New York University Top Questions

Sometimes my school can feel too large. Though the size of the school invites people from all over the world, it is possible to feel alone in the midst of thousands of people, merely because one will never receive the chance to meet and know everyone of them. NYU has some of the most interesting and amazing people attending, but it's a shame that we won't all get to meet one another, unlike smaller campus colleges.

Money. The bargain you make as a lower middle-class student attending NYU is that you will sacrifice financial security for huge opportunity. The economic instability for students living below the "middle-class" line is compounded by the fact that we attend school with some of the richest kids on the planet. I have friends who could buy my childhood home over and over without batting an eye. Money makes the world go round, and NYC is unrelenting to those who don't have it. The cost of living here can be painful and often embarrasing.

The worst thing about my school is the tuition. The tuition is expensive and can be intimidating at first. Besides this, the school is great. The education is well worth the money but the money is an important factor when considering colleges. If people can put the tuition aside, they would fall in love with New York University in a second because it has so much to offer.

The people were not that friendly and I think it had to do with the inflated ego NYU and simply living in New York elicits. However, I will give them the benefit of the doubt. New York is cuthroat city and the world itself is dog-eat-dog. Who am I to anticipate kind folk in an environment known for careening taxis and lying brokers? It was simply the kind of attitude one had to expect. Yet, as anyone knows, living in New York City does not absolve all of your worries, you still need to be human.

The worst thing about NYU is the cost to attend. Unfortunelty the amazing location makes everything extremly expensive. The students are then passed the bill. Scholarships are highly competitive and few. If you really try and want to make it work it can happen. But you must be prepared to fight for it becasue the free money will not pour out on you. Financial aid is difficult and must be considered because a private school has a larger bill than a public one will.

While it can be considered a positive characteristic, I believe the most difficult thing about NYU is how dislocated it is. Because NYU has no campus and has a huge student population, it can be difficult to feel student unity. Because dorms are located all over the city, it can also be difficult to meet up with friends who live in a different dorm. This applies when meeting new people as well. It is very easy to meet new people, however it can be difficult to keep in touch.

I have just transfered to this college and as a result, I can not accurately answer this question.

Unless you?re blessed with scholarships, born incredibly wealthy, or fortunate enough to be Alexis Bledel or James Franco?you?ll probably cringe (at least a little) at the fact that NYU comes with a minimum price tag of $50,000. Gandalf the Grey is still falling down my hole of debt. Is it very expensive? Yes. However, is it worth it? I think so. It?s an insurmountable burden on my parents, so I?m making the most of my education.

The tuition. It's a huge amount of money and I'm not receiving the benefits I should be getting. I don't even receive the help I need when I ask for it. Instead they just make the process more complicated and say "Too Bad".

It is incredibly, obscenely expensive to go here, and NYU is terrible at providing merit-based financial aid awards (don't know about need-based, supposed to be a bit better). NYU is a top school, has a great name and going here is certainly a very valuable experience in many respects, but I am beginning to think that nothing costs this amount of money and the economic strain on me and my family is becoming too much.