Only positive thing I can say
is of course NYC is wonderful for Broadway
fans and NYU has a lot of extra curricular
groups. The Protestant ministry office
isn't powerful enough to be a source of guidance/
unifying influence like the Jewish center,catholic center, or gay community.

1st Year Female -- Class 2009

Surrounding City: A, Campus Maintenance: F