<p>Will your parents be OK with you joining a sorority or working in the city part time as shootehjoon has suggested? If you are involved in other activities and they don’t know your whereabouts every minute then you will have more flexibility to hang out and socialize. If not, and all they will allow is just going to class and coming right home, you should transfer. College will not be a fun experience under those circumstances. Part of the NYU experience is spending time in the city, going to movies, shows, restaurants, shopping, etc. If your parents won’t allow you any freedom to enjoy then it may be in your best interest to live away at school.</p>