<p>-ShmancyPants this is a good question. More than many other schools, NYU’s undergrad degrees are given from a variety of different schools. In theory this would mean that people would stay within their school and the different groups would never co-mingle.</p>
<p>I have found this to not be the case. In general, most of your social circle will be dictated by the group of people who live on your floor. I lived in a suite with myself (CAS), a Tisch studnet, a Steinhardt student, and a Gallatin student. Is it likely that you will run into your relative at some point, yes. You will more than likely have classes in the Stern building, I have had two so far. You should not be afraid of only being able to meet and see people within your school. </p>
<p>As for pre-med, I am studying International Relations, so I couldn’t speak well specifically on the pre-med classes. I would expect them to be similar to those at any tier-1 school, demanding. NYU has been putting a lot of money recently into the sciences, with new labs in the Brown building. I hope this has been helpful.</p>