2009 Tisch Admitted Students' Day Feedback

NJTheatreMOM
Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:12:15 +0000

From my notes on Accepted Students Day:


Faculty members live in freshman dorms. Activities like seeing an opera, discussing it.
Charming, funny lady from Financial Aid. She won a distinguished administrator award and has nickname “Diva of financial aid.” She said, “We will laugh and cry together. We have got your back and we will get through this together.” She gave her personal phone number and e-mail address. AmbitiousMind, PM me and I’ll share them if you want.
A student mentor is assigned in early summer and there will be constant access to that person.
Sunday Aug 30 opening day. Orientation Aug 31 through Labor Day.
On June 15 they register for classes online. No advising necessary because Tisch first year curriculum is fixed for all (?) programs. A May e-mail will explain all.
All communications from the school will be to the student via e-mail…not to parents. They have to check their nyu.edu email a lot! Even the bill is sent to them. But the student can give permission for a copy of the bill to be sent to parents.
The school will contact the family only if they think there is a safety issue. We can tell them stuff but not vice versa. This is based on a privacy law. Same at all colleges.
NYU has the largest campus police force in the US. NYU is in the 6th police precinct which is the safest police precinct in New York City.
Students won’t know housing placement until early Aug.


These were the things that struck me that I wrote down because I wanted to be able to remember them. Possibly Mrsmia or another parent would have something to add.