New York University Top Questions

I wish I knew how to study certain subjects and get work study positions. It was very difficult to figure out how to study. I was also unable to get a work study position in time because I applied too late.

I wish that I had known how different the workload in college is from that in high school. In college, there is generally less homework given, but the homework is much harder than that in high school. As a result, it requires the same amount of time dedicated to studies. It can be very easy to see what appears to be a light workload in comparison to high school and procrastinate as a result. However, one should not let this fool them. The difficulty is not in the amount of work, but in the work itself.

I think prospective students should understand that with regards to attending a university in a city like New York for example, the experience is probably much different from attending a traditional university in terms of not having huge quads or lawns. However, the city experience isn't worse off in any way, it offers a lot of great opportunities outside the classroom that should be taken advantage of.

How extremely difficult it is to recieve financial aid and how difficult it is to get anything done when dealing with any administrative process at the school. Other than that, I felt prepared.

I wish I had known the full impact of the tuition on my finances. The full understanding of the additonal service fees and charges would not have made my tuition that much less but I would have factored in an additional $4000 in my tuition when applying for loans especially at the start of pre-clinic.

I wish I knew how lonely it could get. Although it is a super-exciting school, the city has something that drains energy out of people and make them feel lonely. It makes a lot of people wish there is a campus.

be patient, you will find the friends you need, and don't wait around for someone to tell you how things are done and where to get what you need. NYU will not baby you--love the city and be independent, and you will love your college experience

The lack of financial aid that the school provides to their students.

How much it was going to actually cost me. NYU is the second most expensive school in America, and I'm going to be paying back these loans many years after I graduate... My mom is a high school guidance counselor and just took out a very large home equity loan because of debt she's accumulated. I doubt that she'll be able to help me pay my loans back. She's a single mother.

I wish I had been prepared to juggle a job and a course load as well as the social life that the city provides for. While I did work during my first semester the unexpected strain of employment with academics got to be to much for me and I had to give up my job in favor of my school work. However, now I am in need of money that I could have made and saved last year with better time management. This year I enter school knowing my obligations.